CIMIC
- 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,[...]
» Read more - 17 May 2022
CIMIC A&A TNA Workshop
From requirements to solutions On the 10th and 11th of May, the CCOE hosted an operational level Training Needs Analysis (TNA) Workshop in The Hague, welcoming participants from twelve organisations working on Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) and C[...]
» Read more - 10 December 2021
CCOE Seminar Series - A platform for Civil-Military dialogue
By blurring the line between war and peace, Hybrid Threats have become a growing challenge in recent years. Therefore, the CCOE dedicates two webinars of its well-established seminar series to the pressing topic of Hybrid Threats. The seminars ‘A [...]
» Read more - 23 April 2021
Euro-NATO CIMIC Familiarisation Course
In April 2021, the second iteration of the Euro-NATO CIMIC Familiarisation Course as a virtual training for US Civil Affairs (CA) colleagues, was taking place in the CCOE. US CA personnel is given a basic understanding of NATO CIMIC procedures, doct[...]
» Read more - 16 February 2021
Wargaming-event by NATO Joint Warfare Centre
Our Polish National Senior Representative Lieutenant Colonel Sabiniarz about an intense and valuable week preparing and attending the wargaming-event hosted by NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) beginning of February: "Everything begins with the idea.[...]
» Read more - 12 January 2021
NATO CIMIC & CMI Training Requirement Analysis
LTC Rene Daalman, SHAPE ACOS J9In January 2021, under the lead of SHAPE ACOS J9 BG Lebrun and LTC Rene Daalman, the Director of the CCOE, COL van Boxmeer, and the CCOE’s Branch Chief Training & Education, LTC Jan Brouwer, hosted the NATO CIMIC & CM[...]
» Read more - 05 October 2020
Joint Cooperation 2020 - the largest NATO CIMIC exercise takes place virtually
Joint Cooperation (JOCO) is the largest CIMIC exercise of NATO, which is conducted by the Multinational CIMIC Command in Nienburg (MN CIMIC CMD) in Northern Germany. This year JOCO celebrates its 10th anniversary, but significantly different than pla[...]
» Read more - 05 October 2020
Civil-Military Analysis in Complex Environments
Understanding (the operating environment) is not limited to military intelligence on the adversary’s forces, perspective and objectives, but rather requires knowledge about non-military actors and their diverse perspectives, and integration of thos[...]
» Read more - 21 September 2020
The CCOE is back online
The CCOE is again online for the execution of a class! Under the lead of Course Director Major Ivan Ermenc, the CCOE, together with the support of contracted specialists, executes the CIMIC Functional Specialist Course in the virtual world. Aim of t[...]
» Read more - 01 June 2020
NATO CIMIC Awareness Course
Current measures to counter the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly impacted NATO’s Education & Individual Training, including the CIMIC & CMI (Civil-Military Cooperation & Civil-Military Interaction) training landscape. As a result, the CCOE i[...]
» Read more - 01 June 2020
Modelling and Simulation in 2020
Since last year it was a bit quiet around this topic. One of the reasons was a switch in personnel. Our former colleague and contractor Natalia Wojtowicz finalized her posting in the CCOE and handed the M&S torch to LTC Vogt. One of the latest news r[...]
» Read more - 19 June 2019
Innovative research in the field of CIMIC
Since 2017, the CCOE has been cooperating with the Technical University in Delft to ensure the success of CIMIC Modelling and Simulation project. Ms. Natalia Wojtowicz is leading the research at the University in Delft on the topic: Introducing Civi[...]
» Read more - 15 November 2018
Allied Joint Publication for civil-military cooperation handed over to the Director CCOE
The first copy of the new NATO doctrine on CIMIC, Allied Joint Publication for civil-military cooperation (AJP-3.19) was handed over by the custodian to the Director of the CCOE Colonel Wolfgang Paulik. The AJP-3.19 was promulgated on the 9th of[...]
» Read more - 06 June 2018
Budapest: A great place for CIMIC-Training
From the 7th– 18thMay 2018 the CCOE dispatched a Training Team to run this year’s NATO CIMIC Field Worker / Staff Worker Course at the Hungarian Defence Forces Civil-Military Cooperation and Psychological Operation Centre (HDF CMCPOC) in Budapest[...]
