NATO Command Structure 2022

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Narration/Charts: Matt Baker usefulcharts.com/
Animation: Syawish Rehman / @almuqaddimahyt
Audio Editing: Jack Rackam / @jackrackam
Intro music: "Lord of the Land" by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license 4.0. incompetech.com

[@UsefulCharts]

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[@dr.mmaudi8194]

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[@mohammedzahranjamali6349]

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[@Ceilingcat9001]

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[@mohammedzahranjamali6349]

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[@Ceilingcat9001]

@@mohammedzahranjamali6349 since I've googled myself and all you will find are Black Guys with my name. I am Anthony Scott Douglas, Rightful King of Scotland and the United Kingdom 🤠🤔🙏🤴

[@joebykaeby]

You know you’re witnessing history being made when historical educators start covering current event topics

[@dreiszkerpeter]

Great job Matthew, but please write/say Stoltenberg instead of Stolenberg when naming the NATO general secretary😉

[@Adrian-zd4cs]

😫💯

[@peterg.8941]

@@dreiszkerpeter your comment is on the wrong position 😉

[@mcdavid3299]

mmhmmm

[@aceman67]

Todays news is tomorrows history. Just because its recent doesn't make it any less important.

[@Ellyerre]

Small nitpick but France never left NATO, it left NATO Military Command Structure in 1966 to pursue its own independent nuclear deterrent forces and later rejoined in 2009. During that, in case of war, an attack on France was still an attack on NATO and vice-versa.

[@ilesdunord-noobyoutuber-sx9543]

I was just about to comment that.

[@CallieMasters5000]

Even smaller nitpick, "its" not "it's" here.

[@Ellyerre]

@@CallieMasters5000 Thank you, I'm not a native speaker and I sometimes mistype words that sound the same.

[@gljames24]

@@Ellyerre It's a pretty common mistake even for English speakers. It breaks the possesive rule to prevent ambiguity with the contraction rule. The best way I've found for people to remember it is by thinking of the contraction as "it is" -> "it's" and the possesive "its" as a singular word and not the contraction.

[@RonJohn63]

France would surrender so quickly, there wouldn't be time for NATO to respond.

[@ericmyrs]

Stoltenbergs term was extended, like today. He was supposed to take the job as head of the central Bank of Norway, but NATO is obviously more important.

[@CodaMission]

"mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm lets just say I feel like this post is a bit more of a priority rn and leave it at that?"

[@Temo990]

Doesn't Norway have this major public investment funds from selling oil? I don't know if the head of the central Bank is responsible for those, but if so it would be quite powerful job at least economically.

[@ohauss]

@@Temo990 The answer is yes and no. The fund is managed by Norges Bank Investment Management, which is a distinct part of the central bank. The Executive Board of the central bank has delegated the operational work to NBIM, so the direct influence on the fund would probably be limited. In addition to that, it IS a government fund, so any management the central bank does is on behalf of the government, with parliament, Stortinget, having laid out the formal framework and the Ministry of Finance having laid out specific guidelines along which the fund is supposed to be managed.

[@Temo990]

@@ohauss Ok, I did know that it is a state fund and used for paying the pension of people in Norway. Those type of state governed funds are discussed as a possibilty to solve problems with our pension system here in Germany (although we don't have that much oil). Well it would have surprised me if a single person would be permitted to decide about the funds alone. In most countries parliament decides about budget issues. On the other hand stock funds are a bit more problematic because even the announcement of purchasing would increase the price, so whoever decides probably still has to decide in secrecy at least until the purchase has made.

[@simonhaas6480]

When someone like him switches to the head of a central bank, it would undermine it's independence. So that was the right choice

[@vrenak]

It's also worth to note that since the founding of NATO the US insisted on the supreme militry commander be an american, the price for that however is that the 2nd in command cannot be an american, and the US are not eligible for having the political leadership, (Stoltenbergs job).

[@HelloEarthling]

Is there a reason behind that?

[@vrenak]

@@HelloEarthling Yes, the US doesn't want their forces to ultimately take orders from a non-american, they're ok with allied officers in the middle positions, but ultimately they want an american at the top, the price however is that they can't have the political top post, nor the 2nd in command militarily.

