"Maritime Command" redirects here. For the navy of Canada, see Royal Canadian Navy.
The Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) is the central command of all NATO maritime forces and the Commander MARCOM is the prime maritime advisor to the Alliance. When directed by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), it provides the core of the headquarters responsible for the conduct of maritime operations. The command is based at the Northwood Headquarters in Eastbury, Hertfordshire.
The Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet (Royal Navy), gained a NATO responsibility as Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic Area (CINCEASTLANT), as part of SACLANT, when the NATO military command structure was established in 1953. CINCEASTLANT headquarters was established at the Northwood Headquarters in northwest London.[1]
Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic was redesignated as Commander, Allied Maritime Component Command Northwood ('CC-Mar' or AMCCN) around 2004.[2] The command, which was renamed Allied Maritime Command Northwood in 2010, reports to Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum.[3]
At the 2010 NATO Summit in Lisbon it was decided to create a leaner and more effective command structure.[4] This reduced the number of major headquarters from 11 to 7 and, in particular, led to the deactivation of the Allied Maritime Command Naples on 27 March 2013 leaving the newly named MARCOM as the sole maritime component in NATO.[5]
MARCOM was created through the North Atlantic Council to ensure the interoperability of NATO maritime forces, and placed directly under the Supreme Allied Commander Europe to be the leading voice on maritime issues within the Alliance. It is responsible for planning and conducting all NATO maritime operations.[9]
MARCOM leads four standing NATO maritime groups, two frigate groups and two mine countermeasures groups. The Standing NATO Maritime Groups are a multinational, integrated maritime force made up of vessels from allied countries. The ships and any aircraft aboard are available to NATO to support Alliance tasking. These groups provide NATO with a continuous maritime capability. The command is also responsible for additional naval assets as they support NATO missions.[10]
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Maritime Command redirects here For the navy of Canada see Royal Canadian Navy The Allied Maritime Command MARCOM is the central command of all NATO maritime forces and the Commander MARCOM is the prime maritime advisor to the Alliance When directed by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe SACEUR it provides the core of the headquarters responsible for the conduct of maritime operations The command is based at the Northwood Headquarters in Eastbury Hertfordshire Allied Maritime CommandFounded1 December 2012TypeTactical level commandRoleCommand and control of maritime forcesPart ofAllied Command OperationsHeadquartersNorthwood Headquarters Hertfordshire United KingdomWebsitemc wbr nato wbr intCommandersCommanderVice Admiral Mike Utley Royal Navy Deputy CommanderVice Admiral Didier Maleterre French Navy Chief of StaffRear Admiral Jose Delgado Spanish Navy SHAPE ACLCMCJFCBSJFCNPJFC NF JSECHQ SACTJWCJFTCJALLCclass notpageimage Locations of NATO s two strategic commands Allied Command Transformation ACT with its subordinate centres blue marks and Allied Command Operations ACO headquartered at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe SHAPE and including its subordinate and joint force commands red marks Contents 1 History 2 Role 3 Current Structure 4 Standing Maritime Groups 5 Commanders 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe Commander in Chief Home Fleet Royal Navy gained a NATO responsibility as Commander in Chief Eastern Atlantic Area CINCEASTLANT as part of SACLANT when the NATO military command structure was established in 1953 CINCEASTLANT headquarters was established at the Northwood Headquarters in northwest London 1 Commander in Chief Eastern Atlantic was redesignated as Commander Allied Maritime Component Command Northwood CC Mar or AMCCN around 2004 2 The command which was renamed Allied Maritime Command Northwood in 2010 reports to Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum 3 At the 2010 NATO Summit in Lisbon it was decided to create a leaner and more effective command structure 4 This reduced the number of major headquarters from 11 to 7 and in particular led to the deactivation of the Allied Maritime Command Naples on 27 March 2013 