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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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To reinforce the Centre’s stature as a premier Education and Training provider through continuous review and update of our course portfolio, ensuring our programs remain aligned with the operational demands of the “fight tonight” while shaping the readiness required for the “fight tomorrow”, in full support of maritime forces and Allied Command Transformation’s efforts.
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26/10/2026
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NMIOTC Course 12000 “C-IED in Maritime Interdiction Operations”
From 12 to 16 October 2026, the NMIOTC delivered Course 12000 “C-IED in Maritime Interdiction Operations”, hosting eleven (11) participants from Georgia, Greece, Italy, Kuwait, Mauritania and Ukraine. The aim of this “NATO-Approved” Course is to train Boarding Team personnel in NATO Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs), required to undertake expedient weapons intelligence tasks aboard vessels and other Maritime infrastructure in support of C-IED operations. The course was delivered with the support of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from the FBI, the Hungarian Non-Commissioned Officers Academy and the Hellenic Police, in cooperation with NMIOTC Sea Trainers/Instructors.
19/10/2026
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NATO – ICI Flagship Project MIO Tactical Tailored Training
From 28 September to 9 October 2026 the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre provided (under the auspices of NATO HQ IS/PASP) a two-week MIO Tactical Tailored Training to participants/members of the Bahrain and Qatar Armed Forces, as well as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat, in support of the NATO – ICI Flagship Project. This NATO – tailored training was designed to strengthen participants’ operational and tactical knowledge and competencies. It included theoretical and practical training in Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS), in planning and executing operations in Coastal Critical Sites (CCS), in NATO practices and procedures regarding
08/10/2026
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NMIOTC delivers the “EUNAVFOR MED Flag Verification Boarding (FVB) Course”
From 5 to 7 October 2026, the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) delivered the “EUNAVFOR MED FVB Course” to Command and Boarding Teams of HS NAVARINON and ITS CIGALA FULGOSI. This course is co-designed with the EUNAVFOR MED Operation IRINI Operational Headquarters (OHQ) to train participating command and boarding teams. The training focuses on maximizing interoperability and establishing common procedures. During the course, the Force Commander of EUNAVFOR MED Operation IRINI, Commodore Stavros Polydorou HN, visited the NMIOTC. He met with the Commandant, Commodore Pavlos Angelopoulos HN, to discuss the training program and explore future cooperation opportunities.
