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The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (french: L'Agence OTAN de soutien et d'acquisition ), abbreviated to NSPA, is the main
logistics
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and procurement agency 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 ...
(NATO) and is the executive branch of the ''NATO Support and Procurement Organisation'' (NSPO), formerly ''NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization'' (NAMSO).
Until 2012, the tasks were organised with the ''NATO Supply Agency''
and other institutions. It has about 1200 employees in
Luxembourg
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,
France
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,
Italy
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and
Hungary
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.
On 1 April 2015, organisation and structure of NSPO and NSPA changed. This change marks the expansion of Agency capabilities to include all aspects of systems procurement from initial acquisition throughout sustainment.
NSPA covers five areas:
*Systems Procurement and Life Cycle Management
*Support to Operations and Exercises
*Strategic Transport and Storage
*Logistics Services and Project Management
*Fuel Management
The headquarter of NSPA is situated in the town of
Capellen
Capellen ( lb, Cap/Capellen ) is a town in the commune of Mamer, in south-western Luxembourg, 12 km west of Luxembourg City. , the town has a population of 1,336. Despite not having a commune named after it, Capellen lends its name to the ...
, in the
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of
Mamer
Mamer () is a commune and town (strictly classified as a village) in south-western Luxembourg. It is located west of Luxembourg City. The commune includes Mamer itself, and also the smaller communities of Capellen and Holzem. Mamer is situated ...
, in south-western Luxembourg.
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NSPA
Military logistics
Organisations based in Mamer
Organizations established in 1958