Back رئيس اللجنة العسكرية للناتو Arabic Předseda vojenského výboru NATO Czech Presidente del Comité Militar de la OTAN Spanish Président du comité militaire de l'OTAN French Ketua Komite Militer NATO ID Presidente del comitato militare NATO Italian Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tentera NATO Malay Formenn for NATOs militærkomité NB Председатель Военного комитета НАТО Russian Načelnik Vojaškega odbora Nata Slovenian
| Chair of the NATO Military Committee | |
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| Abbreviation | CMC |
| Member of |  NATO |
| Reports to | Secretary General of NATO |
| Seat | NATO Military Committee |
| Term length | 3 years |
| Formation | 1949 |
| First holder | General Omar Bradley |
| Deputy | Deputy Chair of the NATO Military Committee |
| Website | NATO |
The Chair of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) is the head of the NATO Military Committee, which advises the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on military policy and strategy. The CMC is the senior military spokesperson of the 32-nation alliance and principal advisor to the Secretary General. The chair is one of the foremost officials of NATO, next to the Secretary General and the Supreme Allied Commander Europe. The CMC is assisted by the deputy chair, who advises the Deputy Secretary General and serves as the principal agent for coordination of nuclear, biological, and chemical matters for the Military Committee.[1] Originally titled the Chairman, the post was redesignated in 2021 to reflect the gender-neutrality of the post.[2]
The current Chair of the NATO Military Committee is Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, former Chief of the Defence Staff of Italy, who took office on 17 January 2025.[3]
- ^ https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_69471.htm, NATO: Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (DCMC), Jan 19, 2016, retrieved Feb 22, 2018.
- ^ "Press statement by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Chair of the NATO Military Committee following the Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence session". NATO. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Admiral Cavo Dragone takes over from Admiral Bauer as Chair of the NATO Military Committee". NATO. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.