» Read more - 09 May 2018
First CIMIC Information Management Systems Workshop
CCOE’s Lessons Learned and Analysis Branch hosted, from the 2nd until the 4th of May, the first CIMIC Information Management System Workshop. This event gathered practitioners and developers of CIV MIL Information Management Systems, in order to ge[...]
» Read more - 12 April 2018
CIMIC Information Management Systems Workshop
The CIMIC Centre of Excellence invited participants from NATO Command and Force Structure, Sponsoring Nations, STRATCOM COE, Academia and UNOCHA to participate to our Workshop on CIMIC Information Management Systems. In 2015/16 the CCOE developed a [...]
» Read more - 09 April 2018
Lebanon: Putting CIMIC pieces together into the Pilot LAF CIMIC Basic Course
From Monday 19th till Friday 23rd March 2018, the CCOE supported the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) CIMIC Directorate, with the pilot version of the first LAF CIMIC Basic Course. 17 military participants, from the CIMIC Directorate and regular LAF uni[...]
» Read more - 27 March 2018
Hungarian expertise comming to town
In a few months’ time, CCOE will welcome a new Hungarian colleague. Before even entering our Centre, Capt. Szabo worked for the NFIU in Hungary. We are very happy to see that his performance as a CIMIC officer has been highly appreciated. The CCOE [...]
» Read more - 21 February 2018
CCOE taking over the CIMIC EU Disciplinary Leadership
As NATO´s key player within the civil-military environment the CCOE had a visit by a European Union (EU) delegation to discuss the further roadmap to define the role of EU Disciplinary Leader for CIMIC. The coordination of future cooperation possibi[...]
» Read more - 15 February 2018
Geneva: CCOE participating Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week
As a key player within the civil-military environment the CCOE attended the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) in Geneva/ Switzerland. The HNPW is the annual event of the Leading Edge Programme. This week-long event brings together ex[...]
» Read more - 13 February 2018
Denmark: First CIMIC Satellite Courses from CCOE in Varde
Staff members from the CCOE conducted the first NATO CIMIC Field Worker Course (NCFWC) and NATO CIMIC Staff Worker Course (NCSWC) in Denmark. The courses took place at the barracks of the Army Intelligence Center in Varde a town in the southern part [...]
» Read more - 16 January 2018
NEW DUTCH LIEUTENANT COLONEL TAKES THE LEAD OF THE TRAINING & EDUCATION BRANCH
Some weeks ago the CCOE said farewell to Rudolph Keijzer. The Dutch Lieutenant Colonel served for three years as Chief of the Training & Education Branch (T&E). It’s now time to say welcome to Jan Brouwer, the new Dutch officer, who has just replac[...]
» Read more - 12 December 2017
Make Sense: Staff Member Jos Hekking in Norfolk
It is unique for a NATO Centre of Excellence to have a full staff member abroad in the United States. The Allied Command Transformation (ACT) located in Norfolk/ Virginia promotes and leads many initiatives designed to transform NATO’s military st[...]
» Read more - 04 December 2017
JALLC collaborates with NATO Centre of Excellence for Civil-Military Cooperation
The Deputy Director of the Civil−Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) Colonel Johan Wagner visited the JALLC on 15 November for a very fruitful discussion on how the two organizations could usefully work together. In particular, Colone[...]
» Read more - 30 November 2017
Sharing knowledge and experience
Sharing knowledge and experience through participation and visualization during the United Nations Civil-Military Coordination live eCourse (UN-CMCoord live eCourse). 16 participants from Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sudan [...]
» Read more - 22 November 2017
CCOE and Academia: Common Goals – Common Projects – Common Solutions
Since February 2017 a closer cooperation between the CCOE and the Technical University in Delft is ongoing. The common aims are the recognition of complex problems and innovative approaches for their solutions.The university´s Department of Technolo[...]
