 In the following years, NACOSA developed into an organization with responsibilities for the operation and support of communication and information systems on both sides of the Atlantic and for all NATO Operational deployments.In 1997 due mainly to the arrival of new systems and technology, but also as a result of lessons learned in areas like the Balkan Operations, the expansion of NATO, the introduction of Partners for Peace, and the NATO Long Term Study, NACOSA was reorganized once more.An additional result of this reorganization was to bring the previously named Regional Operating Centre Northwood (UK) under direct control as a subordinate element to be known as The NACOSA Support Element (NSE) Northwood.