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See below U.S. Navy photos taken on March 6th, 2025, by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jasmin L. Aquino USN, during a Visit, Board, Search And Seizure (VBSS) training exercise at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) in Souda Bay, Greece. Training was conducted during a mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR) of the warship, formally deployed in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region.

On Thursday, June 26th, 2025, students from the American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF) College, led by AHIF President Mr. Nick Larigakis, visited NMIOTC during their annual Foreign Policy trip to Greece. During the visit, they were informed about NMIOTC’s mission, role, educational activities and transformational capabilities, and were toured around the Centre’s premises and training facilities.

As NATO’s foremost training provider within the Maritime Environment, NMIOTC is leading the alliance’s efforts to incorporate Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) into Maritime Interdiction. Our three part series of articles, Integrating Multi-Domain Operations into Maritime Interdiction, continues with part two. In this issue, we present a step-by-step guide for the implementation of MDO into MIO and prioritization of efforts at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. We would like to thank Prof. Sam Medhat, Senior Mentor at NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) FOGOs Leadership (Innovation & Digital Transformation), for his insightful input and advice in preparation of this position paper. Click on

From 16th to 18th June of 2025, NMIOTC provided a three-day cooperative tailored training to fifty-three (53) U.S. Navy personnel of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay. NSA Souda Bay participants took part part in training on topics related to Maritime Interdiction Operations, NATO membership, leadership, and team building. During leadership lessons, Commodore Periklis PIYIS HN, Commandant NMIOTC delivered a lecture on resilience in NATO, followed by Captain Stephen STACEY USN, Commanding Officer, NSA Souda Bay, who briefed trainees on the importance of an organization’s mission and vision. NMIOTC and NSA Souda Bay personnel participated in a final team building

From 16 to 20 of June 2025, the NMIOTC NATO-Approved Course 25000 “Drafting, Production & Maintenance of NATO Standards”, was conducted at the NMIOTC premises, with support from the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS), NATO Standardization Office (NSO) and NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT). The aim of the course is to provide comprehensive knowledge to facilitate understanding of the procedures for development, production and maintenance of NATO standardization documents, including doctrines. In this context, a live demo on a case study of standardization procedures was carried out at the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) 115 Combat Wing in Souda Air

On Friday, June 20th, students from the 2nd Class “Uranos” of the Italian Military Naval College “Francesco Morosini”, led by the Commanding Officer of the class, and the Commanding Officer of ITS MIMBELLI, paid a visit to NMIOTC during their summer educational campaign. The CO ITS Mimbelli, Captain Luca CAPOBIANCO ITA-N, and the CO of the Naval College class, LtCdr Francesco MERCONE, had an office call with NMIOTC Commandant, with whom they discussed the Centre’s educational programs, training activities and transformational capabilities.