The Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) was one of two supreme commanders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the other being the...
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Supreme Allied Commander is the title held by the most senior commander within certain multinational military alliances. It originated as a term used...
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The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) is the commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Allied Command Operations (ACO) and head...
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was the commander in SHAEF throughout its existence. The position itself shares a common lineage with Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Atlantic, but they...
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(2009–2012). Allied Command Transformation was preceded by Allied Command Atlantic (ACLANT) established in 1952 under the overall command of Supreme Allied Commander...
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military commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, head of NATO's now-defunct Allied Command Atlantic Supreme...
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The Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is the military headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Allied Command Operations...
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(ACT). The headquarters and commander of ACO is Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), respectively...
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Marine Corps, were as the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) for NATO and as Commander-in-Chief for the U.S. Atlantic Command (CINCUSACOM) (1994–1997)...
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Allied Command Channel (ACCHAN) was one of three major North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commands from 1952 to 1994. Commander-in-Chief Channel...
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eliminated by merging Allied Forces Southern Europe with U.S. Naval Forces Europe. Similarly, when the U.S. Atlantic Fleet commander (CINCLANTFLT) was separated...
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addition to the LANTCOM post, also held the position of NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT). There were also Army and Air Force components,...
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1950 to 1951 and as commander in chief of the United States Atlantic Fleet from 1951 to 1954, and was the first supreme allied commander of all NATO forces...
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Commanders were the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT). NATO has its roots in the Atlantic Charter...
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Ian Forbes (category Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath)
1946) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic. Educated at Eastbourne College, Forbes joined the Royal Navy...
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Flag of NATO (redirect from Flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
headquarters of the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic. The modern flag was first hoisted on November 9, 1953, at the opening ceremony of the Atlantic Exhibition...
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exercises jointly commanded by Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, USN, and Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Matthew B. Ridgeway...
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the prime maritime advisor to the Alliance. When directed by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), it provides the core of the headquarters responsible...
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held the positions of Commander-in-Chief United States Atlantic Command (CINCLANT) and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT). But after a...
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overall commander for their ground forces. With the establishment of Allied Command Atlantic (ACLANT) on 30 January 1952, the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic...
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States Navy four-star admiral who served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT), Commander-in-Chief of the United States Joint Forces Command...
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Frank Kelso (category United States submarine commanders)
Executive Assistant to the Commander in Chief, United States Atlantic Command and Atlantic Fleet and Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic from September 1975 to...
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Geoffrey Dalton (category Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath)
September 2020) was a Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic. Educated at Reigate Grammar School and the Royal Naval College...
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Additionally, the dual-hatted title of Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic carried over to JFCOM from U.S. Atlantic Command and remained until October 2003...
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jointly commanded by Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, United States Navy, and Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Matthew...
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James Perowne (category Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire)
1947) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic from 1998 to 2002. Educated at Sherborne School, and the Royal...
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Peter Woodhead (category Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath)
1939) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic from 1991 to 1993. Educated at Leeds Grammar School, HMS Conway...
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Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape (category Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire)
in establishing NATO and agreed to the principle that the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic should be an American admiral, in the face of fierce British...
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David Clutterbuck (category Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire)
December 2008) was a Royal Navy officer who became NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1966. Educated at HMS Conway (school ship), Clutterbuck...
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1960 to 1963 and Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic/Commander in Chief, Allied Command Atlantic/Commander in Chief, United States Atlantic Fleet from 1963...
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