Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia, Lieutenant General Drago Lovric and Commander of the National Armed Forces of Latvia, Major General Raimonds Graube visited Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Wednesday, May 23, for office calls with Command leadership.

It was Lieutenant General Lovric's first official visit to ACT. His predecessor, General Josep Lucic visited ACT the last time in January 2011. Lovric met with Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, French Air Force General Stephane Abrial.

Major General Graube discussed co-operation initiatives and post NATO Summit follow on work with General Abrial and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Polish Army General Mieczyslaw Bieniek. Graube provided a brief on the Latvian Armed Forces Development Plan 2012 -2024.

Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is at the forefront of the Smart Defence initiative aiming at greater security with smarter spending. ACT assist and informs Alliance discussions and decision-making by facilitating multinational and innovative approaches to capability development.

Top photo: General Abrial with Major General Raimonds Graube;
Bottom photo: General Abrial with Lieutenant General Grago Lovric