[@Fractured_Unity]

@@HelloEarthling Because the US has by far the largest military apparatus of all of the nations. So it makes sense that their generals will be best equipped to wield such large forces. (And be most responsible with America’s sizable investments in their military)

[@Damo2690]

@@Fractured_Unity ans the political power is in a european hands because what NATO chooses to do has a big effect on European countries

[@dontknowaboutthis7425]

@@Fractured_Unity im just wondering why it never switched in the early years. NATO was founded in 1949, just 4 years after the second world war where european countrys did most of the fighting. i mean they couldnt have known back then that those european coutrys that started two world wars would never again be able to become world powers. even the soviet union was a european power ( if you look at the biggest citys).

[@ichabodstrange756]

5:58 There are actually seven geograpic commands because Space Command is counted as a geophraphic command. Reason beeing that space is an actual place you can physically go to. But thats a very minor nitpick.

[@QemeH]

Wait... so all the noise they made about _Space Force_ was just about a new regional command?!? I always understood it to be a new entire branch, like the USCG...

[@DeclanMBrennan]

Etymology fail: Geo means "Earth" in Greek, not "Place". :-) I suppose they could have changed to using "Topographic commands" from "Tópos" - the Greek for place.

[@thepotatolord2139]

@@QemeH Spacecom is different than the United States Space force. The USSF is the sixth branch of the U.S. Armed Forces

[@QemeH]

@@thepotatolord2139 Wait, so... the US has *both* a _Space Command_ of the "normal" military forces *AND* a different branch called _Space Force_ ... ? Good lord, you really like your taxes wasted, do you?

[@dalhousiekid]

@@QemeH It is a price some of us are willing to pay. Speaking of taxes, we have lower income tax than most of Europe. Check out taxes in the UK.

[@martinstent5339]

We heard on the news yestarday evening that Jens Stoltenberg has agreed to extend his term for another year to Sept. 2023.

[@vampiregamingyt8754]

It's probably smart on his part. If a war were to break out right now, we wouldn't want to have to choose a new leader in the middle of it

[@andrewtaylor5771]

@@vampiregamingyt8754 Yep, absolutely. It does make sense for Jens to stick around until the end of the bumpy road we find ourselves on at the moment.

[@colinbarthel]

Matt, This was a great video. As someone whose degree is in International Relations with a focus on US Foreign Policy, even I wasn't up to speed on the recent reorganization. If you want/have the time, it might be interesting for your viewers to explore the history of why a European is always the Secretary General and the Supreme Allied Commander is always an American. Also, if you're interested in a new theme for videos, a series on historical alliances might be very fascinating. From the Delian and Athenian Leagues up through the many medieval alliances all the way up to NATO, I'm sure there are other historical formal alliance regimes that are lesser known. As always, thanks for the great content!

[@truthkmgmailcom]

Any resources you recommend?

[@trololopez2437]

There’s a degree for that?

[@colinbarthel]

@@truthkmgmailcom One of the more thought provoking books that I like is "Empires of Trust" by Thomas Madden. It explores the way both Rome and America expanded power in interestingly similar ways. While I certainly don't subscribe to everything in his thinking, it is an interesting exploration of how two superpowers gained their position in their respective worlds. A bit dated (2007 or 8 or something) but still relevant on the way the power of these states was recruited, expanded, and entrenched. I'll try to dig up some more that I find interesting and post on this comment thread.

[@colinbarthel]

@@trololopez2437 Absolutely so. I'm not sure where in the world you reside, but many American liberal arts colleges and universities offer International Relations, International Studies, Foreign Affairs, or similarly titled disciplines as a formal degree track course of study. Within that degree track study, there are many ways to sub-specialize. Some institutions offer a subject matter sub-specialization (e.g., US foreign policy, national security or terrorism studies, peace and conflict resolution, negotiation and diplomacy, and many others). Other institutions may require a regional specialization. My degree track required both a subject and a region specialization, so interestingly, my subject specialization was US Foreign Policy with a regional specialization in Europe and Eurasia - hence why I'm so horrified and saddened, but not particularly surprised at what is happening now in Ukraine. I have not been actively academic in this area in many years, so that's why I was so impressed by Matt's video and found it so helpful!

[@Merkarenicus]

This was a very interesting video and I am now a subscriber, it was be good to know " why a European is always the Secretary General and the Supreme Allied Commander is always an American"

[@smorcrux426]

I was wondering exactly about this yesterday! Thank you so much for making this video, it was extremely helpful for me.

[@mathewtersago1382]

Your content and design skills are amazing. Thanks for creating these informative infographics and explaining them.

