LANDCOM soldier receives special SACEUR Award

Izmir – Turkey. The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Curtis M. Scaparrotti, presented Croatian soldier, Sergeant First Class Kristijan Njavro with the SACEUR RECOGNITION Award at the Allied Land Command Headquarters June 24, 2016.

Njavro received the award "by virtue of his engagement with numerous intelligence forums gaining recognition across the NATO-wide SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) and All-Source community” according to the official nominations.

Njavro proved strong competence and expertise leading and developing "innovative on-the-Job training programs for SIGINT personnel” working day by day as senior SIGINT Analyst in the LANDCOM (LC) G2 Intelligence Acquisition (IA) Branch. He also distinguished himself as a good teacher holding a SIGINT training course for analysts from NIFC, AIRCOM and SHAPE J2 SIGINT and as lecturer both launching the SIGINT "community of Interest”, an informal forum eager to share data and knowledge as best as possible amongst NATO SIGINT analysts and taking part at the first ACO SIGINT Conference, held in Izmir in 2016. He demonstrated his analytical skills as well by presenting a "module on SIGINT collaboration to the bi-annual NATO SIGINT Operations Course and to the NACSI Plenary”.

Because of these reasons, he earned the prestigious SACEUR RECOGNITION Award for his "extraordinary professionalism and dedication to the greater good of the Alliance”.