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<p>The <b>Allied Command Operations</b> (<span style="font-size: 85%;"><abbr title="abbreviated">abbr.</abbr> </span> <b>ACO</b>, <a href="French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr"><b>Commandement allié Opérations</b></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is one of the two strategic commands of the <a href="NATO" title="NATO">North Atlantic Treaty Organization</a> (NATO), the other being <a href="Allied_Command_Transformation" title="Allied Command Transformation">Allied Command Transformation</a> (ACT). The headquarters and commander of ACO is <a href="Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe" title="Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe">Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe</a> (SHAPE) and <a href="Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe" title="Supreme Allied Commander Europe">Supreme Allied Commander Europe</a> (SACEUR), respectively.

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headquartered at <a href="Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe" title="Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe">Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe</a> (SHAPE) and including its subordinate and joint force commands (red marks).</div></div></div>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><a href="North_Atlantic_Council" title="North Atlantic Council">North Atlantic Council</a><br>(NAC)<br><a href="NATO_headquarters" title="NATO headquarters">NATO Headquarters</a>, <a href="Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>, BEL</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap"><a href="Secretary-General_of_NATO" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary-General of NATO">Secretary-General</a><br>(SECGEN)<br><a href="NATO_headquarters" title="NATO headquarters">NATO Headquarters</a>, <a href="Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>, BEL</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap"><a href="International_Staff" class="mw-redirect" title="International Staff">International Staff</a><br>(IS)<br><a href="NATO_headquarters" title="NATO headquarters">NATO Headquarters</a>, <a href="Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>, BEL</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><a href="International_Military_Staff" title="International Military Staff">International Military Staff</a><br>(IMS)<br><a href="NATO_headquarters" title="NATO headquarters">NATO Headquarters</a>, <a href="Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>, BEL</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><span typeof="mw:File"></span><span typeof="mw:File"></span><span typeof="mw:File"></span><span typeof="mw:File"></span><br><a href="NATO_Military_Committee" title="NATO Military Committee">Military Committee</a><br>(MC)<br><a href="NATO_headquarters" title="NATO headquarters">NATO Headquarters</a>, <a href="Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a>, BEL</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><span typeof="mw:File"></span><span typeof="mw:File"></span><span typeof="mw:File"></span><span typeof="mw:File"></span><br><a href="Supreme_Allied_Commander_Transformation" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Allied Commander Transformation">Supreme Allied Commander Transformation</a><br><a href="Allied_Command_Transformation" title="Allied Command Transformation">Allied Command Transformation</a> (ACT)<br><a href="Norfolk%2C_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk</a>, U.S.</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><span typeof="mw:File"></span><span typeof="mw:File"></span><span typeof="mw:File"></span><span typeof="mw:File"></span><br><a href="Supreme_Allied_Commander_Europe" title="Supreme Allied Commander Europe">Supreme Allied Commander Europe</a><br> (ACO)<br><a href="Mons%2C_Belgium" title="Mons, Belgium">Mons</a>, BEL</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><a href="Joint_Warfare_Centre" title="Joint Warfare Centre">Joint Warfare Centre</a><br>(JWC)<br><a href="Stavanger" title="Stavanger">Stavanger</a>, NOR</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><a href="Joint_Force_Command_Brunssum" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Force Command Brunssum">Joint Force Command Brunssum</a><br>(JFC Brunssum)<br><a href="Brunssum" title="Brunssum">Brunssum</a>, NLD</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><a href="Allied_Air_Command" title="Allied Air Command">Allied Air Command</a><br>(AIRCOM)<br><a href="Ramstein_Air_Base" title="Ramstein Air Base">Ramstein</a>, DEU</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><a href="Joint_Force_Training_Centre" title="Joint Force Training Centre">Joint Force Training Centre</a><br>(JFTC)<br><a href="Bydgoszcz" title="Bydgoszcz">Bydgoszcz</a>, POL</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><a href="Allied_Joint_Force_Command_Naples" title="Allied Joint Force Command Naples">Joint Force Command Naples</a><br>(JFC Naples)<br><a href="Metropolitan_City_of_Naples" title="Metropolitan City of Naples">Naples</a>, ITA</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><a href="Allied_Land_Command" title="Allied Land Command">Allied Land Command</a><br>(LANDCOM)<br><a href="%C4%B0zmir" title="İzmir">İzmir</a>, TUR</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><a href="Joint_Analysis_and_Lessons_Learned_Centre" title="Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre">Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre</a><br>(JALLC)<br><a href="Lisbon" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a>, PRT</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><a href="Joint_Force_Command_Norfolk" title="Joint Force Command Norfolk">Joint Force Command Norfolk</a><br>(JFC Norfolk)<br><a href="Norfolk%2C_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk</a>, Virginia, U.S.</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><a href="Allied_Maritime_Command" title="Allied Maritime Command">Allied Maritime Command</a><br>(MARCOM)<br><a href="Northwood_Headquarters" title="Northwood Headquarters">Northwood</a>, GBR</td>