[@poetkun2953]

moving from relationships between different people to structures within different organsations, hoping for more videos like this in the future

[@dblair1258]

Things have REALLY changed a lot since I was assigned to NATO AFSOUTH (Allied Forces Southern Europe) Logistics Division in Agnano, Naples back in the early 1990s. Back then it was Desert Storm/Shield followed by the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. Thanks for the post!

[@rayallaire4423]

Was its nick name already AFSucks?

[@navetal]

5:57 I believe this map is outdated, since in 2021 Israel was moved from EUCOM to CENTCOM. I can't tell any other mistakes, though, so it may just be a map from between 2008 (since AFRICOM is there) and 2020.

[@cyana5867]

Wow, this was a lot of work! Thank you very much for the information.

[@michaelrae9599]

Thank you for making videos on things I didn't know I wanted to know.

[@IamMrLebanon]

Thank you very much for this! Useful information when needed!

[@chriselliott4621]

Your work is just awesome stuff. Another great video

[@jennaolbermann7663]

This is great! I’ve never been clear of the structure of NATO or where they are based. Very informative.

[@epicmatter3512]

There’s a reason they placed the headquarters of the EU in Brussels. It was already home to the most important defense alliance in the world.

[@adrien5834]

@@epicmatter3512 Well actually, the EEC was in Belgium first, in 1957. SHAPE moved from France to Belgium in 1967.

[@dethmin173]

Notice how none of the Icelandic officials are in military uninform. Iceland is the only Nato member with no military whatsoever.

[@mikejunt]

It is kind of remarkable to think about the reality that NATO is a defensive military alliance that not only is not concerned about the relative strength of members, but involves significant international powers (US, UK, FR in particular) guaranteeing the security of other members to the extent that you can have a member that doesn't contribute anything to the military defense. Iceland is the extreme example by not having a military at all, but it's also pretty remarkable that the small (and much more exposed) Baltic states are able to get as much security protection as they do. Until their orders of F-35s arrive in the next few years, most (all?) of the Baltic states do not have their own operational air forces: their entire airspace security and response is provided by their allies. I do not think there is a historical analogue for that kind of arrangement that did not involve the establishment of puppet states under fairly direct political control. There are things to criticize in what NATO has chosen to do at times in history, but it is historically remarkable that it exists at all.

[@highpath4776]

@@mikejunt Iceland do quite well with Cod fishing boats

[@Ruhrpottpatriot]

@@highpath4776 Don't tell that to the Brits. Apparently it's a national trauma that they only rule the waves in absence of Icelandic fishers.

[@highpath4776]

@@Ruhrpottpatriot Britannia Waves the Rules

[@mappingshaman5280]

Icelands only has two real values to any military alliance. Number 1 it bridges the UK, Greenland gap which is a strong gap to prevent enemy ships entering the Atlantic. Number 2 it provides strong geography for sending shipping and troops to the Arctic circle. Its actual population is too small to be an effective military.

[@azariahisrael5632]

I was stationed at SHAPE Mons, Belgium 1992 to 95. Interesting multinational duty. The allied commander is referred to as the SACEUR (Supreme Allied Commander Europe). General Shalikashvilli was in charge in my days there.

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

T 11

[@thomasdixon4373]

Different, but awesome to see how everything works and hope we can see similar things in future Wish it was under better circumstances

[@Khal_Rheg0]

Great video. Not only is it informative but quite well put together. Thank you!

[@faramund9865]

I like how the Supreme Allied Commander Europe is called 'Wolters'. Wolter comes from Wolther, Wolt is leader and Her is army. Army leader. An interesting variation of this name is when the elements are flipped you get Herold or Herald, Harald. You may recognice this name. Also, good facial structure, just needs a cool beard or mustache now.

[@TheZzzleep...]

OMG their mission is critical but they still keep a sense of humor about it all 8:18 Very High Joint Readiness Task Force, love it.

[@FD-vj6hd]

Thank you for this video! Very important currently - seems odd to say but hope it only becomes less important to us again soon

[@LuziFearon]

Wow that was a very unique and usefull video! Great work!

[@genealogycentral]

Was this video uploaded earlier because I am sure I watched this earlier? Great Video

[@Luredreier]

7:52 There's more then 8 NATO nations bordering Russia. Norway has a land border with Russia. But it's small enough that it's assumed that NATO troops can be moved in before Russia can push too far. Also, Norway has always tried to have a less antagonistic relationship with Russia then most NATO countries. So not having permanent NATO troops and instead just a whole lot of frequent joint exercises like "Cold Response" is preferred.

