NATO Special Operations Headquarters

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Lieutenant General Frank Kisner , commander of the NSHQ, and Admiral James Stavridis , commander of the SHAPE, open the new main building of the NSHQ

The NATO Special Operations Headquarters , or NSHQ for short , is the NATO body responsible for all special forces . The organization was founded at the Riga Summit as the NATO SOF Coordination Center , or NSCC for short . In 2009 the North Atlantic Council agreed to transfer the organization to today's NSHQ from March 1, 2010. The French name is Quartier général des opérations spéciales de l'OTAN . The NSCC was originally housed in the SHAPE for a transitional period. As of November 2010, a separate main building was built for 19 million US dollars. The building, built by the US Army Corps of Engineers Europe District , was completed in 2012. The NSHQ is affiliated with the Allied Center for Medical Education in which special units simulate medical situations that can occur during combat. The NSHQ is headed by Lieutenant General Marshall B. Webb and has around 200 employees. Deputy Commander is General James Stevenson's Brigade of the British Army , who was deputy under Sean Pybus.

The NSHQ is subordinate to the SACEUR . Its tasks are divided into four areas: coordinating and advising special units of NATO and other partner countries, improving compatibility and capabilities of special units, enabling operations in which special units are supported and generally establishing the NSHQ.

Commanders

No. Surname image Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
4th Colin J. Kilrain ( USN ) Vice Admiral Colin J. Kilrain.png 15th July 2016 ---
3 Marshall B. Webb ( USAF ) LTG Marshal Webb.png August 28, 2014 15th July 2016
2 Sean Pybus ( USN ) VICE ADMIRAL SEAN A. PYBUS.jpg 2nd of July 2013 August 28, 2014
1 Frank Kisner ( USAF ) Kisner fj.jpg July 7, 2010 2nd of July 2013

Other NSHQ generals

  • Brigade General Simon Hutchinson , former Deputy Commander under Frank Kisner
  • Brigade General James Stevenson , Deputy Commander (British Army)
  • Brigade General Vincent K. Becklung , Commanders of the NATO Special Operations School July 6, 2015 to February 2016 (USAF)

Web links

Commons : NATO Special Operations Headquarters  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • NSHQ - Official Website

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rapid Strategic Assessment for NATO Special Operations Headquarters. Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc., January 31, 2012, accessed April 12, 2014 .
  2. ^ Vince Little: USACE delivers NATO Special Operations Headquarters in Belgium. December 14, 2012, archived from the original on April 13, 2014 ; accessed on April 12, 2014 .
  3. ^ NATO Special Ops train to save lives. March 14, 2014, accessed April 12, 2014 .
  4. ^ Nigel Chamberlain: New Special Forces HQ open for business. NATO Watch, December 14, 2012, accessed April 12, 2012 .
  5. ^ NATO Special Operations Headquarters Commander. Vice Adm. Sean A. Pybus (USA N). Retrieved May 6, 2015 .
  6. ^ NATO Special Operations Headquarters Commander. Lt. Gen Marshall B. "Brad" Webb (USA AF). Retrieved May 6, 2015 .
  7. ^ NSHQ Campaign Design Framework. (pdf) Retrieved May 6, 2015 (English).
  8. ↑ a b c Change of Command at NATO Special Operations Headquarters. July 18, 2016, accessed June 6, 2017 .
  9. ↑ a b U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class VeShannah J. Lovelace: NATO Special Operations Headquarters is under New Command. In: NATO Alied Command Operations Webpage. SHAPE Public Affairs, July 2, 2013, accessed April 26, 2015 .
  10. ^ NATO Special Operations Headquarters Change of Command. In: NATO Alied Command Operations Webpage. SHAPE Public Affairs Office, August 29, 2014, accessed April 24, 2015 .
  11. ↑ LIEUTENANT GENERAL FRANK J. Kisner. September 1, 2013, accessed June 9, 2017 .
  12. ^ NSHQ Leadership. Archived from the original on December 22, 2012 ; accessed on June 9, 2017 (English).
  13. ↑ BRIGADIER GENERAL VINCENT K. BECKLUND. Retrieved June 7, 2017 .