Allied Maritime Command

Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) is the central command of all NATO maritime forces and the Commander MARCOM is the prime maritime advisor to the Alliance.

MARCOM was launched in 2012 to create a leaner and more effective command structure. This decision was taken at the 2010 NATO Summit in Lisbon, and reduced the number of major headquarters from 11 to 6. MARCOM replaced the two previous Maritime Commands located in Naples and Northwood.