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Support to the NATO BI-SC-C3 Course at NATO School
The aim of the NATO Consultation, Command and Control (C3) Course held at the NATO School in Oberammergau is to provide a foundation knowledge of NATO C3. This includes awareness of NATO C3 organisations and processes, planning procedures, operational Command and Control requirements, lessons learned from NATO operations and related future aspects. There is furthermore an important emphasis...
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General information Centres of Excellence
Allied Command Transformation (ACT) set up a COE Catalogue with an introduction and Q&A regarding the Centres of Excellence. Below you can read general information about Centres of Excellence.
Background
The idea for NATO COEs originated in MC 324/1, “The NATO Military Command Structure,” dated 14 May 2003. The Military Committee refined this idea into MCM-236-03;...
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TIDE Sprint 2018
The NATO C2COE looks back on a very successful TIDE Sprint while leading the Operational C2 track. During TIDE Sprint 2018 the NATO C2COE presented ideas regarding the C2 Process as laid out in the ACT’s C2 Vision.
Advanced technologies envisioned to be in place in 2035 will improve C2 processes significantly. Specifically:
At the...
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Visit Rear Admiral Çelebi (NATO Allied Command Transformation)
The Centre is very pleased to welcome a special guest; Rear Admiral Çelebi (ACOS C2DS NATO Allied Command Transformation). During his visit the Centre gave an introduction about the Program of Work but also about its key project: “The Future of the Command Post”.
The aim of this project is to understand Command and Control...
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9th Federated Mission Networking (FMN) Operational Coordination Working Group (OCWG) Meeting
On 6-8 February 2018 two members of the Expertise Management Section of the NATO C2COE participated in the 9th FMN OCWG in Senningen, Luxembourg. The meeting was attended by twenty-eight representatives from the participating nations and NATO (called affiliates).
At this meeting, the main focus was on two FMN Procedural Instructions for FMN Spiral...
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Urbanisation: C2 in a complex comprehensive environment
On January 25th 2018 the NATO C2COE organized an event in cooperation with the Dutch Police. During this event the NATO C2COE briefed the police,firefighters and city planners on the implications of a (future) combined operation within an Urban environment. Special emphasis was put on Command & Control and interoperability.
Lieutenant Colonel Jelle Bode briefed...
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Visit Commodore Traas at NATO C2COE
Tuesday January 16th the NATO C2COE welcomed a very special guest: Commodore Traas, Director of Weapon Systems & Agencies at the Defense Material Organization. The NATO C2COE is therefore part of his organization. During his visit the Commodore got an impression of the Centre, the employees but also our way of work and of course our...
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NATO C2 in a Civil Environment Review Document Released
The NATO C2COE is pleased to publish the Seminar Review Document 2017.
This seminar was held in cooperation with the Headquarters NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Spain (HQ NRDC-ESP) in Valencia, Spain, from 13 - 15 June 2017.
The aim of the seminar was to understand Command and Control when working closely with civilian stakeholders in operations,...
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10 Years of Catalysing C2
NATO Command and Control Centre of Excellence
10 Years of “Catalysing C2”
“The NATO C2COE supports NATO, nations and international institutions/organisations with subject matter expertise on Command and Control (C2).”
The NATO Command and Control Centre of Excellence (NATO C2COE) is an international military organisation designed to permanently and exclusively focus on specific areas of command and...
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STEADFAST COBALT 2017 Report Released
In May-June 2017, the NATO Command and Control Centre of Excellence (NATO C2CoE) participated as an observer of exercise Steadfast Cobalt 2017 (SFCT17) in Kaunas Lithuania. The exercise is the NCISG’s main C2 exercise designed to test and evaluate communication systems that will be used in future TRIDENT series exercises, as well as in...
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DSACT visited NATO C2COE
Deputy Commander Supreme Allied Command Transformation (DSACT), Admiral (DEU N) Manfred Nielson, paid a working visit to the NATO Command & Control Centre of Excellence (NATO C2COE) in Utrecht, on January 9. The aim of the visit was a renewed acquaintance and strengthening the cooperation between NATO C2COE and ACT. During his visit at the...
