STANAVFORLANT "Welcome Aboard" (1978)
STANAVFORLANT "Welcome Aboard" (1978)
The s t r a te g i c ar e a covered by the N orth A tla n tic Treaty is d iv id e d in to three regional C om m ands -
th e A tla n tic Ocean C om m and, th e European C om m and and the C h a nn e l C om m and - p lus a
R egional P la n n in g G rou p fo r th e N o rth A m erican Area. W ith in these areas the N A T O C om m anders
STANAVFORLANT has 4 basic are responsible in peacetim e fo r the d e v e lo p m e n t o f
objectives: — defence plans, th e d e te rm in a tio n o f fo rce
requirem ents and fo r th e tra in in g and
exercise o f th e fo rc e s u n d e r th e ir
C om m and.
* O perational co m m an d o f S T A N A V F O R L A N T is exercised
by the Suprem e A llie d C om m ander A tla n tic (S A C L A N T )
fro m his headquarters at N o rfo lk, V irgin ia . R e sp o n sib ility
fo r a d m in is tra tio n o f th e Force is assigned to th e
C o m m a n d e r - in - C h ie f , E a s te rn A t la n t ic A re a
(E A S T LA N T ) w ith headquarters at N o rth w o o d , near
L ondon.
Allied Command
Atlantic
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th e 12 m ill th e N o rth
A t la n tic .
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W e s te rn E u ro p e f r o m N o r th A m e ric a ,
h e n ce th e im p o r ta n c e o f j o m rT ra in in g in
p e a c e tim e .
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