Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
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The Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) was one of two supreme commanders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). The incumbent was always an American admiral or general, with a British admiral as deputy.
In 2003 the position was reconstituted the Allied Command Transformation (ACT). This is located in Norfolk, Virginia, where the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic was based. It is headed by the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), an American four-star admiral who is dual-hatted as commander, United States Joint Forces Command (COMUSJFCOM).
[edit] List of Supreme Allied Commanders Atlantic
| Date | Incumbent | Service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Jan 1952 - 12 Apr 1954 | ADM Lynde D. McCormick | USN |
| 2 | 12 Apr 1954 - 29 Feb 1960 | ADM Jerauld Wright | USN |
| 3 | 29 Feb 1960 - 30 Apr 1963 | ADM Robert L. Dennison | USN |
| 4 | 30 Apr 1963 - 30 Apr 1965 | ADM Harold Page Smith | USN |
| 5 | 30 Apr 1965 - 17 Jun 1967 | ADM Thomas H. Moorer | USN |
| 6 | 17 Jun 1967 - 30 Sep 1970 | ADM Ephraim P. Holmes | USN |
| 7 | 30 Sep 1970 - 31 Oct 1972 | ADM Charles K. Duncan | USN |
| 8 | 31 Oct 1972 - 30 May 1975 | ADM Ralph W. Cousins | USN |
| 9 | 30 May 1975 - 30 Sep 1978 | ADM Isaac C. Kidd Jr. | USN |
| 10 | 30 Sep 1978 - 30 Sep 1982 | ADM Harry D. Train II | USN |
| 11 | 30 Sep 1982 - 27 Nov 1985 | ADM Wesley L. McDonald | USN |
| 12 | 27 Nov 1985 - 22 Nov 1988 | ADM Lee Baggett Jr. | USN |
| 13 | 22 Nov 1988 - 18 May 1990 | ADM Frank B. Kelso II | USN |
| 14 | 18 May 1990 - 13 Jul 1992 | ADM Leon A. Edney | USN |
| 15 | 13 Jul 1992 - 31 Oct 1994 | ADM Paul D. Miller | USN |
| 16 | 31 Oct 1994 - 24 Sep 1997 | GEN John J. Sheehan | USMC |
| 17 | 24 Sep 1997 - 05 Sep 2000 | ADM Harold W. Gehman, Jr. | USN |
| 18 | 05 Sep 2000 - 02 Oct 2002 | GEN William F. Kernan | USA |
| 19 | 02 Oct 2002 - 19 Jun 2003 | ADM Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. | USN |
[edit] References
- Air Force Association (May 2006), “USAF Almanac 2006”, Air Force Magazine 89 (5), <http://www.afa.org/magazine/may2006/0506structure.pdf>
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Senior officials in the NATO military structure, from 1949 to 2001, <http://www.nato.int/cv/ace-k-p.pdf>
