NATO Military Committee

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NATO Military Committee
LocationBrussels, Belgium
WebsiteNATO.int
Commanders
Secretary GeneralMark Rutte
ChairLieutenant Admiral Rob Bauer
Deputy ChairVacant
Director General of the International Military StaffLieutenant General Janusz Adamczak
Insignia
Chair's armsFile:Coat of arms of the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.svg
Deputy Chair's armsFile:Coat of arms of the Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.svg
International Military Staff's armsFile:Coat of arms of the International Military Staff.svg
International Military Staff's flagFile:Flag of the International Military Staff.svg

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s Military Committee (MC) is the body 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 officers of the rank of general and admiral. 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.

Role

File:NATO's Chairman of the Military Committee General Knud Bartels makes opening statements 140521-D-HU462-160.jpg
Chairman in 2014, General Knud Bartels

The MC assists and advises the North Atlantic Council (NAC), Defence Planning Committee (DPC), and Nuclear Planning Group (NPG) 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 Supreme Allied Commanders of Allied Command Operations and Allied Command Transformation, 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]

Current NATO Chiefs of Defence

Member CHOD Member CHOD Member CHOD
Albania

Chief of the General Staff of
Albania

Member since
1 April 2009 		File:ArbenKingji.jpg
Major General
Arben Kingji [de; nl]
of the
File:Albanian Land Forces insignia.svg Albanian Land Force 		Belgium

Chief of Defence of
Belgium

Member since
24 August 1949 		File:F16 Quick Reaction Force Benelux (cropped).jpg
General
Frederik Vansina
of the
File:Air Force Ensign of Belgium.svg Belgian Air Component 		Bulgaria

Chief of Defence of
Bulgaria

Member since
29 March 2004 		File:Admiral Emil Eftimov, Bulgaria Chief of the Defense, at the Pentagon on January 11, 2024 (cropped).jpg
Admiral
Emil Eftimov [bg; de; he]
of the
File:Naval Ensign of Bulgaria.svg Bulgarian Navy
Canada

Chief of the Defence Staff of
Canada

Member since
24 August 1949 		File:Canadian Forces emblem.svg
General
Jennie Carignan
of the
File:Flag of the Canadian Army.svg Canadian Army 		Croatia

Chief of the General Staff of
Croatia

Member since
1 April 2009 		File:Seal of Armed Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia.png
Colonel general
Tihomir Kundid
of the
File:Flag of Croatian Army.svg Croatian Army 		Czech Republic

Chief of the General Staff of the
Czech Republic

Member since
12 March 1999 		File:Lieutenant General Karel Řehka, Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, at the Pentagon on February 27, 2024 (cropped).jpg
Lieutenant General
Karel Řehka
of the
File:Znak Ředitelství speciálních sil.png Czech Special Forces
Denmark

Chief of Defence of
Denmark

Member since
24 August 1949 		File:Michael Wiggers Hyldgaard DVIDS7231908 (cropped).jpg
Major General
Michael Hyldgaard [da]
of the
File:Flag of Denmark (state).svg Royal Danish Army 		Estonia

Commander of the Defence Forces of
Estonia

Member since
29 March 2004 		File:Andrus Merilo 2024 (cropped).jpg
Major General
Andrus Merilo
of the
File:Flag of Estonian Land Forces.svg Estonian Land Forces 		Finland

Chief of Defence of
Finland

Member since
4 April 2023 		File:Finnish Defence Command insignia (big).png
General
Janne Jaakkola
of the
File:Suomen Maavoimien tunnus.svg Finnish Army
France

Chief of the Defence Staff of
France

Member since
24 August 1949[lower-alpha 1] 		File:General Thierry Burkhard, French Chief of the Defence Staff, at the École Militaire in Paris, France participates in a Military Honors Ceremony on June 5, 2024 (cropped).jpg
General
Thierry Burkhard
of the
File:Logo of the French Army (Armee de Terre).svg French Army 		Germany

Inspector General of the Bundeswehr of
Germany

Member since
6 May 1955[lower-alpha 2] 		File:Germany Chief of Defense Gen. Carsten Breuer Participates in a Public Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - 52791770623 (cropped).jpg
General
Carsten Breuer
of the
File:Colour of Germany.svg German Army 		Greece

Chief of the General Staff of
Greece

Member since
18 February 1952 		File:Hellenic National Defence General Staff Seal.svg
General
Dimitrios Choupis
of the
File:Hellenic Army War Flag.svg Hellenic Army
Hungary

Chief of the General Staff of
Hungary

Member since
12 March 1999 		File:Insignia Hungary Army HVK.svg
Colonel General
Gábor Böröndi
of the
File:War Flag of Hungary.svg Hungarian Ground Forces 		Iceland

