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Topic: Allied Command Transformation

	Supreme Allied Commander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		These commanders reported to the Combined Chiefs of Staff, although in the case of the American commanders in the Pacific and SACSEA, the relevant national command authorities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the Chiefs of Staff Committee had responsibility of the main conduct of the war in the theatre of operations.
		The NATO structure is divided into two commands, one for operations and one for transformation.
		In June 2003 the SACLANT organisation was decomissioned and Allied Command Transformation was established.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe (543 words)

	Australian Capital Territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The floral emblem of the ACT is the Royal Bluebell and the faunal emblem is the Gang-gang cockatoo.
		In Australia's Federal Parliament, the ACT is represented by four members: two Senators, and two members of the House of Representatives; the Division of Fraser and the Division of Canberra.
		The ACT median weekly income for people aged over 15 was in the range $500-$599 while the population living outside Canberra was at the national average of $300-$399.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/ACT (1626 words)

	Allied Command Transformation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Additional command elements including the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) located in Stavanger, Norway; the Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC) in Bydgoszcz, Poland; the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC) in Monsanto, Portugal; and the NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC), La Spezia, Italy, assist in ACT's transformation efforts.
		HQ SACT is the physical headquarters of NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), General Lance L. Smith, and houses the command structure of NATO's Allied Command Transformation (ACT).
		The Transformation Directorate is headed by the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) Transformation who acts as the Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation’s (SACT) Director for guidance and coordination of the activities of his Directorate Transformation, divided in two divisions: IMPLEMENTATION and CAPABILITIES.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allied_Command_Transformation (714 words)

	Allied Maritime Component Command Headquarters Northwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Allied Command Transformation (ACT – responsible for all transformation and interoperability activities).
		The Strategic Command Transformation, which is headed by the Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation (SACT), is responsible for the continuing transformation of military capabilities and promotion of interoperability of Alliance forces, where appropriate, in co-operation with the Strategic Command Operations.
		The Strategic Command Operations, which is headed by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), is supported by two joint force commands able to generate a land-based Combined Joint Force (CJTF) headquarters (at regional operational level) and a robust but more limited standing joint headquarters from which a sea-based CJTF headquarters capability can be drawn.
	www.eastlant.nato.int /manw/pages/organisation/structure.htm (297 words)

	FD - Norway to host new NATO Command
		The new command structure is based on a two-way split between operational and functional command with two corresponding strategic headquarters.
		The new command in Stavanger is larger, and at a higher organisational level, than the Jåttå command in the present NATO structure.
		Allied forces have trained in Norway for many years and they know that we can offer a combination of modern infrastructure and unique possibilities for the conduct of joint service exercises in which land, sea and air units can train together.
	odin.dep.no /fd/engelsk/aktuelt/news/010011-990199/dok-nu.html (684 words)

	Nato Review
		Allied Command Transformation is to be the forcing agent for change within the Alliance and to act as the focus and motivating force to bring intellectual rigour to the change process.
		Allied Command Transformation coordinates with the various NATO education institutions and Allied Command Operations to design, develop, evaluate, and approve new and improved courses for NATO.
		Allied Command Transformation was charged with developing a leader education and training programme for NRF commanders and their staffs and we have developed a dynamic and comprehensive programme at the Joint Warfare Centre that will deliver all the necessary training to certify commanders and their staffs to assume the responsibility of leading an NRF.
	www.nato.int /docu/review/2004/issue2/english/interview_pr.html (3343 words)

	Supreme Allied Commander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During WWII there were three areas which had supreme commanders in name and two others which effectively had supreme commanders.
		The three in name were the Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean (SACMED), Supreme Allied Command South East Asia (SACSEA) and Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force (SCAEF) in north west Europe.
		Eisenhower was succeeded as SACMED by Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson who was in turn succeeded by Field Marshal Harold Alexander.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Supreme_Allied_Commander (543 words)

	About USJFCOM: USJFCOM and Allied Command Transformation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This was recognized at the 2002 Prague Summit and NATO nations agreed that a transformation was needed to meet the new challenges of the 21st century.
		NATO decided to adopt a reduced and restructured military command structure, a rebalanced relationship at the strategic level, and a global role for the Alliance, with expeditionary capabilities such as the NATO Response Force, a force able to operate as and where required across the entire spectrum of military operations in joint and combined contexts.
		Allied Command Transformation (ACT), one of NATO's two strategic commands, was established June 19, 2003 as a result of the 2002 NATO Prague Summit.
	www.jfcom.mil /about/fact_actjfcom.htm (530 words)

	NATO Speech: Remarks SecGen Ceremony Allied Command Transformation - 19 June 2003
		It is a transformation that has already begun, and the establishment of this Command – ACT – is proof positive.
		ACT is, in a very real sense, both the symbol of the new NATO, and the architect that will shape its future.
		ACT is a symbol of this Alliance’s confidant embrace of the future and its challenges.
	www.nato.int /docu/speech/2003/s030619a.htm (550 words)