» Read more - 26 October 2017
Mission abroad 2017: CCOE providing external NATO CIMIC-courses
Picture: The participants of the NATO CIMIC Integrated Functional Specialist Course Maribor, Slovenia 2017 What is CCOE’s Training and Education (T&E) branch doing when there is no course in The Hague? Right, they are conducting courses abroad. So[...]
» Read more - 16 October 2017
Rob Nickolson – Beeing a Syndicate Coach at the CCOE CIMIC Liaison Course
This was my 2nd time acting as a Syndicate Coach during the CCOE’s NATO CIMIC Liaison Course. Having previously served at the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS) at Fort Bragg/ US as the First Sergeant[...]
» Read more - 11 October 2017
CIMIC COE 10th Anniversary Celebration – 2017 CIMIC Awards of Excellence bestowed
Marking the 10th Anniversary of its full accreditation by NATO, the CIMIC Centre of Excellence celebrated its first decade of operations and bestowed the 2017 CIMIC Award of Excellence on October 10th at its headquarters in The Hague. H.E. the Pres[...]
» Read more - 03 August 2017
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation visits ccoe
On July 27th, the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), General Denis Mercier, visited the CCOE in The Hague. During his tour of several military Institutions in Europe, he was also introduced to the CCOEs actual scope and future CIMIC[...]
» Read more - 18 July 2017
Destination Lebanon
During the week from July 3rd through 7th, the CCOE supported the CIMIC Directorate of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) by teaching a CIMIC course and conducting a Training Requirement Analysis onsite. Seventeen students from the LAF CIMIC Directorat[...]
» Read more - 10 July 2017
Benefitting from the CCOE’s NATO CIMIC Field and Staff Worker Course
“Sometimes, the soldiers are more civilian than us!” The second NATO CIMIC Field and Staff Worker Courses of 2017 ended last week. For two weeks during the Dutch summer, military and civilian students from nine different nations, together wit[...]
» Read more - 16 May 2017
Interview with Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen
Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen, the President of the cultural heritage protection organization Blue Shield International, will be a key note speaker at the 10th Anniversary of the CCOE on October 10th this year. Here are some key excerpts from his ex[...]
» Read more - 19 April 2017
Protection of Civilians
Experiment Main Planning Conference at CCOE The Protection of Civilians frames one of the two cornerstones of the upcoming 10th Anniversary event of the CCOE on October 10th this year. As much as this goal is one of the guidelines determining the[...]
» Read more - 23 March 2017
Hard work: The book finally taking shape
It is one of the first warm days in The Hague. Yet a team of the two responsible editors, different CIMIC experts and graduate students from Leiden University shun sun and daylight to keep one of the most ambitious projects of the CCOE on track. Th[...]
» Read more - 21 March 2017
In the West, the North-East or the South – this is CIMIC in 360 degrees
Q: “How was the NATO Multi-National CIMIC Group established?” A: “Everything started in the late Nineties, when NATO urged nations to establish CIMIC units. Italy established its own one and then other Nations joined: this formed the basis for[...]
» Read more - 16 March 2017
Lithuania: Welcome to my country!
In late 2016, a ranking delegation from the CCOE visited Lithuania and the other Baltic republics, to advance the Baltic NATO CIMIC Initiative. This spring, it is the Lithuanian Army Joint HQ Head of CIMIC Department, who visits The Hague. While par[...]
» Read more - 01 March 2017
Red Cross trains aspiring lawyers at CCOE
With the CCOE training experienced civilian and military experts in the due application of humanitarian standards in complex crisis situation, the Red Cross is taking similar approach with aspiring, future lawyers. For the tenth year already, the Net[...]
» Read more - 28 February 2017
New Danish Lieutenant Colonel takes the lead of the Lessons Learned Branch
Some weeks ago the CCOE bid farewell to Lars Cramer-Larsen. The Danish Lieutenant Colonel served for two years as Chief of the Lessons Learned & Development Branch (LL/Dev). It’s now time to say welcome to John Varmark Jakobsen, the new Danish offi[...]
