On Thursday, 22 January 2026, in the presence of the Deputy Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS), Vice Admiral Theodoros Mikropoulos GRC (N), as representative of the Chief of HNDGS, General Dimitrios Choupis, the handover ceremony of the Command of NMIOTC from Rear Αdmiral Periklis Piyis GRC (N) to Commodore Pavlos Angelopoulos GRC (N), was held at the Centre’s premises. The ceremony was attended by dignitaries from the civilian, military and religious authorities.

In the context of the NATO Defence Capacity Building (DCB) package for Jordan, in order to support the Maritime Border Security Initiative, NMIOTC delivered from 14th to 18th of December, 2025, a Tailored Training package to twenty-seven (27) Officers and Petty Officers of the Royal Jordanian Navy, by deploying a Mobile Education and Training Team (METT) at the Royal Naval Base in Aqaba, Jordan.

On Wednesday, December 17th, 2025, NMIOTC delivered a tailored virtual training package in counter-piracy operations to members of Combined Task Force (CTF) 154. CTF154 is one of five task forces operated by Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and aims at training its partner navies and improving operational capabilities to enhance maritime security in the Middle East. The aforementioned training was offered as part of Hellenic Navy’s contribution to CTF154 and was attended by 19 officers from Bahrein Brazil, Canada, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Singapore Sri Lanka & the USA, all of them present at the CTF’s HQ in