On 2 October 2026 NMIOTC delivered one-day Tailored Training to a 17-member Boarding Team from the Spanish Navy Frigate ESPS SANTA MARIA, aiming at improving their Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) capacity in Maritime Interdiction Operations as well as their skills in Close Quarter Combat.
From 21 September to 2 October 2026, the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre conducted the 2026 iteration of its resident Course 5000 “Maritime Operational Terminology Course” (MOTC), hosting eight (8) participants representing Algeria, Georgia, Jordan, Mauritania and Ukraine. The course was delivered by NMIOTC Instructors in cooperation with augmenters from the NATO Allied Command Transformation, the United States Navy Reserves (USNR) and the Royal Netherlands Navy Reserves (KMR).
From 9 to 20 February 2026, the NMIOTC delivered its Resident Courses 2000 “Boarding Team Theoretical Issues” and 3000 “Boarding Team Practical Issues” in tandem, hosting twenty eight (28) participants representing Bahrain, Belgium, Croatia, Georgia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Portugal and Ukraine. Course “2000” provided theoretical training to Boarding Teams in order to better plan and conduct Boarding Operations. Course “3000”, that followed, focused on the associated practical training for safe and effective Boarding Operations.
From 14 to 25 September 2026, the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre delivered its resident Course “C-IED Considerations in Maritime Force Protection”, with the participation of nine (9) trainees from Algeria, Belgium, Colombia, Georgia, Jordan, Italy and Ukraine. The objective of the course was to educate and train the participants in NATO practices and procedures regarding operational and tactical dimensions of mitigating the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Threat in Maritime Force Protection. The course was delivered by NMIOTC Instructors in cooperation with augmenters from the Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (CSW CoE), the Hungarian
The NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) successfully concluded its 10th Conference on Cyber Security in the Maritime Domain, held in Souda Bay, Greece, from 23 to 24 September 2026. The conference brought together more than 110 participants from 30 nations. Attendees included representatives from the Armed Forces, the NATO Command Structure, the European Union, national authorities, international organizations, academia and research institutions, as well as the shipping, energy, telecommunications, information technology and defence industries. The NMIOTC Commandant, Commodore Pavlos Angelopoulos, delivered the welcome address, followed by Brigadier General Grigorios Goutzelis GRC (A), Commander of the Cyberspace Command of
From 11 to 13 September 2026, NMIOTC delivered a tailored training to forty (40) members of SOF and Boarding Teams of Nations participating in the multinational Joint Invitation Exercise ‘’MEDUSA 15/2026’’. The training focused on improving skills, awareness and performance on Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO). Moreover, on Friday 11 September 2026, Rear Admiral Mohsen Hatata EGY (N) and Captain Andreas Tsoumanis GRC (N), Commander of the Second Frigates Squadron/Hellenic Fleet Command, visited the NMIOTC, accompanied by the Commanding Officers of Naval Units from Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, and Italy, participating in MEDUSA 15. During their visit, they were briefed by
