JATEC

The Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC; Polish: Centrum Analiz, Szkolenia i Edukacji NATO-Ukraina^[10]) is a joint NATO–Ukraine civil-military organization located in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was officially inaugurated on February 17, 2025, and represents the first collaborative center of its kind between NATO and Ukraine.^[11]

NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training, and Education Centre
Also known as	JATEC
Founder	North Atlantic Council
Founding leader	ACT (with HQ SACT)
Leader	(first) GAA Philippe Lavigne Admiral Pierre Vandier (since September 23, 2024)
Military leader	SACT
Political leader	NAC, with DPPC [uk][a]
JATEC Commander	BRG Wojciech Ozga
Founding directives	Knowledge repository (ongoing, other wars)
Organization type	Sui generis jointly-run
Foundation	July 11, 2024[b]
Dates of operation	December 16, 2024–present
Country	Poland
Allegiance	Ukraine NATO
Motives	Ukraine to prevail Russia to be deterred
Headquarters	Bydgoszcz, PL (OpCenter)
Major actions	War learning (military education and training)
Status	Multinational, active
Size	~70 personnel
Part of	JALLC-UKR Initiative[c]
Allies	Contributing countries:[d] NATO members' forces, except: • Belgian Armed Forces •  Armed Forces of Croatia •  Luxembourg Armed Forces • Spanish Armed Forces Components of partner's military: Defence Forces of Georgia  Armed Forces of Ukraine Mission • HQs • OpCenter: EUMAM Ukraine NSATU/JFTC/JALLC
Opponents	(to be deterred): Armed Forces of RF Belarus[e]
Website	Official website
Notes Defence Policy and Planning Committee of NATO. at the 2024 Washington NATO summit, after the February 15, 2024, approval of the NATO-Ukraine Council (NUC)[1] The JALLC-UKR Initiative launched in 2024 is connected to the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC, of NATO SACT), which is based in Monsanto, Lisbon, Portugal. It is a dedicated effort within JALLC focused on the Russo-Ukrainian War. JALLC-UKR Initiative Information Centre on the NATO Lessons Learned Portal, in September 2024, published a report Two Years of NATO Lessons Relating to Russia's War Against Ukraine, presenting findings from analyses between March 2022 and March 2024. The report covers command and control, joint effects, and cooperation with organizations, and it highlights the dual nature of lessons learned, including new technologies and conventional warfare aspects. It emphasizes the need for NATO to develop new technologies while maintaining traditional methods. [to be determined]:As of September 2025[update], abstainers list includes non-participants in NSATU operations. Since 2022, when Belarus allowed Russia to use its territory to launch the invasion and to launch missiles into Ukraine. See: Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
JATEC Outline NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training, and Education Centre OTAN-Ukraine centre commun d'analyse, d'entraînement et d'éducation (CCAEE, French) Об'єднаний центр аналізу, підготовки та освіти «НАТО–Україна» (Ukrainian) Center platz Founded December 16, 2024 (2024-12-16) (activated)[a] February 17, 2025 (2025-02-17) (IOC) (expected) JAN 2026 (FOC) Allegiance NATO Ukraine Type NATO-Ukraine jointly run "sui generis" civil-military working level organization Role Application of lessons from Russo-Ukrainian War for strategy, policy, doctrine, tactics and operations Support to successful achievement of interoperability objectives Joint tactical level training of NATO and partner forces Size 74 personnel (incl. 20 Ukrainians)[b] Part of Allied Command Transformation Ops. Center Poniatowski Barracks [pl], 1 Potockiego Str. 85–309, Bydgoszcz, PL-04, Poland Commanders Commander 1-star rank (first holder) BRG Wojciech Ozga  Polish Land Forces[c] DIR Program Implementation (first holder) Colonel Serhii Melnyk  Ukrainian Ground Forces[5] Chair Senior Advisory Board (first holder) Tom Goffus, retired colonel, A-SG of NATO Ops.  United States Air Force
Senior Advisory Board COL Tom Goffus, A-SG, NATO Ops.[d] BRG Wojciech Ozga, COM JATEC BRG Serhii Boiev, Deputy MinDef UA BRG Oleh Apostol, Deputy CiC AFU Patrick Turner, Head of the NRU[e] Polish AF representatives[8][9]
Footnotes by order of the North Atlantic Council[2] Expected to be staffed by 2026 in OpCenter.[3] With 33 personnel (IOC), JATEC is collocated with NATO's Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC), Force Integration Unit, 3rd Signal Battalion, Military Police Centre of Excellence, Communications and Information Support Centre.[4] Ex officio JATEC SAB member.[2] chairman of the board. Chaired the April 25, 2025, SAB Kyiv meeting with agenda (below): Integration of Ukrainian and NATO efforts at JATEC Building resilience in defense digital infrastructure and critical systems Strengthening military education and interoperability programs Fast-tracking innovation against current battlefield threats (notably fiber-optic drones and precision-guided munitions).[6] NATO Representation to Ukraine. Senior NATO Representative in Ukraine since September 2024.[7]

Organization and role

JATEC is part of the NATO Command Structure and is directly subordinate to the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT). The center is led by a Polish Brigadier General (Wojciech Ozga)^[12] and is designed to analyze civil-military experiences from the Russo-Ukrainian War. Lessons learned are integrated into the strategies, policies, doctrines, and operations of both NATO and Ukraine to enhance interoperability and strengthen collective security.^[13][14]

JATEC aims to improve NATO–Ukraine interoperability, support transformation in deterrence, defense, crisis prevention, crisis management, and cooperative security, apply lessons from ongoing conflicts to operational planning and strengthen NATO–Ukraine relations and provide long-term benefits for both parties.^[15]

Location

Bydgoszcz is a strategic NATO site hosting several other facilities, including the Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC). The address of JATEC is ul. Szubińska 2, 85–312 Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Subordination and cooperation

JATEC is one of several institutions directly reporting to Allied Command Transformation (ACT), alongside the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) in Stavanger, Norway, the Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC) in Bydgoszcz, and the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC) in Lisbon, Portugal.^[16]

These centers support ACT's efforts to transform NATO and collaborate with various national and multinational Centres of Excellence^[17].

See also

• Joint Force Training Centre – NATO headquarters in Bydgoszcz, Poland
• NATO–Ukraine relations