Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence

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Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence
CountriesFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Allegiance Flag of NATO.svg NATO
Branch Civil-military co-operation
Type NATO COE
RoleTransformation of NATO
Garrison/HQ The Hague
Website Official Website
Commanders
Director Colonel (OF-5) DEU Wolfgang Paulik
Executive DirectorColonel (OF-5) NDL Johan Wagner

The Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence (CCOE) is an international military organization founded to support NATO's transformation program. As part of the NATO Centres of Excellence programme the CCOE was established in 2001.

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CIMIC

CIMIC (Civil-military co-operation) describes the cooperation of military and civilian actors in the different theatres, which is becoming more important after the end of the Cold War.

Mission and task

The Mission of the CCOE is, to collect and concentrate expertise concerning CIMIC from all parts inside NATO to find and implement new approaches. For this the CCOE cooperates with different actors like the Helmut Schmidt University of the Bundeswehr in the City of Hamburg and its German counterpart the Zentrum Zivil-Militärische Zusammenarbeit der Bundeswehr (ZentrZMZBw).

Structure

The CCOE is led by a Directorate. The Planning and Coordination (P&C) Branch plans and coordinates all internal and external activities of the CCOE and is responsible for customer relations. The Concepts, Interoperability and Capabilities (CIC) Branch creates studies, analyses and advises in regard to NATO CIMIC, contributes to the further development of NATO CIMIC policy and delivers Subject Matter Expertise (SME). The Training and Education (T&E) Branch conducts courses and supports customers in the field of education and training Support (SPT) Branch enables the other Branches to deliver their products and gives internal support.

Coordinates: 52°01′42″N4°21′48″W / 52.0282691°N 4.363394900000003°W / 52.0282691; -4.363394900000003

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