Invitation
to media representatives –
Establishment of the Joint Warfare Centre at Jåttå Many of NATO’s top military leaders are gathering at
Jåttå, in Stavanger, Norway, to attend the ceremony
to the Commission of the New NATO Headquarters at Jåttå.
A ceremony will be conducted on 23 October to mark the deactivation
of the operational NATO Headquarters JHQ North and the establishment
of the new Joint Warfare Centre (JWC). The ceremony will also
formally mark the transfer of command to NATO’s Allied
Command Transformation, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia,
USA. Media representatives are hereby invited to attend the
ceremony celebrating a landmark change in NATO’s command
structure, and the subsequent reception.
Program for media representatives:
| (NLT) 1230 |
Media representatives assemble at main gate, Jåttå,
and are escorted to ceremony area. |
| 1300 - 1330 |
Joint Warfare Centre Ceremony (upper parking lot) |
| 1340 - 1410 |
Press Conference (Venue: Seven Shields Conference Room,
Jåttå)
Participants:
Kristin Krohn Devold, Minister of Defence
Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani,Jr., Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
General James Jones, Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Lieutenant General Thorstein Skiaker, Director, Joint Warfare Centre |
| 1410 – 1500 |
Media representatives are welcome to attend the reception
given after the ceremony. |
Factual background information:
At their meeting in Prague one and a half year ago, NATO Defence
Ministers adopted the extensive restructure that is currently
being implemented. As a result, there will be one strategic
command for NATO’s Operations and one strategic command
for Transformation, the latter being a great innovation.
Allied Command Transformation is tasked to realize NATO’s
ambition to adapt and transform into a modern and flexible
defence organization to meet new threats. The Joint Warfare
Centre (JWC), at Jåttå, will be directly subordinate
to this Command. The JWC is to contribute to improving NATO’s
military efficiency by promoting and conducting doctrine
development. It will also be responsible for experimentation
as well as training and interoperability of forces of NATO
member nations. For these purposes, the former naval base
of Ulsnes will be used as a JWC training centre.
Further details are given on http://www.nato.int.
POCs:
Head of Information NJHQ, Mr Erling Bø, cell phone 90
17 94 16
Press Officer, LtC Tore Idsøe, cell phone 90137077
Press Officer, Cdr SG Thom Knustad, cell phone 95 89 42 40
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