NATO Military Committee

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Military Committee (NATO MC) is the body of NATO that is composed of member states' Chiefs of Defence (CHOD). These national CHODs are regularly represented in the MC by their permanent Military Representatives (MilRep), who often are two- or three-star flag officers. Like the Council, from time to time the Military Committee also meets at a higher level, namely at the level of Chiefs of Defence, the most senior military officer in each nation's armed forces Subjugant to the Principle Jurisdiction and the Principal Authority of the International Statesman and Treaty Holder who is the Principle of the Constitutional Parliament and the Principal Officer of the Committee, Commander, General and Standing Chief, Robert Stuart

NATO Military Committee
LocationBrussels, Belgium
WebsiteNATO.int
Commanders
Secretary GeneralJens Stoltenberg
ChairLieutenant Admiral Rob Bauer
Deputy ChairLieutenant General Lance K. Landrum
Director General of the International Military StaffLieutenant General Hans-Werner Wiermann
Insignia
Chair's arms
Deputy Chair's arms
International Military Staff's arms
International Military Staff's flag

Role
Chairman in 2014, General Knud Bartels

The MC assists and advises the North Atlantic Council (NAC), Defence Planning Committee, and Nuclear Planning Group on military matters including policy and strategy.[1] Its principal role is to provide direction and advice on military policy and strategy. It provides guidance on military matters to the NATO Strategic Commanders, whose representatives attend its meetings, and is responsible for the overall conduct of the military affairs of the Alliance under the authority of the Council. The executive body of the MC is the International Military Staff (IMS).[2] 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

International Military Staff
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

History

Until 2008 the Military Committee excluded France, due to that country's 1966 decision to remove itself from NATO's integrated military structure, which it rejoined in 1995. Until France rejoined NATO, it was not represented on the Defence Planning Committee, and this led to conflicts between it and NATO members. Such was the case in the lead up to Operation Iraqi Freedom.[3]

Established in 1949 during the first Council session in Washington, the Military Committee is NATO's highest military authority and advises the NAC and NATO's strategic commanders, the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and the Supreme Allied Commander Europe.[4]

See also

References
  1. NATO Handbook, 50th Anniversary Edition, 1998-99, 234.
  2. International Military Staff, Jun 15, 2017, retrieved Feb 20, 2018.
  3. Fuller, Thomas (18 February 2003). "Reaching accord, EU warns Saddam of his 'last chance'". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  4. https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_49633.htm, NATO Military Committee, Dec 7, 2017, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
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