Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
The Supreme Allied Command Transformation ( SACT ) is the Supreme Commander of the Allied Command Transformation of NATO in Norfolk (Virginia) .
Emergence
Originally, the operational NATO high command was divided into the areas of responsibility “Europe” ( Supreme Allied Commander Europe ; SACEUR ) and “Atlantic” ( Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic ; SACLANT ). However, this separation was abolished in 2003 in the course of a reformation and transformation of the NATO command structure and the post of SACLANT was given up. As a result, a new command area was created: Supreme Allied Commander Transformation ( SACT ), which deals with the change and adaptation of NATO structures to new circumstances.
management
The post is occupied by a general or an admiral . From 2003 to 2009, the SACT was also the commander of the US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) and thus an American. Since France's return to the integrated NATO command structure in 2009, France has assumed the post of command of SACT. In September 2009, Général d'armée aérienne Stéphane Abrial , Chief of Staff of the French Air Force since 2006 , took over the post of SACT in Norfolk. His deputy, the Deputy SACT ( DSACT ), was first a British and then an Italian admiral. In 2010, a Polish general took on this task for the first time . In April 2016, a German admiral took over this post. The chairman of the NATO military committee is subordinate to the SACT , but it only has a political function.
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
| No. | Surname | image | Start of office | End of office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th |
Général d'armée aérienne André Lanata ( French Air Force ) |
|
11th September 2018 | |
| 6th |
Général d'armée aérienne Denis Mercier ( French Air Force ) |
|
September 30, 2015 | 11th September 2018 |
| 5 |
Général d'armée aérienne Jean-Paul Paloméros ( French Air Force ) |
|
September 28, 2012 | September 30, 2015 |
| 4th |
Général d'armée aérienne Stéphane Abrial ( French Air Force ) |
|
September 9, 2009 | September 28, 2012 |
| 3 | James N. Mattis ( USMC ) |
|
November 9, 2007 | September 9, 2009 |
| 2 | Lance L. Smith ( USAF ) |
|
November 10, 2005 | November 9, 2007 |
| 1 | Edmund P. Giambastiani ( USN ) |
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June 13, 2003 | June 19, 2005 |
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
| No. | Surname | image | Start of office | End of office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
Admiral Manfred Nielson ( German Navy ) |
|
March 24, 2016 | |
| 4th |
General Mirco Zuliani ( Italian Air Force ) |
3rd September 2013 | March 24, 2016 | |
| 3 |
General Mieczysław Bieniek ( Polish Land Forces ) |
|
September 29, 2010 | 3rd September 2013 |
| 3 | Admiral Luciano Zappata ( Italian Navy ) |
|
July 3, 2007 | September 29, 2010 |
| 2 | Admiral Mark Stanhope ( Royal Navy ) |
|
July 10, 2004 | July 3, 2007 |
| 1 | Admiral Ian Forbes ( Royal Navy ) | July 1, 2002 | July 10, 2004 |
swell
- ↑ Le général Abrial devrait être nommé au commandement de l'Otan à Norfolk (notification of May 13, 2009; French)
- ↑ BMVg press and information staff: Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen makes trend-setting personnel decisions. bmvg.de, July 9, 2015, accessed on July 9, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Change of Responsibility Ceremony. In: Top Headlines. ACT PAO, March 24, 2016, accessed March 25, 2016 .
Web links
- Official site (English)