The flag of NATO NATO 2002 Summit 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, 1949. ... This the original template-based version, in nowiki tags so it loads. ... Officers (OF 1 - 10) 1 Honorary/War time rank. ... Other/Enlisted ranks (OR 1 - 9) See also NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Officers Categories: NATO | Military ranks by country | Military insignia ... poop ... 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...
The navy of Poland is, however, a notable exception, with Commander being OF-5.
In armies and marines, Captain is the rank (equivalent of NATOrank code OF-2) of a commissioned officer that is a rank above a Lieutenant and below a Major.
In the fictional universe of Star Trek, which assigns ranks in a manner similar to the United States Navy, the rank of Captain is typically given to Starfleet officers in command of starships.
The unity of NATO was breached early on in its history, with a crisis occurring during Charles de Gaulle's presidency of France from 1958 onward.
NATO was founded early in the Cold War with the express aim of defending western Europe against a military invasion by the Soviet Union.
On 19 June 2003, a major restructuring of the NATO military commands began as the Headquarters of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic were abolished and a new command, Allied Command Transformation (ACT), was established in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, and the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) became the Headquarters of Allied Command Operations (ACO).