Joint Force Command Naples
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| Established: | 15 March 2004 |
| Location: | Naples, Italy |
| Commander: | Adm H. G. Ulrich III |
| Alert state: | Alpha |
Joint Force Command Naples or JFC Naples is one of the three main subdivisions of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe staffed by military personnel from Twenty-two NATO nations: Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States. In addition several partner nations are also represented within a PfP Staff Element.
JFC Naples is commanded by a four-star U.S. Navy Admiral who is concurrently Commander United States Naval Forces Europe. It comprises land, sea, and air component commands (in Madrid, Naples, and Izmir, Turkey, respectively) plus NATO offices in Skopje, Tirana, and Sarajevo.
Two of Maritime Component Command Naples's subordinate units are Standing NRF Maritime Group 2 and Standing NRF Mine Countermeasures Group 2.
[edit] See also
- NATO
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)
- Joint Force Command Brunssum (AfNorth)
- Joint Command Lisbon
