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From 20 to 24 April 2026, nmiotc DELIVERED the Resident Course 31000 “Harbour Protection and its relation to MIO”, with support from the NATO Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (CoE CSW) and the Bundeswehr’s Technical Center for Ships and Naval Weapons, Maritime Technology and Research (WTD-71). In total, twenty three (23) trainees from eight (8) NATO Nations (Belgium, Finland, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Norway, Poland and Portugal) were trained in the application of NATO Practices & Procedures regarding the operational and tactical dimensions of planning and conducting Harbour Protection Operations (HPO).

On 2 April 2026, the Force Commander of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, Rear Admiral (LH) Andrea Bielli, paid a visit to the NMIOTC, during which he had an office call with the Commandant, Commodore Pavlos Angelopoulos.

From 23 to 26 March 2026, NMIOTC participated in the annual Military Strategic Partnership Conference for 2026 (MSPC 26), as a NATO Education and Training Facility (NETF) and continuum member of Military Strategic Partnership (MSP).The conference was organized and conducted by NATO SHAPE Partnership Directorate (SHAPE PD) and held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH). MSPC is a hub for exchanging information between NATO and Partners on new developments in Cooperative Security and discussing Partnership programs for future years. In conjunction with the Conference, SHAPE PD hosted an exhibition of all NATO and Partners Education and Training Facilities accessible to

From 28 to 29 March 2026, NMIOTC delivered a Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) tailored training with a Mobile Education and Training Team (METT) to the participants of Exercise SEA SHIELD 26, in Constanța, Romania. In total, thirty five (35) participants from Bulgaria, Italy and Romania attended the training.

On Wednesday 1 of April 2026, NMIOTC was honored to welcome Her Excellency the Ambassador of Finland to the Hellenic Republic, Leena Pylvänäinen.   During the visit, she was thoroughly briefed about the Centre’s mission, role and extensive training capabilities, including the recent tailored trainings provided to Finnish Armed Forces.

From 16 to 20 March 2026, the NMIOTC delivered its resident Course 29000 “Detection and Identification of WMD (CBRN Materials) in Maritime Interdiction”. Nine (9) trainees coming from eight (8) NATO and Partner Nations (Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands and USA) attended the course. Subject Matter Experts from the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and Naval Criminal Investigative Service supported the course as guest instructors.