News
18 Entries
| Date | Title | |
| 09 Sep. 2009 |  | French General Stéphane Abrial took over the position of Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) from US General James Mattis on 9 September. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen formally carried out the change of command, which took place on board of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower close to the ACT Headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. |
| 29 Jul. 2009 |  |
Appointment of General Stéphane Abrial to the post of Supreme Allied Commander Transformation NATO today announced the appointment of General Stéphane Abrial to the post of Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. General Abrial is currently Chief of Staff of the French Air Force. |
| 27 Jul. 2009 |  |
Release of General James N. Mattis as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation On 24 July 2009, NATO concurred to the release of General James N. Mattis, United States Marine Corps, as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. In a letter from the President of the United States of America to the NATO Secretary General, who is Chairman of the Defence Planning Committee, the President asked DPC member states to agree to release General Mattis who has completed his term in this position. |
| 17 Jul. 2009 | 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. | |
| 09 Apr. 2008 | The NATO Standardization Agency (NSA) and the Allied Command Transformation (ACT) are forging ahead to take their already close relationship to a higher level. | |
| 09 Nov. 2007 |  | US Marine Corps General James Mattis became NATO’s third Supreme Allied Commander Transformation during a ceremony held aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington on 9 November. He took over command from US Air Force General Lance Smith. |
| 11 Sep. 2007 |  | NATO today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General James N. Mattis as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. Lieutenant General Mattis is currently serving as Commander, US Marine Corps Forces Central Command and Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force. |
| 19 Oct. 2005 | NATO’s Defence Planning Committee today announced its agreement to a request from President Bush to appoint Lieutenant General Lance L. Smith, United States Air Force, as Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation. |