NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 by the 12 signatories to the North Atlantic Treaty. It now has a joint planning, coordination and command structure for 30 member nations:

NATO Military Committee

The Military Committee assists the North Atlantic Council on military matters. A group of senior military personnel works in a continuous session, under the direction of an elected chairman. (Iceland has a civilian representative.) The Military Committee makes recommendations to political authorities. The committee develops strategic concepts and prepares an assessment of the strengths and capabilities of risks to NATO's interests. The structure of the Military Committee is as follows:

International Military Staff
Plans and Policy Division
Operations Division
Intelligence Division
Cooperation and Regional Security Division
Logistics, Armaments and Resources Division
Consultation, Control and Communications Division

NATO Civil Structure

The NATO military command is only one part of the organization. There are a number of civil coordinating committees that provide direction for the industrial, mobilization, civil defense and other military support activities of the NATO member states. The principal NATO civil coordinating committees fall under the International Staff (IS), as follows:

International Staff
Private Office
Division of Public Diplomacy
Division of Executive Management
Division of Political Affairs and Security Policy
Division of Operations
Division of Defense Policy and Planning
Division of Defense Investment
Division of Emerging Security Challenges
Division Joint Intelligence and Security
NATO Office of Security
NATO Office of Resources
Office of the Financial Controller
International Board of Auditors
Senior Resources Board
Administrative Tribunal
Production and Logistics Organization