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| incumbent = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]] [[Andrew Rohling]], [[United States Army|USA]]
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| first = Lt Gen T. R. Milton <ref>https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_139939.htm, ''NATO'', Jan 10, 2017, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.</ref>
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The '''Deputy Chair of the NATO Military Committee''' (DCMC) is the deputy head of the [[NATO Military Committee]]. Originally titled as the '''Deputy Chairman''', the post was redesignated in 2021 to reflect the gender-neutrality of the post.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_183793.htm?selectedLocale=en|title=by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Chair of the NATO Military Committee following the Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence session|publisher=NATO|date=18 May 2021|accessdate=19 May 2021}}</ref>
The current Deputy Chair of the NATO Military Committee is [[U.S. Army]] Lieutenant General [[Andrew Rohling]]. He is the 24th Deputy Chair and took office on February 12, 2024.
==Role==
The DCMC assists the Chair, advises the [[Secretary General of NATO|Deputy Secretary General]]<ref>https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/who_is_who_62218.htm, ''NATO Deputy Secretary General'', Feb 14, 2012, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.</ref> and serves as the principal agent for coordination of nuclear, biological, and chemical matters for the Military Committee.<ref>https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_69471.htm, ''Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (DCMC)'', Jan 19, 2016, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.</ref> Finally, in the Chair's absence, the Deputy Chair directs the daily operations and business of the Military Committee, NATO's highest military authority.<ref>https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_publications/20170213_2016-nato-encyclopedia-eng.pdf, ''NATO Encyclopedia'', 2016, p. 338, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.</ref><ref>https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49152.htm,''NATO: Chairman of the Military Committee'', Dec 7, 2017, retrieved Feb 15, 2018</ref>
The Deputy Chair, always a US general or flag officer, provides a particular and ideal vantage point to serve the Alliance's Transatlantic bond.<ref>{{cite web |author1=NATO |authorlink1=NATO |title=Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (DCMC) |url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_69471.htm |website=NATO |accessdate=21 August 2018 |date=19 January 2016}}</ref>  Having unique and relevant access to U.S. nuclear information coupled with an intimate relationship with NATO's other member states offers distinctive opportunities to provide best military advice, especially pertaining to nuclear matters.<ref name="auto">Douglas S. Bland, 'The Military Committee of the North Atlantic Alliance: A Study of Structure and Strategy,' New York, Praeger, 1991, p. 182.</ref>  While being a U.S. officer, the individual serves in an international capacity to represent the interests of the Alliance.
==History==
A Chairman position was initially established without a Deputy, but as the command structure evolved and the demands on the Chairman increased, the need for a Deputy became obvious.
The Deputy's origins come from within the structure of the [[Structure of NATO|International Military Staff]]<ref>https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_64557.htm?, ''NATO International Military Staff'', Jun 15, 2017, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.</ref> (IMS) as the 1963 Military Committee reforms provided the Director of the IMS a vice-director who held "special responsibilities for nuclear matters."<ref name="auto1">Douglas S. Bland, 'The Military Committee of the North Atlantic Alliance: A Study of Structure and Strategy,' New York, Praeger, 1991, p. 181.</ref> This office was always an American to link the United States and NATO in nuclear strategy.<ref name="auto1"/> Two dynamics served as the catalyst to establish the Deputy Chairman position on the Military Committee as it reflects today: 1. When the Chairman was away from Brussels, using a Military Representative within the Military Committee as a substitute proved unviable due to the conflict of simultaneously representing the interests of the Military Committee at large and one's own national interests and 2. the Military Committee did not want to create additional high-ranking officer positions to resolve the first issue. As a solution, the Military Committee elected to eliminate the Vice Director of the IMS position and simultaneously establish a new post of Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee.  The Deputy position would still maintain the special responsibility for nuclear matters and remain a U.S. officer as established for the Vice-Director position.  The NAC approved the proposal on January 6, 1967, to formally establish the position of Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee.<ref name="auto"/>
==List==
Since the establishment of the Deputy Chairman position in 1967, there have been 9 from the Air Force, 5 from the Army, 4 from the Navy, and 2 from the Marine Corps. The deputy chairs have been:<ref>https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_69471.htm, ''NATO'', Jan 10, 2016, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.</ref>
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{{Officeholder table
| order               = 1
| image               = TheodoreRMilton.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[T. R. Milton]]
| officeholder_sort   = Milton, T. R.
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = 1915
| died_year           = 2010
| term_start          = {{dts|1969|03}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1971|08}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1969|03|1|1971|08|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Air Force]]
| defence_branch_sort = Air Force US
| ref                 = <ref>http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106228/general-tr-milton/, ''General T. R. Milton Biography'', retrieved Feb 15, 2018.</ref>
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{{Officeholder table
| order               = 2
| image               = Edward_Rowny.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Edward Rowny]]
| officeholder_sort   = Rowny, Edward
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = 1917
| died_year           = 2017
| term_start          = {{dts|1971|08}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1973|03}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1971|08|1|1973|03|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:Military service mark of the United States Army.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Army]]
| defence_branch_sort = Army US
| ref                 = .
