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From 8th to 12th of October 2018, the 3rd Drafting, Production and Maintenance of NATO Standards Course was conducted at NMIOTC premises, by Military University of Technology (MUT), in cooperation with HNDGS and NATO Standardization Office (NSO). The hosted course provided comprehensive knowledge to facilitate understanding of the procedures for development, production and maintenance of NATO standardization documents. In total, 5 lecturers (from NATO HQ, ACT, France, Greece and USA) and 26 trainees coming from 16 countries (Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Slovakia, Netherlands, Ukraine, U.K. and USA) attended the course and  among

From October 1 to 4, 2018, NMIOTC hosted the 38th annual MCJSB ALLIED JOINT OPERATIONS DOCTRINE WORKING GROUP (AJOD WG). AJOD WG is responsible for developing, managing and harmonizing all NATO joint doctrines. It also manages NATO’s doctrine architecture. The event was attended by 63 delegates from 18 NATO and partner countries (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Turkey, Spain, and United Kingdom) and NATO Commands. (IMS, ACO, ACT, CASPOA COE, CIMIC COE, C2COE, MILENG COE, NATO CCD COE, NATO HUMINT COE, CSW COE, STRATCOM COE, EOD COE, JCBRN

From 24 to 28 September 2018, the “1000” Resident Course was delivered by NMIOTC’s instructors. The objective of “1000” 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. The course was attended and successfully completed by a total of 10 trainees, coming from 8 countries (Azerbaijan, Colombia, Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Malta, Poland and U.A.E.)

From 17 to 28 September 2018, the NMIOTC Maritime Operational Terminology Course (MOTC) was conducted at NMIOTC premises with the support of NATO Allied Command Transformation. The aim of the course was to instruct NATO and partners maritime and military officials in Maritime Operations Terminology and explain operational procedures in order to prepare them to take part in NATO-led Maritime Operations and Exercises. The course was attended by 14 trainees, from 12 countries (Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Colombia, Georgia, Greece, Jordan, Lithuania, Malta, Mauritania, Qatar, U.A.E. and Ukraine).They had the opportunity to work closely and share their experience with NMIOTC and US

From 24th to 28th Sep 2018 at NMIOTC premises, was hosted the Lebanon Border Control Concept of operations Workshop #2 which is organized and conducted by DTRA (Defence Threat Reduction Agency). During the workshop, strategic issues related to countering proliferation of WMD and other forms of trafficking were discussed. where strategic issues related to countering WMD and other forms of trafficking were discussed. Forty two (42) persons from four countries (Jordan, Lebanon, U.K. and U.S.A.) participated in the workshop.

From 17 to 27 September 2018, NMIOTC hosted the “Special Operations Maritime Planning Process Course” in cooperation with the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU), United States European Command (USEUCOM), and Special Operations Command Europe (SOCOM). The course was led by JSOU instructors from the United States and United Kingdom with the participation of twenty six trainees from Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, and Italy. The course was designed to prepare officers and NCOs from the SOF community to serve as part of a Coalition Joint Task Force or Special Operations maritime planning group. The course focused on SOF component planning, coordination, and