| NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training, and Education Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Also known as | JATEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founder | North Atlantic Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founding leader | ACT (withHQ SACT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | (first) GAA Philippe Lavigne AdmiralPierre Vandier (since September 23, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military leader | SACT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political leader | NAC, withDPPC [uk][a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JATEC Commander | BRG Wojciech Ozga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founding directives | Knowledge repository (ongoing, other wars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organization type | Sui generis jointly-run | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foundation | July 11, 2024[b] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates of operation | December 16, 2024–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Headquarters | Bydgoszcz, PL (OpCenter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major actions | War learning (military education and training) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Multinational, active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | ~70 personnel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | JALLC-UKR Initiative[c] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allies | Contributing countries:[d]
Mission • HQs • OpCenter: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponents | (to be deterred):
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JATEC Outline
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Footnotes
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TheJoint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC; Polish:Centrum Analiz, Szkolenia i Edukacji NATO-Ukraina)[10] is a jointNATO–Ukrainecivil-military organization located inBydgoszcz, Poland. It was officially inaugurated on February 17, 2025, and represents the first collaborative center of its kind between NATO and Ukraine.[11]
JATEC is part of theNATO Command Structure and is directly subordinate to theSupreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT). The center is led by a Polish Brigadier General (Wojciech Ozga)[12] and is designed to analyze civil-military experiences from theRusso-Ukrainian War. Lessons learned are integrated into the strategies, policies, doctrines, and operations of both NATO and Ukraine to enhance interoperability and strengthen collective security.[13][14]
JATEC aims to improve NATO–Ukraine interoperability, support transformation in deterrence, defense, crisis prevention, crisis management, and cooperative security, apply lessons from ongoing conflicts to operational planning and strengthen NATO–Ukraine relations and provide long-term benefits for both parties.[15]
Bydgoszcz is a strategic NATO site hosting several other facilities, including theJoint Force Training Centre (JFTC). The address of JATEC is ul. Szubińska 2, 85–312 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
JATEC is one of several institutions directly reporting toAllied Command Transformation (ACT), alongside theJoint Warfare Centre (JWC) inStavanger,Norway, theJoint Force Training Centre (JFTC) in Bydgoszcz, and theJoint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC) inLisbon, Portugal.[16]
These centers support ACT's efforts to transform NATO and collaborate with various national and multinationalCentres of Excellence.[17]
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