	Giambastiani Assumes NATO Transformation Command, June 19, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In a ceremony June 19 in Norfolk, Virginia, NATO's new Allied Command Transformation (ACT) was established and its former Allied Command Atlantic was decommissioned.
		Speaking at the ceremony, Giambastiani noted that at its 2002 Summit in Prague, NATO agreed to transform its capabilities to meet the new challenges of the 21st century.
		Equally important, this command will serve as the new trans-Atlantic bridge to ensure we can continue to operate effectively as an Alliance whenever, wherever and however we may be called upon to do so.
	www.usembassy.it /file2003_06/alia/A3062016.htm (828 words)

	Allied Transformer - Vice Admiral Hans-Joachim Stricker - Military Training Technology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In April 2003, Sticker was appointed as assistant chief of staff of strategy at Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Atlantic in Norfolk, VA. With the launch of the new headquarters in June 2003, he became the assistant chief of staff for implementation and assigned deputy chief of staff transformation at Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation.
		These seven transformation objective areas are prominently featured in our Strategic Vision, which was signed in August of last year by NATO’s two supreme commanders, [Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and Commander of the U.S. Joint Forces Command] Admiral [Edmund] Giambastiani and [Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, and Commander of the U.S. European Command]General [James L.] Jones.
		For instance, commanders might have the academic phase with their headquarters staff, then have a break of maybe three or four weeks and then reconvene for the crisis response planning.
	www.military-training-technology.com /article.cfm?DocID=943 (2791 words)

	Armed Forces - m09 - NATO Commands - Allied Command Europe (ACE) - Allied Forces North Europe (AFNORTH) - Allied Forces ...
		Allied Command Operations, with its headquarters, SHAPE, near Mons, Belgium, will be responsible for all Alliance operations.
		Allied Command Transformation, with its headquarters in Norfolk, US, is overseeing the transformation of NATO's military capabilities.
		ACT will command the Joint Warfare Centre in Norway, a new Joint Force Training Centre in Poland and the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre in Portugal.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /mod/listings/l0009.html (368 words)

	DefenseLINK News: NATO Ministers Okay Sweeping Command Changes
		That command leads the U.S. military's push toward transformation and officials expect a lot of synergy from the grouping of the NATO and U.S. commands.
		This command structure was fine as long as there was one known enemy poised on the border of Western Europe, officials said.
		Allies will not need the mass armies of the past, and personnel are expensive.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Jun2003/n06122003_200306122.html (627 words)

	Inauguration of the Allied Command Transformation
		Transformation means, among other things, magnifying the superior abilities of individual people through technology and its application, with decisive effects.
		By standing up the Allied Command for Transformation, realigning the NATO Command structure, reaffirming the Prague Capabilities Commitments and focusing on the NATO Reaction Force, we are all acknowledging that the 21st century world is not the same world that our predecessors confronted in April of 1949 when the North Atlantic Treaty was signed.
		Allied military forces will have seen evidence of this in the recent combat operations, as the State Department and the Pentagon managed to approve licenses for defense items needed for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in 48 hours or less.
	www.state.gov /t/pm/rls/rm/22158.htm (2044 words)

	NATO Approves Changes in Force and Command Structure
		Finally on the command structure, the ministers approved the new NATO command structure, which will result in a major reduction and streamlining in the size of the command structure, taking it down from roughly twenty elements down to eleven elements.
		And in his hat today as Joint Force Commander, but within the next couple of weeks we hope, Admiral Edmund Giambastiani will become the new Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, which is really a direct link between the between the Joint Forces Command in the United States, which is responsible for U.S. transformation, and the Alliance.
		There will be a lot of, large number of allied officers staying in the Norfolk area, although the character of the officers that will be sent there will be changing very dramatically over time because it's very much a maritime focus now, and it will now become a joint focus.
	www.iwar.org.uk /news-archive/2003/06-14.htm (2218 words)

	NATO Transformation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In addition, a new functional command, Allied Command Transformation, commanded by SACT (the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation) will be established to take responsibility for promoting and overseeing the continuing transformation of Alliance forces and capabilities.
		For the Joint Force Command in Brunssum, there will be an Air Component Command at Ramstein, Germany; a Maritime Component Command at Northwood in the United Kingdom; and a Land Component Command at Heidelberg, Germany.
		ACT will include the Joint Warfare Center in Norway, a new Joint Force Training Center in Poland and the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Center in Portugal.
	www.jc-lisb.nato.int /nato_transformation.htm (622 words)

