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Mission
Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) provides expertise in support of Alliance land forces readiness, competency and standardization, including their evaluation and certification; delivers a planning capability in support of Higher HQs and the NATO Force Structure (NFS); when directed by SACEUR, provides the core of the HQ responsible for the conduct of land operations and the synchronization of land forces Command and Control in accordance with the alliance’s Level of Ambition (LOA).

Vision
LANDCOM was created by the decision of the Heads of State and Government, through the North Atlantic Council, to ensure the continued excellence and interoperability of the Alliance’s land forces, and placed directly under the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) to be the leading voice on land issues within the Alliance. The Implementation of this decision and structure makes NATO more effective by ensuring that the Alliance retains the gains in capability and interoperability of the land forces that were so hard-earned during the last ten years of combat operations.

The Alliance’s land forces are an integral partner in six of the eight Joint Operations envisioned I the Allied Level of Ambition (LOS) and must therefore be trained and ready to deliver joint effects as a supported or supporting component or as the controlling headquarters of a joint operation. Similarly, 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 the intended effect, 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 our Partner nations.

Intent
As the link between the NCS and the land forces of the NFS, LANDCOM provides a modern, relevant framework for training, readiness, interoperability, and standardization. LANDCOM supports the training and readiness efforts of the NFS by recommending priorities, identifying resources for training, and when appropriate, serving as higher headquarters for training exercises.

LANDCOM is the lead in doctrinal and conceptual discussions and developments relevant to land forces capabilities, within Allied Command Operations (ACO), and will institutionalize the various components and apsects of land operations into integrated “communities of interests” (e.g. intelligence, logistics), increasing expertise and interoperability within the NFS.

LANDCOM maintains situational awareness and develops understanding across NATO’s area of interest through an Operations Center and connectivity with the ACO Comprehensive Crisis and Operations Management Center (CCOMC) and other Alliance command and control nodes, to enable continuous planning and assessments of existing and potential contingency and operations plans.

LANDCOM gives SACEUR flexibility, as the only land-centric headquarters directly under his command and control, and is prepared to deploy as the “core” of the headquarters responsible for any contingency requiring land-centric command and control or for which other nationally-based headquarters might not be available or declared, in accordance with the LOA.

LANDCOM is the assignment of choice for the highest quality land force Officers, NCO’s and soldiers across the Alliance because of its leading focus on training, readiness for deployment, and insistence on excellence on land-centric issues.