Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe

JFC Brunssum, Brunssum JFC Naples, Naples JFC Lisbon, Lisbon ( deactivated 2012)

The Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (abbreviated SHAPE; German: Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Forces in Europe) is one of the two military strategic headquarters of NATO, which is responsible as Allied Command Operations (ACO ) for all operations or operations of NATO forces is. Is led by the Supreme Allied Commander Headquarters Europe ( SACEUR; German about Allied commander Europe). This item is always busy with a U.S. general or U.S. Admiral, who leads at the same time the command of U.S. forces in Europe.

Seat

Originally SHAPE was from July 1951, Rocquencourt, near Paris (48 ° 50 ' 40 " N, 2 ° 6' 26" O48.8444232.107305 ), after France's withdrawal from NATO structures SHAPE was born on March 31, 1967 by Casteau near Mons in Belgium moved. The world headquarters of NATO was originally located in Washington, DC in the United States. In Casteau there is also the SHAPE Operation Centre ( SHOC ), and a large part of the NATO Communications and Information (NCI ) Agency.

NATO structures

Earlier structures during the Cold War

The former NATO command structure in the 1980s turned out as follows:

The Allied Command Europe (ACE ) was performed by the SHAPE headquarters under the leadership of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe ( SACEUR ) (German Allied Commander- Europe) in Casteau, Belgium. SHAPE were there three regional commands, as well as three more bodies under the direct command.

Allied Forces Northern Europe ( AFNORTH; Allied Forces Northern Europe ) with headquarters in Kolsås, Norway
Allied Forces Central Europe ( AFCENT, Allied Forces Central Europe ) with headquarters in Brunssum in the Netherlands
Allied Forces South Europe ( AFSOUTH, Allied Forces Southern Europe) with headquarters in Naples, Italy
Headquarters United Kingdom Air Forces ( UKAIR; British air defense region ) in High Wycombe
Allied Command Europe Mobile Forces (AMF; mobile strike force of the Allied Command Europe ) with headquarters in Mannheim
NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force Command ( Naew; NATO early warning Association ) in Casteau, Belgium.

(: Allied Naval Forces Baltic Approaches about German BALTAP ) with headquarters in Karup, Denmark, reporting to the Regional Command North Europe ( AFNORTH ) was also the command authority Allied Command Baltic Approaches. BALTAP turn the land forces in Jutland and Schleswig -Holstein, the Allied Land Forces Schleswig -Holstein and Jutland ( LANDJUT ), in Rendsburg and the Baltic Forces ( NAVBALT ) were assumed in Holtenau. In addition AFNORTH were under two other command authorities in Norway.

Allied Command South Norway ( SONOR, Allied Forces Southern Norway ) with headquarters in Oslo
Allied Command North Norway ( NON; Allied Forces North Norway) with headquarters in Bodo

The Regional Command for Central Europe ( AFCENT ) were under two army groups: the Northern Army Group ( NORTHAG; Army Group North ) in Rheindahlen and the Central Army Group ( CENTAG; Army Group Center ) in Mannheim. In addition, AFCENT were under the Allied Air Forces Central Europe ( AAFCE; Allied Air Forces Central Europe ) at the Ramstein Air Base. This command, in turn, were under two air fleets: 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force ( 2ATAF; 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force ) in Rheindahlen and the 4th Allied Tactical Air Force ( 4ATAF; 4th Allied Tactical Air Force ) at Ramstein and Heidelberg.

The Regional Command for Southern Europe ( AFSOUTH ) consisted of the following command authorities:

Allied Land Forces South Europe ( LAND SOUTH; Allied Land Forces Southern Europe) in Verona, Italy
Allied Land Forces South East Europe ( LAND SOUTH EAST, Allied Land Forces South East Europe) in Izmir, Turkey
Allied Air Forces South Europe ( AIRSOUTH, Allied Air Forces Southern Europe) in Naples, Italy
Allied Naval Forces South Europe ( NAVSOUTH; Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe) in Naples
Naval Striking and Support Forces, Southern Europe ( STRIKEFORSOUTH, use and Unterstützungsseestreitkräfte Southern Europe) in Naples

Structure since 2010

Since the transformation of NATO's Allied Command Operations in 2004 are the (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium downstream of three main operational commands:

Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum ( JFC Brunssum ) in Brunssum, The Netherlands
Allied Joint Force Command Naples ( JFC Naples ), Naples, Italy
Allied Joint Command Lisbon ( JC Lisbon) Lisbon, Portugal ( deactivated 2012)

The commands differ in their composition. The three JFCS are three Allied Commands (AC ) was assumed for the conduct of war on land, air and water.

