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On Monday, 23 March 2026, thirty (30) 3rd Grade Students from the Chios-based Tsakos Enhanced Educational Nautical School (TEENS), led by the School Director, Mr. Michalis Xynos, visited the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC), in the context of their educational visit to Crete. The visitors were briefed about the Centre’s mission, role, educational and transformational activities, and discussed with NMIOTC Commandant about modern maritime security challenges and the Navy Officer’s career.

The NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (#NMIOTC) is pleased to announce more details regarding its 10th Conference on Cyber Security in the Maritme Domain, scheduled for 23 & 24 September 2026 in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. 📢 CALL FOR PAPERS: Subject matter experts are invited to submit an abstract (max 250 words) and a short CV by 15 July 2026. 👉 Registration: Open to military, law enforcement, industry, and academic professionals. 📆 Final registration deadline is 15 September 2026. 🔗 More Details & Registration: http://bit.ly/4uLTj7l Further information will be available on https://nmiotc.nato.int/nmiotc-annual-conferences/cyber-security-conference/

On Thursday, 19 March 2026, the Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO, H.E. Ambassador Matthew G. Whitaker visited the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC), in the context of his official visit to Greece. He was accompanied by Ambassador a.h. Michel Spinellis, Director- General of National Defence Policy & International Relations (GDNDPIR), Hellenic Ministry of National Defence, H.E. Ambassador Vasiliki Gounari, Permanent Representative of Greece to NATO, the U.S. Defence Attaché to Greece and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy Athens, Captain Mark Imblum USA-N, and Mr. Christopher Dostal, Deputy Political Counsellor. Ambassador Whitaker was briefed

From 9 to 13 March 2026, NMIOTC delivered its Resident Course 14000 “Maritime IED Disposal (M-IEDD)”. The aim of this course is to educate and train EOD personnel to competently undertake IEDD Operations on-board vessels and other Maritime Infrastructure in support of C-IED and related operations. The training covered the basic concepts, philosophy, principles, equipment, ship insertion and Maritime focused IEDD methodologies and best practices. Thirteen (13) trainees from six (6) countries (Canada, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland) and five (5) guest instructors from USA, C-IED CoE, HUN Army and the Hellenic Police Bomb Squad, participated in the

From 9 to 13 of March 2026, NMIOTC delivered its resident course Course 6000, Weapons of Mass Destruction in Maritime Interdiction Operations (WMD in MIO). Seven (7) trainees from six (6) countries (Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Colombia, Georgia and USA) attended the course. In addition to the Centre’s Instructors and assets, instructors from the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and the Joint CBRN Defence CoE provided invaluable support to the course with their expertise and equipment.

From 2 to 6 of March 2026, NMIOTC provided Tailored Training to a 28-member Danish CBRN Defence Team. The training of the Danish Team was focused on CBRN Defence in the maritime environment.