Military Committee & International Military Staff (IMS)

International Military Staff (IMS)

The International Military Staff (IMS) is the executive body of the Military Committee, NATO’s senior military authority.

Military Committee takes forward Chicago Summit decisions

14 Sep. 2012 - 16 Sep. 2012

Sibiu, 15 September,- Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) and Military Representatives (MRs) of the twenty-eight NATO countries concluded the Military Committee Conference in the city of Sibiu, Romania, hosted by the Romanian Chief of Defence, General Stefan Danila.

Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper elected as new Director General IMS

14 Sep. 2012 - 16 Sep. 2012

Sibiu, Romania, 15 September - Today, the Chiefs of Defence of the 28 NATO nations elected Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper of the United Kingdom as the new Director General of the International Military Staff (DGIMS) at NATO Headquarters. The DGIMS is elected among his peers, the NATO Military Representatives, to head the Alliance’s International Military Staff, for a term of 3 years. Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper will assume his new function in summer 2013.

NATO CHODs discuss NATO's post 2014 role in Afghanistan

14 Sep. 2012 - 16 Sep. 2012

At their Military Committee (MC) Conference in Sibiu, the 28 NATO Chiefs of Defence (CHODS) based their discussions on Afghanistan upon the NATO Strategic Plan for Afghanistan (NSPA) which was endorsed by Heads of State and Government at the Chicago Summit in May. The Plan provides the foundation for the NATO-led post-ISAF engagement in the country.

NATO Military Committee Conference - Sibiu, Romania, 14-16 September 2012
14 Sep. 2012 - 16 Sep. 2012
Chairman Military Committee welcomes Ukraine's offer to Operation Ocean Shield
05 Sep. 2012 - 07 Sep. 2012
UN Military Advisor addresses NATO’s Military Committee
03 Jul. 2012
Chairman of NATO Military Committee welcomes Lithuania’s intention to increase defence budget
22 Jun. 2012
NATO International Military Staff and EU Military Staff meet for informal talks
22 Jun. 2012

Report by the Chairman

The Military Committee - Report on the engagement of the Military Committee and the International Military Staff in NATO's operations, capabilities and cooperation, and on future challenges and trends.

NATO's military Public Affairs policy

The Military Committee has agreed a new progressive Public Affairs policy, designed to assist military Public Affairs staff support Commanders in their efforts to explain NATO’s military aims and objectives. This policy draws on experiences and lessons learned from all of NATO's operations and missions.

NATO Medals currently in use

In July 1992 for the first time in history of the North Atlantic Alliance, NATO Forces were engaged in operations...

NATO's Military Committee

This brochure describes the work of the Military Committee, the role of the Chairman, the work of the International Military Staff, and how military decisions are arrived at in NATO.

Cooperative Security as NATO’s Core Task

The new Strategic Concept gives a new flavour to the role of the Alliance, introducing Cooperative Security (CS) as a new core task in addition to the existing collective defence and crisis management.

Building security through military cooperation

Military matters: The beginnings of NATO’s military structure: birth of the Alliance to the fall of the Berlin Wall

More than five decades since its founding, it is hard to imagine that NATO did not always have the complex military and political structures that have long been key features of its decision-making process.