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New Commander joins CSU Norfolk

Colonel Anthony Audrey assumed command of the NCI Agency CSU Norfolk on Wednesday 18 June, during a mid-morning ceremony at the steps of the NATO Allied Command Transformation headquarters.

SACEUR visits JWC

U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), visited the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on Thursday, 19 June.

NATO Federated Mission Networking - video

Leveraging the lessons from networked operations in Afghanistan and also from experience with the NATO Response Force, Federated Mission Networking will significantly enhance NATO's operational capability as the practical realization of the underpinning technology of the Connected Forces Initiative (CFI).

Technical feasibility of critical FMN component validated

Technical feasibility of a critical Federated Mission Network component validated: NCI Agency successfully demonstrate secure Internet Protocol-over-Radio capability to NATO AWACS at Unified Vision 2014.

JWC and NCST test future capabilities at CWIX 2014

Part of the JWC mission is to assist the developmental and experimental work of ACT on new concepts, technologies, Modelling and Simulation. Playing an active role in CWIX is a natural consequence for JWC and NATO Communications and Information Agency Squadron Stavanger (NCST).

Exercise Trident Jaguar 2014

Exercise Trident Jaguar 2014 (TRJR14) has been recently conducted at several locations with the main Exercise Control (EXCON) location at JWC in Stavanger, Norway. There, NCI Agency Squadron Stavanger (NCST) supported more than 400 military and civilian personnel from 29 countries.

Maritime Information Services Conference – Spring 2014

27 - 29 May 2014, the "Spring 2014 MIS Conference" was held at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre in Chania Greece, on the isle of Crete. The Agency participated at the Conference with representation from Maritime Command and Control Information System, Project TRITON and CIS Support Unit Northwood.

COL Nicolella Farewell trip

Colonel Dario Nicolella, Commander of the NCI Agency Sector Naples, will retire 10 July 2014. Prior his retirement, he decided to greet all the subordinated sites/units deployed under Sector Naples’ Area of Responsibility in Italy.

Farewell ceremony - LTC Wojciech Czerwinski

After four years of dedicated service NCI Agency Squadron Bydgoszcz Commander bids farewell to the Agency and the city of Bydgoszcz. On 28 May 2014 farewell ceremony of the LTC Wojciech Czerwinski took place in the Joint Force Training Centre VIP room.

Member of Sector ISAF awarded with the COMIJC Commendation

On 23 May, LGEN Joseph Anderson has presented CW2 Rebecca McGarry, member of the NCI Agency, with the COMIJC Commendation.

OR-9 Patrick Potloot receives NATO Medal

On 13 May 2014, the NATO Meritorious Service Medal was awarded to OR-9 Patrick Poloot, Belgian Army. He served as the Squadron Sergeant Major for Sector Brunssum, NATO Communications Information Agency from September 2008 until September 2013.

CSU Lisbon and NCIRC attend Strategic Decision Making Course and Exercise on Cyber Crisis Management

At the invitation of the Portuguese MoD, the CSU Lisbon Commander, LCDR Nelson Martins and CIS Security Officer, CPT João Martins, attended a course on Strategic Decision Making in the cyber security environment. The course took place at the Portuguese Defence Institute between 12 and 14 May 2014 and also included an exercise on Cyber Crisis Management.

VADM Grooms, Deputy Chief of Staff Capability Development ACT visited the Agency

VADM Bruce E Grooms, Deputy Chief of Staff Capability Development to Allied Command Transformation (ACT), visited the NCI Agency in The Hague 13-14 May 2014.

Slovak MoD and NCIO sign Memorandum of Agreement for Cooperation on C4ISR Activities

By kind invitation of Brigadier General Juraj Krištofovič of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Slovak Republic, the NATO Communications and Information Agency General Manager, Mr Koen Gijsbers and Director Acquisition, Mr Peter Scaruppe travelled to Slovakia on 15-16 May to attend the International Defence Exhibition Bratislava. During the visit, the Memorandum of Agreement for Cooperation on C4ISR Activities between the MoD of the Slovak Republic and the NATO Communications and Information Organisation (NCIO) was signed by His Excellency Mr Miloš Koterec, State Secretary of the MoD of the Slovak Republic and Mr Gijsbers.

NATO Land Command & Control (C2) system achieves major milestones

The NCI Agency C2 Service Line is leading the acquisition and support of NATO’s new Land Command & Control (C2) system, known as the Land C2 Information System (LC2IS).

Agency demonstrates potential of Google Glass technology to the Italian MoD

On 14 and 15 May, JISR Service Line staff, conducted a technical demonstration by using Augmented Reality (AR) technology (Google Glasses) at the Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Rome, ITA.