A new center designed to enhance cooperation among organizations held a Sept. 5, 2017, ceremony at Allied Joint Force Command Naples to mark the NATO Strategic Direction South Hub’s opening.

U.S. Navy Admiral Michelle Howard, commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples, thinks there’s an opportunity for better cooperation among organizations, and she’s optimistic the NATO Strategic Direction South Hub will provide just that.

NAPLES, Italy – With the past six months spent figuring out the structure, manning, budget and workings of the NATO Strategic Direction South Hub, the staff of the new center are now ready to focus on results and making connections.1

There’s a lot of buzz around the southern-Italy based Allied Joint Force Command Naples headquarters building lately, and the talk of what’s coming with the NATO Strategic Direction South Hub will soon switch to what’s happening inside the new center.