Change of Command Ceremony at the NATO Modelling & Simulation CoE

Rome – On September, the 09th 2022, a change of command ceremony was held at the NATO Modelling and Simulation Centre of Excellence. In presence of Rear Admiral Gaetano VIRGILIO, Chief of Italian Defence Innovation Office, Col. Francesco PACILLO (ITA Army) relieved Col. Stefano LO STORTO (ITA Army) as Director of the Centre.

Col. Stefano LO STORTO during his closing remarks thanked all the M&S CoE staff for the support provided during his lead at the Centre highlighting the recent increasing interest on M&S as one of fundamental aspect in preparing for the future in a resource-constrained environment. Today our Community of Interest needs to work strongly together to guarantee expertise and guidance in the M&S domain for the benefit of NATO, Italy and our Sponsoring Nations.

Written by Lt.Col. Cristoforo Russo – NATO M&S CoE

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The NATO M&S COE is dedicated to the promotion of M&S in support of operational requirements, training and interoperability. The Centre act as a catalyst for transformation through the involvement of NATO, governments, academia, industry, operational and training entities, by improving the networking of NATO and nationally owned M&S systems, the cooperation between Nations and organizations through the sharing of M&S information and developments and serving as an international source of expertise for transformation in the related domain.
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