On 26 March 2026, the JALLC received the Director and Chief of Planning and Coordination Current Activities (PCCA) of the NATO Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Centre of Excellence (COE). Commander JALLC presented an overview of the JALLC, what we do, and some of our recent activities of relevance to the COE HUMINT.
Both COL Gabriel Pascariu, the Director of the COE, and COL Cristian Floruta, the Chief PCCA, were interested in how the JALLC’s partners with other NATO and National organizations to draw on their subject matter expertise, noting the opportunity for collaboration on JALLC analysis projects and the possibility of taking advantage of the JALLC’s Analyst Training Courses and other training opportunities.
HUMINT COE is an agile and resilient International Military Organization, providing quality support to NATO. Acting as a hub of HUMINT expertise, the Centre permanently seeks to enhance the HUMINT capability in NATO, in conjunction with stakeholders and various communities of interest within NATO HUMINT enterprise. HUMINT COE chairs the NATO HUMINT working groups, acts as custodian for HUMINT doctrines, conducts research and development projects and manages HUMINT Lessons Learned and Best Practices. In the area of Education and Training, HUMINT COE is appointed as Department Head for HUMINT and delivers a large portfolio of certified courses as a NATO accredited Education and Training Facility. You can find out more about the HUMINT COE from their website here.
The JALLC is looking forward to working together with another COE in the near future. Look out for the next edition of the JALLC’s flagship magazine, The Explorer, which will feature an article by the HUMINT COE.
NATO Centres of Excellence are nationally or multi-nationally funded institutions accredited by NATO. They train and educate leaders and specialists from NATO member and partner countries, assist in doctrine development, identify lessons learned, improve interoperability and capabilities, and test and validate concepts through experimentation. They offer recognized expertise and experience that is of benefit to the Alliance and support the transformation of NATO, while avoiding the duplication of assets, resources and capabilities already present within the NATO command structure.
Centres of Excellence cover a wide variety of areas, with each one focusing on a specific field of expertise to enhance NATO capabilities. Allied Command Transformation is in charge of the establishment, accreditation, preparation of candidates for approval, and periodic assessments of the centres. You can find out more about COEs here.