NATO Joint Warfare Centre

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) Advisory Team conducted the 26th iteration of the Joint Operations Planning Group Leaders Workshop (JOPGWS) at the Baltic Defence College (BDC) in Tartu from 17 to 21 March. The workshop was part of the curriculum of the BDC’s Joint General Staff Course elective programme and focused on improving the leadership skills of a Joint Operations Planning Group in terms of plan-to-plan, critical and creative thinking, challenging steps in NATO’s operational planning process, and other important topics. The 15 participants from 6 #NATO states used the training opportunity to enhance their knowledge and plan group leadership functions in the near future. Read our in-depth article about the JOPGWS in The Three Swords, the JWC’s magazine ⤵️ #WeAreNATO

Vice Admiral Simon Asquith MA CB OBE, NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT)'s Chief of Staff, visited NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) on March 20. He was warmly welcomed to the JWC by Major General Ruprecht von Butler, Commander JWC, and Brigadier General Raymond L. Adams, the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff. "The Joint Warfare Centre plays a central role in accelerating the transformation of NATO’s military capabilities. Our ability to deter, to defend, and, if necessary, to defeat, is our centre of gravity. We are back to what I think NATO is all about. And I don’t think there has ever been a time where the work that the Joint Warfare Centre does has been more important than it is today." – Vice Admiral Simon Asquith Read more about the visit ⤵️ #WeAreNATO

Today, we celebrate the Greek Independence Day! Happy March 25! Σήμερα γιορτάζουμε την Ημέρα της Ελληνικής Ανεξαρτησίας! Καλή 25η Μαρτίου! #25ηΜαρτίου #WeAreNATO

Major General Frode Ommundsen, Chief of the Norwegian Home Guard, visited NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) to learn more about its mission and current activities. He was welcomed to the JWC by Brigadier General Raymond L. Adams, the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff. #WeAreNATO Forsvaret - Norwegian Armed Forces NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT)

Major General Ruprecht von Butler, Commander NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC), hosted a visit by Rear Admiral Gunnstein Bruåsdal, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Partnerships Directorate at NATO - Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), on March 18. The visit underscored the importance of international collaboration between civilian agencies and the military in preparing for NATO’s largest strategic and operational-level exercises. Civil preparedness and increasing partner nations' involvement in #NATO’s multi-domain exercises were also amongst the topics discussed during the visit. The JWC-directed STEADFAST Series of Exercises (code-named DETERRENCE, DUEL and DAGGER) serve as a great venue for developing and strengthening relationships and integration of governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as regional security organizations and partners. #WeAreNATO NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT)

Enhancing NATO's readiness: Approximately 250 military & civilian personnel from across #NATO Command and Force Structure HQs, nations and partner organizations gathered at NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) last week to conduct the Main Planning Conference for Exercise STEADFAST DUEL 2025 (STDU25). The week-long conference marked a crucial step in the coordination of STDU25, which is NATO’s largest command post exercise this year. Under the lead of NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS), STEADFAST DUEL 2025 aims to bolster NATO’s #multidomain deterrence and defence. Scheduled by NATO - Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), STEADFAST DUEL 2025 will be directed by the JWC. #WeAreNATO NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT)

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Preparations underway for NATO’s biggest #wargame exercise STEADFAST FOXTROT! Scheduled by NATO - Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) & directed by NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC), STEADFAST FOXTROT is designed to rehearse #enablement, force deployment and sustainment missions across SACEUR’s area of responsibility. Exercise participants include NATO Joint Support And Enabling Command (JSEC), NATO’s enablement & sustainment HQ; NATO Force Structure HQs, U.S. European Command, and nations. Together, we make #NATO stronger. #WeAreNATO NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT)

Last week, exercise planners gathered at NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) to support ongoing preparation for #NATO Exercise STEADFAST DETERRENCE 2025 (STDC25). Scheduled by NATO - Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) & directed by the JWC, STDC25 aims to strengthen NATO’s #deterrence capabilities at the operational & strategic levels, focusing on #multidomain readiness in the Euro-Atlantic region. 🌐 STDC25 will also test SHAPE in its new role as a NATO strategic #warfighting headquarters. STDC25 demonstrates NATO’s strength in unity, with SHAPE and U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) serving side-by-side as its main training audiences.   #WeAreNATO #SteadfastDeterrence NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT)

🌟 Happy International Women's Day! 🌟 Together, we advance women’s and girls’ rights, promote gender equality, foster #empowerment. Together, women and men, we make NATO stronger! #WeAreNATO #IWD2025 #ForAllWomenAndGirls #AccelerateAction