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Council Operations and Exercises Committee (COEC)

Principal forum for consultation and coordination of crisis management arrangements, procedures and facilities, including communications issues, questions relating to the NATO Situation Centre (SITCEN), and the preparation and conduct of crisis management exercises.

Members All member countries
Chairman Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Civil Emergency Planning and Exercises, Operations Division
Levels Political and military representatives from national delegations concerned with crisis management and exercises
Principal subordinate committees N/A
International Staff support Defence Policy and Planning Division (Civil Emergency Planning and Exercises)

This information has been drawn from the 2006 edition of the NATO Handbook (.pdf/~1500kb).