[@dosmundos3830]

there are only 5 NATO countries bordering Russia. Don't believe me? then name more than 8 lol

[@simplychannel6557]

@@dosmundos3830 Poland, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, USA -6 countries

[@dosmundos3830]

@@simplychannel6557 Norway doesn't border Russia, either does the USA lol. Everyone knows that but the dummy that liked your comment, oh wait...that was you 😆

[@YFun-ux5rs]

@@simplychannel6557 you do know that border means land right? Where does US touch Russia?

[@obisanchez5286]

@@YFun-ux5rs maritime border

[@amehak1922]

I was watching the Netflix series Mr Iglesias, and guess what's in background. One of your posters is on the wall of the primary set they use, Mr Iglesias' classroom.

[@josebulang7981]

Can you possibly make chart of the military personnel volume and military asset volume breakdown? And so we may be able to form an observation of the sectoral advantages in case of events of actual war between NATO and the opponent.

[@Nooticus]

Excellent video as always!

[@marky0140]

Informative, I'd love to see a further breakdown if you feel like digging deeper! Subscribed!

[@HesteBremse]

Thanks for the vid, I had no clue about its structure

[@lunarology9158]

This is very educational and the chart rather nifty! Consider posting it on some social platforms to with a reoccurring same title and it should pop up as a search

[@yahyanaciri3150]

Very uselful and informative Thank you 👍

[@Luredreier]

1:34 Almost, but not quite. Stoltenberg, not Stolenberg. The "t" is not silent.

[@Thomashorsman]

I had to watch this in 2X speed to make it bearable

[@TheDJdragonflame]

There is one pretty big thing that is missing: The NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force (NAEW&CF) located in Geilenkirchen, Germany is a multinational unit that is directly commanded by SHAPE. While this unit coordinates with AirCom they receive their mission orders directly from SHAPE and can only be integrated in NATO missions if the SACEUR commands them to

[@troubadourperegrinus]

Geilenkirchen is a fun name. Horny churches

[@benn454]

Horny Churches? WTF is going on over there, Germany?

[@ericbainter826]

NAEWF isn’t really missing, he just didn’t go that far into the operational the organizational chart, except for the mention of the VJTF. Aside from the NAEWF There are a numerous operational units to mention nowadays, like the multi national multirole tanker transport fleet (MMF), and various ground and naval units. I myself was in the NATO E3A Component for six years from 1986 to 1992.

[@shwalkingmeme485]

You fixed the spelling of Stoltenberg bc of my comment didn't you? 😁 Context: When Matt first uploaded the video, Stoltenberg was spelt with one T, "Stolenberg". There's other misspellings in the chart like "NATA member countries" instead of "NATO member countries" in the parts for Stoltenberg and Bauer, but he'll be fixing those for the final release of the chart (see below).

[@UsefulCharts]

Yours and several others 🙂 I know my pronunciation is bad but at least the chart should be correct.

[@e.9785]

@@UsefulCharts was about to comment about the pronounciation haha, but nvm then

[@shwalkingmeme485]

@@UsefulCharts There's other minor misspellings in the chart like "NATA member countries" instead of "NATO member countries" in the parts for Stoltenberg and Bauer, but I'll let you fix those for the final release of the chart. Don't wanna make you do another release of the video.

[@UsefulCharts]

@@shwalkingmeme485 Yeah, I'll fix those too and then post the final chart as a free download.

[@hansolowe19]

Gracias.

[@rlwalker2]

As you get to each particular square that you happen to be talking about, it would be handy if you could either zoom in for a better look OR highlight it so we know where to look.

[@dariusaetius]

Hey, great video! can you cover European Union, Council,Parliament etc. structure in your next vid's as well? Their unique and a bit entangled organisation, powers and relationship between them and EU countries is a mess for lots of people including me :) Thanks

[@billberndtson]

Great video as always :) And, "general" idea lol. I see what you did there.

[@Elke_KB]

My father-in-law's cousin was Admiral Sir EJ Patrick Brind, C-in-C Allied Forces N Europe from 51-53. Not sure what role that would be today on the chart. I think it was part of NATO.

[@ovekkjlstad7703]

That command is removed, but will be reestablished. It was based at the end near Stavanger, Norway. That is where the transformation command is today.

[@eamonosullivan2702]

Jens is pronounced Yens. J in the majority of languages is pronounced like a Y in English.

