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Date		Title
28 Mar. 2013		NATO announces nomination of General Philip M. Breedlove as Supreme Allied Commander Europe The North Atlantic Council approved the nomination of General Philip M. Breedlove, United States Air Force, to the post of Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
17 Jan. 2012		Russian Chief of Defence visits NATO’s Operational Command General Nikolai Makarov, the Russian Chief of General Staff, visited Allied Command Operations at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium, on 17 January. He met the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, received operational briefings and toured SHAPE facilities, including the bunker housing the command of NATO forces in Europe.
08 Jun. 2011		Statement by the NATO Secretary General on Agency and Command structure reform NATO Defence Ministers have just approved a set of important reforms. They will make NATO leaner, more flexible, and better able to deal with future challenges.
12 Apr. 2010 - 15 Apr. 2010		NATO medical conference meets in Istanbul From 12-15 April, more than 60 military medical professionals from across NATO and NATO mission-contributing countries met in Istanbul, Turkey, for the biannual NATO Medical Conference. This year's event focused on medical information management and communication.
12 Aug. 2009		NATO Secretary General visits SHAPE Admiral James Stavridis, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), welcomed NATO’s new Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), on August 12.
02 Jul. 2009		Admiral Stavridis - first Navy admiral to become SACEUR Admiral James Stavridis today became NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) assuming command of Allied Command Operations from outgoing SACEUR, General John Craddock.
08 Jun. 2009 - 12 Jun. 2009		2009 NATO Legal Conference in Strasbourg, France The annual NATO Legal Conference took place in Strasbourg, France, from 8 to 12 June. General Mattis, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, delivered the opening presentation and discussed the role of today’s legal advisors within NATO as the Alliance and its partners face complex threats and new challenges.
28 May. 2009		The OPP experiment: a handshake across the ocean Geographical separation often makes relations between NATO commands difficult. Having to deal with common subjects by telephone, e-mail or video teleconference can lead to different understandings of the same problem, or even to clear misunderstandings. This challenge was overcome during an event co-hosted by Allied Command Operations (ACO) and Allied Command Transformation (ACT): the Operations Planning Process (OPP) experiment.
30 Mar. 2009		AWACS to provide airspace security for NATO Summit At the request of German national authorities, E-3A AWACS aircraft from the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force will provide airspace security and surveillance support during the upcoming NATO Heads of State and Government Summit on the 3rd and 4th of April in Strasbourg, France and Baden-Baden and Kehl, Germany.
03 Dec. 2001		SHAPE Christmas ceremony An unbroken tradition since 1967, the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), took place on 3 December 2001. It serves as an important opportunity for the SHAPE community to express its sincere gratitude to the people of Malmedy, in the Ardennes, for their generous gift of fir trees each year. The ceremony was co-presided by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General Joseph W. Ralston, and Mr. Robert Denis, member of the House of Representatives and Mayor of Malmedy.