leaving the newly named MARCOM as the sole maritime component in NATO 5 MARCOM led Operation Active Endeavour NATO s only Article 5 operation which ended in 2016 MARCOM also led Operation Ocean Shield NATO s counter piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean which also ended in 2016 6 Currently MARCOM leads Operation Sea Guardian designed as a Maritime Security Operation to provide security in the Mediterranean Sea 7 8 Role editMARCOM was created through the North Atlantic Council to ensure the interoperability of NATO maritime forces and placed directly under the Supreme Allied Commander Europe to be the leading voice on maritime issues within the Alliance It is responsible for planning and conducting all NATO maritime operations 9 Current Structure editPOLITICAL STRATEGIC LEVEL nbsp North Atlantic Council NAC NATO Headquarters Brussels BEL Secretary General SECGEN NATO Headquarters Brussels BELInternational Staff IS NATO Headquarters Brussels BEL MILITARY STRATEGIC LEVEL nbsp International Military Staff IMS NATO Headquarters Brussels BEL nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Military Committee MC NATO Headquarters Brussels BEL STRATEGIC COMMANDS nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Supreme Allied Commander TransformationAllied Command Transformation ACT Norfolk USA nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Supreme Allied Commander EuropeAllied Command Operations ACO Mons BEL TRANSFORMATION COMMANDS OPERATIONAL COMMANDS nbsp Joint Warfare Centre JWC Stavanger NOR nbsp Joint Force Command Brunssum JFC Brunssum Brunssum NLD nbsp Allied Air Command AIRCOM Ramstein DEU nbsp Joint Force Training Centre JFTC Bydgoszcz POL nbsp Joint Force Command Naples JFC Naples Naples ITA nbsp Allied Land Command LANDCOM Izmir TUR nbsp Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre JALLC Lisbon PRT nbsp Joint Force Command Norfolk JFC Norfolk Norfolk Virginia USA nbsp Allied Maritime Command MARCOM Northwood GBR nbsp Joint Support and Enabling Command JSEC Ulm DEUStanding Maritime Groups editMARCOM leads four standing NATO maritime groups two frigate groups and two mine countermeasures groups The Standing NATO Maritime Groups are a multinational integrated maritime force made up of vessels from allied countries The ships and any aircraft aboard are available to NATO to support Alliance tasking These groups provide NATO with a continuous maritime capability The command is also responsible for additional naval assets as they support NATO missions 10 Current groups are Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 SNMG1 Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 SNMG2 Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 SNMCMG1 Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 SNMCMG2 Commanders editCommanders have been Vice Admiral Sir Trevor Soar 2010 2012 11 Vice Admiral Sir George Zambellas 2012 2013 12 Vice Admiral Peter Hudson 2013 2015 13 Vice Admiral Sir Clive Johnstone 2015 2019 14 Vice Admiral Sir Keith Blount 2019 2023 15 Vice Admiral Mike Utley 2023 Present 16 References edit The Military Structure NATO Retrieved 7 April 2019 The Permanent Joint Headquarters UK Government Retrieved 15 June 2014 The Evolution of NATO s Command Structure 1951 2009 PDF NATO Retrieved 16 April 2013 NATO Lisbon Summit 2010 NATO Retrieved 27 February 2014 Deactivation ceremony of Allied Maritime Command Naples Headquarters Allied Joint Force Command Naples Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 16 April 2013 2009 Operation Ocean Shield News Articles Manw nato int Archived from the original on 29 April 2011 Retrieved 19 May 2011 Operation Sea Guardian NATO 11 December 2017 Retrieved 22 February 2018 2017 OPERATIONS SEA GUARDIAN NATO 11 December 2017 Retrieved 22 February 2018 MARCOM Mission NATO Retrieved 27 February 2014 Allied Maritime Command Standing Forces NATO Retrieved 8 May 2016 Assignments Navy News 1 November 2011 p 38 Retrieved 28 April 2023 Admiral Sir George Zambellas KCB DSC ADC Ministry of Defence Retrieved 26 April 2023 Ups and outs October 2012 Defence Viewpoints NATO Maritime Command Changes Leadership Allied Maritime Command 20 May 2019 Retrieved 20 May 2019 Royal Navy Appoints New Senior Officers Forces Network 18 February 2019 Retrieved 18 February 2019 Allied Maritime Command NATO Retrieved 28 April 2023 External links editOfficial website nbsp This European military article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Allied Maritime Command amp oldid 1219224729, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
