Today, NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) bids farewell to Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Guy Robinson CB OBE and welcomes its new Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Simon Asquith. We thank Vice Admiral Robinson for his exceptional leadership and commitment during his three years of dedicated service. During his tenure, NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) made significant contributions to NATO’s multi-domain operations, digital transformation, and capability development, thus ensuring #NATO's continuing success. Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, General Philippe Lavigne, says it best: “In the demanding seas of NATO's warfare development, Guy Robinson has been the Chief of Staff every Supreme Allied Commander Transformation could wish for. His unwavering commitment to our mission and brilliant navigation through complex challenges have been instrumental in propelling us forward. Guy embodies the true spirit of 'Win as a Team,' and his leadership will be sorely missed. We at NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) wish him fair winds and following seas in his future endeavours.“ Vice Admiral Simon Asquith steps onto the NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) deck with an impressive 32 years of service in the Royal Navy. Among early leadership roles, he commanded the Nuclear Attack Submarine HMS Talent and the Frigate HMS Portland. Staff tours have included Deputy Commander of the UK’s Maritime Component Command in Bahrain and Chief of Staff at the Standing Joint Force Headquarters. Most recently he has been the Royal Navy’s global Maritime Component Commander as COMOPS and led their Nuclear Submarine Enterprise as Director Submarines. With this experience, we are confident he will continue to build on the strong foundation laid by his predecessor and lead us adeptly into the future. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Vice Admiral Simon Asquith and thanking Vice Admiral Guy Robinson CB OBE for his outstanding service. #WeAreNATO Marie-Doha Besancenot Farah Dakhlallah Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) NATO Joint Force Training Centre NATO Joint Warfare Centre
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NATO Allied Command Transformation - NATO's Warfare Development Command located in North America Our Mission: We contribute to preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of Alliance member states by leading transformation to improve the military effectiveness of the Alliance. Our Vision: We strengthen the credibility of the Alliance’s deterrence and defence posture today through innovation at all levels. In concert with Allied Command Operations, we enhance NATO’s operational capability with an ability to further develop and improve our military capacity through a clear understanding of future threats and challenges we face, and pioneering solutions to address them.
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http://www.act.nato.int
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- Armed Forces
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- Norfolk, VA
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- Government Agency
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- 2003
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- NATO Military Transformation, Education, Training, Exercises, Capability Development, Strategic Foresight, and Warfare Development
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Bright minds shape the Alliance’s future: NATO 75th Anniversary Student Challenge winners participate in Washington #NATOSummit, presenting their future-oriented ideas on the transformation of the Alliance to #NATO's senior political & military leaders. The winning proposals were innovative and showcased the students' passion and forward-thinking spirit. Adam Dudas proposed an "NATO Industrial Consolidation and Innovation Initiative - Light in the Fog," while Peter Banyas tackled the ever-growing cyber threat with his proposal "Securing Interoperability in a Cyber-First World." The international team of Emile Dhorne and Mattheus Webster presented a joint proposal titled "Enhancing NATO's Cognitive Warfare Readiness: The Role of Counter-Sanction-Busting." This Student Challenge serves as a testament to NATO's commitment to engaging with future generations. By actively listening to these bright minds, NATO can ensure it remains a relevant and agile force in safeguarding peace and security across the Euro-Atlantic area. Congratulations to Adam Dudas, Peter Banyas, Emile Dhorne, and Mattheus Webster for their outstanding contributions to shaping the future of NATO! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gNCh8EBG #WeAreNATO Marie-Doha Besancenot Farah Dakhlallah Iñigo Martín Nieto Jay Paxton Dr Vlasta Zekulic Luisa Freutel
