Aim

To provide operational level HQ staff with an awareness of Counter IED strategies and supporting activities that may be integrated into existing operational planning and structures. The lectures and knowledge provided during this course are based on non-classified information out of NATO documents and should be seen as references.

Attendees

Staff Officers (OF1-OF5), Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (OR7 and above) and civilian equivalent assigned at Operational Level Headquarters.

Between 24-28 June, the Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices – Centre of Excellence celebrated in its facilities a new edition of the Analyst´s Notebook Users Course.

Officially opened by its Colonel Director, Mr. Javier Corbacho Margallo, the course has counted on 10 students of 4 nationalities who belong to different armies and law enforcement agencies. From the latter, two members of the Spanish Civil Guard and one member of the National Police were present.

The course aims to provide attendees with the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to work with the Analyst´s Notebook® software.

This software is widely used by intelligence analysts and knowing how to work with it, attendees will be trained to be involved in network analysis processes in their respective Units.