Supreme Allied Commander Europe

The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) is the commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Allied Command Operations (ACO) and head of ACO's headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). The commander is based at SHAPE in Casteau, Belgium. SACEUR is the second-highest military position within NATO, below only the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee in terms of precedence.

Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Standard
Incumbent
General Tod D. Wolters

since May 3, 2019
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
AbbreviationSACEUR
Reports toNorth Atlantic Council,
through NATO Military Committee
SeatCasteau, Mons, Belgium
NominatorPresident of the United States,
with Senate advice and consent
AppointerNorth Atlantic Council
Formation2 April 1951
First holderGeneral of the Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Websiteshape.nato.int

SACEUR has always been held by a U.S. military officer, and the position is dual-hatted with that of Commander of United States European Command.

The current SACEUR is General Tod D. Wolters of the United States Air Force.

Role

The NATO Military Command Structure consists of two strategic commands and is directed by the International Military Staff:[1]

The commands under SACEUR - Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, Allied Joint Force Command Naples and Joint Force Command Norfolk are Operational Level Commands, while Headquarters Allied Air Command, Headquarters Allied Maritime Command and Headquarters Allied Land Command are Tactical Level Commands.[2] SACEUR also has operational command of the Joint Support and Enabling Command.[3]

Liaison:       Provides advice and support to the NAC
Political strategic level:
NA Council
NATO SG
Brussels, BE
IS
Brussels, BE
Military strategic level:


CMC (NATO MC)
 DGIMS (IMS)
Brussels, BE


SACEUR
(ACO, SHAPE)
Mons, BE


SACT
(ACT, HQ SACT)
Norfolk, US
Operational level:
 JFCBS Brunssum, NL JWC Stavanger, NO
 AIRCOM Ramstein, DE JALLC Lisbon, PT
 MARCOM Northwood, GB JFTC Bydgoszcz, PL
 LANDCOM İzmir, TR
 CIS GP Mons, BE
 JFCNP Naples, IT
JFC-NF Norfolk, Virginia, US

List of holders

2013 SACEUR change of command at SHAPE

Since 2003 the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) has also served as the head of Allied Command Europe and the head of Allied Command Operations. The officeholders have been:[4]

No. Portrait Supreme Allied CommanderTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branch
1
Eisenhower, DwightGeneral of the Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
(1890–1969)
April 2, 1951May 30, 19521 year, 58 days United States Army
2
Ridgway, MatthewGeneral
Matthew Ridgway
(1895–1993)
May 30, 1952July 11, 19531 year, 42 days United States Army
3
Gruenther, AlfredGeneral
Alfred Gruenther
(1899–1983)
July 11, 1953November 20, 19563 years, 132 days United States Army
4
Norstad, LaurisGeneral
Lauris Norstad
(1907–1988)
November 20, 1956January 1, 19636 years, 42 days United States Air Force
5
Lemnitzer, LymanGeneral
Lyman Lemnitzer
(1899–1988)
January 1, 1963July 1, 19696 years, 181 days United States Army
6
Goodpaster, AndrewGeneral
Andrew Goodpaster
(1915–2005)
July 1, 1969December 15, 19745 years, 167 days United States Army
7
Haig, AlexanderGeneral
Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
(1924–2010)
December 15, 1974July 1, 19794 years, 198 days United States Army
8
Rogers, BernardGeneral
Bernard W. Rogers
(1921–2008)
July 1, 1979June 26, 19877 years, 360 days United States Army
9
Galvin, JohnGeneral
John Galvin
(1929–2015)
June 26, 1987June 23, 19924 years, 363 days United States Army
10
Shalikashvili, JohnGeneral
John Shalikashvili
(1936–2011)
June 23, 1992October 22, 19931 year, 121 days United States Army
11
Joulwan, GeorgeGeneral
George Joulwan
(born 1939)
October 22, 1993July 11, 19973 years, 262 days United States Army
12
Clark, WesleyGeneral
Wesley Clark
(born 1944)
July 11, 1997May 3, 20002 years, 297 days United States Army
13
Ralston, JosephGeneral
Joseph Ralston
(born 1943)
May 3, 2000January 17, 20032 years, 259 days United States Air Force
14
Jones, JamesGeneral
James L. Jones
(born 1943)
January 17, 2003December 7, 20063 years, 324 days United States Marine Corps
15
Craddock, BantzGeneral
Bantz J. Craddock
(born 1949)
December 7, 2006July 2, 20092 years, 207 days United States Army
16
Stavridis, JamesAdmiral
James G. Stavridis
(born 1955)
July 2, 2009May 13, 20133 years, 315 days United States Navy
17
Breedlove, PhilipGeneral
Philip M. Breedlove
(born 1955)
May 13, 2013May 4, 20162 years, 357 days United States Air Force
18
Scaparrotti, CurtisGeneral
Curtis Scaparrotti
(born 1956)
May 4, 2016May 3, 20192 years, 364 days United States Army
19
Wolters, Tod D.General
Tod D. Wolters
(born 1960)
May 3, 2019Incumbent1 year, 282 days United States Air Force

