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On Thursday, November 13th, 2025, an eight-member U.S. Congress Staff Delegation (STAFFDEL), led by Ms Isidora Petropoulou, from the A7 Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, visited the NATO Maritime Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC), where they were received by the NMIOTC Commandant and the Souda Naval Base Commander. During the visit, the STAFFDEL members were thoroughly briefed about the mission, role, activities & capabilities of the Centre, and the Souda Naval Base as well, and actively participated in a Q&A session with Commandant NMIOTC.

From 20th to 24th October 2025, the Course 14000 “Maritime IED Disposal (M-IEDD)” was conducted at NMIOTC’s premises. The aim of this course was 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 subject concepts; philosophy, principles, equipment, ship insertion and Maritime focused IEDD methodologies, as well as best practices in the Maritime environment. Fifteen (15) trainees from three (3) countries (Canada, Greece and United Kingdom) and four (4) augmenters from USA Army and Hellenic Police Bomb Squad, participated in the

From 13th to 24th October 2025 the Course 17000 was conducted through a combination Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) and in-person attendance at NMIOTC’s premises. The aim of the course was to provide a comprehensive training package which included theoretical and practical presentation of educational knowledge to enhance the participants’ presentation and teaching skills. Ten (10) trainees from five (5) countries (Bahrain, Greece, Italy, Poland and USA) participated in the course.

From 13th to 24th of October 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 total, eighteen (18) participants from six (6) Countries (Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Japan and Lithuania) attended the course. Training was delivered from Subject Matter Experts certified as NAEMT (National Association of Emergency Medical

From 21st to 23rd of October, 2025, NMIOTC proudly hosted the 2025 NATO Infrastructure Conference (NIC) at its premises in Souda Bay, Greece. The Conference, which is a three-day event, is facilitated by NATO ACT’s Materiel Solutions, Infrastructure & Facilities (MSIF) Branch as an effort to develop and maintain a connected and process-educated Infrastructure Community of Interest (COI). It is an opportunity to network and share experience about recent development of NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) Infrastructure processes, Programmes and Projects, under the Common Funded Capability Delivery Governance Model (CFCDGM). One hundred sixty-seven (167) attendees representing twenty eight (28) Nations

Based on a request from the Italian Navy Frigate ITS FASAN, on October 20th, 2025, NMIOTC delivered one-day Tailored Training to 35 members of MIO Command Team (CT) and Boarding Team (BT) of ITS FASAN. The Command Team training encompasses MIO related: Operational Planning, RoE and Unit Organization, while the Boarding Team training was aimed at enhancing Practical VBSS capability in MIO as well as Close Quarters Combat Skills On the occasion of the training, NMIOTC Commandant received in his office Real Admiral (LH) Marcello Grivelli, Commander of the ITA-N 3rd Naval Division (COMDINAV TRE) to discuss future opportunities for