Visits
- 31 January 2023
Apply to the MCMI Program
We reached out to former student and graduate Philipp to ask him about his experience during the MCMI programme. Here is what he had to say! Philipp, Graduate 2022 Why did you decided to enroll in the MCMI programme? I am a friend of "lifelong learni[...]
» Read more - 26 January 2023
Training Requirement Review 2023
On the 24th and 25th of January the CCOE hosted colleagues from SHAPE J9 for the Training Requirement Review (TRA). This formal process reviews the training requirements for all formal jobs within the CIMIC Discipline; both individual as collective. [...]
» Read more - 20 January 2023
United Nations Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination 2023
On January 20, 2023, the UNOCHA Civil-Military Coordination Service jointly with the NATO Civil-Military Cooperation Center for Excellence (CCOE) held its one-week United Nations Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination (UN-CMCoord) training course [...]
» Read more - 12 January 2023
Countering Hybrid Threats Seminar
This week from 9-12 January the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), Operational Environment (OE), Mobile Training Team (MTT) conducted the "Countering Hybrid Threats" seminar at the CCOE in the Hague. In addition to the CCOE staff members, m[...]
» Read more - 02 January 2023
Interim Report from 2022 Civil Affairs Symposium
The Civil Affairs Association has published its interim report on the annual web-based Symposium on “Civil Affairs: A Force for Winning without Fighting.” Click here to download the report.
» Read more - 16 December 2022
The First Edition of the NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course (NCAAC) Concludes
Long awaited for !
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Today, the director of the CIMIC Centre of Excellence (CCOE), Colonel (GS) Andreas Eckel, took the opportunity to farewell the participants of the very first NATO CIMIC Analyse and Assessment Course (NCAAC) ever, held from 5-16th [...] - 06 December 2022
The First Edition of the NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course (NCAAC) Begins!
Another milestone met! Since May this year a small team from our CCOE’s Concepts, Interoperability, Capabilities (CIC) and Training and Education (T&E) Branches developed the NATO CIMIC Analysis and Assessment Course (NCAAC) as a new training oppor[...]
» Read more - 05 December 2022
CCOE’s Mobile Training Team meets General Thompson at Fort Wadsworth, New York
On Sunday, Lieutenant Colonel Vogt and Captain Dyka from CCOE’s Mobile Training Team got to meet with Brigadier General Thompson at Fort Wadsworth, New York to discuss the upcoming course starting today at the 353rd Civil Affairs Command (CACOM). T[...]
» Read more - 19 October 2022
Visit US Delegation
The USAREUR-AF, 7th ATC and SWCS meets with CCOE? What is that all about? We had a very fruitful Interoperability Meeting with a delegation from the United States Army in Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) from Wiesbaden, the 7th Army Training Command (A[...]
» Read more - 30 September 2022
Observer Coach Trainer (OCT) training
On 27 - 30 September 2022, an Observer Coach Trainer (OCT) training took place at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany.
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For the first time in the existence of the OCT Academy, participants from the CCOE have gone thro[...] - 29 September 2022
Visit of an delegation from Lebanon
This week, a delegation of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Lebanese CIMIC Directorate visited the CCOE.
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The LAF is working on full integration of CIMIC in their Army structures. Although the focus of the LAF is on the so-called Homeland CIMIC[...] - 21 September 2022
Visit from NATO HQ Sarajevo
Two staff members of NATO HQ Sarajevo in Bosnia Herzegovina visited CCOE to explore possibilities for cooperation. Main theme was organizing training events for Bosnian military and civilian. LTC (US A) Raines Warford, current J2 and Ms. Lidra Zegali[...]
» Read more - 30 June 2022
Visit: Japanese Joint Advanced Staff Course
During their information tour through the Netherlands and the Dutch Armed Forces, a group from the Japanese Joint Advanced Staff Course visited the CCOE today. Supported by a colleague from our Training & Education Branch, the Director of the CCOE, C[...]
» Read more - 22 June 2022
Change of Command
On 22 June 2022, the CCOE welcomed several international guests to today’s Change of Command, from Colonel Frank van Boxmeer to Colonel Andreas Eckel. Together with the members of the CCOE Coordinating Committee, Colonel Mattia Zuzzi, as the Chair,[...]
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