IAMD COE is located within Souda A/B at Chania of Crete supported by 115 Combat Wing.
Its location gives a unique geographical advantage since the island of Crete is a crossroad between Europe, Mediterranean Sea and Middle East.
Perfect weather conditions all year long provide a comfortable environment for working and training.
Souda bay is the base of several structures of military interest. [Read More]
On Friday 21 October 2022, Commander of the Combined Air Operations Centre Torrejon (CAOC-TJ) Lieutenant General (OF-8) Fernando De La Cruz CARAVACA ESP (AF) paid an official visit to IAMD COE, at Souda Air Force Base. During his visit, General CARAVACA was escorted by: General (OF-6) Evangelos TZIKAS GRC (AF), Deputy Commander CAOC – TJ, Read More
The 1st Annual IAMD COE Conference was held on the 29th and 30th of September 2022 at the NMIOTC premises with the theme: ‘’Integrated Air and Missile Defence: Challenges and Threats, Developments and Opportunities in a Rapidly Changing Environment”. The Conference was attended by 110 participants from 24 NATO Allied Nations, International Organizations, the academic Read More
On Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th of September 2022, the Integrated Air and Missile Defence Centre of Excellence (IAMD CoE), organized and hosted with physical presence the meeting of the Steering Committee (SC) for the year 2022. The Steering Committee meeting was attended by: The Brigadier General (OF -6) Konstantinos ZOLOTAS GRC (AF), as Chairperson from Framework Read More
Τhe Deputy Chief of Mission to the United State Embassy in Athens, Greece Ms. Maria dG Olson paid an official visit for first time in the premises of IAMD COE, at Souda Air Force Base, οn the 20th of September 2022. She was escorted by: Mr. Benjamin Ousley Naseman – Consul General to Read More
Τhe Chief of Capabilities and Force Integration (CFIT) Branch/Allied Land Command (ALC), Colonel (OF-5) Massimo CROCCO BARISANO COLIZZA (ITA-A) visited the IAMD COE premises on the 21st and 22nd of July 2022. He was escorted by Lt Col (OF-4) Ioannis TAVOULARIS (GRC-A), Staff Officer G3 CFIT/ALC. The purpose of the visit was Read More
Τhe Acting Chairman of NATO’s IAMD Policy Committee Major General (OF-7) Lutz KOHLHAUS (GER AF) paid an official visit for the first time in the premises of IAMD COE, at Souda Air Force Base, οn 12th and 13th of May 2022. He was escorted by: Ms. Radoslava STEFANOVA – Head of IAMD Section, Read More
On the 10th and 11th of May, an IAMD COE delegation and its Director Brigadier General (OF-6) Nikolaos KOKKONIS (GRC AF) participated in the 2022 Edition of the Centre of Excellence Marketplace at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The event was designed especially for NATO HQ staff and aimed to highlighting the crucial support that Read More
On May 6, 2022 Brigadier General (OF-6) Nikolaos KOKKONIS (GRC AF) assumed command of Integrated Air & Missile Defence Centre of Excellence from Brigadier General (OF-6) Evangelos TZIKAS (GRC AF) during a Change of Command Ceremony held at the Centre’s premises at Souda Air Base, Chania, Greece. Lieutenant General (OF-8) Konstantinos KELLARIS (GRC AF), Read More