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The NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) is the only NATO Education & Training Facility (NETF) dedicated to the maritime domain. Officially established in 2008, is quality-assurance unconditionally accredited by Allied Command Transformation. Funded by Greece and multinationally manned, the Centre is located at the north-west of Crete, at the Akrotiri peninsula, in the northern area of Souda Bay, near the city of Chania, inside Hellenic Navy’s Souda Naval Base.
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NMIOTC Program of Work
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further develop NMIOTC as NATO’s primary Education and Training hub for the maritime dimension of projecting stability

My vision is to further develop the concept of NMIOTC as a hub for the maritime dimension of projecting stability. To this end, we are undertaking a series of mid and long-term initiatives, such as establishing new individual and collective training products.
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NMIOTC Course 25000
From 16 to 20 of June 2025, the NMIOTC NATO-Approved Course 25000 “Drafting, Production & Maintenance of NATO Standards”, was conducted at the NMIOTC premises, with support from the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS), NATO Standardization Office (NSO) and NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT). The aim of the course is to provide comprehensive knowledge to facilitate understanding of the procedures for development, production and maintenance of NATO standardization documents, including doctrines. In this context, a live demo on a case study of standardization procedures was carried out at the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) 115 Combat Wing in Souda Air
Italian Naval College “F. Morosini” Visits NMIOTC
On Friday, June 20th, students from the 2nd Class “Uranos” of the Italian Military Naval College “Francesco Morosini”, led by the Commanding Officer of the class, and the Commanding Officer of ITS MIMBELLI, paid a visit to NMIOTC during their summer educational campaign. The CO ITS Mimbelli, Captain Luca CAPOBIANCO ITA-N, and the CO of the Naval College class, LtCdr Francesco MERCONE, had an office call with NMIOTC Commandant, with whom they discussed the Centre’s educational programs, training activities and transformational capabilities.
DCIS SATCOM Coordination Workshop hosted at NMIOTC
From 17 to 19 June 2025, NMIOTC hosted the NATO’s Deployable Communications & Information Systems – Satellite Communications (DCIS SATCOM) Coordination Workshop. The Workshop brought together more than twenty (20) experts from NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) NATO CIS Group HQs (NCISG), NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and NATO International Staff’s Office of Resources (IS-NOR), in support of the Allied DCIS SATCOM capabilities.