H. Res. 527 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 2, 2010. 
Whereas the NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany is 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) pre-
mier operational-level education and training facility and 
has administered courses to over 185,000 officers, non-
commissioned officers, and civilians from NATO allied 
and partner nations since its inception in 1953; 
Whereas for 60 years, NATO has served as the bedrock of 
transatlantic security and defense, successfully defending 
the territories of its North American and European mem-
ber states from a range of external threats and pro-
moting democratic values throughout North America, Eu-
rope, and Eurasia; 
Whereas since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the 
Cold War, NATO has been adapting to address a range 
of new and emerging security challenges, including 
transnational terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction, the re-emergence of regional and local 
conflicts, cyber attacks, piracy, and threats to global en-
ergy security; 
Whereas while NATO transforms to address the emerging se-
curity challenges of the 21st century, the NATO School 
functions as the Alliance’s primary vehicle to educate and 
train the men and women serving in NATO missions to
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successfully carry out the full spectrum of crisis manage-
ment operations, from combat and peacekeeping to logis-
tics support, humanitarian relief and governance en-
hancement, institution building, and civil security; 
Whereas the NATO School plays a crucial role in supporting 
NATO’s ongoing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, 
Kosovo, the Mediterranean, and elsewhere, providing 
much of the training for NATO personnel serving in 
NATO’s core stabilization mission in Afghanistan and 
conducting almost all of NATO’s out-of-country training 
of Iraqi military officers; 
Whereas NATO School efforts to support NATO’s ongoing 
mission in Afghanistan, including through its training for 
personnel in NATO’s Provincial Reconstruction Teams, 
are a particularly critical component of international ef-
forts to combat transnational terrorism; 
Whereas the NATO School offers a broad-based and com-
prehensive approach to its training and educational ac-
tivities including courses in civil-military cooperation, cri-
sis management, peace support operations, and arms con-
trol and non-proliferation that draw upon a range of mili-
tary, development, and governance tools; 
Whereas the NATO School currently offers 90 courses to in-
dividuals from over 100 countries including an array of 
unique programs dedicated to building civilian, govern-
ance, and military capacity in aspiring NATO member 
states; 
Whereas in addition to offering courses at its headquarters 
in Oberammergau, the NATO School conducts a variety 
of programs through its network of 15 Partnership for
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Peace Training and Education Centers located in coun-
tries ranging from Ukraine to the United States; 
Whereas the NATO School raises a large portion of its oper-
ating expenses through tuition fees, but also receives sig-
nificant financial support from both the United States 
and German governments and relies in large part on the 
invaluable contribution of expert faculty from NATO 
member states and partner countries; 
Whereas in February 2009 the NATO School hosted a 
United States Congressional delegation for the first time 
in the School’s history when the United States House 
delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO 
PA) visited the School in an effort to boost domestic and 
international public and parliamentary support for 
NATO missions and activities; and 
Whereas Congress continues to support the NATO School 
and recognizes the critical role it plays in enhancing the 
ability of NATO and the United States to successfully 
confront the security challenges of the 21st century: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the NATO School for its critical sup-
port of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ef-
forts to promote global peace, stability, and security; 
(2) reaffirms its commitment to NATO as the bed-
rock of transatlantic security and defense; and 
(3) expresses appreciation to Colonel James J. 
Tabak, USA–MC, for his leadership of the NATO School 
during his tenure as commandant from June 2006 to