The International Staff Officers' Course (ISOC 13) was officially opened by rector of Armed Forces Academy, Brigadier General Assoc. Prof. Boris ĎURKECH Ph.D on 22 September, 2014 in the Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš.

    ISOC 13 is being attended by 22 officers in ranks of First Lieutenant, Captain and Major from Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Ukraine and Slovakia. The aim is to enhance their military cabalitities in order to work within multinational environment. However, this course is an exceptional one, since the officers from Ukraine and Mongolia are the first participants who are taking part in ISOC within Defense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP) in which the Armed Forces Academy has been engaged since 2013.

    The exercises will be focused on decision making and planning of defensive and offensive operations. Since the Armed Forces Academy is one of the Partnership Training Centers within NATO, the general idea of the course is to increase the interoperability within the NATO and PfP Countries concerning to training and education.

    The ISOC 13 will finish on 27 November, 2014.