Visit of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the US Defense for Mission Capabilities to the NATO MS COE
12 December 2024 – The NATO Modelling and Simulation COE received the visit of a delegation from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the US Defense for Mission Capabilities at the Pentagon.
During the visit, Mr Elmer L. Roman – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Integration and his delegation had the chance to receive several presentations and demos of the main Projects developed at the Centre. The meeting was highly productive and several common topics were discussed in depth for future potential collaboration between the two establishments.
The NATO Modelling and Simulation Centre of Excellence is an international source of expertise focused on supporting the four pillars of NATO’s Digital Transformation and providing the Alliance with M&S support at the point of need. The M&S COE is committed to Quality Assurance and is an accredited NATO Education & Training Facility that provides quality M&S courses to the Alliance and partnered nations. The M&S COE is a hub for the M&S community of interest promoting cooperation and sharing of M&S expertise. We support NATO’s efforts in the development of new M&S concepts and capabilities with a current focus on Wargaming and simulation support to Multi-Domain operations.
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The NATO Modelling & Simulation Centre of Excellence is dedicated to the promotion of Modelling & Simulation in support of operational requirements, training and interoperability. The Centre act as a catalyst for transformation through the involvement of NATO, governments, academia, industry, operational and training entities, by improving the networking of NATO and nationally owned Modelling & Simulation systems, the cooperation between Nations and organizations through the sharing of Modelling & Simulation information and developments and serving as an international source of expertise for transformation in the related domain. https://www.mscoe.org
NATO Centres of Excellence are nationally or multi-nationally funded institutions accredited by NATO. They train and educate leaders and specialists from NATO member and partner countries, assist in doctrine development, identify lessons learned, improve interoperability and capabilities, and test and validate concepts through experimentation. They offer recognized expertise and experience that is of benefit to the Alliance and support the transformation of NATO, while avoiding the duplication of assets, resources and capabilities already present within the NATO command structure. Although not part of the NATO command structure, they are part of a wider framework supporting NATO Command Arrangements. [source https://www.act.nato.int/centres-of-excellence]
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