The Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) was one of two supreme commanders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO),the other being the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). The SACLANT led Allied Command Atlantic was based at Norfolk,Virginia. The entire command was routinely referred to as 'SACLANT'.
Admiral Sir Manley Laurence Power KCB,CBE,DSO &Bar,DL was a Royal Navy admiral who fought in World War II as a captain and later rose to more senior ranks,including the NATO position Allied Commander-in-Chief,Channel. One of his chief accomplishments was leading the 26th Destroyer Flotilla into the Malacca Strait during Operation Dukedom to sink the Japanese cruiser Haguro.
Vincenzo Camporini,KGC,is an Italian general and politician. He was the Chief of the Defence General Staff in Italy from 12 February 2008 until 2011. He became chief of staff of the Italian Air Force on 20 September 2006. Camporini has over 2,500 hours' flying time in over twenty different aircraft types,including helicopters. General Camporini is qualified in Aeronautical Sciences and International and Diplomatic Sciences. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Admiral Sir John David Luce,was a Royal Navy officer. He fought in the Second World War as a submarine commander before taking part in the Dieppe Raid and becoming Chief Staff Officer to the Naval Forces for the Normandy landings. He also commanded a cruiser during the Korean War. He served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in the mid-1960s and in that role resigned from the Royal Navy along with Navy Minister Christopher Mayhew in March 1966 in protest over the decision by the Labour Secretary of State for Defence,Denis Healey,to cancel the CVA-01 aircraft carrier programme.
Lynde Dupuy McCormick was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as vice chief of naval operations from 1950 to 1951 and as commander in chief of the United States Atlantic Fleet from 1951 to 1954,and was the first supreme allied commander of all NATO forces in the Atlantic.
Salvatore Pelosi was an Italian naval officer who fought in World War II. As commander of the submarine Torricelli he made a gallant last stand against overwhelming British naval forces in June 1940.
Knud Bartels is a retired Danish general,who served as the Danish Chief of Defence between 2009 and 2011 and was Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 2011 to 2015.
Bjørn Ingemann Bisserup is a Danish General,who served as acting Chief of Defence in 2009 and 2012,before becoming Chief of Defence in 2017. He left the role in December of 2020.
Konstantinos Engolfopoulos was a Hellenic Navy officer who served twice as Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff,retiring with the rank of vice admiral. He is notable for his opposition to the Greek military junta of 1967–74,which imprisoned him. He also served briefly as Minister for Mercantile Marine in 1974.
Emin Murat Bilgel is a Turkish admiral who served as 24th Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces.
Rear Admiral Jens Gunnar Peter Nykvist is a Swedish Navy officer. He currently serves as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff from 1 July 2023. Prior to that,he served as commanding officer of the 1st Submarine Flotilla and the Maritime Component Command as well as Chief of Navy from 2016 to 2020.
Vice Admiral Maurizio Gimignani is an Italian Navy officer,currently serving as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy.
Antonio Legnani was an Italian admiral during World War II.
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone is an Italian naval officer,currently serving as Chief of the Defense Staff since 19 October 2021. Prior to his assumption,he served as the Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy from 21 June 2019 to 19 October 2021,and as commander of the Joint Operations Command,and the Joint Special Forces Operations Headquarters.
Robert Peter Bauer is an officer of the Royal Netherlands Navy who has been serving as Chair of the NATO Military Committee since June 2021,succeeding Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach of the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. He previously served as the Chief of Defence from October 2017 to April 2021,and as the Vice Chief of Defence of the Netherlands of the from 1 September 2015 to 13 July 2017. Bauer was also involved in counter-terrorist and anti-piracy operations in the Mediterranean Sea,and in the Horn of Africa.
Vice Admiral Mark David Hammond,is a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN),serving as the Chief of Navy since July 2022. He joined the RAN as an electronics technician in 1986 and,after being accepted for officer training,graduated from the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1990. Much of Hammond's career has been spent in the Submarine Service. He has served on operations in the Indo-Pacific,commanded the Collins-class submarineHMAS Farncomb,was Deputy Chief of Navy from 2018 to 2020,and served as Commander Australian Fleet from November 2020 to June 2022. He succeeded Vice Admiral Michael Noonan as Chief of Navy on 6 July 2022.
Pierre Vandier is a French naval officer who served as Chief of Staff of the French Navy.
Eugenio Henke (1909-1990) was an admiral of the Italian Armed forces who served as the director of the Defense Information Service (SID) from July 1966 to October 1970. He became the Chief of Defense Staff from August 1972 to January 1975;he was the first naval officer to hold the position in Italy.
Giotto Maraghini was an Italian admiral during World War II.
Alberto Marenco di Moriondo was an Italian admiral during World War II.