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<td style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap" width="100%"><a href="Joint_Support_and_Enabling_Command" title="Joint Support and Enabling Command">Joint Support and Enabling Command</a><br>(JSEC)<br><a href="Ulm" title="Ulm">Ulm</a>, DEU</td>

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Under ACO, there are three Strategic Level Commands and three tactical level commands:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Strategic Level Commands:

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<ul><li><a href="Allied_Joint_Force_Command_Brunssum" title="Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum">Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum</a> (JFCBS), <a href="Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li>

<li><a href="Allied_Joint_Force_Command_Naples" title="Allied Joint Force Command Naples">Allied Joint Force Command Naples</a> (JFCNP), <a href="Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></li>

<li><a href="Joint_Force_Command_Norfolk" title="Joint Force Command Norfolk">Joint Force Command Norfolk</a> (JFC-NF), <a href="United_States" title="United States">United States</a></li></ul>

<p>Tactical Level commands:

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<ul><li><a href="Allied_Air_Command" title="Allied Air Command">Allied Air Command</a> (AIRCOM) at Ramstein, <a href="Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></li>

<li><a href="Allied_Land_Command" title="Allied Land Command">Allied Land Command</a> (LANDCOM) at Izmir, <a href="Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a></li>

<li><a href="Allied_Maritime_Command" title="Allied Maritime Command">Allied Maritime Command</a> (MARCOM) at <a href="Northwood%2C_London" title="Northwood, London">Northwood</a>, <a href="United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li></ul>

<p>Other commands:

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<ul><li><a href="Naval_Striking_and_Support_Forces_NATO" title="Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO">Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO</a> (aka. Strike Force NATO, STRIKFORNATO) at Oeiras, <a href="Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a></li>

<li>NATO Communication and Information Systems Command (NCISG) at Mons, <a href="Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a></li>

<li><a href="Joint_Support_and_Enabling_Command" title="Joint Support and Enabling Command">Joint Support and Enabling Command</a> in Ulm, <a href="Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joint_Force_Command_Norfolk">Joint Force Command Norfolk</h3></div>

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<p><a href="Joint_Force_Command_Norfolk" title="Joint Force Command Norfolk">Joint Force Command Norfolk</a> (JFCNF) was established after allied re-assessment of the security environment which emphasizes the importance of the <a href="Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> and its <a href="Sea_lines_of_communication" title="Sea lines of communication">sea lines of communication</a> to Europe. As an organization governed by an international memorandum of understanding (MoU), the command provides the capability to act early in a crisis to ensure a joint deterrent response and improve the responsiveness of NATO within that trans-Atlantic domain.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>JFCNF works seamlessly with allies and NATO partners in all domains and to provide awareness and synchronization with allies, while ensuring readiness and contributing to NATO objectives and core tasks. The NATO functions of JFCNF are related to the transition from a crisis to a high-intensity conflict. In this role, the command will contribute to enhance NATO's warfighting capability.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Established in 2018, the first JFCNF commander was <a href="Andrew_L._Lewis_(admiral)" title="Andrew L. Lewis (admiral)">Vice Admiral Andrew L. Lewis, USN</a> who also commanded the recently re-established <a href="United_States_Second_Fleet" title="United States Second Fleet">United States Second Fleet</a>, also headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2021, the JFCNF and 2nd Fleet commander is Vice Admiral <a href="Daniel_W._Dwyer" title="Daniel W. Dwyer">Daniel W. Dwyer</a>, USN.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joint_Support_Enabling_Command">Joint Support Enabling Command</h3></div>

<p>SACEUR also has operational command of the <a href="Joint_Support_and_Enabling_Command" title="Joint Support and Enabling Command">Joint Support and Enabling Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<ul><li><a href="Allied_Command_Transformation" title="Allied Command Transformation">Allied Command Transformation</a></li>

<li><a href="Operational_headquarters_of_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Operational headquarters of the European Union">Operational headquarters of the European Union</a></li>

<li><a href="Berlin_Plus_agreement" title="Berlin Plus agreement">Berlin Plus agreement</a></li></ul>

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