The structure of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is complex and multi-faceted. The decision-making body is the North Atlantic Council, and the member state representatives also sit on the Defen
NATO military command and areas of responsibilities (1954)
NATO E-3A flying with United States Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons in a NATO exercise.
The NATO headquarters is the political and administrative center of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. After previous locations in London and Paris, it has been headquartered in Brussels since 19
Structure of NATO
…the Defence Policy and Planning Committee (DPPC) and the Nuclear Planning Group (NPG). Below that the Secretary General of NATO directs the civilian International Staff, that is divided into administrative divisions, offices and other organizations. Also responsible to the NAC, DPPC, and NPG are a host of committees…
Aerial view of NATO headquarters in Haren, Brussels
13 Belgrave Square, London, NATO headquarters from 1949 to 1952
Temporary NATO annex, in use from 1952 to 1959, constructed along the reflecting pool of the Palais de Chaillot in the Trocadéro, Paris
Signing of NATO membership invitation to West Germany at the Palais de Chaillot, 1954