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Battlefield Innovation: representatives from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, participated in the premier NATO's interoperability exercise, #CWIX'24, hosted by NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT). They tested a unique and robust Ukrainian battlespace management system called DELTA for its #interoperability within a #NATO environment. DELTA is a system developed for and by the military. It is the largest Ukrainian integration platform and national data lake that operates in the cloud. It is unique in its ability to create situational awareness tools, such as a digital map platform that allows for manual information input or integration with various sensors, trackers, radars, and satellite providers. This enables users to track the location of friendly forces and identify enemy positions. Learn more about how this innovative system can be used in a battlefield: https://lnkd.in/eHPXTSwX #WeAreNATO #defense #globasecurity #technology #Ukraine
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Carrying the work of NATO transformation across the Atlantic: NATO Allied Command Transformation’s Staff Element Europe plays an important role in fostering cooperation between two NATO's Strategic Allied Commands. Its strategic location supports numerous engagements required by the #NATO Defence Planning Process, with its personnel leading efforts in several prominent Alliance activities. Consequently, Allied Command Transformation’s Staff Element Europe strengthens transatlantic ties and plays a pivotal role in the planning of Allied defence. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eMGQiiCi #WeAreNATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)
Allied Command Transformation, Staff Element Europe: Carrying the work of NATO transformation across the Atlantic - NATO's ACT
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Stronger than ever, at the #NATOSummit, the Alliance is gearing up for a multi-domain world. 32 leaders of the allied nations came together to propel NATO's transformation and prepare it for a new era of collective defence. The Alliance is resolved to adapt and modernize in the face of a complex security environment, gearing up for a multi-domain world by ensuring high readiness forces across all domains, from land to sea to air to cyberspace. To spearhead this effort within the Alliance, NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is leading the charge. With a focus on innovation, collaboration, and transformation, #NATO's strategic warfare command is driving crucial advancements that will help NATO remain a formidable force for peace and stability in the years to come. Learn more about the most important points of the Washington Summit Declaration and explore how NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is instrumental in putting these plans into action: https://lnkd.in/eVv4zuwz #WeAreNATO #leadership #future #globalsecurity
NATO Gears Up for a Multi-Domain World: Key Declarations from the 2024 Washington Summit and How Allied Command Transformation Makes Them Happen - NATO's ACT
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The conversations that took place at the French residence in Washington DC (Embassy of France in the United States) after a productive day at the #NATOPublicForum centred around the importance of transatlantic unity as a bedrock of NATO's strength and effectiveness, as well as the future of the Alliance. The principles of unity & open collaboration was a recurring theme throughout the discussions, which featured prominent speakers from across the Alliance discussing international security themes such as Ukraine, deterrence & defence, and global partnerships. The aim of the Public Forum is to foster a better understanding of #NATO's policies, goals, and decisions through engagement with unique and diverse stakeholders. #WeAreNATO Marie-Doha Besancenot Laurent Bili General Chris Badia
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NATO held a #NATOPublicForum alongside the launch of the 2024 #NATOSummit, with prominent speakers from across the Alliance discussing the international security themes of the Summit. The Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, Commander, US European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Cavoli, Prime Ministers, journalists and other leading global thinkers joined together to discuss #Ukraine, deterrence and defense, partnerships, and other aspects of international security and stability. The Public Forum is an event that aims to promote a better public understanding of #NATO's policies, goals, and decisions through dialogue and engagement with a unique and diverse group of stakeholders. NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) was present throughout the day with a delegation led by Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, General Lavigne, and featuring Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, General Chris Badia, Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Guy Robinson CB OBE, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development, Vice Admiral Jeff Hughes. One of the key themes of the discussions was the launch of the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine. NATO will take over the coordination and provision of most international security assistance, with a command led by a three-star general, with hundreds of personnel working at a NATO headquarters in Germany and at logistical nodes in the eastern part of the Alliance. This will enhance Ukraine's self-defence. It will not make NATO a party to the conflict. Since Russia's full-scale invasion, Allies have provided around 4 billion euros in military aid each year. It's expected Allies will agree to sustain this level within the next year and to share the burden fairly, and to review it at our Summit in 2025, not least to ensure that Allied support is in line with Ukraine's needs. Another key theme was the possibility of Allied leaders agreeing to work more closely with the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including at a new NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training, and Education Centre in Poland and deepening cooperation on #innovation and defence industrial production. #WeAreNATO
