The International Military Staff (IMS) is an advisory body of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two Nor ...
's (NATO)
Military Committee (MC), which in turn supports the
North Atlantic Council
The North Atlantic Council (NAC) is the principal political decision-making body of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), consisting of permanent representatives of its member countries. It was established by Article 9 of the North A ...
(NAC). Based in NATO's headquarters in
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
, Belgium, the IMS has five divisions and c. 500 staff seconded from NATO member states and is led by a Director General.
Divisions
The IMS consists of the following divisions:
*Intelligence (INT)
*Operations and Plans (O&P)
*Policy and Capabilities (P&C)
*Cooperative Security (CS)
*Logistics and Resources (L&R)
See also
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Structure of NATO
The Structure of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is complex and multi-faceted. The decision-making body is the North Atlantic Council (NAC), and the member state representatives also sit on the Defence Policy and Planning Committee (DPPC) ...
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North Atlantic Council
The North Atlantic Council (NAC) is the principal political decision-making body of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), consisting of permanent representatives of its member countries. It was established by Article 9 of the North A ...
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NATO Military Committee
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Military Committee (NATO MC) is the body of NATO that is composed of member states' Chiefs of Defence (CHOD). These national CHODs are regularly represented in the MC by their permanent Military Representative ...
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International Staff
The International Staff (IS) is a body situated at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) headquarters (HQ) that provides advice, guidance, and administrative support to the national delegations and the North Atlantic Council (NAC).
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European Union Military Staff
The Military Staff of the European Union (EUMS) is the directorate-general of the European Union's (EU) External Action Service (EEAS) that contributes to the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) by providing strategic advice to the Hi ...
References
External links
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NATO Military Committee
Staff (military)
NATO headquarters
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