Center of Excellence (NATO)
A Center of Excellence (COE) is a national or multinational military service within NATO that has been officially recognized by the Allied Command Transformation as a joint armed forces competence center for a key issue.
task
The tasks of the COE are to support Allied Command Operations (ACO) and Allied Command Transformation (ACT) through basic work, further development, and testing or review of concepts. They provide technical expertise for advice and also offer training and further education for management personnel and specialists from NATO nations and their partners. They serve as communication platforms through conferences, meetings and publications.
organization
The Centers of Excellence are not part of the NATO command structure . Nonetheless, as soon as they are officially recognized by the North Atlantic Council, they participate in NATO's legal personality under international law. This is preceded by an examination by the Allied Command Transformation (ACT), which leads to a recommendation regarding accreditation by the NATO Military Committee. ACT also coordinates the activities of the Centers of Excellence.
Funding is provided by the participating nations.
NATO COE
There are currently 24 officially recognized COE:
| Official name | Location | country | Main topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Analysis & Simulation for the Preparation of Air Operations (CASPOA) | Lyon | France | Air Force Command |
| Civil-Military Cooperation (CCOE, CIMIC-COE) | The hague | Netherlands | Civil-Military Cooperation (ZMZ) |
| Cold Weather Operations (CWO COE) | Bodø | Norway | Operations under extreme cold conditions |
| Combined Joint Operations from the Sea (CJOS COE) | Norfolk | United States of America | Naval warfare |
| Command and Control (C2 COE) | Utrecht | Netherlands | Command of armed forces |
| Cooperative Cyber Defense (CCD COE) | Tallinn | Estonia | Defense of cyberspace |
| Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED COE) | Madrid | Spain | Fight against unconventional explosive devices and incendiary devices |
| Counter Intelligence (CI COE) | Krakow | Poland | Counterintelligence and Interoperability |
| Crisis Management and Disaster Response (CMDR COE) | Sofia | Bulgaria | Crisis management and disaster control |
| Defense Against Terrorism (DAT COE) | Ankara | Turkey | Counterterrorism |
| Energy Security (ENSEC COE) | Vilnius | Lithuania | Energy security |
| Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD COE) | Trenčín | Slovakia | Ordnance defense |
| Human Intelligence (HUMINT COE) | Oradea | Romania | Human intelligence |
| Joint Air Power Competence Center (JAPCC) | Kalkar | Germany | Use of air and space |
| Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological, & Nuclear Defense (JCBRND COE) | Vyškov | Czech Republic | NBC defense |
| Military Engineering (MILENG COE) | Ingolstadt | Germany | Pioneering |
| Military Medicine (MILMED COE) | Budapest | Hungary | Military medicine, medical service |
| Military Police (MP COE) | Mińsk Mazowiecki | Poland | military police |
| Modeling and Simulation (M&S COE) | Rome | Italy | Modeling and simulation |
| Mountain Warfare (MW COE) | Bohinjska Bela | Slovenia | Fight in difficult terrain and in the mountains |
| Naval Mine Warefare (NMW COE) | Ostend | Belgium | Mine warfare, anti-naval defense |
| Confined and Shallow Waters (CSW COE) | Kiel | Germany | Operations in narrow and shallow waters |
| Stability Policing (SP COE) | Vicenza | Italy | Stabilization and reconstruction |
| Strategic Communications (STRATCOM COE) | Riga | Latvia | Strategic communication with various disciplines: public diplomacy, public affairs, military-public affairs, information and psychological operations |
References
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b COE on the ACT website ( Memento from December 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ); Memento from the Internet Archive from December 31, 2014
- ^ NATO website ; Accessed December 19, 2010
- ↑ List of COE and times of their accreditation in the NATO HQ newsroom; accessed on February 8, 2017
- ↑ List of COE and their websites on the website of the NATO Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Center (JALLC); accessed on February 8, 2017
- ↑ CASPOA website
- ↑ CCCOE website
- ↑ Website of the CWO COE (English) ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ the CJOS COE website
- ^ Website of the C2 COE
- ↑ Website of the CCD COE (English)
- ↑ Website of the C-IED COE
- ↑ Website of the CMDR COE (Eng.)
- ↑ DAT COE website
- ↑ ENSEC COE website
- ↑ Website of the EOD COE (Engl.)
- ↑ HUMINT COE website
- ↑ JAPCC website ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ JCBRND COE website
- ↑ Website of the MILENG COE (Eng.)
- ↑ Website of the MILMED COE (Eng.)
- ↑ MP COE website
- ↑ Website of the M&S COE (English)
- ↑ Website of the MW COE (English) ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Website of the NMW COE (Eng.)
- ^ Website of the CSW COE
- ^ Website of the SP COE
- ^ Website of the STRATCOM COE
