Allied Command Transformation
Allied Command Transformation
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| Founded | 19 June 2003 |
| Part of |  North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| Headquarters | Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia, US |
| Website | www |
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| Supreme Allied Commander Transformation | Admiral Pierre Vandier  French Navy, since 23 September 2024 |
The Allied Command Transformation (abbr. ACT; French: Commandement allié Transformation) is a military command of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), formed in 2003 after restructuring.
It was intended to lead military transformation of alliance forces and capabilities, using new concepts such as the NATO Response Force and new doctrines in order to improve the alliance's military effectiveness. When France rejoined the NATO Military Command Structure in mid-2009, a significant change took place where the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) became a French officer. The first French officer to serve as SACT was French Air Force General Stephane Abrial (2009–2012).
ACT is organized around four principal functions: Strategic thinking; Development of capabilities; Education, training and exercises; and Co-operation and engagement. These functions are reflected in the composition of Allied Command Transformation which has its Headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia and three subordinate entities in Norway (JWC), in Poland (JFTC) and in Portugal (JALLS).
Allied Command Transformation's current mission is to:
- provide the conceptual framework for the conduct of future combined joint operations;
- define how future operations will be conducted and what capabilities they will need;
- take new operational concepts, from others or self-generated, assess their viability and value, and bring them to maturity through doctrine development, scientific research, experimentation and technological development;
- implement both by persuading nations, individually and collectively, to acquire the capability, and provide the education and training, enabling concepts to be implemented by NATO forces.
A large number of conferences and seminars have been organised by the command in fulfilment of its conceptual development mission. These have included CD&E, a national Chiefs of Transformation conference, an examination of the Global Commons, Law of Armed Conflict, and a Multiple Futures project.