Joint Warfare Centre

The Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment headquartered in Stavanger, Norway.

Joint Warfare Centre
Coat of arms
Founded23 October 2003 (2003-10-23)
Part ofAllied Command Transformation
HeadquartersStavanger, Norway
Websitewww.jwc.nato.int
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Piotr Malinowski

It was established at Jåttå on 23 October 2003 as a subordinate command of Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT). 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.

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