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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...

MW Concept Development Training Process

17. 01. 2019

In order to explore potential solutions to emerging Mountain Warfare (MW) challenges, address capability needs and identified gaps, and present...

The SAF DCHOD visits the NATO MW COE

15. 01. 2019

On 15th January, the newly appointed Deputy Chief of the Slovenian Armed Forces General Staff, Brigadier General Robert Glavaš, paid...

EU P&S MTI Annual Conference in Arvidsjaur

21. 12. 2018

From 10-14 December 2018, representatives of the NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (NATO MW COE) took part in the...

Visit of the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria

06. 12. 2018

On 25th January, the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Slovenia, H. E. Mag. Sigrid Berka, paid a visit...

High Level Visit at NATO MW COE

23. 11. 2018

The Army Corps General Claudio Berto, Alpini HQ Commander, visited the NATO MW COE in Poljče, Slovenia, on 22 November....

5th NATO MW COE SC Meeting

15. 11. 2018

The NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (NATO MW COE) Steering Committee (SC) Meeting was convened for the fifth time...

NATO MW COE and EU P&S MTI Meeting

16. 10. 2018

Based on an internationally expressed need to enhance mountain warfare, both organizations, the NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (NATO...

ISTAR Architecture in Mountain Operations

15. 10. 2018

The 5-day ISTAR Architecture in Mountain Operations seminar was conducted between 8 and 12 October, 2018 in Poljče, Slovenia, involving...

NATO MW COE Hosts NATO Training Planning Conference

04. 10. 2018

Stakeholders from across NATO’s Individual Training and Education community convened at the NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence between 3-4...

AtrainP-6: Writing Session No. 5

28. 09. 2018

The NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (NATO MW COE) was tasked by the Military Committee Joint Standardization Board (MCJSB)...

US Defence Attaché Visit

05. 09. 2018

The United States Defense and Army Attaché, LTC Klaudius Robinson, visited the NATO MW COE, on 5th September 2018. The...

‘5 Towers 2018’ Exercise

05. 07. 2018

Surrounded by the impressive scenery of the Italian Dolomites, military mountain troops engaged in the multinational inter-force exercise ‘Five Towers...

MW Congress – When Science Meets Real-life Experience

18. 06. 2018

The NATO MW COE organized the 1st Mountain Warfare (MW) Congress between 12th and 15th June 2018 in Poljče, Slovenia....

Mountaineering Collaborative Training

15. 05. 2018

The NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (NATO MW COE) conducted the Military Mountaineering Collaborative Training between 7 May and...

DEU Delegation in NATO MW COE

13. 04. 2018

As part of the DEU – SVN bilateral staff talks, held between 12 and 13 April 2018 at the SVN...

Avalanche Risk Management Workshop

23. 03. 2018

The Avalanche Risk Management Workshop was held at the NATO MW COE in Poljče, Slovenia, from 19th to 22nd March...