The 5^th MATC Steering Committee Meeting was held on 25^th October 2017 in Zadar, Republic of Croatia, with participation of all MATC SC representatives in person. SC Meeting in Zadar was the first one held out of the Lead Nation territory. The main meeting subjects were the POW 2018 approval, the MATC activation status report and the MATC training activities summary. In the end, the Slovak Republic representative offered the possibility to host the next regular SC Meeting in autumn 2018.

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The 2^nd/2017 MATC Training Conference was held on 12-14 September in the Croatian Military Training Facility „Mali Lošinj Barracks“. The Conference attendees discussed mainly the MATC Training Projects for Aviation Air and Ground Crews training for the rest of year 2017, and for year 2018.

The Conference included, besides other things, the meeting between MATC SMEs and the „4 LoI“ (4 countries signed Letter of Intent concerning the SOATU capability development) POCs, who were informed about MATC training capabilities, training facilities and assets available, and also about ongoing training and courses provided under MATC umbrella. The „4 LoI“informed the MATC audience about the „4 LoI“ objectives.

The MATC Directorate SMEs informed the Conference audience about the status of MATC activation process to NATO Military Body which could be completed by the end of the year 2017.

MATC proposed the Training Camp focused on DVE (Degraded Visual Environment) Training, especially on Brown-out and LZ OPS using the MATC training facilities. This training is proposed for the summer period 2018.

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The establishment of a working relationship between NATO and the Multinational Aviation Training Centre was made official on 29^th September with the signing of a functional Memorandum of Understanding at Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

“This memorandum is an important step to reach NATO’s transformational goals. The establishment of the Multinational Aviation Training Centre is a concrete example of a successful Smart Defence project,” said General Denis Mercier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation.

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The 3^rd meeting of the Multinational Aviation Training Centre (MATC) Steering Committee was held on Thursday, September 15^th, 2016, at the HTP Ostrava CZ (Helicopter Training Point) in Mošnov, Czech Republic.

The Steering Committee representatives were briefed on the MATC ongoing projects and training activities, Programme of Work for 2017 (POW), and about the state of the accreditation process regarding certification of MATC by NATO HQ SACT (NATO Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation) to NATO Military Body.

Within agenda, the session attendees discussed also the issues concerning POW evaluation and IOC/FOC (Initial Operational Capability / Full Operational Capability) Achievement evaluation.

As a last part of the 3^rd MATC Steering Committee Meeting, Site Survey of the HTP Ostrava CZ brand-new facility with new capabilities for the simulated aviation training took place.

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