Agreement of Cooperation between Baltic Defence College and HeadquartersMultinational Corps Northeast

On 2nd of August,Colonel Urmas Nigul handed over the command of NATO Force Integration Unit (NFIU) inEstonia to Colonel Aron Kalmus.

Taking the occasion, Major General Andis Dilāns, Commandant of the Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) and Lieutenant General Manfred Hofmann, Commander Multinational Corps Northeast (MNC NE), signed an Agreement of Cooperation between BALTDEFCOL and Headquarters MNC NE and agreed on improving the knowledge and understanding of issues related to security in the Baltic States and beyond, exchanging of Subject-Matters Experts, supporting each other in the field of operations with expertise/advice and inviting each other to participate in conferences, study periods, exercises and other events.

Both generals agreed to start fulfilling the agreement with practicalities and to ensure the participation of representatives of MNC NE in BALTDEFCOL’s conferences and military exercises, paying a special attention to the exercise “Joint Resolve 19” that will be conducted in cooperation with the Polish War Studies University in May 2019.

Photos by Estonian Defence Forces