The United States military representative to the NATO Military Committee (USMILREP) is the senior uniformed representative of the United States Armed Forces on the NATO Military Committee. The appointee, an officer of the United States Armed Forces at the rank of lieutenant general or vice admiral, represents the United States on the NATO Military Committee and is responsible for articulating and providing military advice to the Chair of the NATO Military Committee. The representative has a deputy who holds the one-star rank of brigadier general or rear admiral.
| United States Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee | |
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| U.S. Delegation to the NATO Military Committee | |
| Type | Senior military representative |
| Abbreviation | USMILREP[1] |
| Member of | NATO Military Committee |
| Reports to | Chair of the NATO Military Committee |
| Seat | Brussels, Belgium |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | Not fixed; 2–3 years |
| Inaugural holder | Omar Bradley |
| Formation | 1950 |
| Deputy | Deputy United States Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee |
The position has been held by Vice Admiral Shoshana S. Chatfield since December 2023.
Organization
edit- U.S. Military Representative
: VADM Shoshana S. Chatfield
- Deputy U.S. Military Representative
: Brig Gen James E. Smith[2]
- Deputy U.S. Military Representative
List of representatives
edit| No. | Portrait | U.S. Military Representative | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Service branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General of the Army Omar Bradley (1893–1981) [a] | September 1950 | August 15, 1953 | ~2 years, 348 days |  U.S. Army | |
| 2 | General J. Lawton Collins (1896–1987) | August 15, 1953 | March 1956 | ~2 years, 199 days | U.S. Army | |
| 3 | General Leon W. Johnson (1904–1997) | April 1956 | April 1958 | ~2 years, 30 days |  U.S. Air Force | |
| 4 | Admiral Walter F. Boone (1898–1995) | April 1958[3] | May 1960[3] | ~2 years, 30 days |  U.S. Navy | |
| 5 | General Clark L. Ruffner (1903–1982) | May 1960 | October 1962[4] | ~2 years, 153 days | U.S. Army | |
| 6 | General Dean C. Strother (1908–2000) | November 1962 | March 1965 | ~2 years, 120 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 7 | Admiral Alfred G. Ward (1908–1982) | March 1965 | May 1968 | ~3 years, 61 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 8 | General Berton E. Spivy Jr. (1911–1997) | July 1968 | July 1971 | ~3 years, 0 days | U.S. Army | |
| 9 | General Theodore R. Milton (1915–2010) [b] | August 1971 | July 1974 | ~2 years, 334 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 10 | Admiral John P. Weinel (1916–2014) | August 1974 | August 1977[5] | ~3 years, 0 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 11 | General William A. Knowlton (1920–2008) | August 1977 | June 1980 | ~2 years, 305 days | U.S. Army | |
| 12 | General Richard L. Lawson (1929–2020) | July 1980 | July 1981 | ~1 year, 0 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 13 | Admiral George E. R. Kinnear II (1928–2015) | July 1981 | September 1982 | ~1 year, 62 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 14 | General Roscoe Robinson Jr. (1928–1993) | September 1982 | October 1985 | ~3 years, 30 days | U.S. Army | |
| 15 | General Jack N. Merritt (1930–2018) | October 1985 | September 1987 | ~1 year, 335 days | U.S. Army | |
| 16 | Admiral Powell F. Carter Jr. (1931–2017) | September 1987 | October 1988 | ~1 year, 30 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 17 | Admiral James R. Hogg (born 1934) | October 1988 | May 1991 | ~2 years, 212 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 18 | Admiral William D. Smith (1933–2020) | May 1991 | October 1993 | ~2 years, 153 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 19 | Lieutenant General Daniel W. Christman (born 1943) | October 1, 1993 | October 7, 1994 | 1 year, 6 days | U.S. Army | |
| 20 | Lieutenant General Thomas M. Montgomery (born 1941) | October 7, 1994 | September 1997 | ~2 years, 329 days | U.S. Army | |
| 21 | Lieutenant General Michael J. Byron (born 1941) [c] | September 1997 | September 25, 1998 | ~1 year, 24 days |  U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 22 | Lieutenant General David S. Weisman (born 1946) | September 25, 1998 | July 2001 | ~2 years, 279 days | U.S. Army | |
| 23 | Lieutenant General Timothy A. Kinnan (born 1948) | July 2001 | August 2004 | ~3 years, 31 days | U.S. Air Force | |
| 24 | Lieutenant General Edward Hanlon Jr. (born 1944) | September 2004 | September 2006 | ~2 years, 0 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 25 | Vice Admiral William D. Sullivan (born 1950) | November 2006 | December 2009 | ~3 years, 30 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 26 | Vice Admiral Richard K. Gallagher (born 1952) | January 2010 | September 2012 | ~2 years, 244 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 27 | Lieutenant General David R. Hogg (born 1958) | September 2012 | September 2015 | ~3 years, 0 days | U.S. Army | |
| 28 | Vice Admiral John N. Christenson (born 1958) | October 2015 | October 2018 | ~3 years, 0 days | U.S. Navy | |
| 29 | Lieutenant General John K. Love | October 2018 | September 2021 | ~3 years, 0 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
| 30 | Lieutenant General E. John Deedrick Jr. | September 13, 2021 | May 2023 | ~1 year, 230 days | U.S. Army | |
| 31 | Vice Admiral Shoshana S. Chatfield (born 1965) | December 13, 2023 | Incumbent | 353 days | U.S. Navy |
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Notes
edit- ^ Served as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1949 to 1951.
- ^ Served as Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1969 to 1971.
- ^ Served as Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1998 to 2001.
References
edit- ^ "AAP-15: NATO GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN NATO DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS" (PDF). www.jcs.mil. 2013.
- ^ "Brigadier James E. Smith". United States Space Force. August 2021. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "Walter Frederick Boone". Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ "Ruffner, Clark Louis". Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ "Commanders Digest". 1976.