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NATO MW COE Course Catalogue 2021 – update

01. 02. 2021

Due to the Covid-19 situation the NATO MW COE Course Catalogue is updated. Catalogue is available on: https://www.mwcoe.org/education-and-training/et-catalog/

NATO MW COE NEWSLETTER SEP – DEC 2020

18. 01. 2021

NATO MW COE Newsletter SEP – DEC 2020 is available under Media / Publications part of this web page...

E-Learning Centre – New MW COE capability

18. 12. 2020

On 18 December 2020, the NATO MW COE launched the E-Learning Centre as a new information resource. The E-Learning Centre...

Webinar “Battle in the Himalayas – China vs India”

10. 12. 2020

On 10 December the NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (MW COE) organized a webinar entitled “Battle in the...

ATP 3.2.1.3: CONDUCT OF LAND OPERATIONS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN – VTC WRITING SESSION

02. 12. 2020

The NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence is the custodian of the Allied Tactical Publication STUDY 2643 – ATP 3.2.1.3:...

7th NATO MWCOE Steering Committee meeting

20. 11. 2020

Between 18 and 19 November 2020, NATO MW COE organized the 7th Steering Committee (SC) meeting. Due to the current...

INFORMATION ON NATO MW COE E&T ACTIVITIES IN 2020

09. 11. 2020

Due to circumstances, related to the COVID-19 epidemic, the NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (MW COE) was unfortunately forced...

Signing of Cooperation Arrangement between NATO MW COE and NATO CWO COE

04. 11. 2020

The Director of the NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (MW COE), COL Borut Flajšman, and the Director of the...

Visit by the Ambassador of the United States of America

07. 10. 2020

On 7 October 2020, the US Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, Her Excellency Lynda C. Blanchard, paid a visit...

4th Mountain Warfare Concept Development Conference completed

01. 10. 2020

On 1 October, the 4th Mountain Warfare Concept Development Conference concluded its work. The conference brought together members of the...

MW CONGRESS POSTPONED

Due to the COVID-19 situation, the 3rd Mountain Warfare Congress has been postponed to 2021. The topic and programme will...

MW ATP 2nd Writing Session

In 2019, the NATO MW COE, serving as custodian, was tasked by the Military Committee Land Standardization Board with the...

4th Mountain Warfare Concept Development Conference and Workshop Execution No. 4

29. 09. 2020

The fourth conference for the development of the NATO Mountain Warfare Concept, organized by the NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of...

Ambassadors’ visit to the NATO MW COE

17. 09. 2020

The Ambassadors of the Sponsoring Nations of the NATO MW COE Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania and Contributing Partner Austria visited...

Signing of Letter of Cooperation

24. 07. 2020

The NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (NATO MW COE) continues to build a wider Community of interest with the...

Visit of the Ambassador of the Republic of France

16. 07. 2020

On 16 July 2020, the French Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, Her Excellency, Mrs. Florence Ferrari, accompanied by Defence...

Change of comand Ceremony marks the change of the NATO MW COE leadership

16. 01. 2020

A Change of Command ceremony was held on Thursday, 16 January 2020 marking the change of leadership at the NATO...

MW Allied Tactical Publication 114 Fact Finding Workshop

10. 12. 2019

In April 2019 the Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence was tasked by the Military Committee Land Standardization Board (MCLSB) with...

3rd MW Concept Development Conference and WS3

06. 12. 2019

The 3rd conference and associated WS titled: »MW Capabilities and Derived Requirements« was conducted with the support of the Alliance’s...

6th NATO MW COE STEERING COMMITTEE (SC) MEETING

22. 11. 2019

The 6th NATO MW COE SC meeting took place in Poljče, Slovenia, between 20 and 21 November 2019, and was...

Stability Policing COE on Visit

11. 11. 2019

On 8 November 2019, the NATO MW COE was visited by a delegation of the NATO Stability Policing (SP) COE...

Seminar on Combat Service Support in mountain operations

08. 11. 2019

The NATO MW COE organized a seminar on Combat Service Support (CSS) in Mountains Operations from 4-8 November 2019, with...

EU P&S MTI Annual Conference in Potsdam

28. 10. 2019

NATO MW COE representatives took part in the European Union Pooling and Sharing Mountain Training Initiative (EU P&S MTI) 2019...

MOUNTAIN WARFARE SMALL UNITS LEADER COURSE

21. 10. 2019

The Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (MW COE) recently organized the 2nd MW COE NATO-listed course, LOP-LO-34426, which is dedicated...

Visit by the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy

16. 10. 2019

On 16th October 2019, the Italian Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, Paolo Trichilo, visited the NATO MW COE with...

Participation in the “Common Challenge 2019” Exercise

03. 10. 2019

The Republic of Montenegro hosted the 3rd Multinational Exercise “Common Challenge 2019” on 16-27 September 2019 in the Kolašin municipality,...

NATO MW COE visit to the USA

26. 09. 2019

Between 16 and 20 September, a delegation from the Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (NATO MW COE) visited several institutions...

“Chessboard” Exercise successful

16. 09. 2019

Between 9 and 13 September, the NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (NATO MW COE) took part in the “Chessboard”...

MW COE at NATO HQ

18. 07. 2019

Twenty-five NATO-accredited Centres of Excellence (COEs) convened on 15-16 July at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, for the 2019...

2019 NATO Centres of Excellence Directors’ Conference

11. 07. 2019

Bled, Slovenia The 2019 COE Directors’ Conference (COE DIR CONF) took place in Bled, Slovenia, between 9 and 11 July...

Poland formally joins NATO MW COE

03. 07. 2019

The Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Poland has decided to broaden Poland’s participation in NATO’s efforts to...

VISIT BY THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, COLORADO NATIONAL GUARD

21. 06. 2019

The Adjutant General of Colorado’s National Guard, Major General Michael A. Loh, accompanied by his staff and staff members of...

MOUNTAIN WARFARE SMALL UNITS LEADER COURSE

The Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (MW COE) recently organized the 1st MW COE NATO-listed course dedicated to small units....

2nd NATO MW Concept Development Conference

05. 06. 2019

The 2nd NATO Mountain Warfare (MW) Concept Development Conference and the associated Workshop took place in Bolzano/Bozen, Italy, between 27...

EU P&S MTI Expert Talks

20. 05. 2019

From 14th to 17th May the NATO MW COE delegation, led by the Education & Training Branch Head, LTC Dražen...

Minister of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia visit

17. 04. 2019

The NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (NATO MW COE) hosted a meeting of the Cabinet of the Minister of...

Second MW Congress

15. 04. 2019

The NATO MW COE organized the 2nd Mountain Warfare (MW) Congress between 9th and 12th April 2019 in Poljče, Slovenia....

First MW Concept Development Conference

25. 03. 2019

The NATO MW COE has organized the 1st NATO MW Concept Conference and Workshop, ‘Understanding the mountainous environment in order...

53rd IAMMS Meeting and the New Agreement Signed

01. 02. 2019

On the margins of the 53rd Annual International Association of Military Mountain Schools Meeting, held in Aosta, Italy, between 29...

Keeping defibrillator training up to date

21. 01. 2019

On 18 January 2019, members of NATO MW COE took part in a refresher First Aid training course on the...