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Revision as of 16:21, 18 November 2025

The Deputy Chair of the NATO Military Committee (abbr. DCMC) is the deputy head of the NATO Military Committee. Originally titled as the Deputy Chairman, the post was redesignated in 2021 to reflect the gender-neutrality of the post.[2]

The current Deputy Chair of the NATO Military Committee is U.S. Army Lieutenant General Winston P. Brooks Jr.. He is the 25th Deputy Chair and took office on October 13, 2025.

Role

The DCMC assists the Chair, advises the Deputy Secretary General[3] and serves as the principal agent for coordination of nuclear, biological, and chemical matters for the Military Committee.[4] Finally, in the Chair’s absence, the Deputy Chair directs the daily operations and business of the Military Committee, NATO’s highest military authority.[5][6]

The Deputy Chair, always a US general or flag officer, provides a particular and ideal vantage point to serve the Alliance’s Transatlantic bond.[7] Having unique and relevant access to U.S. nuclear information coupled with an intimate relationship with NATO’s other member states offers distinctive opportunities to provide best military advice, especially pertaining to nuclear matters.[8] While being a U.S. officer, the individual serves in an international capacity to represent the interests of the Alliance.

History

A Chairman position was initially established without a Deputy, but as the command structure evolved and the demands on the Chairman increased, the need for a Deputy became obvious.

The Deputy’s origins come from within the structure of the International Military Staff[9] (IMS) as the 1963 Military Committee reforms provided the Director of the IMS a vice-director who held “special responsibilities for nuclear matters.”[10] This office was always an American to link the United States and NATO in nuclear strategy.[10] Two dynamics served as the catalyst to establish the Deputy Chairman position on the Military Committee as it reflects today: 1. When the Chairman was away from Brussels, using a Military Representative within the Military Committee as a substitute proved unviable due to the conflict of simultaneously representing the interests of the Military Committee at large and one’s own national interests and 2. the Military Committee did not want to create additional high-ranking officer positions to resolve the first issue. As a solution, the Military Committee elected to eliminate the Vice Director of the IMS position and simultaneously establish a new post of Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee. The Deputy position would still maintain the special responsibility for nuclear matters and remain a U.S. officer as established for the Vice-Director position. The NAC approved the proposal on January 6, 1967, to formally establish the position of Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee.[8]

List

Since the establishment of the Deputy Chairman position in 1967, there have been 9 from the Air Force, 5 from the Army, 4 from the Navy, and 2 from the Marine Corps. The deputy chairmen have been:[11]

