NATO SFA COE participated in the MARSEC-21 Exercise Specification Conference (ESC)
On the 15th of February the NATO SFA COE
participated as observer in the MARSEC 21 Exercise Specification Conference,
held virtually by the Maritime Security Centre of Excellence in Istanbul.
MARSEC 21 is a Command Post Exercise conducted
bi-annually with the aim of improving the cooperation, collaboration,
coordination and awareness among maritime security stakeholders, as well as
developing leading guidelines on multinational and interagency engagement for
maritime security challenges. Its focus is on fighting against/countering the
terrorist use of un-manned systems.
The participating nations include Algeria,
Greece, Romania and Turkey. Also participating are some other units/COEs,
namely: the Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces (UKMARFOR), Operations in
Confined and Shallow Waters (CSW) COE, CIMIC COE, HUMINT COE, European COE for
Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid COE).
The target audience is made up of national and
international, military, and civilian maritime security stakeholders and
organizations/entities and units deemed appropriate by NATO Nations.
During the conference the Exercise
Specification, the Scenario and the Training Objectives were presented to the
audience.
NATO SFA COE actively took part in the
conference. The aim was to provide the most qualified expertise in Security
Force Assistance doctrine and principles, which can be integrated during the
forthcoming planning and exercise generation process.