Written by ACT PAO Friday, 18 March 2011 02:03
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), French Air Force General Stephane Abrial, visited U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) during a visit to Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia March 14.
Written by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carla Burdt Tuesday, 15 March 2011 09:03
Students from the Norwegian Defence College Senior Executive Course visited Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) March 14.
The students, led by Norwegian Air Force Brigadier General (Retired) Thor Gulbrandsen, received command briefings on topics including ACT’s perspective on the Lisbon Summit and the way ahead, NATO Defence Planning Process and Capability Development, Comprehensive Approach, Collaborating with Industry, and Global Commons.
Also while in the Norfolk area, the students attended a briefing from U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Daniel Holloway, Commander, U.S. Second Fleet and Director, Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence.
Photo: Allied Command Transformation (ACT) Chief of Staff, Royal Navy Vice Admiral Robert Cooling (right),
presents a gift to Norwegian Air Force Brigadier General (Retired) Thor Gulbrandsen
during the Norwegian Defence College Senior Executive Course visit to ACT March 14.
Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Sarah Langdon.
Written by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carla Burdt Monday, 14 March 2011 08:56
Allied Command Transformation (ACT) hosted the NATO-wide Executive Development Programme (NEDP) Resident Module in Norfolk, Virginia March 7-11.
The ACT residential module focused on ACT’s roles and responsibilities. ACT leadership provided various briefs on ACT, the new Strategic Concept, Comprehensive Approach, Defence Planning, Capability Development, Concept Development and Experimentation, Support to Operations Training, Cyber Defence and Post-Lisbon Partnerships.
Sponsored by NATO Headquarters, the aim of the NEDP is to build and develop a network of NATO civilians, in grades A1-A5, with talent and potential from across the Alliance.
The NEDP enhances their knowledge of NATO, its identity and core values, as well as give an insight into a rapidly changing world.
The academic partner for the NEDP is the European School of Management, which coordinates the entire programme.
The programme includes five residential modules, which are run at the Business School London, NATO Defence College (NDC), NATO School Oberammergau (NSO), Headquarters, Supreme Allied Command Transformation (HQ SACT) and NATO Headquarters. The programme also includes four distance-learning modules.
Photo: Allied Command Transformation (ACT) hosts the NATO-wide Executive Development Programme (NEDP)
March 7-11 in Norfolk, Virginia. Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Sarah Langdon.
Written by ACT PAO Friday, 11 March 2011 16:34
Allied Command Transformation (ACT) recognised the Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) 2010 Junior and Senior Outstanding Military Members of the Year in an awards ceremony March 10.
ACT Chief of Staff, Royal Navy Vice Admiral Robert Cooling, presented U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carla Burdt and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Moore with awards and plaques.
“The Junior and Senior Outstanding Military Member of the Year Awards are significant and are accolades which are never taken lightly,” said Cooling. “I firmly believe that people remain the most important asset of any organisation. So it follows that I regard being able to publicly recognise professional and personal excellence as a tremendous privilege and, as such, today’s event is something I take personally.”
Both service members were recognised for their outstanding service and dedication to Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and the mission of the Alliance.
Burdt and Moore were also recognised by ACT Senior Enlisted Leadership, the U.S. Navy League, Norfolk NATO Festival, International Senior Rates Mess and the Morale and Recreation Committee.
Burdt, who has served 12 years in the U.S. Navy, is a journalist in ACT’s Public Affairs Office, where she is responsible for media coverage of key ACT events. Additionally, Burdt is the editor of ACT’s command publication - The Transformer.
“This is truly a great honour, to be presented with the title of Senior Military Member of the Year,” said Burdt. “Since checking into this command, I have had the opportunity to meet the most interesting people and tell the public about ACT and the great things we accomplish here.”
Moore, a U.S. Navy yeoman, provides administrative support to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development (DCOS CD) Division where he is responsible for planning, management and execution of the daily schedule, travel activities, correspondence and files – in a high-tempo front office environment.”
“I believe I was selected because of the hard work I put in up in DCOS CD’s Front Office. A strong work ethic is very important,” said Moore. “I definitely feel proud about the selection. It always feels good to be recognised for the work I do.”
Both members competed against several of their peers during a selection process that encompassed uniform presentation, board presentation while answering questions for a panel of senior international non-commissioned officers, chain of command recommendations and contributions to the Alliance.
Photo: ACT Chief of Staff, Royal Navy Vice Admiral Robert Cooling
with 2010 Junior and Senior Outstanding Military Members of the Year,
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carla Burdt and
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Moore.
Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Sarah Langdon
Written by ACT Public Affairs Office Friday, 11 March 2011 12:42
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, French Air Force General Stephane Abrial attended the meeting of NATO Defence Ministers March 10-11 in Brussels.
Written by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carla Burdt Tuesday, 08 March 2011 01:15
Allied Command Transformation (ACT) recognized International Women’s Day 2011 with the launch of an information campaign designed to bring awareness to women’s issues globally.
Written by ACT PAO Saturday, 05 March 2011 04:26
Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT), the only NATO headquarters located in North America, celebrated Bulgarian National Day March 4 with a flag raising.
Photos by Master Chief Petty Officer Thorsten Bohlmann
Written by ACT PAO Wednesday, 02 March 2011 16:34
While attending the Building Integrity Conference recently in Monterey, California, General Abrial had the opportunity to address more than 1,000 students, faculty and staff at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) as part of the Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture Series.
Written by ACT PAO Friday, 25 February 2011 18:26
On Thursday February 24, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, French Air Force General Stephane Abrial, addressed attendees during the NATO Building Integrity Conference held February 23-25 at the Monterey Plaza Hotel in Monterey, California.
Written by ACT PAO Friday, 25 February 2011 15:32
Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT), the only NATO headquarters located in North America, celebrated Estonian National Day February 24 with a flag raising.
Written by ACT PAO Wednesday, 23 February 2011 11:39
The NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC) located in La Spezia, Italy participated in “Proud Manta 11” an Anti- Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise that took place Southeast of Sicily in the Ionian Sea recently.
Written by ACT PAO Friday, 18 February 2011 21:47
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), French Air Force General Stephane Abrial hosted the SACT Seminar at Dolce, La Hulpe near Brussels February 18.
Written by ACT PAO Saturday, 12 February 2011 23:33
ACT hosted the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device "Attack the Network Tactical Awareness Course" (ATAC) February 7-11 at the Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC) in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Written by U.S. Army Captain Robin Ochoa Friday, 11 February 2011 18:55
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Polish Army General Mieczyslaw Bieniek had a very productive meeting with Acting Vice Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Christian Segur-Cabanac, Director General of the Operations Directorate of Austrian General Staff on Monday, February 8th.
Written by U.S. Army Captain Robin Ochoa Thursday, 10 February 2011 05:39
German Air Force LTG Karlheinz Viereck, ACT Joint Force Trainer, opened the 2011 Training Synchronisation Conference held at the Olümpia Hotel in Tallinn, Estonia 7 to 11 February.
Written by ACT PAO Thursday, 10 February 2011 04:37
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Polish Army General Mieczyslaw Bieniek, was one of two keynote speakers at the NATO Senior Officer Policy Course on February 7th. The other was Chief of Staff SHAPE, German Air Force General Manfred Lange.
The Senior Officer Policy Course is one of the flagship courses at the NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany. During his speech, Bieniek reflected on the impact that the Lisbon summit will have for NATO’s future. He also highlighted the areas where ACT is taking the lead, such as Comprehensive Approach and Capabilities Development.
Furthermore, he stressed the importance of NATO partnership programmes.During the visit, Bieniek also participated in a round table discussion with NATO School staff where they provided him with an overview of NATO School operations and new initiatives.
Photo: Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Polish Army General Mieczyslaw Bieniek
and Chief of Staff SHAPE, German Air Force General Manfred Lange outside NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany.
Photo Courtesy of NATO School Public Affairs
Written by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carla Burdt Tuesday, 08 February 2011 23:08
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, French Air Force General Stephane Abrial, recently attended the Munich Security Conference where he participated in discussions focussed on cyber security.
Written by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carla Burdt Friday, 28 January 2011 22:48
Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) recently hosted the National Reserve Forces Committee (NRFC) Mid-Winter Meeting where delegates from 24 nations shared ideas and expressed views centred on the new Strategic Concept and its impact on defence planning and transformation of reserve forces.
Written by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carla Burdt Wednesday, 26 January 2011 11:10
Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT) recently hosted the 2010 NATO Forward Air Controller (FAC) Conference at the Edelweiss Conference Centre, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Written by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carla Burdt Monday, 24 January 2011 10:20
NATO School Oberammergau recently hosted the Defence Planning Symposium (DPS) chaired by Ambassador Hüseyin Diriöz, Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning, International Staff, NATO.
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