The senior enlisted leaders of 32 nations and 22 U.S. National Guard states listen to the opening remarks from U.S. European Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Fleet Master Chief Roy Maddocks, at the ninth International Senior Enlisted Seminar, Sept. 6. Held at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Studies in Garmisch, Germany, ISES is the flagship professional development event for NATO, Partnership for Peace and key contact nation senior enlisted leaders, helping to prepare them for increasingly complex and challenging multinational environments, while continuing the development of a professional NCO Corps in NATO and partnered countries.