Joint Force Training Centre

The Joint Force Training Centre ( JFTC ) is a new NATO headquarters in the Polish town of Bydgoszcz. It reports to the Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk in the United States. It was founded on 31 March 2004. The JFTC has a unique role in the tactical training of NATO. It particularly focuses on the joint tactical training to achieve common tactical interim operability.

The JFTC is developing as a center of training on tactical level for joint NATO operations and war.

Training in the JFTC includes:

• Training, support and assistance in achieving NRF standards and criteria
• Promotion of NATO doctrine and procedures for controlling operations
• Help for the commander in planning