» Read more - 22 February 2017
The Master of CMI: a Career Catalyst
The Master of Civil-Military Interaction (CMI), offered jointly by the CCOE and the Helmut-Schmidt University, has been conceived with the idea to provide for both a scientific foundation for the application of Civil-Military Cooperation, as well as [...]
» Read more - 07 February 2017
CIMIC in 360 degrees at the Atlantic
Civil-Military Cooperation may come in many different forms, depending on a global region and its particular geographic and demographic challenges. This became again very evident, when CCOE Deputy Director Colonel Johan Wagner gave a presentation on [...]
» Read more - 26 January 2017
New Regional Hub Concept to leverage CIMIC excellence
On January 17-19th , Director Wolfgang Paulik visited the General Staff, the Joint Force Command, the NFIU in Hungary and the National University of Public Service in Hungary to present the CCOEs Regional Hub concept. Commencing with the Sponsoring [...]
» Read more - 15 November 2016
Initial Review of NATO CIMIC Doctrine underway
A new security environment is calling for the review of the NATO CIMIC Doctrine. From today on, the CCOE will be hosting the first “Writing Team Meeting” to initiate the process of reviewing the NATO Civil-Military Cooperation Doctrine (the new A[...]
» Read more - 07 November 2016
Transatlantic NATO Partner Cooperation.
The mutual exchange of instructors in support of CIMIC courses has already been established for a long time, from which students on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean have greatly benefited. In some areas globalisation is being perceived as a threat, p[...]
» Read more - 31 October 2016
Supporting CIMIC training in Ukraine
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» Read more - 28 October 2016
CIMIC in Collective Defense presented in Poland
Picture: Seminar CIMIC Perspective / Source: Multi-National Corps North-East Lars Cramer-Larsen, CCOE branch chief for Lessons Learned, recently presented perspectives on NATO CIMIC in collective defense at the Multi-National Corps North-East (MNC NE[...]
» Read more - 24 October 2016
Baltic NATO CIMIC Initiative – Reviewed
The Baltic NATO CIMIC Initiative 2016 had been conceived in the aftermath of the Warsaw Summit 2016, and has been strongly endorsed by NATO and the Sponsoring Nations of the CCOE. On the conclusion of the initial part of this Baltic NATO CIMIC Init[...]
» Read more - 19 September 2016
Towards to new horizons – 3. CIMIC Messenger of 2016
picture1On September 27th, 2016 the third CIMIC Messenger has been issued. Several times per year, the CIMIC Messenger will inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners, as well as the interested public, about both relevant and current issues [...]
» Read more - 19 September 2016
CIMIC Unit Commanders Conference
DIR CIMIC COE Col (GS) Wolfgang Paulik From 12-14 September the Director of the CCOE Colonel Wolfgang Paulik and Branch Chief Lessons Learned & Development LTC Lars Cramer-Larsen represented the CCOE at the 9th CIMIC Unit Commanders Conference (CUC[...]
» Read more - 09 September 2016
Rocks, pebbles and sand – or what is really important
Picture: “Muster Kiesel”/ Source: commons.wikimedia.org The world is changing constantly and almost in a breathtaking tempo. Not only civil companies have to adjust their strategies and planning processes to the continual changing world. Even for[...]
» Read more - 30 August 2016
Start of the enrollment process for the Master of Arts degree: “Civil-Military Interaction”.
The CCOE proudly announces the start of the enrollment process for the Master of Arts degree: “Civil-Military Interaction”. The degree is a joint venture by the Helmut-Schmidt-University, University of the German Armed Forces, in Hamburg and the [...]
» Read more - 23 August 2016
Major Laine den Hollander awarded German Cross of Honour
Picture: DIR CCOE Colonel Wolfgang Paulik, Major Laine den Hollander and his wife Gail
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Source: CCOE/ Dube Due recognition for faithful service in and exemplary military duty.Laine den HollanderEhrenkreuz der Bundeswehr_14 This is what our former “M[...] - 20 June 2016
Learning from each other – 2nd CIMIC Messenger in 2016
Picture1On June 18th 2016 the second CIMIC Messenger has been issued. Several times per year, the CIMIC Messenger will inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners, as well as the interested public, about both relevant and current issues pertain[...]
