Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which British officers have been appointed to NATO by (a) rank, (b) responsibility and (c) location in the last 12 months.
Mike Penning, Minister of State for the Armed Forces: The UK holds 952 posts in the NATO Command Structure, of which 484 are Officers. The UK is the second largest contributer to the NATO command structure. The key appointments (at 1-Star and above) are shown below.
Appointment |
Location |
Rank |
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) |
Mons, Belgium |
OF-9 |
UK Military Representative Headquarters NATO & EU |
Brussels, Belgium |
OF-8 |
Director Operations and Plans, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe |
Mons, Belgium |
OF-7 |
Deputy Commander, NATO Headquarters Air Command |
Ramstein, Germany |
OF-8 |
Commander, NATO Headquarters Maritime Command |
Northwood, UK |
OF-8 |
Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Command (Transformation) |
Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
OF-8 |
Deputy Chief of Staff Plans, Allied Joint Force Command |
Naples, Italy |
OF-7 |
Deputy Commander, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps |
Milan, Italy |
OF-7 |
Deputy Commander, NATO Naval Striking and Support Forces |
Lisbon, Portugal |
OF-7 |
UK personnel are usually appointed to NATO for a period of three years. The number of UK personnel appointed to NATO in the last twelve months is shown in the table below:
LOCATION |
RESPONSIBILITY |
RANK |
NUMBER |
Mons, Belgium |
Staff |
OF-6 |
2 |
Staff |
OF-5 |
5 |
|
Staff |
OF-4 |
15 |
|
Staff |
OF-3 |
1 |
|
|
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Brussels, Belgium |
Command |
OF-8 |
1 |
Command |
OF-7 |
1 |
|
Staff |
OF-6 |
2 |
|
Staff |
OF-5 |
1 |
|
Staff |
OF-4 |
7 |
|
Staff |
OF-3 |
2 |
|
Staff |
OF-2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Staff |
OF-3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Lille, France |
Staff |
OF-5 |
1 |
Staff |
OF-4 |
1 |
|
Staff |
OF-3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Staff |
OF-4 |
1 |
Staff |
OF-2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Munster, Germany |
Staff |
OF-4 |
1 |
Staff |
OF-3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Oberammergau, Germany |
Staff |
OF-4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Uedem, Germany |
Staff |
OF-5 |
1 |
Staff |
OF-4 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
Ramstein, Germany |
Command |
OF-8 |
1 |
Staff |
OF-4 |
2 |
|
Staff |
OF-3 |
5 |
|
Staff |
OF-2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Milan, Italy |
Command |
OF-7 |
1 |
Staff |
OF-5 |
1 |
|
Staff |
OF-4 |
2 |
|
Staff |
OF-3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Naples, Italy |
Staff |
OF-5 |
1 |
Staff |
OF-4 |
6 |
|
Staff |
OF-3 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Poggio Renatico, Italy |
Staff |
OF-3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Riga, Latvia |
Staff |
OF-4 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
Brunssum, Netherlands |
Staff |
OF-5 |
2 |
Staff |
OF-4 |
7 |
|
Staff |
OF-3 |
4 |
|
Staff |
OF-2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Stavanger, Norway |
Staff |
OF-5 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Bydgoszcz, Poland, |
Staff |
OF-3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Lisbon, Portugal |
Staff |
OF-4 |
1 |
|
Staff |
OF-3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Bucharest, Romania |
Staff |
OF-4 |
1 |
Staff |
OF-3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Torrejon, Spain |
Staff |
OF-4 |
1 |
Staff |
OF-3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Izmir, Turkey |
Staff |
OF-5 |
1 |
Staff |
OF-4 |
2 |
|
Staff |
OF-3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Northwood, UK |
Staff |
OF-5 |
1 |
Staff |
OF-3 |
1 |
|
Staff |
OF-2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Blandford, UK |
Staff |
OF-3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Yeovilton, UK |
Staff |
OF-3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Huntingdon, UK |
Staff |
OF-4 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Norfolk, VA - USA |
Staff |
OF-5 |
1 |
Staff |
OF-4 |
4 |
|
Staff |
OF-3 |
1 |
Key:
|
Royal Navy |
Royal Marines |
Army |
Royal Air Force |
OF 9 |
Admiral |
General |
General |
Air Chief Marshal |
OF 8 |
Vice Admiral |
Lieutenant General |
Lieutenant General |
Air Marshal |
OF 7 |
Rear Admiral |
Major General |
Major General |
Air Vice-Marshal |
OF 6 |
Commodore |
Brigadier |
Brigadier |
Air Commodore |
OF 5 |
Captain |
Colonel |
Colonel |
Group Captain |
OF 4 |
Commander |
Lieutenant Colonel |
Lieutenant Colonel |
Wing Commander |
OF 3 |
Lieutenant Commander |
Major |
Major |
Squadron Leader |
OF 2 |
Lieutenant |
Captain |
Captain |
Flight Lieutenant |
Further information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.