Distinguished Guests Explored CWIX Transformation Through Training • Issue No: 10 • September 2017 • 19 NATO Deputy Secretary General, Rose Gottemoeller, Polish Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of National Defence, Tomasz Szatkowski, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, General Denis Mercier, NATO Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee, Lieutenant General Steven M. Shepro, and NATO Commander Joint Force Training Centre, Major General Wilhelm Grün, welcomed NATO’s leading political and military bodies, the North Atlantic Council and the Military Committee, to the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise (CWIX) on June 22nd to discuss NATO’s continuous adaptation in a complex international security environment. “All 29 Allies – and many more partners around the world – need to be able to operate seamlessly across a wide spectrum of activities and missions. And the exercise will help us do exactly that.” - the Honourable Rose Gottemoeller, NATO’s Deputy Secretary-General “By federating national security centres on a classified NATO network, employing the Cyber Range for preliminary testing – and it is the first time it has ever been done – the exchange of information can be made possible to improve our common defence as well as integrate cyber effects provided voluntarily by Nations.” - General Denis Mercier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation “It is my strong belief that CWIX demonstratesNATOatitsbest.(…)Thelarge number of participants from NATO bodies, Allied Nations and Partners underscores NATO’s adaptation and transformation.” - Lieutenant General Steven M. Shepro, Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee “As JFTC’s main effort is training, we are really honoured that starting from 2011 we have also been the home for this biggest annual NATO interoperability event and thus played an even more active role in enhancing NATO’s ability to defend the Alliance and project stability” - Major General Wilhelm Grün, Commander of the Joint Force Training Centre