NATO Military Committee

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The NATO Military Committee is the senior military authority in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, providing strategic military advice and guidance to the alliance’s political leadership.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf NATO body
advisory body
military committee
appliesToJurisdiction NATO member states
country NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
partOf NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
role advises the Defence Policy and Planning Committee on military matters
advises the North Atlantic Council on military matters
advises the Nuclear Planning Group on military matters
oversees the NATO Command Structure
principal military policy and strategy advisor in NATO
provides direction to NATO’s Strategic Commanders
provides military advice on NATO capability development
provides military advice on NATO deterrence and defence posture
provides military advice on NATO exercises
provides military advice on NATO force planning
provides military advice on NATO operations
provides military advice on NATO partnerships
provides military advice on NATO readiness
provides military advice on NATO standardization
provides military advice on NATO training
provides military advice on air and missile defence
provides military advice on civil-military cooperation
provides military advice on collective defence
provides military advice on command and control
provides military advice on cooperative security
provides military advice on counter-terrorism
provides military advice on crisis management
provides military advice on cyber defence
provides military advice on defence innovation and technology
provides military advice on defence planning
provides military advice on emerging security challenges
provides military advice on force generation for NATO missions
provides military advice on force structure
provides military advice on host nation support
provides military advice on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations
provides military advice on hybrid threats
provides military advice on information operations
provides military advice on interoperability
provides military advice on land operations
provides military advice on lessons learned from operations
provides military advice on logistics and sustainment
provides military advice on maritime security
provides military advice on military aspects of enlargement and partnerships
provides military advice on multinational formations and frameworks
provides military advice on nuclear policy and posture within NATO’s framework
provides military advice on out-of-area operations
provides military advice on readiness initiatives such as the NATO Response Force
provides military advice on resilience of NATO members
provides military advice on resource implications of military requirements
provides military advice on rules of engagement and operational planning
provides military advice on security force assistance and capacity building
provides military advice on space-related military issues
provides military advice on strategic communications
provides military advice on strategic level exercises and wargaming
provides military advice on the implementation of NATO summit decisions
provides military advice on the military implications of arms control and disarmament
provides military advice on transformation of NATO forces
provides military guidance to NATO’s political leadership
provides strategic military advice
senior military authority of NATO
translates political guidance into military direction

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North Atlantic area associatedWithOrganization NATO Military Committee
NAC coordinatesWith NATO Military Committee
subject surface form: North Atlantic Council
Romanian General Staff coordinatesWith NATO Military Committee
NATO Assistant Secretaries General differentFrom NATO Military Committee
NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium hosts NATO Military Committee
NATO missions isCoordinatedBy NATO Military Committee
NATO military doctrine isManagedBy NATO Military Committee
MC isOfficialAbbreviationFor NATO Military Committee
MC isPartOfTerminologyOf NATO Military Committee
Military Committee memberOf NATO Military Committee
subject surface form: NATO Military Committee
this entity surface form: NATO command structure
North Atlantic Council overseesBody NATO Military Committee
Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy) participatesIn NATO Military Committee
this entity surface form: NATO Military Committee (through Italian representation)
Combined Chiefs of Staff replacedBy NATO Military Committee
Allied Command Operations reportsTo NATO Military Committee
Allied Command Transformation reportsTo NATO Military Committee
NATO International Military Staff reportsTo NATO Military Committee
Supreme Allied Commander Europe reportsTo NATO Military Committee
Defence Policy and Planning Division serves NATO Military Committee
this entity surface form: NATO defence ministers
MC shortFormOf NATO Military Committee
MC standsFor NATO Military Committee
Supreme Allied Commander Europe subordinateTo NATO Military Committee
Intelligence and Security Division supports NATO Military Committee
NATO International Military Staff supports NATO Military Committee
NATO International Military Staff supportsBody NATO Military Committee
this entity surface form: NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session
NATO International Military Staff supportsBody NATO Military Committee
this entity surface form: NATO Military Committee in Permanent Session
Defence Policy and Planning Division worksWith NATO Military Committee
PASP worksWith NATO Military Committee