NATO

:This Wikipedia article uses European English spelling because of NATO's historical use of this style as a standard{{fn|1}}. NATO is also an acronym for the National Association of Theatre Owners.

Military structure

NATO's military operations are directed by two Strategic Commanders, both senior American Officers assisted by a staff drawn from across NATO. The Strategic Commanders are responsible to the Military Committee for the overall direction and conduct of all Alliance military matters within their areas of command.

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Before 2003 the Strategic Commanders were the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) but the current arrangement is to separate command responsibility between Allied Command Transformation (ACT), responsible for transformation and training of NATO forces, and Allied Command Operations, responsible for NATO operations world wide.

Related Topics:
2003 - Supreme Allied Commander Europe - Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic - Allied Command Transformation - Allied Command Operations

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The commander of Allied Command Operations retained the title "Supreme Allied Commander Europe", and is based in the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons. This is about 80 km (50 miles) away from NATO's political headquarters. Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is based in the former Allied Command Atlantic headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

Related Topics:
Casteau - Belgian - Mons - Norfolk - Virginia - USA

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NATO operates a fleet of E-3 Sentry AWACS airborne radar aircraft.

Related Topics:
E-3 Sentry - AWACS

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