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🇺🇸 The US State Secretary Blinken at the #NATOPublicForum on 🇺🇦Ukraine: “What is so important is delivering practical results.” The Public Forum seeks to enhance public insight into NATO’s policies and goals set for the Washington #NATOSummit. It is all about dynamic dialogues and engagements involving a diverse array of stakeholders: from Heads of State and Government, Ministers, and international security experts to influential voices, academics, journalists, and young leaders. The event features panel discussions, debates, and interactive sessions covering a wide spectrum of topics central to NATO's agenda. https://lnkd.in/dVCyUHF4 #WeAreNATO
2024 NATO Public Forum | Day 1, 10 July 2024
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#ClimateChange poses challenges such as testing the resilience of military infrastructure and equipment, creating more severe operational conditions, and altering the strategic landscape. NATO, its Allies, and partners have a clear role in addressing these security implications of climate change effectively. Today's crucial discussion on #ClimateSecurity at the Canadian Embassy in #WashingtonDC, ahead of the NATO #WashingtonSummit, underscored the urgent need for military adaptation in a changing climate. #WeAreNATO
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The importance of climate change! A crucial discussion on climate security took place today at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, a timely event ahead of the NATO #WashingtonSummit. As a crisis multiplier that exacerbates existing conflicts and creates new security risks, climate change is potentially the most consequential threat we face today. NATO's 2023 Strategic Foresight Analysis (#SFA) led by NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) underlines this assessment, adding that, in the long term, the interconnected challenges of climate breakdown and loss of biodiversity are the most likely existential challenge, which will prompt significant changes in the attitudes and behaviours of both state and non-state actors. The discussion on "Military Transformation in a Climate Changed World", thereby highlighted the urgent need for armed forces to adapt to the realities of climate change. Climate change has profound implications for our defence planning efforts. It demands innovative approaches, flexibility, and close collaboration with academia and industry to ensure our forces maintain their operational effectiveness and resilience. Only by working together, as NATO members and partners, we can ensure the continued credibility of our deterrence and defence posture in the face of this global challenge. On this occasion, I would like to extend my congratulations on the formal NATO accreditation of the NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence (CCAS CoE)! Strategic Foresight Analysis 2023: https://lnkd.in/eUDQd76q #NATO #StrongerTogether #WeareNATO #ACT #ClimateSecurity #MilitaryTransformation #DefencePlanning #Innovation #WashingtonSummit
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Today's crucial discussion on climate security at the Embassy of Canada in Washington | Ambassade du Canada à Washington, ahead of the #NATOSummit, underscored the urgent need for military adaptation in a changing climate. #ClimateChange profoundly affects defence planning, requiring innovative approaches and collaboration with academia and industry to maintain operational effectiveness and #resilience. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke about the importance of the newly opened #NATO Climate Change and Security Center of Excellence, based in Montreal, Quebec, #Canada, in tackling the security threats to the Alliance brought on by climate change. He emphasized the growing threats to collective security and continued prosperity, including cyber warfare, resurgent authoritarian forces, expanding regional conflict, and the increasing impacts of climate change. He also stated, "This is the sobering reality we must all face. That's why Canada will continue to work closely with like-minded allies to tackle these challenges directly to build a better world for all." At the discussion about the need for armed forces to adapt to the realities of climate change, the NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation General Chris Badia stressed the profound implications of climate change for defence planning efforts. He highlighted the need for innovative approaches, flexibility, and close collaboration with academia and industry to ensure that forces maintain their operational effectiveness and resilience. He further emphasized that only by working together as NATO members and partners can we ensure the continued credibility of our #deterrence and #defence posture in the face of this global challenge. #WeAreNATO
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