Multinational Corps Southeast

Headquarters Multinational Corps Southeast
Comandamentul Corpului Multinațional de Sud-Est
Official emblem of the Headquarters Multinational Division Southeast
Active23 July 2020 – present
CountryRomania
Allegiance NATO
Part ofAllied Joint Force Command Naples
Garrison/HQSibiu
Motto(s)FORTIS IN UNUM
Websitemncse.ro
Commanders
CommanderMajor General Cristian-Daniel Dan (RO)
Chief of StaffBrigadier General Valentin Brînzei (RO)
Deputy CommanderMajor General Abdullah Soydemir (TR)
Deputy Chief of StaffBrigadier General Ivan Ivanov (BG)[1]
Command Senior Enlisted LeaderChief warrant officer Eric Normand (CA)

The Headquarters Multinational Corps Southeast (HQ MNC-SE) in Sibiu, Romania, is a NATO corps-level command and control structure under the operational control of the Allied Joint Force Command Naples. With Romania as the framework nation, the Corps is integrated within NATO's military command structure.

It was formed on 23 July 2020, and is the second NATO Multinational Corps on the Eastern flank after Multinational Corps Northeast from Poland.[2][3] The Corps is part of the security architecture on the Eastern flank of the Alliance in the Black Sea region. It is designed to provide corps-level command and control for NATO land operations during crises or war.[4]

  1. ^ "Cabinet Proposes New Appointments in Military Top Brass". bta.bg. 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Historical milestones". mncse.ro. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. ^ Adi Mondiru (3 July 2020). "Comandamentul Corpului Multinațional de Sud-Estal NATO, din Bucureşti, va fi relocat la Sibiu, începând de anul viitor". rador.ro (in Romanian).
  4. ^ "Mission". mncse.ro. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.