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about us

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.

vision of the commandant

further develop NMIOTC as NATO’s primary Education and Training hub for the maritime dimension of projecting stability

about us

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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14/04/2025

FGS Bayern Force Protection Team Receive Tailored Training

From 8th to 11th April 2025, NMIOTC delivered a tailored training package to FGS Bayern’s Force Protection Team in various VBSS areas, including Tactical Movement Inside/Outside of Coastal Critical Sites and Tactical Sweep. The trainees utilized a variety of the Centre’s outdoor training facilities, varying from the Containers Stack to the Coastal Urban Training Area.

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11/04/2025

Course 29000 “Detection and Identification of WMD (CBRN Materials) in Maritime Interdiction”

From 7th to 11th of April 2025, the Course 29000 “Detection and Identification of WMD (CBRN Materials) in Maritime Interdiction” was successfully conducted at the NMIOTC premises. Seventeen (17) trainees coming from seven (7) NATO and Partner Nations (Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Netherlands and Poland) attended the course. Subject Matter Experts from US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Institute for Maritime Operations Training (IMAF) and also Austrian and Finnish Army, supported the course as augmenters and instructors.

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11/04/2025

Course 21000 “Medical Combat Care in Maritime Operations”

From the 31st of March to 11th of April 2025, the Resident Course 21000 “Medical Combat Care in Maritime Operations” was conducted at the NMIOTC’s premises. The goal of this course was to transfer knowledge and create & enhance trainees’ skills so as to provide pre-hospital emergency medical assistance from the point of injury in the mission/theatre until the final transfer to the closest Medical Treatment Facility is accomplished. In this iteration, in collaboration with the U.S. 64 Medical Detachment Veterinary  Service Support, a pilot module pertaining to K9 TCCC was presented to students for the first time. The module

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