Joint Warfare Centre

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Joint Warfare Centre
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Founded23 October 2003;21 years ago (2003-10-23)
Part of Allied Command Transformation
Headquarters Stavanger, Norway
Website www.jwc.nato.int
Commanders
Current
commander
Flag of Germany.svg Major General Ruprecht Horst Butler [1]

The Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment headquartered in Stavanger, Norway.

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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.

Mission

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Locations of NATO's two strategic commands — Allied Command Transformation (ACT) with its subordinate centres (blue marks) and Allied Command Operations (ACO), headquartered at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and including its subordinate and joint force commands (red marks).

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]

Commanders and Directors

The Commanders and Directors of the Joint Warfare Centre:

General de division Jean-Fred Berger, Commander JWC June 2011 to June 2013 MG Berger (6898081104).jpg
Général de division Jean-Fred Berger, Commander JWC June 2011 to June 2013
Nr.NameCountryCommencement of postEnd of post
11 Generalmajor Ruprecht von Butler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany September 2024
10 Generał dywizji Piotr Malinowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland October 2021September 2024
9 Konteradmiral Jan C. Kaack Flag of Germany.svg  Germany July 2019October 2021
8 Generał dywizji Andrzej Reudowicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland July 2016July 2019
7 Generalmajor Reinhard Wolski  [ de ]Flag of Germany.svg  Germany September 2014July 2016
6 Generalleutnant Erhard Bühler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany June 2013September 2014
5 Général de division Jean-Fred Berger Flag of France.svg  France June 2011June 2013
4Generalleutnant Wolfgang Korte  [ de ]Flag of Germany.svg  Germany July 2007June 2011
3 Air Marshal Peter Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom February 2005July 2007
2 Major-General James Short Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom September 2004February 2005
1 Generalløytnant Thorstein Skiaker Flag of Norway.svg  Norway October 2003September 2004

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References

  1. "Ruprecht von Butler". NATO. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "JWC mission statement". 2014-01-02. Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

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