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SACEUR Recognition Award

Gen . Curtis M . Scaparrotti and Sergeant First Class Kristijan Njavro

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 ”.
Lt . Gen . Mate Ostović , Croatian Land Forces Commander , and Sergeant First Class Kristijan Njavro
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