Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO

Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO
Coat of arms
Active1 July 2004–present
LocationOeiras, Portugal
Websitesfn.nato.int
Commanders
CommanderVice Admiral Jeffrey T. Anderson, USN
Deputy CommanderRear Admiral Craig Wood RN
Locations of NATO's two strategic commands — Allied Command Transformation (ACT) with its subordinate centres (blue marks) and Allied Command Operations (ACO), headquartered at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and including its subordinate and joint force commands (red marks).

Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) is a naval command of Allied Command Operations of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It is part of the NATO Force Structure.[1] STRIKFORNATO is commanded by the Commander of the United States Sixth Fleet, and it is the only command capable of leading an expanded maritime task force.[2] Its predecessor was Naval Striking and Support Forces Southern Europe (STRIKFORSOUTH); the name change took place in 2004.

  1. ^ "NATO Force Structure".
  2. ^ Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, Factsheet: High Readiness Force Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 2008.