» Read more - 16 June 2016
Special Ops meet CIMIC
Picture: Graham Townsend during his speech/ Source: CCOE/Dube On June 16th, sixteen participants of the Special Operation Forces (SOF) Leadership Course “Catalyst for Change”, representing thirteen countries, met with the CCOE to share their expe[...]
» Read more - 09 June 2016
Great Success, Excellent host and outstanding achievements Annual Discipline Conference (ADC) 2016
The NATO CIMIC/CMI Annual Discipline Conference (ADC) 2016 took place in Vienna, Austria 17-19 May 2016. The audience existed of more than 50 representatives from the NATO Command Structure, multinational Headquarters, CCOE Sponsoring Nations, NATO N[...]
» Read more - 29 April 2016
The Turkish Air War College recently hosted in Brasserskade
From Turkey to The Netherlands to visit the CCOE The CCOE has been recently visited by the Turkish Air War College. On April 28, a delegation of about 60 militaries came to The Hague to spend one day at the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excell[...]
» Read more - 15 April 2016
A high-level seminar on the Middle East post-conflict strategy hosted at CCOE
The CIMIC Community of Interest is getting ready «To be ready when the call comes. Are we ready?». With this provocation, the director of the Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence, Colonel Roel Been, opened the CIMIC Community of Interest[...]
» Read more - 30 March 2016
Updating the CIMIC Library – 1st CIMIC Messenger in 2016
messenger BildOn March 30th 2016 the first CIMIC Messenger for 2016 has been issued. Several times per year, the CIMIC Messenger will inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners, as well as the interested public, about both relevant and current[...]
» Read more - 11 March 2016
NATO CIMIC FIELD AND STAFF WORKER COURSES 2016-01 AT THE CCOE
On Monday 15 February 2016 the NATO CIMIC Field Worker Course (NCFWC) and NATO CIMIC Staff Worker Course (NCSWC) started at the CCOE in The Hague. The courses were opened by the Director CCOE Colonel Roel Been and the Course Director Captain Vera Bek[...]
» Read more - 02 March 2016
CMI Workshop report – recommendations for NATO’s operational Headquarters
Picture: Colonel Roel Been (left) handing over CCOE token of appreciation to Rear-Admiral Dennis Bigot (right)/ Source: CCOE/ Warstat On Tuesday, 23 February 2016 the Director CCOE and Major Joerg Warstat as project responsible handed over the CMI-Wo[...]
» Read more - 25 February 2016
Designing new CIMIC training opportunities
Picture: Captain Ralf Baur (standing) adressing the particpants of the workshop/ Source: CCOE/ Dube Moving forward could have been the motto applied for the workshop just recently hosted by the CIMIC Centre of Excellence (CCOE) in The Hague, The Neth[...]
» Read more - 28 January 2016
Improving teaching & coaching skills
“Anyone who stops improving has stopped being good!” (Robert Bosch) We at the CCOE are proud that our courses are rated high in the course evaluations. Satisfied students make us satisfied too. The skills of the instructors have a big impact on [...]
» Read more - 12 January 2016
High American award for CCOE staff member
CCOE’s branch Chief Training and Education, Lieutenant Colonel Rudolf Keijzer, Royal Netherland Marine Corps, received the US Meritorious Service Medal. This award was handed out by the US Ambassador Timothy Boas at the US Embassy in The Hague on D[...]
» Read more - 17 December 2015
Sharing Knowledge – Surveys & Conferences – 4th CIMIC Messenger in 2015
On December 17th 2015 the fourth CIMIC Messenger has been issued. Picture CIMIC Messenger 04-2015 Several times per year, the CIMIC Messenger will inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners, as well as the interested public, about both relev[...]
» Read more - 02 December 2015
Ukrainian CIMIC – Quo Vadis?
Ukrainian armed forces are developing CIMIC capacities to face current challenges in Eastern Ukraine. The CIMIC Centre of Excellence (CCOE) just recently supported the Civil-Military Mobile Training Team (MTT) lead by Joint Force Command Brunnsum (JF[...]