No. Picture Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Ref.
1
T. R. Milton
 Milton, T. R.Lieutenant General
T. R. Milton
(1915–2010)		 March 1969 August 1971 2 years, 5 months
United States Air Force		 [12]
2
Edward Rowny
 Rowny, EdwardLieutenant General
Edward Rowny
(1917–2017)		 August 1971 March 1973 1 year, 7 months
United States Army		 .
3
Charles S. Minter
 Minter, C. S.Vice Admiral
Charles S. Minter
(1915–2008)		 March 1973 August 1974 1 year, 5 months
United States Navy		 .
4
Richard F. Schaefer
 Schaefer, RichardLieutenant General
Richard F. Schaefer
(born 1919)		 August 1974 June 1975 10 months
United States Air Force		 [13]
5
Martin G. Colladay
 Colladay, MartinLieutenant General
Martin G. Colladay
(1925–2003)		 June 1975 August 1977 2 years, 2 months
United States Air Force		 [14]
6
George G. Cantlay
 Cantlay, GeorgeLieutenant General
George G. Cantlay
(1938–1999)		 August 1977 August 1979 2 years
United States Army		 [15]
7
Lincoln D. Faurer
 Faurer, LincolnLieutenant General
Lincoln D. Faurer
(1928–2014)		 August 1979 March 1981 1 year, 7 months
United States Air Force		 .
8
Sinclair L. Melner
 Melner, S.Lieutenant General
Sinclair L. Melner		 June 1981 June 1984 3 years, 3 months
United States Army		 .
9
Paul S. Williams Jr.
 Williams, P.Lieutenant General
Paul S. Williams Jr.		 June 1984 May 1986 1 year, 11 months
United States Army		 .
10
Jonathan T. Howe
 Howe, J.Vice Admiral
Jonathan T. Howe		 June 1986 June 1987 1 year
United States Navy		 .
11
Robert D. Beckel
 Beckel, RobertLieutenant General
Robert D. Beckel
(born 1937)		 June 1987 January 1990 2 years, 7 months
United States Air Force		 [16]
12
Charles P. Otstott
 Otstott, CharlesLieutenant General
Charles P. Otstott
(born 1937)		 February 1990 June 1992 2 years, 5 months
United States Army		 .
13
Norman W. Ray
 Ray, N. W.Vice Admiral
Norman W. Ray		 June 1992 November 1995 3 years, 5 months
United States Navy		 .
14
Nicholas Kehoe
 Kehoe, NicholasLieutenant General
Nicholas Kehoe
(born 1943)		 November 1995 September 1998 2 years, 10 months
United States Air Force		 .
15
Michael J. Byron
 Byron, MichaelLieutenant General
Michael J. Byron
(born 1941)		 September 1998 April 2001 2 years, 7 months
United States Marine Corps		 [17]
16
Malcolm I. Fages
 Fages, MalcolmVice Admiral
Malcolm I. Fages		 May 2001 April 2004 3 years
United States Navy		 [18]
17
Thomas L. Baptiste
 Baptiste, ThomasLieutenant General
Thomas L. Baptiste		 April 2004 April 2007 3 years
United States Air Force		 [19]
18
Karl W. Eikenberry
 Eikenberry, KarlLieutenant General
Karl W. Eikenberry
(born 1951)		 April 2007 May 2009 2 years, 1 month
United States Army		 .
19
Walter E. Gaskin
 Gaskin, WalterLieutenant General
Walter E. Gaskin		 May 2009 August 2013 4 years, 3 months
United States Marine Corps		 .
20
Mark O. Schissler
 Schissler, MarkLieutenant General
Mark O. Schissler		 August 2013 November 2016 3 years, 3 months
United States Air Force		 [20]
21
Steven M. Shepro
 Shepro, StevenLieutenant General
Steven M. Shepro		 November 4, 2016 September 18, 2019 2 years, 10 months
United States Air Force		 [21]
22
Scott Kindsvater
 Kindsvater, ScottLieutenant General
Scott Kindsvater		 September 18, 2019 October 1, 2021 2 years
United States Air Force		 [22]
23
Lance Landrum
 Landrum, LanceLieutenant General
Lance Landrum
(born c. 1970)		 October 11, 2021 September 21, 2023 1 year, 11 months
United States Air Force		 [23]
24
Andrew Rohling
 Rohling, AndrewLieutenant General
Andrew Rohling
(born c. 1967)		 February 12, 2024 October 13, 2025 1 year, 8 months
United States Army		 [24]
25
Winston P. Brooks Jr.
 Lieutenant General
Winston P. Brooks Jr.		 October 13, 2025 Incumbent 1 month
United States Army		 [24]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_139939.htm, NATO, Jan 10, 2017, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
  2. ^ “by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Chair of the NATO Military Committee following the Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence session”. NATO. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/who_is_who_62218.htm, NATO Deputy Secretary General, Feb 14, 2012, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
  4. ^ https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_69471.htm, Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (DCMC), Jan 19, 2016, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
  5. ^ https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_publications/20170213_2016-nato-encyclopedia-eng.pdf, NATO Encyclopedia, 2016, p. 338, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
  6. ^ https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49152.htm,NATO: Chairman of the Military Committee, Dec 7, 2017, retrieved Feb 15, 2018
  7. ^ NATO (January 19, 2016). “Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (DCMC)”. NATO. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Douglas S. Bland, ‘The Military Committee of the North Atlantic Alliance: A Study of Structure and Strategy,’ New York, Praeger, 1991, p. 182.
  9. ^ https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_64557.htm?, NATO International Military Staff, Jun 15, 2017, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
  10. ^ a b Douglas S. Bland, ‘The Military Committee of the North Atlantic Alliance: A Study of Structure and Strategy,’ New York, Praeger, 1991, p. 181.
  11. ^ https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_69471.htm, NATO, Jan 10, 2016, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
  12. ^ af.mil General T. R. Milton Biography, retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
  13. ^ af.mil Air Force, retrieved Feb 15, 2018
  14. ^ af.mil Air Force Biographies, retrieved Feb 15, 2018
  15. ^ http://apps.westpointaog.org/Memorials/Article/13573/,US Military Academy Association of Graduates,Cullum No. 13573, retrieved Feb 15, 2018
  16. ^ af.mil Air Force Biographies, retrieved Feb 15, 2018
  17. ^ https://www.nato.int/cv/milrep/us/byron-e.htm,NATO,Nov 16, 1999, retrieved Feb 15, 2018
  18. ^ https://www.nato.int/cv/dmilcom/fages.htm,NATO, Sep 12, 2002, retrieved Feb 15, 2018
  19. ^ af.mil Air Force Biographies, retrieved Feb 15, 2018
  20. ^ p://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107994/lieutenant-general-mark-o-schissler/,US Air Force Biographies, retrieved Feb 15, 2018
  21. ^ af.mil Air Force Biographies, retrieved Feb 15, 2018
  22. ^ “Lieutenant General Scott A. Kindsvater, Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee”. www.nato.int. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  23. ^ Admiral Rob Bauer [@CMC_NATO] (October 11, 2021). “Today we welcomed 🇺🇸 LtGen Lance Landrum to our table as the new Deputy Chair of the #NATOMC” (Tweet). Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ a b “NATO Military Committee welcomes new Deputy Chair, Lieutenant General Andrew M. Rohling”. NATO. February 12, 2024.

Further reading

  • Douglas S. Bland, ‘The Military Committee of the North Atlantic Alliance: A Study of Structure and Strategy,’ New York, Praeger, 1991.

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