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From 05th to 16th of November 2018, the Pilot Course “21000” (Medical Combat Care in Maritime Operations) was conducted at NMIOTC’s premises. The aim of the 1st week was to build evidence-based and life-saving Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) knowledge and practical skills in order to improve survivability on the battlefield, based upon the newest Co – TCCC Guidelines for medical personnel. The aim of the 2nd week was to integrate medical personnel skills and knowledge in performing necessary pre-hospital emergency medical assistance at the site, from the Point of Injury (POI) in the mission/theatre until the final transfer of

From 22nd to 26th of October 2018 the Resident Course “16000” was conducted at NMIOTC premises. This “NATO’s Approved” Course objective is to familiarize Staff Officers lacking a sufficient naval operational background, with maritime aspects of NATO Joint Operations. In total, 9 trainees coming from 4 countries (Bulgaria, Greece, Italy and Spain) attended the course.

From 22nd to 26th of October 2018 the Resident Course “12000” was conducted at NMIOTC premises. This “NATO Approved” Course fills an operational gap in capability and, most importantly, contributes to counter-threat operations conducted by Boarding Teams when searching for securing, exploiting evidence or gathering materials for analysis, which are fundamental to the counter-threat process. The aim was to educate and train international Boarding Team personnel in NATO TTPs (Tactics, Technics, Procedures) to undertake expedient weapons intelligence tasks on board vessels and other maritime infrastructure in support of C-IED operations, focusing on the Attack the Network (AtN) C-IED main line

From 7 to 11 October 2018, NMIOTC deployed a Mobile Education and Training Team (NMETT) to the NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Regional Center in Kuwait (NIRC). NMIOTC instructors joined by Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) instructors, delivered a week-long course focusing on Maritime Security. Twenty one participants from ICI Partner and Regional Nations participated in the training. This was the first of several planned NMIOTC supported tailored trainings/courses to be held at the NATO-ICI Regional Centre, which was inaugurated in 2017 to support and enhance the cooperation between NATO and ICI partner nations Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab

On October 19th 2018, NMIOTC celebrated its tenth year anniversary. The Minister of Defence of the Hellenic Republic, Mr Panos Kammenos escorted by the Chief of Hellenic National Defense General Staff, Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis GRC(N), Chief of Hellenic Navy, Vice Admiral Nikolaos Tsounis GRC(N) and Chief of Hellenic Air force, Major General, Christos Christodoulou GRC(AF), visited the Centre. Among the distinguished guests, were also the Ambassador of the USA in Greece, H.E. Mr Geoffrey Pyatt, former Chief of the HNDGS Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis, former NMIOTC Comamandants, representatives of 22 NATO HQ’s and countries, as well as local Allied/National and Military/Civilian

From 16th to 19th of October 2018, NMIOTC hosted in its premises the Allied Command Transformation (ACT) “Maritime Information Services Conference” (MISC 18). The objective of “MIS Conference” was to discuss, evolve and solve the Maritime Command and Control (C2) information and program development issues, by bringing together the Maritime C2 community (NATO and Nations), through a set of sessions. The conference was attended by 84 participants, coming from NATO HQs and 18 NATO countries (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, UK, USA and Turkey).