NATO Civilian Organizations and Agencies

Last modified: 2011-02-25 by zoltán horváth
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by Željko Heimer

• Overview
• NATO Communication and Information Systems Services Agency - NCSA
• NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency - NAMSA
• NATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency - NACMA
• NATO Programming Centre - NPC

See also:

• NATO
• Strategic Commands
• Operational Commands
• Component Commands
• Military missions
• Former military missions
• NATO Rapid Deployable Corps
• Other Staffs and Commands Responsible to SACEUR
• NATO - Centres of Excellence (CoEs)

NATO has not only military structure, but some civilian organizations and agencies support its activity, both military force and managing the organization itself.
Zoltan Horvath, 01 March 2010

by Zoltan Horvath, 01 March 2010

The NATO Communication and Information Systems Services Agency, (NCSA) is a service provider to its NATO and national customers. Wherever NATO deploys on operations or exercises, NCSA is there, providing communication and information systems (CIS) services in support of the mission. Equally important, NCSA supports NATO's ten major headquarters in Europe, North America, and Asia. NCSA is part of the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Organization reporting to the North Atlantic Council. NCSA works very closely with the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency, whose mission is to provide NATO with scientific support and common funded acquisition of Consultation, Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities.
Its flag is lighter blue than NATO blue, and its logo is placed in the center of the flag.
Image of flag:
http://www.ncsa.nato.int/news/2009/20091211_DNCSA_Town_Hall_Speech_clip_image002.jpg
Zoltan Horvath, 01 March 2010

by Zoltan Horvath, 01 March 2010

NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) is NATO's principal logistics support management agency. It was established in 1958. NAMSA's main task is to assist NATO nations by organizing common procurement and supply of spare parts and arranging maintenance and repair services necessary for the support of various weapon systems in their inventories. This assistance is available whenever two or more nations operate the same system and have made a conscious decision to use NAMSA's support facilities.
Its flag can be seen at:
http://www.namsa.nato.int/news/47_e.htm
Zoltan Horvath, 01 March 2010

by Zoltan Horvath, 24 June 2010

NATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency (NACMA) is an independent NATO Agency whose principal task is to conduct the central planning, system engineering, implementation and configuration management for the NATO Air Command and Control System (ACCS) Programme. The Programme is intended to replace the existing air defence systems in NATO Europe, with a single system which, at the tactical level, will provide the capability to plan, task and execute defensive, offensive and support air operations. The Agency employs upwards of 100 people from all NATO nations, the majority of whom have backgrounds in the following disciplines: software and systems engineering, operations, logistics, quality assurance, configuration management, communications, test and evaluation, information technology, information security, administration, human resources management and finance. NACMA currently occupies purpose-built accommodation close to NATO HQ.

Its flag is blue with its crest in the center of the flag. It is a yellow-bordered shield with quartered field of darker and lighter parts, overlapping with NATO compass. Name of organization is written above. Proportion is 2:3.
Home page: http://www.nacma.nato.int/
Zoltan Horvath, 24 June 2010

by Zoltan Horvath, 24 June 2010

NATO Programming Centre (NPC) is responsible for system support and maintenance of NATO's Air Command and Control Systems. Amongst these systems is also the NATO Air Command and Control System ACCS. Its mission is to provide efficient and effective system and advisory support to ensure maximum operational capability of the Air Command and Control (C2) assets entrusted to the NPC. Whilst in the past the NPC mission was limited to software maintenance of in-service NATO Air C2 systems, it was expanded in 2006 to permit provision of all activities required for system support for these systems. This includes the following areas: system engineering, obsolescence management, Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) software management and technical training.

The centre is located close to the city of Liege, Belgium. It employs nearly 200 people. It works closely with the NATO ACCS Management Agency NACMA for the ACCS Programme and with NATO Maintenance and Support Agency NAMSA for the maintenance of various Air C2 buffer systems.

Its flag is blue with its emblem in the center of the flag.
Flag can bee seen on a picture in page 19 of this document.
Zoltan Horvath, 24 June 2010