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From 3rd to 7th of February 2025, NMIOTC conducted this year’s 1st iteration of the Resident Course 1000 “Command Team MIO Issues”. The aim of the course is to assist Staff Officers and Naval Units’ Command Teams in the efficient application of NATO common standards in the planning and execution of Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO). Eight (8) trainees from five (5) NATO & Partner Nations (Italy, Kuwait, Tunisia, Ukraine and USA) attended the course.    

On Wednesday, ‎February ‎5th, ‎2025, the new UK Defence Liaison Officer Souda Bay (DLOSB), Commander Thomas Bowler RN, along with the departing Officer, Commander Mark Ballard RN, visited the Centre, in the context of the DLOSB duties’ handover process, for a courtesy call with the Commandant NMIOTC. They were led by the UK Defence Attaché in Athens, Captain Sam Law RN, and Mrs Johanne Harrison, Head of Defence Section at the British Embassy Athens. During the office call, COM NMIOTC welcomed Commander Bowler and briefed him about the mission, roles and the training & transformational capabilities of the Centre. Furthermore,

On Tuesday, 11th February 2025, in the presence of the Deputy Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS), Vice Admiral Theodoros Mikropoulos GRC (N), as representative of the HNDGS Chief, General Dimitrios Choupis, the handover ceremony of the Command of NMIOTC from Rear Αdmiral Efstathios Kyriakidis GRC (N) to Commodore Periklis Piyis GRC (N), was held at the Cetre’s premises.

On Wednesday, February 5th, 2025, NMIOTC’s Annual Information Meeting (AIM) and Advisory Board (NAB), chaired by NMIOTC Commandant, was held at the Centre’s premises. 

On Monday, February 3rd, 2025, the Commanding Officer of ITS ‘Giovanni delle Bande Nere’, Commander Claudia de Cesare ITA (N) paid a visit to NMIOTC Commandant, in the framework of a tailored training package delivered to members of the warship’s crew at the Centre’s premises.

From 9th to 13th of December 2024, NMIOTC hosted “AEOLUS 2024”, a CBRN crisis management exercise aiming to fill the gap between field and warning & reporting exercises, as well as prepare CBRN C2 liaison officers, CBRN first response managers and CBRN JAT members to practice crisis situation management, involving both military and civilian aspects.