NATO Military Commands

Last modified: 2023-06-03 by zachary harden
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by Željko Heimer

• Overview

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
• Military centers under subordination of ACT
• NATO Civilian Organizations and Agencies
• NATO - Centres of Excellence (CoEs)

NATO military commands and some other organization also have flags. Almost all commands have their own flags (or banners), which have a great importance in all military units, and they have a special role during ceremonies held in occasions of changes of commanders. It is a subject of hand-over ceremony when former commander gives the flag into new commander's hand. It is a formal moment of transfer of his authority to new one.

All commands and other organizations has a badge or crest, generally it is placed on a monocoloured (blue, white, or green) flag as a command's flag. The official NATO military structure is a good base to introduce flags of various military commands, organizations and NATO-led military missions. More information on NATO structure: http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/structure.htm
Zoltan Horvath, 11 February 2010