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From 7 to 18 July 2025, NMIOTC provided a tailored Maritime Interdiction Operations training, basically comprised of modules from NMIOTC Courses 2000 and 3000 (“Boarding Team Theoretical Issues” and “Boarding Team Practical Issues”), to an eight (8) – member team of the Belgian Armed Forces Marine Infantry Corps. The trainees had the privilege to be the first team trained on the new NMIOTC Training Platform “AXIOS”.  

From 14th to 18th of July 2025, the Resident Course 28000 “Radiological Search in Maritime Environment” was conducted at the NMIOTC premises, utilizing a wide range of the Centre’s training facilities. Twenty-two (22) participants and twelve (12) Subject Matter Experts (SME) from eight (8) NATO nations (Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, United Kingdom and USA) took part in the course. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) supported the course with SMEs, equipment and ‘know-how’.                

From 7th to 11th of July 2025 the Resident Course 7000 “Maritime Interdiction Operations in Support to Counter Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea Operations” was conducted at the NMIOTC premises. This Course included theoretical and practical training for military personnel in terms of planning and execution of Operations aimed at fighting against piracy & armed robbery at sea. In total, twelve (12) participants from four (4) Nations (Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece and USA) successfully completed the Course. Lectures and practical drills were delivered by NMIOTC Sea Trainers and Instructors, in cooperation with augmenters from IMAF (Institut für Maritime Einsatzaus und

From 30 June to 11 July 2025, NMIOTC provided an eight-day tailored training to members of the Austrian Jagdkommando Special Operations Forces Unit, utilizing a wide variety of the Centre’s training assets. The Commander of the 2nd Task Group Jagdkommando paid an office call to the NMIOTC Commandant, with whom he discussed the Centre’s mission, role, educational and transformational capabilities.

The NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) announces the successful relocation of its longstanding training platform, ex-HS Aris (A-74), which recently departed from its berth at the NMIOTC premises in Marathi towards Souda Naval Base HQs, to then sail for its final, honorable mission. Utilized as a target during a scheduled live-fire training exercise, the ship made its last contribution to Hellenic Navy’s operational readiness. Ex-HS Aris, a vessel with a distinguished history dating back to 1979 and in long service as the Hellenic Naval Academy until its decommission in 2004, played a vital role in maritime interdiction training

From 22nd to 27th June 2025, NMIOTC hosted and supported with its Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) the 1st edition of the Naval CBRN Exercise “TOXIC BAY 25”, which utilized a wide variety of the Centre’s training facilities and capabilities. This multinational CBRN exercise was organized by the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS) in cooperation with the Hellenic Navy General Staff (HNGS). The exercise objective was to train CBRN specialists and naval operators in all aspects of CBRN defence in a warm climate, in efficient management of CBRN events, using NATO’s five CBRN components per the relevant doctrine, and also