International Military Staff

The International Military Staff (IMS) is an advisory and executive body of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) Military Committee (MC), which in turn supports the North Atlantic Council (NAC). Based in NATO's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, the IMS has four divisions and additional entities integrated with NATO's civilian International Staff (IS). It has approximately 500 staff, mostly seconded from NATO member states and is led by a Director General.[2]

International Military Staff
Coat of arms
Active1967–present
Allegiance NATO
TypeMilitary staff
RoleProvides strategic advice and executive support to the NATO Military Committee.
Size500+ personnel
Part ofNATO Military Committee
LocationBrussels, Belgium
Websitenato.int
Commanders
Secretary GeneralJens Stoltenberg
Director GeneralLieutenant General Janusz Adamczak[1]
Insignia
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Divisions

The IMS consists of the following divisions:

  • Operations and Plans (O&P)
  • Policy and Capabilities (P&C)
  • Cooperative Security (CS)
  • Logistics and Resources (L&R)

The following integrated entities at the NATO headquarters are jointly run by the IS and the IMS:[3]

  • Joint Intelligence and Security Division (JISD)
  • NATO Standardization Office (NSO)
  • NATO Headquarters C3 Staff (NHQC3S)
  • NATO Situation Centre (SITCEN)

An overview of the NATO Military Command Structure (NCS):

Liaison:       Provides advice and support to the NAC
Political strategic level:
North Atlantic Council
Secretary General of NATO
Brussels, BE		International Staff
Brussels, BE
Military strategic level:


Chair of the NATO Military Committee

International Military Staff
NATO HQ, Brussels, BE
Strategic commands:


SACEUR
(ACO, SHAPE)
Mons, BE

SACT
(Allied Command Transformation, HQ SACT)
Norfolk, US
Tactical commands:Transformational commands:
Allied Air Command Allied Air Command
Ramstein, DE		Joint Warfare Centre Joint Warfare Centre
Stavanger, NO
Allied Maritime Command Allied Maritime Command
Northwood, GB		Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre
Lisbon, PT
Allied Land Command Allied Land Command
İzmir, TR		Joint Force Training Centre Joint Force Training Centre
Bydgoszcz, PL
Misc.:
Joint Support and Enabling Command Ulm, DE
Operational commands:NATO Communication and Information Systems Group Communications & Information Systems Group Mons, BE Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO
Oeiras, PT
Joint Force Command Norfolk
Norfolk, US		Allied Joint Force Command Naples Allied Joint Force Command Naples
Naples, IT		Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
Brunssum, NL
Response Force: Multinational Corps Southeast
Sibiu, RO		 Multinational Corps Northeast
Szczecin, PL

See also

References
  1. "Director of the International Military Staff (DGIMS)".
  2. "International Military Staff (IMS)".
  3. NATO. "International Military Staff (IMS)". NATO. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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