Allied Maritime Command

Allied Maritime Command
Founded1 December 2012
TypeTactical level command
RoleCommand and control of maritime forces
Part ofAllied Command Operations
HeadquartersNorthwood Headquarters, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Websitemc.nato.int
Commanders
CommanderVice Admiral Mike Utley (Royal Navy)
Deputy CommanderVice Admiral Didier Maleterre (French Navy)
Chief of StaffRear Admiral Jose Delgado (Spanish Navy)

The Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) is the central command of all NATO maritime forces and the Commander MARCOM is the prime maritime advisor to the Alliance. When directed by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), it provides the core of the headquarters responsible for the conduct of maritime operations. The command is based at the Northwood Headquarters in Eastbury, Hertfordshire.

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).