Last modified: 2023-06-10 by 
zachary harden
Keywords: nato |
Links: FOTW homepage |
search |
disclaimer and copyright |
write us |
mirrors
![[Flag of NATO]](../images/n/nato.gif)
by Željko Heimer
See also:
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
![[Allied Land Component Command - Heidelberg]](../images/n/nat-cclh.gif)
by Zoltan Horvath, 16 February 2010
Allied Land Component Command is a multinational NATO Headquarters located in Heidelberg, Germany. It is a subordinate component command of Joint Force Command Brunssum.
Flag of CC-Land Heidelberg is white with its crest in the center. History and symbolic meaning of its crest:
![[Allied Air Component Command - Ramstein]](../images/n/nat-ccar.gif)
by Zoltan Horvath, 16 February 2010
Allied Air Component Command Ramstein is a successor of Allied Air Forces Central Europe (AAFCE) which was originally established on June 28, 1974 at Ramstein Air Base, as a principal subordinate command under Allied Forces Central Europe (AFCENT). On 1 July 2004, the former HQ AIRNORTH was renamed Component Command-Air Headquarters Ramstein, Germany. It is a subordinate component command of Joint Force Command Brunssum.
Flag of CC-Air Ramstein is medium blue with its crest in the center. History and symbolic meaning of its crest:
![[Allied Maritime Component Command - Northwood]](../images/n/nat-ccmnw.gif)
by Zoltan Horvath, 21 June 2010
Allied Maritime Command Headquarters is based at Northwood in the United Kingdom and provides specialist
Maritime expertise to the Joint Force Commander in Brunssum, the Netherlands.
Its flag is blue with its crest in the center of the flag.
Image of flag can be seen here.
![[Allied Land Component Command - Madrid]](../images/n/nat-cclm.gif)
by Zoltan Horvath, 11 February 2010
This command originally was Joint Command Southwest (JCSW) of NATO located in Madrid. It was activated in 1999, but it was transferred into new military NATO structure in 2004 as Land Component Command as a part of the Joint Force Command in Naples.
Its flag is green with blue and white NATO emblem in the center superimposed to two pillars from Spanish coat of arms. Home Page:![[Joint Command Southwest (JCSW) (1999-2004)]](../images/n/nat-jcsw.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 7 January 2010
I have found this flag in midst of NATO commands pages. It was the flag of
Joint Command Southwest (JCSW) of NATO located in Madrid. Originally it was
activated in 1999, but it was transferred into new military NATO structure in
2004 as Component Command - Land Madrid as a part of the Joint Force Command in
Naples. This flag can be seen at: (page 2 numbered, actually page 4 in pdf.)
http://www.nato.int/cc-land-madrid/pdf_publications/cc-land-madrid.pdf.
There is a picture of the new flag as well, taken during a handover ceremony at
the establishment of a new command in 2004 (bottom of same page). New flag of
new command is similar, but its field is green with emblem in the center, and
golden border of flag has been removed.
Zoltan Horvath, 2 February 2010
The flag was 2:3, red with a golden border (about as wide as 1/16 of the
hoist) on all four sides (plus a golden fringe). Centred on the red field and
occupying almost all of it was the NATO emblem, with all four "rays" shorter
than in the NATO flag and of equal length. Behind the four-pointed star but on
top of the white circle were the pillars of Hercules, basically as in the
Spanish arms but with yellow/gold column shafts and with no crowns on top.
Santiago Dotor, 30 October 2002
![[Allied Air Component Command - Izmir]](../images/n/nat-ccai.gif)
by Zoltan Horvath, 12 February 2010
Allied Air Component Command Izmir was activated on 11 August 2004, and it is located in Izmir, Turkey.
NATO CC-Air HQ Izmir is the successor to the former NATO Air Force Command Southern Europe (AIRSOUTH).
It is subordinated to Joint Force Command Naples.
Some historical background can be read at:
http://www.aiiz.nato.int/History.htm
![[Allied Maritime Component Command - Naples]](../images/n/nat-ccmn.gif)
by Zoltan Horvath, 12 February 2010
The Maritime Component Command Naples is inaugurated on 1 July 2004, replaced the Headquarters Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe (HQ NAVSOUTH) which was established as a separate headquarters on June 5, 1967, upon dissolution of Headquarters Allied Forces Mediterranean, a major NATO Subordinate Command. It is situated on the Island of Nisida, Naples, Italy.
Historical background:
![[Central Army Group]](../images/n/nat-cena.gif)
image located by Pete Loeser, 8 January 2020
The Central Army Group (CENTAG) was a military planning group, comprised of
military personnel from Germany, France, and the United States, that was
headquartered at the Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, between 1950-1993
as part of the joint NATO Allied Land Forces of Central Europe. Later, in August
1961, the CENTAG headquarters moved to Hammonds Barracks in Seckenheim, Germany.
Source:
http://www.usarmygermany.com/Sont.htm?http&&&www.usarmygermany.com/Units/HqUSAREUR/USAREUR_CENTAG.htm
Pete Loeser, 8 January 2020
