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From 14th to 15th of May, 2025, NMIOTC hosted ACT’s Defence Planning Practitioners Forum (DPPF) at its premises in Marathi, Souda Bay. The DPPF replaces the previously held Multinational Solutions Conference and is a newly ACT established initiative to provide participants an annual forum to connect, share expertise, solve problems and build a collaborative network to support the planning and execution of NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP) cycles. The Assistant Chief of Staff – Strategic Plans & Policy NATO ACT, Commodore Ruud Schoonen NLD (N), the Director Staff Element Europe/Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Defense Planning HQ SACT, Brigadier General

On Friday, May 16th, 2025, thirty five (35) students of the 43rd Course of the Hellenic Navy War College headed by Captain Georgios Trikollos (Commandant), visited NMIOTC. During the visit, they were informed about the Centre’s mission, role, training and transformational capabilities/activities.     

From 5th to 16th May 2025, the NMIOTC Maritime Sniper Course was conducted at the Centre’s premises and in the broader area of Chania, Crete. During the course, the participants: Planed and conducted Sniper Operations in the Maritime Environment. Engaged and delivered fire from land to stable and also towed targets at sea. Engaged and delivered fire from helicopter to stable and also towed targets at sea. Engaged and delivered fire from helicopter to stable target placed on the coastline. Engaged and delivered fire from land to land for zeroing day and night. Engaged and delivered fire from land to

NMIOTC participated in the Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) Scientific Assembly 2025 in Raleigh, North Carolina USA, with a keynote presentation delivered by Chief Petty Officer Apostolos Lazaridis, Lead Medical Instructor and Course Director at NMIOTC. His presentation focused on the operational realities and unique challenges of applying Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) in the maritime domain — an environment where physics, weather, and confined spaces demand tailored solutions and high adaptability. During the presentation, CPO Lazaridis shared lessons learned from years of training NATO and Partner Nation personnel in Maritime TCCC, including critical insights on water recovery, casualty extraction

On 6th and 7th May, 2025, the ΝΜΙΟΤC Coordinating Board (NCB) was convened at the Centre’s premises, chaired by the Director of Education and Training Directorate of the Hellenic Navy General Staff and co-chaired by a representative from HQ SACT. A designated representative from ACO, as well as the NMIOTC Deputy Commandant and the NMIOTC Chief of Staff also participated as members of the Board. The NCB coordinates and provides advice on the Centre’s Program of Work (PoW) and on long-term matters regarding NMIOTC’s mission. It also reviews the NMIOTC curriculum in order to ensure that it conforms to lessons

From 5th to 7th of May, 2025, NMIOTC hosted the NATO Enterprise Cybersecurity Conference 2025 at its premises in Marathi, Souda Bay. The conference, titled “Securing the Cyber Frontline” was organized by NATO’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), and brought together staff from NATO Civilian and Military Structures, NATO Organisations and Agencies, as well as NATO Allies’ National Authorities for Cybersecurity and Industry Partners. The NATO’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), Mr. Manfred Boudreaux-Dehmer, and the Director of NATO Office of Security (NOS), Mr. Galen J. Nace, paid office calls to the NMIOTC Commandant, with whom they discussed the