» Read more - 25 November 2015
Digital Library – an easy way to find CIMIC and CMI documents
The CCOE introduces a Digital Library. Here you can find available public information on Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) and Civil-Military Interaction (CMI). Items can be found through Search, Tags or Categories. The Digital Library is the produc[...]
» Read more - 24 November 2015
“HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE LEFT?” – SHAPING FUTURE CIVIL-MILITARY INTERACTION
In order to achieve a broad consensus on how to operationalize the Military Committee (MC) Policy on CIMIC and CMI, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and the CCOE are conducting the Civil-Military Interaction (CMI) workshop at The[...]
» Read more - 21 October 2015
CCOE goes Academia – 3rd CIMIC Messenger in 2015
CIMIC Messenger 2015-03_CCOE goes Academia On October 21st 2015 the third CIMIC Messenger has been issued. Several times per year, the CIMIC Messenger will inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners, as well as the interested public, about[...]
» Read more - 01 October 2015
Identifying CIMIC & CMI training gaps – The Training Requirement Analysis Workshop
From 29 September to 01 October 2015 several experts from different NATO command levels met for a workshop at CCOE in The Hague. The conducted Training Requirement Analysis (TRA) Workshop (WS) is an integral part of NATO Global Programming and is the[...]
» Read more - 25 September 2015
Enhancing interaction with SWEDINT
Colonel Peter Fredriksson, Commander of SWEDINT, visited the CCOE from 24 to 25 September 2015 in The Hague. Intent of the visit was to discuss opportunities for strengthening the cooperation between SWEDINT and CCOE. Colonel Fredriksson was accompa[...]
» Read more - 07 September 2015
CIMIC Commanders Round Table
(Left to right: LTC J. van Esch (Commander CMI Command), COL K. Waage (ACOS G9 1GNC), COL R. Been (DIR CCOE), COL W.F. Paulik (Commander ZMZBw), LTC A. Eckel (DDIR CCOE)) At the 18th and 19th August 2015 the leaders and branch heads of 4 Headquarters[...]
» Read more - 06 August 2015
“Readiness and the Reserves in CIMIC” Speech DIR CCOE (COL Roel Been, NLD)
CIOR Symposium, Sofia, Bulgaria, August 6th, 2015 Dear CIOR members, delegates, ladies and gentlemen, When I was asked to present to this special audience the opening “Readiness” address, I was thrilled beyond recognition. And I still am. Both [...]
» Read more - 05 August 2015
Joined public Webinar with UN OCHA on August 14th at 11:30 am CET
“The future of Humanitarian Relief and the role of Civil-Military Interaction” Josef Reiterer, Chief of the Civil-Military Coordination Section (CMCS) at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), will discu[...]
» Read more - 26 June 2015
Coming closer – EU and NATO – a comprehensive approach?
On Monday, 22 June 2015, the CCOE attended the seminar on European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Capacities in a Changing World. The seminar was organized by the Netherlands Atlantic Association and the Netherlands [...]
» Read more - 24 June 2015
Functional Specialist – CIMIC assessment with Functional Aspects
This year, from June 15th to June 19th 2015, the second NATO CIMIC Functional Specialist Course took place at the CCOE. Functional specialist are experts in their civilian area of expertise. They contribute to the military decision process (DMP) pr[...]
» Read more - 19 June 2015
The first Master of Civil-Military Interaction
CCOE Director Colonel Roel Been agrees on further cooperation with Prof. Dr. Wilfried Seidel, the president of the Helmut-Schmidt-University, University of the German Armed Forces, Hamburg. The CCOE and the Helmut-Schmidt-University are further foste[...]
» Read more - 15 June 2015
Implementation Vision 2020 – 2nd CIMIC Messenger in 2015
Messenger 2015-02On June 15th 2015 the second CIMIC Messenger has been issued. Several times per year, the CIMIC Messenger will inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners, as well as the interested public, about both relevant and current iss[...]
» Read more - 08 June 2015
New team working on the CMI Survey for the MC 0411/2 update
My close working sponsor, John van Benthem, introduced me to the CCOE Concepts, Interoperability, Capabilities Branch when I arrived at the CCOE in September 2014. Together we took on the new task of operationalizing NATOs Policy MC 0411/2 which star[...]