[@SurplusMarket]

Also forgetting to pronounce the T in Stol**t**enberg

[@martin6901]

This drove me nuts too, great you commented it, also @Blazing Soup for mentioning that he repeatedly forget the "t" in Stoltenberg. :)

[@benn454]

And Wagner is pronounced, "Vahgner" in German.

[@martin6901]

@@benn454 Not in German, in all languages. It's only in American English where they seem to pronounce it oddly.

[@benn454]

@@martin6901 General Wagner is German, so that is the language that matters.

[@theshenpartei]

Perfect timing can you cover structure of seato and the Warsaw Pact?

[@prestiboi]

Wow, nice video! Could you also make a video about the command structure of United States Armed Forces? With Marines, National Guard, Navy, Coast Guard, Air force etc

[@MSAUSA70]

Very Interesting...Mahalo! - Even your 'Basics' is more than I knew in my nearly 70 years! --- M.S.A.

[@davidhauk4163]

Thanks, definitely a useful chart.

[@mirunaghitulete5503]

thank you so much, cool job

[@stevenhombrados1530]

Interestingly informative!

[@cgt3704]

Fun fact: since Stottenberg will resign later this year, one of his possible succesors is the romanian President, Iohannis.

[@carpediem1981jfa]

I am preparing myself for a job position in NATO HQ SHAPE, this info is great, just to add something there are now 31 countries instead of 30 , Finland joined on April 2023

[@REDALERTBRAZIL]

nice video! It would be cool if you do also a video about the Warsaw Pact.

[@libertytan234]

GOOD EXPLANATION!!! CARRY ON !!!

[@marcog.3086]

Great video. Just a few minor corrections and apologies if these points have already been made: 1. There is now a 4th Operational level HQ: the Joint Security and Enablement Command (JSEC) in Ulm, Germany. 2. There is a major difference between the NATO Command Structure, NATO Force Structure and Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) elements. The NFIUs are not Command Structure and they are not part of the NRF, but facilitate its deployment. The NFIUs do not command units. What you might have confused them with is the enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroups which are deployed along NATO's Eastern Front and DO have fighting units at their disposal. 3. Also, the Multinational Corps are NOT Command Structure. They too are Force Structure units and are part of the NATO Land Deployable HQ, which fall under LANDCOM. There are some other little bits and pieces, but these are the more important parts. That said, really great video. Well done.

[@jasonmosley8368]

Great job thanks.

[@lelonfurr1200]

great explanation

[@paulkoza8652]

Thanks, Mark.

[@Cam-sl8ve]

2:25 come on bro, his name is not Stalinberg, it's Stoltenberg. Now you're just insulting NATO ironically.

[@dosmundos3830]

he got it right lol

[@MyDagfinn]

@@dosmundos3830 Actually not, as the second t are also audible.

[@mitchhamrick3117]

Thanks!

[@tonyw2185]

Excellent video!!!!!

[@officer_miller]

very usefull and easly understanble thank you

[@rbittorf1]

great video. thanks

[@The_Infinite_Squirrel]

Nice work.

[@Kameeho]

Funfact: Stoltenberg literal translation is = Proudmountain. Stolt, the Norwegian word for proud, and berg, which has a meaning of Mountain or sizable hill.

[@rachelwilson1718]

i go to school like 10 minutes away from the JFC-NF and nato alliance command in norfolk. thats so crazy

[@theresam567]

Wow! Someone posted this video on GETTR, so now I find this channel. I think I'm going to go nuts! Love history, love to know deeper information. Thanks.

[@TheDanEdwards]

"Someone posted this video on GETTR," - be sure to check out this channel's video on the history of the Bible. Post it over on GETTR, I'm sure they'll love it.

[@disembodiednarrator]

You could do “who would be Japanese shogun today” that would be interesting.

[@joannabell9294]

Thank you

[@galacticguardian2783]

I did not expect the NATO council president to be a part pf "the tribe"

[@wildslowscape]

I would love to see you try something similar for the whole United Nations system!!

[@siddharthshekhar909]

Excellent video

[@Writer67]

Super video!

[@Extys]

Small nitpick but the map of the U.S. Commands (European, Central, etc.) is outdated, the map is including Israel in the European Command but It's now in the Central Command.

[@melkamwubie8264]

Interesting and informative.

[@buckdanny9062]

At 10:00 you made a mistake, France never left NATO and thus never rejoined it, however it left the NATO integrated command, that's what it rejoined in 2009.

