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Partnership for Peace Information Management System (PIMS)

Cooperation PIMS designs, integrates, and provides innovative technologies and services to facilitate collaboration and strengthen relationships in the Euro-Atlantic and Partnership for Peace community. PIMS is people-centric and strives to increase participant interaction and interoperability so that the community can cooperate fully on priority areas such as defense reform, coalition interoperability, peace support operations, and the global war on terrorism.

Mission

Strengthening Euro-Atlantic Security Cooperation and Interoperability by providing opportunities and technology to share knowledge and promote transformation

Vision

To be the leading integrator of sustainable technology solutions connecting the diverse nations, organizations, and activities of the Euro-Atlantic Community to meet evolving global security challenges

Background

  • 1996 - Established as a US Department of Defense Bilateral Cooperative Development Program with NATO PfP Partner Nations.
  • 1997 - Installations in: Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, AF North, Marshall Center
  • 1998 - Installations in: Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, EUCOM, JHQ NE, Kazakhstan (Almaty), Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, RHQ AFNO, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Uzbekistan
  • 1999 - Installations in: Baltic Defense College, Georgia, HQ NAVSOUTH, JHQ CENTCOM, SEEBRIG, SOUTHLANT, Turkmenistan
  • 2001 - Installation in: Croatia
  • 2002 - Installation in: Armenia Tajikistan, Azerbaijan
  • 2004 - DoD program management selected new program management for PIMS at European Office of SPAWAR Systems Center Charleston, a US Navy Working Capital Fund.
  • 2005-06 - Upgraded communications capabilities in PfP Partner countries; Enhanced Event Support IT/Communications capabilities; Institutionalized Collaborative Technology Platform at the PfP Consortium, PfP Training Centers, and among institutions of the NATO/PfP Education Training Network
  • 2006 - Spring 2007 - Carry out R&D projects on Defense Planning and Strategy, Emergency Information Network as well as enhanced linkages among the NATO PfP Knowledge Network Sites.

Location

The PIMS Program Management Office, Technical Development Branch, and Network Operations Center are based in Stuttgart, Germany. PIMS maintains network nodes in eleven PfP countries staffed with local national PIMS employees.


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