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OEIRAS, Portugal - Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) hosted students and their faculty advisors from Bundeswehr Command and Staff College (Germany) on March 27.

STRIKFORNATO welcomed a 15-strong delegation of the German Bundeswehr Command and Staff College (“Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr”), accompanied by the German Military Attaché in Lisbon.

The students and their three faculty advisors are currently travelling through Europe and visiting various NATO headquarters and international organizations. The tour is part of the 2-year National General/Admiral Staff Officer Course. The purpose is to provide relevant background information on the relevant institutions.

At the start of their visit to STRIKFORNATO, the delegation was welcomed by the Deputy Commander, Rear Admiral James Morley. After his introductory remarks, the delegation was briefed on STRIKFORNATO's current missions and activities and given a tour through the heart of the headquarters, the Joint Operations Centre.

STRIKFORNATO is a rapidly deployable and scalable headquarters, under the operational command of SACEUR, capable of planning and executing full spectrum joint maritime operations including maritime Ballistic Missile Defence, primarily through integration of U.S. and other nation’s carrier and amphibious forces into NATO operations to provide assurance, deterrence, and collective defence for the Alliance.