JFC Brunssum

The Joint Force Command Brunssum ( JFC Brunssum - ) in the Netherlands are the following Command Components assumed operational.

Allied Air Command Ramstein (AC Ramstein ) - Allied air forces in Ramstein, Germany (until March 2010: Command Ramstein Air Component (CC -AIR Ramstein ) ) Combined Air Operations Centre ( CAOC ) Finderup at Viborg, Denmark
Combined Air Operations Centre Uedem, Germany ( deployable )

The Allied Force Command Heidelberg ( FC Heidelberg) - Allied land forces in Heidelberg, Germany (until March 2010: Component Command Heidelberg Country (CC -LAND Heidelberg )) was dissolved in March 2013.

JFC Naples

The Joint Force Command Naples ( JFC Naples ) in Italy are the following Command Components assumed operational.

Allied Air Command Headquarters Izmir ( Izmir AC ) - Allied air forces in Izmir, Turkey ( previously: Air Component Command Izmir (CC -AIR Izmir) ) Combined Air Operations Center -4 ( CAOC 7) in Larisa, Greece
Combined Air Operations Center -3 ( CAOC 5) in Poggio Renatico, Italy ( deployable )

JFC Lisbon

The Joint Force Command Lisbon ( JFC Lisbon) in Portugal is the following Command Components assumed operational. It was deactivated on 31 December 2012.

Allied Force Command Headquarters Lisbon ( Lisbon FC ) - Allied land forces in Oeiras, near Lisbon, Portugal

Rapidly Deployable Corps Headquarters

In addition SHAPE subject to Rapidly Deployable Corps nine Headquarters ( Eng.: " rapidly deployable corps headquarters " ), for example, command the leadership quotas in international missions such as the ISAF mission:

Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps ( ARRC ) in Mönchengladbach- Rheindahlen, Germany (published in July 2010 after Innsworth, UK )
Rapid Deployable Italian Corps ( NRDC -ITA ) in Solbiate Olona, near Milan, Italy
Rapid Deployable Turkish Corps ( NRDC -T) in Şişli near Istanbul, Turkey
Rapid Deployable German - Netherlands Corps ( 1 (GE / NL) Corps ) in Muenster, Germany
Rapid Deployable Spanish Corps ( NRDC -Spain ) in Valencia, Spain
Rapid Deployable Corps French in Lille, France
Euro Corps in Strasbourg, France; can be used after an agreement for NATO missions
Multinational Corps Northeast - Szczecin, Poland
NATO Deployable Corps - Greece

Other contingents

In addition, under the command of SHAPE are still more permanent contingents ready:

The Reaction Forces ( Air) Staff - RF ( A) S in Kalkar, Germany
NATO Airborne Early Warning Force ( NAEWF ) in Geilenkirchen, Germany
Immediate Reaction Forces ( Maritime)
ACE Mobile Force - AMF - Heidelberg, Germany
Naval Striking and Support Forces - STRIKFORNATO - in Naples, Italy
Standing Naval Force Atlantic - STANAVFORLANT -
Standing Naval Forces Mediterranean - STANAVFORMED -
Standing Naval Forces Channel - STANAVFORCHAN -

Allied Command Transformation

The other strategic headquarters of NATO, the Allied Command Transformation (ACT ) (former Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, SACLANT ) is responsible for the development and transformation of military capabilities of NATO. It is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and is subject to the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation ( SACT ), which until 2009 was at the same time the commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command.

Allied Forces Baltic Approaches Kiel İzmir Larissa Oeiras Municipality, Portugal Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Norfolk (Virginia) Integrated Authority File

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