NATO Civil-Military Fusion Centre

The Civil-Military Fusion Centre (CFC) facilitates the sharing of open-source unclassified information between civilian and military actors working on complex crises in order to enhance their sense of shared awareness. CFC achieves this mission through our unclassified CIMICWEB portal, weekly news reviews, monthly thematic reports, strategic engagements, exercise support and free RFI service to subscribers. To access all of CFC's resources, registration as a subscriber is required. There is no cost involved. 

 

Mission: To facilitate the sharing of open-source unclassified information between civilian and military actors working on complex crises in order to enhance their sense of shared awareness. CFC achieves this mission through our unclassified CIMICWEB portal www.cimicweb.org, weekly news reviews, monthly thematic reports, strategic engagements, exercise support, and free RFI service to subscribers.

 

Brief History: Introduced in 2008 as an experiment by NATO Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia, the CFC has since transitioned to a core capability within Allied Command Operations (ACO) in Europe. The CFC remains located in Norfolk conveniently located near Old Dominion University's campus. CFC staff is composed of two military officers, nine desk officers from diverse backgrounds ( IO's , NGO's, think tanks, academia ) and intern support from around the world.

 

Current CFC Coverage Areas: Afghanistan, Horn of Africa (Land & Sea), Iraq, Kosovo, Mediterranean Basin, North Africa, Northeast Africa