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| order               = 3
| image               = VADM_Minter,_Charles_Stamps_Jr.jpg
| military_rank       = Vice Admiral
| officeholder        = [[Charles S. Minter Jr.|Charles S. Minter]]
| officeholder_sort   = Minter, C. S.
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = 1915
| died_year           = 2008
| term_start          = {{dts|1973|03}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1974|08}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1973|03|1|1974|08|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy]]
| defence_branch_sort = Navy US
| ref                 = .
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 4
| image               = Lt Gen Richard Schaefer.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = Richard F. Schaefer
| officeholder_sort   = Schaefer, Richard
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = 1919
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|1974|08}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1975|06}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1974|08|1|1975|06|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Air Force]]
| defence_branch_sort = Air Force US
| ref                 = <ref>http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/105652/lieutenant-general-richard-f-shaefer/,''US Air Force'', retrieved Feb 15, 2018</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 5
| image               = Lt Gen Martin Colladay.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = Martin G. Colladay
| officeholder_sort   = Colladay, Martin
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = 1925
| died_year           = 2003
| term_start          = {{dts|1975|06}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1977|08}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1975|06|1|1977|08|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Air Force]]
| defence_branch_sort = Air Force US
| ref                 = <ref>http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107427/lieutenant-general-martin-g-colladay/,''US Air Force Biographies'', retrieved Feb 15, 2018</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 6
| image               = Cantlay, George.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = George G. Cantlay
| officeholder_sort   = Cantlay, George
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = 1938
| died_year           = 1999
| term_start          = {{dts|1977|08}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1979|08}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1977|08|1|1979|08|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:Military service mark of the United States Army.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Army]]
| defence_branch_sort = Army US
| ref                 = <ref>http://apps.westpointaog.org/Memorials/Article/13573/,''US Military Academy Association of Graduates'',Cullum No. 13573, retrieved Feb 15, 2018</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 7
| image               = Lincoln_Faurer_-_NSA.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Lincoln D. Faurer]]
| officeholder_sort   = Faurer, Lincoln
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = 1928
| died_year           = 2014
| term_start          = {{dts|1979|08}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1981|03}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1979|08|1|1981|03|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Air Force]]
| defence_branch_sort = Air Force US
| ref                 = .
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{{Officeholder table
| order               = 8
| image               = Lt Gen Sinclair Melner.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = Sinclair L. Melner
| officeholder_sort   = Melner, S.
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           =
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|1981|06}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1984|06}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1981|03|1|1984|06|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:Military service mark of the United States Army.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Army]]
| defence_branch_sort = Army US
| ref                 = .
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{{Officeholder table
| order               = 9
| image               = PSWilliams-DA-SC-87-10846.jpeg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Paul S. Williams Jr.]]
| officeholder_sort   = Williams, P.
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           =
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|1984|06}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1986|05}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1984|06|1|1986|05|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:Military service mark of the United States Army.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Army]]
| defence_branch_sort = Army US
| ref                 = .
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 10
| image               = VADM J T Howe.jpg
| military_rank       = Vice Admiral
| officeholder        = [[Jonathan T. Howe]]
| officeholder_sort   = Howe, J.
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           =
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|1986|06}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1987|06}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1986|06|1|1987|06|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy]]
| defence_branch_sort = Navy US
| ref                 = .
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 11
| image               = Lt Gen Robert D. Beckel.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Robert D. Beckel]]
| officeholder_sort   = Beckel, Robert
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = 1937
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|1987|06}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1990|01}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1987|06|1|1990|01|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Air Force]]
| defence_branch_sort = Air Force US
| ref                 = <ref>http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107761/lieutenant-general-robert-d-beckel/,''US Air Force Biographies'', retrieved Feb 15, 2018</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 12
| image               = Lt Gen Charles Otstott.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Charles P. Otstott]]
| officeholder_sort   = Otstott, Charles
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = 1937
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|1990|02}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1992|06}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1990|01|1|1992|06|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:Military service mark of the United States Army.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Army]]
| defence_branch_sort = Army US
| ref                 = .
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 13
| image               = VADM N W Ray.jpg
| military_rank       = Vice Admiral
| officeholder        = [[Norman W. Ray]]
| officeholder_sort   = Ray, N. W.
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           =
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|1992|06}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1995|11}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1992|06|1|1995|11|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy]]
| defence_branch_sort = Navy US
| ref                 = .
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 14
| image               = Nicholas_Kehoe_USAF.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Nicholas Kehoe]]
| officeholder_sort   = Kehoe, Nicholas
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = 1943
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|1995|11}}
| term_end            = {{dts|1998|09}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1995|11|1|1998|09|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Air Force]]
| defence_branch_sort = Air Force US
| ref                 = .
