Director General of the European Union Military Staff
The Director General of the European Union Military Staff (DGEUMS) is the head of the European Union Military Staff (EUMS) who also serves as Director of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability. This position, which was established in 2001, is held by a three-star general. The current holder is lieutenant general Michiel van der Laan, occupying the position since June 2023.
Image: Lt Gen David Leakey
Image: Wolfgang Wosolsobe at the 2014 EDA European Defence Matters conference
Image: Informal meeting of defence ministers (FAC). Arrivals Esa Pulkkinen (36890876876) (cropped)
European Union Military Committee
The Military Committee of the European Union (EUMC) is the body of the European Union's (EU) Common Security and Defence Policy that is composed of member states' Chiefs of Defence (CHOD). These national CHODs are regularly represented in the EUMC in Brussels by their permanent Military Representatives (MilRep), who often are two- or three-star flag officers.
Image: Rudolf Striedinger Kunstversteigerung zugunsten der Kinderburg Rappottenstein (cropped)
Image: Wreath laying at the 2022 Belgian Military Parade in London (Hofman cropped)
Image: Adm Emil Eftimov (cropped)
Image: Croatian Chief of Defense Admiral Robert Hranj (cropped)
