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Joint Warfare Centre
NATO military command unit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment headquartered in Stavanger, Norway.
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Founded | 23 October 2003; 20 years ago (2003-10-23) |
Part of | Allied Command Transformation |
Headquarters | Stavanger, Norway |
Website | www |
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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, US.