Combined
Maritime Operations – Annual Discipline Conference 2025
(MarOps ADC 25)
&
Maritime Enterprise Advisory Board Working Group I-2025
(MEAB WG I-25)

1. In accordance with the Global Programming battle rhythm, the MarOps ADC 25 will be conducted residentially at the premises of the Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (COE CSW), located at the German Naval Base Kiel, from 18 March (a.m.) to 19 March (noon) 2025.

2. The COE CSW as assigned Department Head for the MarOps discipline will lead the ADC with support from HQ MARCOM under the guidance of Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation.).

3. The purpose of the MarOps ADC 25 is to:
   -review old and identify new MarOps Discipline Training Requirements,
   -further develop the landscape of MarOps E&IT opportunities (i.e. programmes, courses, seminars),
   -update the functional relations between MarOps training institutions, NATO Command Structure & NATO Force Structure, and
   -discuss options to synchronize efforts, save resources and coordinate processes in maritime Education and Training (E&T).

   The main outcome of the ADC will be the MarOps Discipline Alignment Plan (MarOps DAP) 2025 which will reflect the major developments and achievements.

4. As agreed with MARCOM, this event will be held again in combination with the MEAB WG I-25 from 19 March to 20 March.

5. The Maritime Enterprise Advisory Board Working Group is the standing working group of the Maritime Enterprise Advisory Board (MEAB), providing a forum for collaboration at a staff officer level and feeding the MEAB with maritime recommendations and inputs as directed.

6. Both meetings address, to a large extent, the same target audience (NATO & national N or J 3/5/7 officers) and will, therefore, be held back-to-back at the same venue in the same week.