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This Wikipedia article uses European spelling because of NATO's historical use of this style as a standard1. NATO is also an acronym for the National Association of Theatre Owners. European English can refer to the following: The English language as used by European organisations, such as the European Union and the European Space Agency. ...
The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4...
The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is a trade organization based in the United States whose members are the owners of movie theaters. ...
 Among the many announcements from the 2002 Prague Summit, it was determined that NATO would undergo a Transformation to face the operational challenges of coalition warfare against the threats of the new millennium. Image File history File links Flag_of_NATO.svg The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). ...
The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4...
NATO’s military command structure was reorganized with a focus on becoming leaner and more efficient, focusing one Strategic Command, Allied Command Transformation (ACT), on Transforming NATO and focusing the other Strategic Command on NATO’s Operations [ Allied Command Operations (ACO/SHAPE)]. SHAPE Emblem Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is the central command of NATO military forces. ...
As NATO becomes a global entity, ACT will contribute to preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of Alliance member states by leading the military transformation of Alliance forces and capabilities, using new concepts such as the NATO Response Force (NRF) in addition to new doctrines in order to improve the military effectiveness of the Alliance.
Reflecting NATO as a whole, ACT has a worldwide presence. As well as being co-located with United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) in Norfolk, Virginia, there is an ACT command element located at SHAPE in Mons, Belgium. Additional command elements including the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) located in Stavanger, Norway; the Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC) in Bydgoszcz, Poland; the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC) in Monsanto, Portugal; and the NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC), La Spezia, Italy, assist in ACT's transformation efforts. Under a customer funded arrangement, ACT places around Euro 30M of research with the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) each year to support its Scientific Programme of Work (SPOW) and Experimental Programme of Work (EPOW). USJFCOM Logo U.S. Joint Forces Command is one of nine unified combatant commands of the U.S. military. ...
In geometry, two objects are of the same shape if one can be transformed to another (ignoring color) by dilating (that is, by multiplying all distances by the same factor) and then, if necessary, rotating and translating. ...
The NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) was formed in 1996 from the merging of the previous SHAPE Technical Centre (STC) in The Hague, The Netherlands and the NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency (NACISA) in Brussels, Belgium. ...
The NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) was formed in 1996 from the merging of the previous SHAPE Technical Centre (STC) in The Hague, The Netherlands and the NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency (NACISA) in Brussels, Belgium. ...
ACT ORGANISATION
Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) HQ SACT is the physical headquarters of NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), General Lance L. Smith, and houses the command structure of NATO's Allied Command Transformation (ACT). Located in Norfolk, VA, USA, HQ SACT directs ACT's various subordinate commands including the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC), The Joint Forces Training Centre (JFTC), the NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC), various NATO Schools, the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC), and various Centres of Excellence. HQ SACT itself is organised into a Command Group, the Transformation Directorate, the Transformation Support Directorate, National Liaison Representatives, the Partnership for Peace Staff Element and Reservists responsible to HQ SACT.
HQ SACT is the focus and motivating force that enables Allied Command Transformation's key function of leading NATO’s Transformation.
HQ SACT Functions: Consistent with NAC (North Atlantic Council) priorities and objectives -
- HQ SACT provides the conceptual framework for the conduct of future combined joint operations
- Defines how future operations will be conducted and the capabilities they will need
- Takes new operational concepts, from others or self-generated, assess their viability and value, and brings them to maturity through doctrine development, scientific research, experimentation and technological development
- Then implements them both through persuading nations individually or collectively to acquire the capability, and through providing the education and training, enables the concept to be implemented by NATO forces
Transformation Directorate The Transformation Directorate is headed by the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) Transformation who acts as the Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation’s (SACT) Director for guidance and coordination of the activities of his Directorate Transformation, divided in two divisions: IMPLEMENTATION and CAPABILITIES. Within the full scale of SACT’s transformational responsibilities Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) TRANSFORMATION assist the Chief of Staff (COS) in the execution of his duties with emphasis on deliverables to the Alliance Military Transformation Process in order to enhance NATO’s operational capabilities and to meet NATO’s future requirements.
Implementation Division Implementation Division, lead by Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) Implementation, is responsible for guidance and coordination of the activities of two Sub-Divisions, JOINT EDUCATION and TRAINING (JET) and JOINT EXPERIMENTATION, EXERCISES and ASSESSMENT (JEEA) as well as providing guidance for the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) and Joint Analysis Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC), in their efforts to enhance training programs, to path on breaking concept development and experimentation, to develop effective programs to capture and implement lessons learned and to press on common standards.
Capabilities Division Capabilities Division, lead by Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) Capabilities is responsible for guidance and coordination of the activities of three Sub-Divisions of STRATEGIC CONCEPTS, POLICY and COORDINATION (SCPI); FUTURE CAPABILITIES, RESEARCH and TECHNOLOGY (FCRT) and DEFENCE PLANNING (Def Plan) in their efforts to staff Capabilities, Concepts and Development products.
See also Organisations called Atlantic Councils exist in most NATO and Partnership for Peace countries. ...
The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) is a NATO organization, a multilateral forum created to improve relations between NATO and non-NATO countries in Europe. ...
The Headquarters Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps, (HQ ARRC or ARRC) was created in 1992 based on the former British I Corps. ...
NATO Medals for Yugoslavia and Kosovo The NATO Medal is an international military decoration which is awarded to various militaries of the world under the authority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. ...
The Non-Aligned Movement, or NAM, is an international organization of over 100 states which consider themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. ...
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ...
Partnership for Peace is a NATO project aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in both Europe as well as the Asian part of the former Soviet Union. ...
The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...
This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ...
Seal of the Warsaw Pact Distinguish from the Warsaw Convention, which is an agreement among airlines about financial liability. ...
Not to be confused with the European Union, the Western European Union (WEU) is said by some to be a partially dormant European defence and security organization composed of those states members of both NATO and the EU. Interestingly, however, New York Universitys published work (Holyworth and Jolyon) Defending...
Ranks and insignia of NATO are combined military insignia used by the countries whose militaries contribute to the security of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ...
Officers (OF 1 - 10) 1 Honorary/War time rank. ...
Other/Enlisted ranks (OR 1 - 9) ...
Here is a rough list United states Air force: O-10General O-9 Lieutenant general O-8 Major general O-7 Brigadier general O-6 Colonel O-5 Lieutenant colonel O-4 Major O-3 Captain O-2 First lieutenant O-1 Second lieutenant See also NATO Ranks and insignia...
Other Ranks (OR 1 - 9) The following is a rough list of USAF ranks: E-9 Chief master sergeant E-8 Senior master sergeant E-7 Master sergeant E-6 Technical sergeant E-5 Staff sergeant E-4 no equivalent E-3 Airman first class E-2 Airman E-1...
See also NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO...
See also NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO...
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