[@marklisiecki5790]

Very interesting video !!!

[@charliecharliewhiskey9403]

I have a weird coin thing from the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (Sir Richard Sheriff, when he was deputy back in 2012ish). He gave it to me after I got injured in service (in the UK, not on tour) when he was visiting wounded soldiers in hospital. It says on it, "Presented by the deputy supreme allied commander europe" along with his name and a red flag with 4 white stars in it, and on the obverse says "Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe" along with a Latin motto "Vigilia Pretium Libertatis" which I believe means something like "Vigilance is the price of liberty"

[@PunCala]

This is very interesting. Sincerely, Finland.

[@M.M.83-U]

Thanks

[@MatthewRedBlooded]

Thanks.

[@domtoretto6122]

Great video

[@mrxsatyr8459]

Just failed my practical driving test. First thing I did was watch this video, it was interesting and helped me take my mind off it

[@UsefulCharts]

Aww, better luck next time.

[@mrxsatyr8459]

@@UsefulCharts Thank you :)

[@furtado708]

muito bom seu material...

[@JohanMsWorld]

Thanks for a very informative video in the times of where maybe my homeland Sweden is about to join NATO. A few notices: The chairmans name is pronounched Jens StolTenberg with focus on the middle T as well. The graphic reads NATA at the first few boxes but it should be NATO as you say in the lines. Given that primary Sweden and Finland are very close allies to NATO but not members (yet) I belive we have some more or less permanent representantion in at least the political side of the high command. At least we are invited to all the NATO meatings. There is also severel countries who are part of different task forces associated with NATO and are regarded as "close or important allies" from theyre perspective. Those countries regulary train with NATO forces but are not fully members affected by the article 5. Johan.

[@mahalolovesyou]

NFIUs are also called "enhanced Forward Presence".

[@Horrrrrrrrst]

Small mistake on the chart (Joint Warfare Center): The Norwegian city is called Stavanger, not Stavenger.

[@alinionesco2354]

Update: For the NATO SE flank was created MNC-SE (Multinational Corps South-East) - IOC June '21. You forgot also to mention about another 4 Corps under Naples and another 3 under Brunsum. But, anyway- good job ! 😊

[@LearnEnglishwithMrsKazim]

Please make a video on Tolstoy's War and Peace.

[@Anyonewho87]

Thank you to introduce me to the Gog and Magog organisation

[@KjartanAndersen]

Typo in city of JWC. Should be Stavanger. Stoltenberg recently extended his role as SecGen until late 2023 due to current situation.

[@666project]

as a dutch person. this makes me feel important.

[@parsifal6094]

A German officer is commanding a Lithuanian corps in Poland and a Polish officer commands a Portuguese corps in Norway.... nice! Matt, you forgot to mention that NATO's chief army cook is Albanian of Dutch descent that speaks French, who is stationed in Italy with a brigade of sous-chefs from Iceland and Turkey. He specializes mainly on Japanese cuisine, but all the cutlery comes anyway from China.

[@mikejunt]

I am not sure quite how many positions are by agreement or convention always from a certain nation, but as I understand it it is fairly limited: the Sec General is always from a European member The supreme allied commander is always an American general his deputy is always British their chief of staff is always or almost always German and the command of Transformation is always French And then I know the integrated force missions are each lead by a specific state, and I believe that generally reflects which member state provides the most military strength in that integrated force (ie Canada in the example he gave) I am fairly sure it breaks down pretty quickly thereafter. And it reflects basic political realities: the majority of members are European and the organization primarily exists to defend its members in Europe, but the vast majority of military strength comes from the United States, with the UK and France the next-largest powers in the alliance (and the other 2 nuclear powers).

[@Takaya_NL]

Awesome video; wouldnt mind if you made a more in depth video as well.

[@cecilsharps]

You left out the nato signal battalions. I served with the 2nd nsb. don't feel bad i'd like to forget them as well.

[@user-xt2ly7nw7h]

Super cool

[@paulrai4462]

Wow great

[@thousandsuns1604]

I would also love to see UN command structure and G7 command structure. Also the US command structure of EU.

[@tattyheid7279]

There's a lot of comments, so I'm not sure if it's been asked (apologies if it has). Where is HQ ARRC? (Allied Rapid Reaction Corps) - as the name implies a deployable 3* formation. I thought it was one of the NATO Response Force units.

[@user-xt2ly7nw7h]

Could you do US military structure next?