Deputy

The position of Deputy Supreme Allied Command Europe (DSACEUR) – since 2003 known as deputy head of Allied Command Operations – has been held by the following officers. From January 1978 until June 1993 there were two DSACEURs, one British and one German, but from July 1993 this reverted to a single DSACEUR.

NamePhotoBranchTerm beganTerm ended
1.Field Marshal the Viscount MontgomeryBritish ArmyApril 2, 1951September 23, 1958
2.General Sir Richard GaleBritish ArmySeptember 23, 1958September 22, 1960
3.General Sir Hugh StockwellBritish ArmySeptember 22, 1960January 1, 1964
4.Marshal of the RAF Sir Thomas PikeRoyal Air ForceJanuary 1, 1964March 1, 1967
5.General Sir Robert BrayBritish ArmyMarch 1, 1967December 1, 1970
6.General Sir Desmond FitzpatrickBritish ArmyDecember 1, 1970November 12, 1973
7.General Sir John MoggBritish ArmyNovember 12, 1973March 12, 1976
8.General Sir Harry TuzoBritish ArmyMarch 12, 1976November 2, 1978
9.General Gerd SchmückleGerman ArmyJanuary 3, 1978April 1, 1980
10.General Sir Jack HarmanBritish ArmyNovember 2, 1978April 9, 1981
11.Admiral Günter LutherGerman NavyApril 1, 1980April 1, 1982
12.Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter TerryRoyal Air ForceApril 9, 1981July 16, 1984
13.General Günter KießlingGerman ArmyApril 1, 1982April 2, 1984
14.General Hans-Joachim MackGerman ArmyApril 2, 1984October 1, 1987
15.General Sir Edward BurgessBritish ArmyJuly 16, 1984June 26, 1987
16.General Sir John AkehurstBritish ArmyJune 26, 1987January 17, 1990
17.General Eberhard EimlerGerman Air ForceOctober 1, 1987October 2, 1990
18.General Sir Brian KennyBritish ArmyJanuary 17, 1990April 5, 1993
19.General Dieter ClaussGerman ArmyOctober 2, 1990July 1, 1993
20.General Sir John WatersBritish ArmyApril 5, 1993December 12, 1994
21.General Sir Jeremy MackenzieBritish ArmyDecember 12, 1994November 30, 1998
22.General Sir Rupert SmithBritish ArmyNovember 30, 1998September 17, 2001
23.General Dieter StöckmannGerman ArmySeptember 17, 2001September 18, 2002
24.Admiral Rainer FeistGerman NavySeptember 18, 2002October 1, 2004
25.General Sir John ReithBritish ArmyOctober 1, 2004October 22, 2007
26.General Sir John McCollBritish ArmyOctober 22, 2007March 2011
27.General Sir Richard ShirreffBritish ArmyMarch 2011March 2014
28.General Sir Adrian BradshawBritish ArmyMarch 2014March 2017
29.General Sir James EverardBritish ArmyMarch 2017April 2020
30.General Tim RadfordBritish ArmyApril 2020Incumbent

See also

References

  1. "Command Structure" (PDF). NATO. Retrieved 19 October 2019. and "Military Command Structure". shape.nato.int. Supreme Head Allied Powers Europe. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. "MILITARY COMMAND STRUCTURE". shape.nato.int. NATO. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. Boeke, Sergei (13 January 2020). "Creating a secure and functional rear area : NATO's new JSEC Headquarters". nato.int. NATO. Retrieved 9 October 2020. JSEC is part of the NATO Force Structure and under the operational command of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR).
  4. List of Former SACEURs

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