» Read more - 20 May 2015
Updated version of the NATO CMI/CIMIC Awareness Course (NCAC) is now online
Today the updated version of the CCOE NCAC went online. This unique e-learning training course for civilian and military players in the context of Civil-Military Interaction (CMI) and Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) is the entry to the world of N[...]
» Read more - 29 April 2015
CIMIC Mission Application: On-site training in Poland
CCOE’s Lessons Learned/Development branch conducted the second abroad training and evaluation of the CIMIC Mission Application (App) in KIELCE, Poland from the 21st to 22nd of April. The CCOE was invited by the Polish Ministry of Defense G9 branc[...]
» Read more - 15 April 2015
Intensive discussions and great interaction
22 students from 13 nations participate in the running NATO CIMIC Higher Command Course, held at Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence in The Hague, NLD. The number of students with a practical tactical CIMIC background, including numerous [...]
» Read more - 14 April 2015
Start of NATO CIMIC Courses in Italy, supported by the CCOE
This week the NATO CIMIC Field Worker Course (NCFWC) and the NATO CIMIC Staff Worker Course (NCSWC) started at the Multinational CIMIC Group (MNCG) in Motta di Livenza, Italy. The courses were opened by the Commander of MNCG Colonel Incisa di Camera[...]
» Read more - 10 April 2015
Interaction – 1st CIMIC Messenger in 2015
meeeeesengerOn April 10th 2015 the first CIMIC MESSENGER has been issued. This Messenger focuses on Interaction. The CIMIC messenger role is to inform the CIMIC family and our civilian partners on relevant and current issues within the world of Civ[...]
» Read more - 08 April 2015
Interaction at its best
The CIMIC Centre of Excellence (CCOE) just recently closed the latest NATO CIMIC Field Worker and NATO CIMIC Staff Worker Courses. These NATO accredited courses are designed to train CIMIC Field and Staff Workers in parallel enabling the participants[...]
» Read more - 22 March 2015
Tailor made – CIMIC Seminar for EU Battle Group
13 attendees from Poland, Sweden and Hungary took the opportunity to join a tailor made CIMIC Planner Seminar (CPS) held in Budapest, Hungary from 13th till 15th of May 2015. The seminar was initiated by Hungary on the occasion of the Visegrád 4 ([...]
» Read more - 24 February 2015
FIRST NATO CIMIC LIAISON COURSE IN 2015
17 students are participating in the Liaison Course which is currently held at CCOE. The one week course started on Monday 23rd of February. Students from BEL, CZE, DEU, ESP, FRA, NLD, POL and SVN are participating. Syndicate Coaches from BEL, SVN a[...]
» Read more - 18 February 2015
Functional Specialist – understanding implications of CIMIC work
From 09th until 13th February the first NATO CIMIC Functional Specialist Course in 2015 was carried out at the CCOE. 19 Students have participated. They came from The Netherlands and Austria. The majority of participants were Reserve officers from [...]
» Read more - 11 February 2015
First NATO CIMIC Functional Specialist Course in 2015
19 students are participating in the Functional Specialist Course which is running at the moment at CCOE. The one week course started on Monday 9th of February. Especially the Dutch 1 Civil Military Interaction Command stationed at Apeldoorn is us[...]
» Read more - 09 February 2015
“Connect. Share. Contribute.” First CCOE Community of Interest Workshop in The Hague
The 2015 CCOE Community of Interest Workshop took place for the first time in CCOE premises in The Hague. It was conducted from 3rd to 5th February 2015. More than 60 participants from 21 nations, members from both civil and military organizations [...]
» Read more - 26 January 2015
From Stuttgart, through Afghanistan to The Hague
Following his six month ISAF deployment to Mazar-i-Sharif in 2014, German CIMIC Reserve Officer Tilman Engel (OF 2) just concluded his first reserve exercise at the CCOE. Originally a CIMIC functional specialist assigned to the state command in Stutt[...]
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