NATO Allied Maritime Command

General information

Located in Northwood, outside London, United Kingdom, is composed of a multinational headquarter manned by 300 officers, petty officers and civilians from all NATO countries. MARCOM is commanded by British Vice Admiral Peter Hudson.

MARCOM was officially launched on 1 December 2012 to reflect the NATO Heads of State’s decision to create a leaner and more effective command structure. This decision, taken at the NATO Lisbon Summit in November 2010, led to the largest reform in the Alliance since the end of the Cold War and reduced the number of major headquarters from 11 to 6. As a result, the two previous Maritime Commands located in Naples and Northwood have been merged into MARCOM in Northwood. In March 2013, Maritime Command Naples will be officially de-activated.

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