Allied Command Operations

Locations of NATO's two strategic commands—Allied Command Transformation (ACT; yellow marks) and Allied Command Operations (ACO; red marks)—the latter of which has Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) as its headquarters. The subordinate centres of ACT and subordinate commands and joint force commands of ACO are also shown.

Allied Command Operations (ACO) is one of the two strategic commands of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the other being Allied Command Transformation (ACT). The headquarters and commander of ACO is Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), respectively.

Structure

An overview of the NATO Military Command Structure (NCS):

Liaison:      Provides advice and support to the NAC
Political strategic level:
North Atlantic Council
Secretary General of NATO
Brussels, BE
International Staff
Brussels, BE
Military strategic level:


Chair of the NATO Military Committee

NATO HQ, Brussels, BE
Strategic commands:


SACEUR
(ACO, SHAPE)
Mons, BE


SACT
(Allied Command Transformation, HQ SACT)
Norfolk, US
Tactical commands:Transformational commands:
Allied Air Command Allied Air Command
Ramstein, DE
Joint Warfare Centre Joint Warfare Centre
Stavanger, NO
Allied Maritime Command Allied Maritime Command
Northwood, GB
Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre
Lisbon, PT
Allied Land Command Allied Land Command
İzmir, TR
Joint Force Training Centre Joint Force Training Centre
Bydgoszcz, PL
Misc.:
Joint Support and Enabling Command Ulm, DE
Operational commands:NATO Communication and Information Systems Group Communications & Information Systems Group Mons, BE Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO
Oeiras, PT
Joint Force Command Norfolk
Norfolk, US
Allied Joint Force Command Naples Allied Joint Force Command Naples
Naples, IT
Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
Brunssum, NL
Response Force: Multinational Corps Southeast
Sibiu, RO
Multinational Corps Northeast
Szczecin, PL


Under ACO, there are three Strategic Level Commands and three tactical level commands:

Strategic Level Commands:

Tactical Level commands:

Other commands:

Joint Force Command Norfolk

Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF) provides a critical capability to Supreme Allied Commander Europe's (SACEUR) operational responsibilities. JFCNF was established out of the allied assessment of a changing security environment that emphasizes the trans-Atlantic as a critical domain. As an organization governed by an international memorandum of understanding (MoU), the command provides the capability to act early in a crisis to ensure a joint deterrent response and improve the responsiveness of NATO within that trans-Atlantic domain.

JFCNF works seamlessly with allies and NATO partners in all domains and to provide awareness and synchronization with allies, while ensuring readiness and contributing to NATO objectives and core tasks. The NATO functions of JFCNF are related to the transition from a crisis to a high-intensity conflict. In this role, the command will contribute to enhance NATO's warfighting capability.

Established in 2018, the first JFCNF commander was Vice Admiral Andrew L. Lewis, USN who also commanded the recently re-established United States Second Fleet, also headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. As of 2021, the JFCNF and 2nd Fleet commander is Vice Admiral Daniel W. Dwyer, USN.

Joint Support Enabling Command

SACEUR also has operational command of the Joint Support and Enabling Command.

See also


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