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NATO continues to deliver more capable NATO senior staff and commanders to conduct operations

110916steadfast_pyramid350Between 26 and 30 September 2011, NATO will conduct exercise "STEADFAST PINNACLE 2011” (STPE11) in Riga, Latvia. The exercise has been scheduled by Allied Command Operations and is being conducted by Allied Command Transformation.

   

ACT hosts Industry Day 2011 in London, U.K.

110912id350In a global environment where technology evolves by the second, Allied Command Transformation’s (ACT) relationship with industry partners is more important now than ever.

   

9/11 anniversary recognized at Allied Command Transformation

110912ceremony350It was a crisp, clear September morning and the flags of the 28 NATO Nations were at half-staff as Chief of Staff, Allied Command Transformation (ACT) Royal Navy Vice Adm. Robert G. Cooling approached the podium to address the staff of Allied Command Transformation.

   

ACT Command Sergeant Major Change of Responsibility ceremony

110902signing350NATO Allied Command Transformation bids farewell to Czech Republic Army, Command Sergeant Major Ludek Kolesa and hails Royal Marines Command Sergeant Major Marc Wicks in a Change of Responsibility Ceremony today.

   

Admiral Winnefeld visits ACT

110901usvchoda350During a three-part visit to the Hampton Roads area in Virginia, U.S. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Navy Admiral James A. Winnefeld’s first stop was the headquarters of Supreme Allied Commander Transformation located in Norfolk.

   

Sixth ADL Forum in Suffolk, Va.

110830acosjete350Despite the impact of Hurricane Irene, 37 attendees made it to the 2011 Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Forum held at the Virginia Modelling and Simulation Centre in Suffolk, Virginia.

   

ACT designs measurements of NATO performance

110824jallc350Allied Command Transformation (ACT) recently completed a report proposing a simple set of defence measurements to foster political will to improve defence capabilities that will form the basis of discussions by Defence Ministers during the October 2011 Ministerial Meeting.

   

Bieniek: Reservists making important, cost-effective contributions

20110809bieniek1-350Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Polish Army General Mieczysław Bieniek recently spoke at the Symposium of the 64th annual Summer Congress of the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) and National Reserve Forces Committee in Warsaw, Poland.

   

Joint Forces Command cases its colors

110805jfcom350The need for a joint force hasn't gone away, but the need for a specific command dedicated to "jointness" has, and the U.S. Joint Forces Command furled its colors today.

   

Oceanographic vessel Alliance rescues pleasure craft in the Ligurian Sea - 6 people saved uninjured

110802nurcrescue2350The motor yacht was spotted on fire by NURC’s crew at five miles distance, and sank within few minutes. The Italian Coastguard also intervened.

   

Industry Day 2011 focusses on cost-effective capability development

110727pre-id350Allied Command Transformation (ACT) will host Industry Day September 12-13 in London.

   

NC3A, ACT staff members receive ITEC award

110715excellenceaward350Dr. Hans Jense of the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) and Lieutenant Colonel Chris Hall from Allied Command Transformation (ACT) Joint Force Training, recently received the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC) 2011 Excellence Award.

   

DSACT visits Hungary

110720dsactcoe350Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Polish Army General Mieczysław Bieniek recently visited the Hungarian Ministry of Defence State Secretary, General (ret.) Lajos Fodor where Fodor stressed Hungary’s interest in international cooperation in capability development.

   

Virtual Worlds, Real Benefits

110708Finmeccanica350One of the tasks of Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is to work closely with capability development authorities in Nations during all stages of capability development. With their industry and academic institutions, Nations have extensive knowledge and experience that is of direct relevance to this effort.

   

Senior Leaders discuss future ACT-US Relations

110707trilateral350Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, French Air Force General Stephane Abrial and other senior ACT leaders met with General James E. Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the United States' Joint Chiefs of Staff and General Raymond T. Odierno, Commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command (US JFCOM) for transition talks July 7.

   

Successful Counter IED-Training in Italy

110706cied350Allied Command Transformation’s Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices Integrated Project Team (ACT C-IED IPT) and the Italian C-IED Centre of Excellence, recently conducted a second training course for staff deploying to Afghanistan. The course took place at the Sassari Regiment headquarters in Sardinia, Italy.

   

DSACT visits the Czech Republic

110718dsactcze350Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Polish Army General Mieczysław Bieniek recently visited the Czech Republic Chief of Defense, General Vlastimil Picek to discuss challenges and way ahead for the Czech Armed Forces.

   

DSACT visits Slovakia

110715dsactslovakia350Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Polish Army General Mieczysław Bieniek recently visited the Slovak Republic. During his visit he met Slovak senior military and civilian leadership officials.

   

HQ SACT celebrates U.S. Independence Day

110701usnd350With the sounds of drums and the smell of burgers and hot dogs in the air, the staff of Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) kicked off the July 4th weekend in style.

   

SACT visits Bulgaria

110701sactbulgaria350Upon the invitation of General Simeon Simeonov, Bulgarian Chief of Defence, NATO Supreme Allied Commander, French Air Force General Stephane Abrial visited the Republic of Bulgaria from 28-30 June.

   

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