Allied Maritime Command

Allied Maritime Command
Founded	1 December 2012
Type	Tactical level command
Role	Command and control of maritime forces
Part of	Allied Command Operations
Headquarters	Northwood Headquarters, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Website	mc.nato.int
Commanders
Commander	Vice Admiral Mike Utley (Royal Navy)
Deputy Commander	Vice Admiral Didier Maleterre (French Navy)
Chief of Staff	Rear Admiral Jose Delgado (Spanish Navy)

The Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) is the central command of all NATO maritime forces and the Commander MARCOM is the prime maritime advisor to the Alliance. When directed by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), it provides the core of the headquarters responsible for the conduct of maritime operations. The command is based at the Northwood Headquarters in Eastbury, Hertfordshire.

SHAPE

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LC

MC

JFCBS

JFCNP

JFC NF

 JSEC

HQ SACT

JWC

JFTC

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Locations of NATO's two strategic commands — Allied Command Transformation (ACT) with its subordinate centres (blue marks) and Allied Command Operations (ACO), headquartered at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and including its subordinate and joint force commands (red marks).