Joint Warfare Centre | |
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Founded | 23 October 2003 |
Part of | Allied Command Transformation |
Headquarters | Stavanger, Norway |
Website | www |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Major General Ruprecht Horst Butler [1] |
The Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment headquartered in Stavanger, Norway.
It was established at Jåttå on 23 October 2003 as a subordinate command of Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT). [2] The purpose of this was to have a command with responsibility for training and exercise of the NATO headquarters. The old Joint Headquarters North (JHQ NORTH) was abolished and command transferred to the Allied Command Transformation (ACT) in Norfolk, Virginia, US.
The JWC provides NATO's training focal point for full spectrum joint operational level warfare. [2]
The mission of the Joint Warfare Centre is to: [2]
The Commanders and Directors of the Joint Warfare Centre:
Nr. | Name | Country | Commencement of post | End of post |
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11 | Generalmajor Ruprecht von Butler | Germany | September 2024 | |
10 | Generał dywizji Piotr Malinowski | Poland | October 2021 | September 2024 |
9 | Konteradmiral Jan C. Kaack | Germany | July 2019 | October 2021 |
8 | Generał dywizji Andrzej Reudowicz | Poland | July 2016 | July 2019 |
7 | Generalmajor Reinhard Wolski | Germany | September 2014 | July 2016 |
6 | Generalleutnant Erhard Bühler | Germany | June 2013 | September 2014 |
5 | Général de division Jean-Fred Berger | France | June 2011 | June 2013 |
4 | Generalleutnant Wolfgang Korte | Germany | July 2007 | June 2011 |
3 | Air Marshal Peter Walker | United Kingdom | February 2005 | July 2007 |
2 | Major-General James Short | United Kingdom | September 2004 | February 2005 |
1 | Generalløytnant Thorstein Skiaker | Norway | October 2003 | September 2004 |
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