Director of the Security and Defence Department of
Iceland

Member since
24 August 1949 		File:Coat of arms of Iceland.svg

Jónas G. Allansson
 Italy

Chief of the Defence Staff of
Italy

Member since
24 August 1949 		File:Generale CA Luciano Portolano mr.jpg
General
Luciano Portolano
of the
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italian Army
Latvia

Commander of the Armed Forces of
Latvia

Member since
29 March 2004 		File:Leonīds Kalniņš (2).jpg
Lieutenant General
Leonīds Kalniņš
of the
File:Latvian National Guard emblem.svg Latvian National Guard 		Lithuania

Chief of Defence of
Lithuania

Member since
29 March 2004 		File:Gen. Raimundas Vaikšnoras official portrait (2024).jpg
General
Raimundas Vaikšnoras [de; lt; ru]
of the
File:Flag of the Lithuanian Army.svg Lithuanian Land Force 		Luxembourg

Chief of Defence of
Luxembourg

Member since
24 August 1949 		File:Journée de la commémoration nationale 2021 (131) Steve Thull (cropped).jpg
General
Steve Thull
of the
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Army
Montenegro

Chief of the General Staff of
Montenegro

Member since
5 June 2017 		File:Military of Montenegro.gif
Brigadier General
Zoran Lazarević [de]
of the
File:VCG-KOV.png Montenegrin Ground Army 		Netherlands

Chief of Defence of the
Netherlands

Member since
24 August 1949 		File:Portretfoto Onno Eichelsheim (cropped).jpg
General
Onno Eichelsheim
of the
File:Flag of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.svg Royal Netherlands Air Force 		North Macedonia

Chief of the General Staff of
North Macedonia

Member since
27 March 2020 		File:Sasko Lefciski.png
Major General
Saško Lafčiski
of the
File:Полк за специјални опрации.svg North Macedonian Special Forces
Norway

Chief of Defence of
Norway

Member since
24 August 1949 		File:General Eirik Kristoffersen, Chief of Defense of the Armed Forces of Norway, at the Pentagon on 8 April 2024 (cropped).jpg
General
Eirik Kristoffersen
of the
File:Flag of the Norwegian Army.svg Norwegian Army 		Poland

Chief of the General Staff of
Poland

Member since
12 March 1999 		File:Wieslaw Kukula.png
General
Wiesław Kukuła
of the
File:PL territorial defence force flag IIIRP.svg Polish Territorial Defence Forces 		Portugal

Chief of the General Staff of
Portugal

Member since
24 August 1949 		File:Military flag of Portugal.svg
General
José Nunes da Fonseca [he; pt]
of the
File:Military flag of Portugal.svg Portuguese Army
Romania

Chief of the General Staff of
Romania

Member since
29 March 2004 		File:Maj. Gen. Gheorghiță Vlad, 2019.jpg
General
Gheorghiță Vlad [he]
of the
File:Flag of the Romanian Land Forces (Obverse).svg Romanian Land Forces 		Slovakia

Chief of the General Staff of
Slovakia

Member since
29 March 2004 		File:Generálmajor Daniel Zmeko.jpg
Lieutenant General
Daniel Zmeko
of the
File:Slovak Army Roundel.svg Slovak Ground Forces 		Slovenia

Chief of the General Staff of
Slovenia

Member since
29 March 2004 		File:General Robert Glavaš (cropped).jpg
Major General
Robert Glavaš [de; he; sl]
of the
File:Flag of the Slovenian Armed Forces.svg Slovenian Ground Force
Spain

Chief of the Defence Staff of
Spain

Member since
30 May 1982 		File:(Teodoro Esteban López Calderón) 180616-N-MZ309-213 (cropped).jpg
Admiral General
Teodoro Esteban López Calderón
of the
File:Naval jack of Spain.svg Spanish Navy 		Sweden

Supreme Commander of
Sweden

Member since
7 March 2024 		File:Lieutenant General Michael Claesson, Chief of the Defense Staff, Armed Forces of Sweden, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. on January 22, 2024 (cropped).jpg
General
Michael Claesson
of the
File:Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Swedish Army 		Turkey

Chief of the General Staff of
Turkey

Member since
18 February 1952 		File:Metin Gürak.png
General
Metin Gürak
of the
File:Flag of Turkish Land Forces Command.svg Turkish Land Forces
United Kingdom

Chief of the Defence Staff of the
United Kingdom

Member since
24 August 1949 		File:191120-N-BD231-113 (49106133536) (Tony Radakin cropped 3-4).jpg
Admiral
Tony Radakin
of the
File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy 		United States

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the
United States

Member since
24 August 1949 		File:Gen Charles Q. Brown Jr. (3).jpg
General
Charles Q. Brown Jr.
of the
File:Flag of the United States Air Force.svg United States Air Force
  1. ↑ Excluded from the Committee in 1966–2008.
  2. ↑ As West Germany. East Germany became part of NATO after German reunification on 3 October 1990

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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