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NATO Military Committee Visits Joint Warfare Center In Norway

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Friday, June 19th, 2009

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NATO's Military Committee paid a two-day working visit to the Joint Warfare Center in Stavanger, Norway, one of NATO's Centres of Excellence for specific military-related expertise at the invitation of Allied Command Transformation (ACT). The committee also attended the NATO Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) 2009 in Lillehammer to take stock of the progress made in training, technical evolution and interoperability between the Alliance Military Forces. Norwegian Chief of Defence Staff Vice Adm. Jan Eirik Finseth welcomed committee members. CWID…

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