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NATO Allied Land Command NATO Allied Land Command Headquarters, Izmir (Türkiye) NATO has had a headquarters at Izmir for decades. Significant support to U.S. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr.

Our Mission: LANDCOM is the Theatre Land Component and Land Advocate responsible for coordinating and synchronizing NATO and Partner Land Forces by enabling land domain READINESS, INTEROPERABILITY, STANDARDIZATION, and COMPETENCY; stands ready to deploy headquarters elements to provide planning, coordination, and C2 capabilities to Allied forces. LANDCOM will retain the capability to perform the r

ole of MC-LCC as long as it is required, even on a permanent basis if the decision is made. Based in Izmir, Turkey, the 400-person headquarters assumed the responsibilities of Allied Force Command Heidelberg in Germany and Force Command Madrid in Spain, which were deactivated as part of NATO’s transformation. Initially the organization there was Allied Land Forces Southeastern Europe, under command of a United States Army lieutenant general. After the end of the Cold War, for a period, this became Joint Command Southeast. JC Southeast was superseded by Allied Air Component Command Izmir. From August 11, 2004, the headquarters of NATO's Allied Air Component Command in the south, formerly known as AIRSOUTH, was located in İzmir, Turkey. AAC Izmir was activated at General Vecihi Akin Garrison (GVAG), Sirinyer, Izmir, that year. personnel assigned there was provided by Izmir Air Station. The NATO CC-Air HQ İzmir was responsible to the Allied Joint Force Command Naples based in Naples, Italy. The NATO Command Structure reorganization in mid-2011 reduced the number of land force headquarters from two (Heidelberg and Madrid) to one. LANDCOM was founded by the North Atlantic Council to ensure the interoperability of NATO land forces, and placed directly under the Supreme Allied Commander Europe to be the leading voice on land issues within the Alliance. Today, LANDCOM is commanded and led by Lt. NATO land forces are an integral part of defence and deterrence for the Alliance. Land forces must be capable of operating as a key component of a comprehensive approach to a wide range of missions, working with civilian governmental and non-governmental organizations. To achieve its mission, LANDCOM will leverage each member nation’s land force capabilities and core competencies and the collective experiences of its officers, NCOs, soldiers and institutions to strengthen the networks, relationships, and effectiveness of all Alliance land forces and those of partner nations.

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