Joint Warfare Centre

Joint Warfare Centre

Insignia
Active 23 October 2003–
Country  NATO
Part of Allied Command Transformation
Headquarters Stavanger, Norway
Website jwc.nato.int
Commanders
Current
commander
Germany Major General Reinhard Wolski [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, USA

Mission

The JWC provides NATO's training focal point for full spectrum joint operational level warfare.[2]

JWC Mission:[2]

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Coordinates: 58°54′27″N 5°43′18″E / 58.90750°N 5.72167°E / 58.90750; 5.72167

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