MONS, Belgium – On 15 December 2022, Major General Frank Schlösser, Commander NATO CIS Group (NCISG) presented Individual, Team and Unit Recognition Awards to NCISG staff members and addressed all NCISG staff members Christmas greetings.
Seven NCISG HQ staff members were recognized with the Individual Recognition Awards, as follows:
· OF-4 James Cox – J7 Division
· OF-2 Neculai Craiu – J3 Division
· OR-7 Hugo Tome – Registry
· OF-3 Matej Laky – J3 Division
· Mr. Giovanni Spazioso – J2/6 Division
· Ms. Pamela Caci – J5 Division
· OR-4 Andrew Hobby – J1 Division
The Team Award was presented to the NCISG J2/6 STCO22 Support Team for outstanding performance during said Exercise Steadfast Cobalt 22.
Individual Recognition Awards, 15 December 2022, Mons, Belgium, on the left: Major General Frank Schlösser, Commander NCISG; right: OF-4 James Cox.
Individual Recognition Awards, 15 December 2022, Mons, Belgium, on the left: Major General Frank Schlösser, Commander NCISG; right: OR-4 Andrew Hobby.
Individual Recognition Awards, 15 December 2022, Mons, Belgium, on the left: Major General Frank Schlösser, Commander NCISG; right: Mr. Giovanni Spazioso.
Individual Recognition Awards, 15 December 2022, Mons, Belgium, on the left: Major General Frank Schlösser, Commander NCISG; right: OR-7 Hugo Tome.
Individual Recognition Awards, 15 December 2022, Mons, Belgium, on the left: Major General Frank Schlösser, Commander NCISG; right: Ms. Pamela Caci.
Individual Recognition Awards, 15 December 2022, Mons, Belgium, on the left: Major General Frank Schlösser, Commander NCISG; right: OF-3 Matej Laky.
Individual Recognition Awards, 15 December 2022, Mons, Belgium, on the left: Major General Frank Schlösser, Commander NCISG; right: OF-2 Neculai Craiu.
Team Recognition Awards, 15 December 2022, Mons, Belgium, on the left: Major General Frank Schlösser, Commander NCISG; right: Mr. Piotr Wasilewski (on behalf of the awarded team)x.
23 staff members from the 1NSB, 2NSB and 3 NSB received the Individual Recognition Award for their outstanding performance:
· OF-3 Richard Wall – 1NSB
· Mr Neil Henly – 1NSB
· OF-2 Mihovil Kranjec – 1NSB
· OF-2 Thomas Van der Sanden – 1NSB
· OR-8 Zoran Mijok – 1NSB
· OR-8 Thorsten Slaby – 1NSB
· OR-6 Sebastian Breuning – 1NSB
· OR-6 Lee Bruin – 1NSB
· OR-4 Davide Punsmann – 1NSB
· OR-4 Martin Dodd – 1NSB
· OR-3 Zsolt Rado – 1NSB
· OR-9 Cagri Terzi – 2NSB
· OR-8 Emanuel Pavlov – 2NSB
· OR-6 Davide Travaglino – 2NSB
· OR-5 Larisa Ormenisan – 2NSB
· B-4 Silvia Santalucia – 2NSB
· OR-9 Tomasz Anysz – 3NSB
· OR-5 Krytian Zaborowski – 3NSB
· OR-5 Michal Szychulski – 3NSB
· OR-5 Marcin Pogorzaly – 3NSB
· OR-4 Eduardo Robledo – 3NSB
· OR-4 Stephane Beaudin – 3NSB
· OR-3 Fernando Vazquez – 3NSB
During the ceremony, Major General Schlösser expressed his gratitude and great satisfaction for the services rendered by all NCISG staff members, which as always required a lot of preparation and availability. The Commander was impressed by all the positive feedback he received from external stakeholders. He underlined that the NATO CIS Group is very busy with exercises and many staff members spent a lot of time away from home, which is often not recognized.
From his perspective next year will be very a challenging one, particularly in view of the Cobalt Cloud 2023 exercise.
NCISG Recognition Awards Ceremony, 15 December 2022, Mons, Belgium, Major General Frank Schlösser, Commander NCISG.
Major General Schlösser concluded the ceremony by wishing all military and civilian staff Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.