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DEPUTY COMMANDER NAVAL STRIKING AND SUPPORT FORCES NATO REDUTO GOMES FREIRE ESTRADA DA MEDROSA 2780-070 OEIRAS PORTUGAL

Our ref: 1700/SFNCGDCOM/150805 Tel: +351-21-440-4493 Fax: +351-21-441-4541 Date: 5 August 2015 NCN: 529 4493

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INITIAL NOTIFICATION FOR THE MARITIME EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONS CONFERENCE 2016

1. The Third Maritime Expeditionary Operations Conference (MEOC) will be held from 19 – 20 July 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal and will be preceded by an Icebreaker Social on the evening of Monday, 18 July, with a reception scheduled for the following evening, Tuesday 19 July. The conference will conclude no later than 1800 (Western European Summer Time) on Wednesday, 20 July. In advance of formal invitations, please accept this short letter as a diary marker. As this event will occur not long after the conclusion of the NATO Warsaw Summit (8 – 9 July 2016), we will have an opportunity to hold Operational level discussions on the outcomes and directions issued from Warsaw particularly regarding the maritime domain and joint operations to support the delivery of adaptation and assurance.

2. Last year’s conference key theme of “Delivering Maritime Expeditionary Power in Support of Deterrence for a Prepared NATO” helped define the future role of Maritime Expeditionary Operations and explored how they can be best delivered. Our aim during MEOC 2016 is to further develop this capability by considering the contributions Maritime Expeditionary Forces can make to the greater Alliance Adaptation effort.

3. Formal invitations and further administrative detail will be forwarded in due course. In the interim, please do not hesitate to contact the STRIKFORNATO Administrative Officer, CDR Ioannis Kakavas GRC- N via e-mail at PAN: i.kakavas@sfn.nato.int / NS: [email protected]; or via phone at commercial: +351-21-440-4152 / NCN: 529-4152, or the STRIKFORNATO Protocol Officer, Mrs Paula Baleira PRT CIV via e-mail at PAN: [email protected] / NS: [email protected]; or via phone at commercial: +351-21-440-4196 / NCN: 529-4106.

P A McAlpine CBE Rear Admiral Deputy Commander Striking and Support Forces NATO

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