With the first five West German divisions due to join NATO forces this year, they saw that the Germans would be entitled to fill some of the higher spots in NATO’s chain of command.

While Britain’s NATO weapons fall under the NATO chain of command, France’s nuclear arsenal is independently controlled by the French president. This “ force de frappe ” dates back to 1959 when the ...

Gen. Dwight Eisenhower was the first to serve as NATO’s top military commander, known as SACEUR. His successor, Gen. Matthew ...

Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," the top U.S. general in Europe told senators Thursday. At an annual hearing before the Senate Armed Services ...

For nearly 75 years, it has been a distinctly American responsibility to have a four-star U.S. general oversee all NATO military operations in Europe — a command that began with then-World War ...

The US-led NATO military alliance will establish a separate command dedicated to the war against Russia in Ukraine at next week’s summit in Washington, D.C., NATO Secretary-General Jens ...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday the alliance is expected to agree to a five-point plan to support Ukraine in the war against Russia, including shifting international support to … ...