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 15
| image               = Lt Gen Michael Byron.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Michael J. Byron (general)|Michael J. Byron]]
| officeholder_sort   = Byron, Michael
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = 1941
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|1998|09}}
| term_end            = {{dts|2001|04}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|1998|09|1|2001|04|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Marine Corps]]
| defence_branch_sort = Marine Corps US
| ref                 = <ref>https://www.nato.int/cv/milrep/us/byron-e.htm,''NATO'',Nov 16, 1999, retrieved Feb 15, 2018</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 16
| image               = VADM Malcolm Fages.jpg
| military_rank       = Vice Admiral
| officeholder        = [[Malcolm I. Fages]]
| officeholder_sort   = Fages, Malcolm
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           =
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|2001|05}}
| term_end            = {{dts|2004|04}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|2001|04|1|2004|04|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:Emblem of the United States Navy.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Navy]]
| defence_branch_sort = Navy US
| ref                 = <ref>https://www.nato.int/cv/dmilcom/fages.htm,''NATO'', Sep 12, 2002, retrieved Feb 15, 2018</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 17
| image               = Lt Gen Thomas Baptiste.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Thomas L. Baptiste]]
| officeholder_sort   = Baptiste, Thomas
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           =
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|2004|04}}
| term_end            = {{dts|2007|04}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|2004|04|1|2007|04|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Air Force]]
| defence_branch_sort = Air Force US
| ref                 = <ref>http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107764/lieutenant-general-thomas-l-baptiste/,''US Air Force Biographies'', retrieved Feb 15, 2018</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 18
| image               = Lt Gen Karl Eikenberry.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Karl Eikenberry|Karl W. Eikenberry]]
| officeholder_sort   = Eikenberry, Karl
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = 1951
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|2007|04}}
| term_end            = {{dts|2009|05}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|2007|04|1|2009|05|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:Military service mark of the United States Army.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Army]]
| defence_branch_sort = Army US
| ref                 = .
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 19
| image               = LtGen Walter E. Gaskin (2).jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Walter E. Gaskin]]
| officeholder_sort   = Gaskin, Walter
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           =
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|2009|05}}
| term_end            = {{dts|2013|08}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|2009|05|1|2013|08|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Marine Corps]]
| defence_branch_sort = Marine Corps US
| ref                 = .
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 20
| image               = LIEUTENANT GENERAL MARK O. SCHISSLER USAF.JPG
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = Mark O. Schissler
| officeholder_sort   = Schissler, Mark
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           =
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|2013|08}}
| term_end            = {{dts|2016|11}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|2013|08|1|2016|11|1}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Air Force]]
| defence_branch_sort = Air Force US
| ref                 = <ref>p://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107994/lieutenant-general-mark-o-schissler/,''US Air Force Biographies'', retrieved Feb 15, 2018</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 21
| image               = Steven M. Shepro (4).jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Steven M. Shepro]]
| officeholder_sort   = Shepro, Steven
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           =
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|2016|11|4}}
| term_end            = {{dts|2019|09|18}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|2016|11|1|2019|09|18}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Air Force]]
| defence_branch_sort = Air Force US
| ref                 = <ref>http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108594/brigadier-general-steven-m-shepro/,''US Air Force Biographies'', retrieved Feb 15, 2018</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 22
| image               = Lt. Gen. Scott A. Kindsvater.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Scott Kindsvater]]
| officeholder_sort   = Kindsvater, Scott
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           =
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|2019|09|18}}
| term_end            = {{dts|2021|10|01}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|2019|09|18|2021|10|01}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Air Force]]
| defence_branch_sort = Air Force US
| ref                 = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_169410.htm |title=Lieutenant General Scott A. Kindsvater, Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee |website=www.nato.int |access-date=Jul 14, 2020}}</ref>
}}
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| order               = 23
| image               = Lt Gen Lance K. Landrum.jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Lance Landrum]]
| officeholder_sort   = Landrum, Lance
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = {{circa|1970}}
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|2021|10|11}}
| term_end            = {{dts|2023|09|21}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|2021|10|11|2023|09|21}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:U.S. Air Force service mark.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Air Force]]
| defence_branch_sort = Air Force US
| ref                 = <ref>{{cite tweet|author=Admiral Rob Bauer|user=CMC_NATO|number=1447562109974466569|title=Today we welcomed 🇺🇸 LtGen Lance Landrum to our table as the new Deputy Chair of the #NATOMC.|date=October 11, 2021|access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order               = 24
| image               = Lt. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling (2).jpg
| military_rank       = Lieutenant General
| officeholder        = [[Andrew Rohling]]
| officeholder_sort   = Rohling, Andrew
| officeholder_note   =
| born_year           = {{circa|1967}}
| died_year           =
| term_start          = {{dts|2024|02|12}}
| timeinoffice        = {{age in years and months|2024|02|12}}
| defence_branch      = [[File:Military service mark of the United States Army.svg|75px]]<br />[[United States Army]]
| defence_branch_sort = Army US
| ref                 = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_222613.htm |title=NATO Military Committee welcomes new Deputy Chair, Lieutenant General Andrew M. Rohling |date=2024-02-12 |website=NATO}}</ref>
}}
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==See also==
*[[Chairman of the NATO Military Committee]]
*[[NATO Military Committee]]
*[[Chairman of the European Union Military Committee]]
*[[International Military Staff]]
*[[Supreme Allied Commander Europe]]
== References ==
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== Further reading ==
*Douglas S. Bland, 'The Military Committee of the North Atlantic Alliance: A Study of Structure and Strategy,' New York, Praeger, 1991.
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