	Articles - NATO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		June 19, 2003: A major restructuring of the NATO military commands begins as the Headquarters of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic was abolished and a new command, Allied Command Transformation (ACT), was established in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. and the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) became the Headquarters of Allied Command Operations (ACO).
		Before 2003 the Strategic Commanders were the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) but the current arrangement is to separate command responsibility between Allied Command Transformation (ACT), responsible for transformation and training of NATO forces, and Allied Command Operations, responsible for NATO operations world wide.
		Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is based in the former Allied Command Atlantic headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
	www.foreverc.com /articles/NATO (2869 words)

	Fredsakademiet: Freds- og sikkerhedspolitisk Leksion S 37 : SHAPE; US NATO Supreme Headquaters Allied Powers Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In addition, a new functional command, Allied Command Transformation, commanded by the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) was established to take responsibility for promoting and overseeing the continuing transformation of Alliance forces and capabilities.
		Allied Command Operations, with its headquarters, SHAPE, near Mons, Belgium, is responsible for all Alliance operations.
		ACT includes the Joint Warfare Centre in Norway, the new Joint Force Training Centre in Poland and the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre in Portugal.
	www.fredsakademiet.dk /ordbog/sord/s37.htm (652 words)

	DefenseLINK News: New NATO Transformation Command Established in Norfolk
		Robertson oversaw the decommissioning of Allied Command Atlantic and the establishment of the new command under a driving rain.
		The new command is part of a huge restructuring of NATO commands agreed to by heads of state at NATO's Prague Summit in November.
		Allied Command Transformation will do that under direction of the NATO Atlantic Council through the NATO military council.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/06/mil-030619-afps01.htm (706 words)

	Norfolk's International Azalea Festival 2006 - Celebrating Canada - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In that year, the citizens of Norfolk organized a salute to these allied forces in order to create new friendships, provide a basis for cultural exchange, recognize the military's role in maintaining peace in the world and pursue new lines of trade between Norfolk and the world.
		The transition of the NATO command to the Allied Command Transformation (ACT) brings more nations than ever to the celebration in 2006, and expands even greater the international community that is here in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
		The Allied Command Transformation defines itself as "NATO's forcing agent for change, leading the continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities to uphold NATO's global security interests." Twenty-six members nations form the alliance.
	www.azaleafestival.org /about.html (437 words)

	"Giambastiani Steps Down from U. S. , NATO Posts" - The Military Family Network
		The command - formed after NATO's Prague Summit in 2002 - helps various national forces transform even as the alliance is engaged in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and Sudan.
		The general said the command is integral in forging and maintaining international partnerships so vital in defeating the threat facing the world today.
		Transformation of the military and processes that encourage new national and international cooperation is key to defeating the threat.
	www.emilitary.org /article.php?aid=3844 (624 words)

	NATO eyes Mideast, Africa as new 'center of activity'
		The NATO commander suggested covering the African continent with a network of relatively small but efficient military facilities, or so-called "forward operating locations," that could accommodate alliance troops should a need for their intervention arise.
		Jones, who assumed command of NATO forces in January, also said events in Latin America were cause for "an emerging concern" not only for NATO but also for the United States.
		According to defense officials, the main task of the revamped command, which was inaugurated that same month, is to establish the response force that is expected to become fully operational late next year.
	www.spacewar.com /2003/030929010605.ec3f2eqm.html (530 words)

	Zeszyty Naukowe AON nr 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Allied Command Transformation is translating this draft priorities into both, processes and products to deliver during our first six months of operations, basically from June through December of this year.
		This is where transformation comes in a play and why we all agreed establishing a Joint Warfighting Center in Stravanger, Norway and a Joint Force Training Center here in Poland, are keys to that overall NATO transformation.
		In this regard Allied Command Transformation is fully engaged with SHAPE to write a joint operational concept for NATO warfighting in the future.
	www.aon.edu.pl /zn2003/streszczenia_4.htm (10427 words)

	Rumsfeld says NATO "Transforming" Itself to Deal with Terrorism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Allied Command Transformation, including its European footprint, is being established as a completely new command whose success will be key to future transformation efforts within the Alliance, and which will need to be properly resourced.
		Allied Command Operations now has exclusive responsibility for the conduct of all Alliance operations.
		Both Strategic Commands assumed their new roles ahead of schedule, and the establishment of subordinate elements is proceeding apace.
	www.useu.be /Categories/Defense/Dec0103RumsfeldNATOMtg.html (2796 words)

	News from the Washington File
		This command is absolutely critical to the way in which we develop and are able to deal with the new threats and challenges.
		And linking it so clearly to the U.S. Joint Forces Command means that the United States will never be alone in the future and that the allies will always know that in times of trouble they'll be able to act with the United States in the interest of international law and order.
		So there is some sense [of] urgency with the arrival of ACT, the relationship with Allied Command Transformation and the Allied Command for Operations is going to hasten the delivery of the NATO response force, which is really going to be a terrific and incredible response to all of these challenges.
	globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/06/mil-030620-usia02.htm (1501 words)

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