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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 156 

Expressing the sense of the Senate on the 10-year anniversary of NATO 

Allied Command Transformation. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 23, 2013 

Mr. WARNER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate on the 10-year 

anniversary of NATO Allied Command Transformation. 

Whereas, on June 19, 2003, NATO’s Allied Command 

Transformation (ACT), was formally established to increase military effectiveness and prepare the Alliance for 

future security challenges; 

Whereas, on June 19, 2013, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will celebrate the 10-year anniversary 

of the establishment of NATO ACT; 

Whereas the security of the United States and its NATO allies have been enhanced by the establishment and continued work of NATO ACT; 

Whereas, for the past 10 years, ACT has been leading the 

charge for NATO military transformation, and providing 


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relevant and timely support to NATO operations, and developing partnerships around the globe to adapt to the 

changing global security environment; 

Whereas ACT is the only NATO headquarters in the United 

States, and the only permanent NATO headquarters outside of Europe; 

Whereas ACT provides state-of-the-art education, training, 

and application of best practices and lessons learned from 

past operations, and equips Alliance troops with the tools 

they need to win today’s wars; 

Whereas ACT improves NATO’s defense planning and develops compatible equipment and common standards necessary to keep Alliance capabilities aligned; 

Whereas NATO ACT has been integral to a NATO mission 

of promoting a Europe that is whole, undivided, free, and 

at peace; 

Whereas NATO ACT strengthened the ability of NATO to 

perform a full range of missions throughout the world; 

Whereas NATO ACT has provided crucial support and participation in the NATO International Security Assistance 

Force in Afghanistan, as NATO endeavors to help the 

people of Afghanistan create the conditions necessary for 

security and successful development and reconstruction; 

Whereas ACT employs personnel from 26 NATO member nations and 6 NATO Partner nations and contributes more 

than $100,000,000 annually to the local economy; 

Whereas NATO has been the cornerstone of transatlantic security cooperation and an enduring instrument for promoting stability in Europe and throughout the world for 

over 60 years, representing the vital transatlantic bond of 

solidarity between the United States and Europe, as 


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NATO nations share similar values and interests and are 

committed to the maintenance of democratic principles; 

Whereas the Chicago Summit Communique affirms that all 

NATO members ‘‘are determined that NATO will continue to play its unique and essential role in ensuring our 

common defense and security’’ and that NATO ‘‘continues to be effective in a changing world, against new 

threats, with new capabilities and new partners’’; 

Whereas, through the Alliance, the United States and Europe 

are effective and steadfast partners in security, and ACT 

is well positioned to contribute to the strength of the Alliance on both continents; 

Whereas NATO ACT has done much to help NATO meet the 

global challenges of the 21st century, including the threat 

of terrorism, the spread of weapons of mass destruction, 

instability caused by failed states, and threats to global 

energy security; and 

Whereas the 10th anniversary of NATO ACT is an opportunity to enhance and more deeply entrench those principles, which continue to bind the alliance together and 

guide our efforts today: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) celebrates the 10th anniversary of the es3 tablishment of NATO Allied Command Trans4 formation (NATO ACT); 

5 (2) recognizes NATO ACT’s leading role to 

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1 sponse Force and new doctrines in order to improve 

2 the alliance’s military effectiveness; 

3 (3) expresses appreciation for the continuing 

4 and close partnership between the United States 

5 Government and NATO to transform the alliance; 

6 (4) remembers the 65 years NATO has served 

7 to ensure peace, security, and stability in Europe 

8 throughout the world, and urges the United States 

9 Government to continue to seek new ways to deepen 

10 and expand its important relationships with NATO; 

11 (5) recognizes the service of the brave men and 

12 women who have served to safeguard the freedom 

13 and security of the United States and the whole of 

14 the transatlantic alliance; 

15 (6) honors the sacrifices of United States per16 sonnel, allies of the North American Treaty Organi17 zation (referred to in this resolution as ‘‘NATO’’), 

18 and partners in Afghanistan; 

19 (7) recognizes the outstanding partnership be20 tween the local community in Norfolk, Virginia, and 

21 NATO personnel assigned to ACT; 

22 (8) reaffirms that NATO, through the new 

23 Strategic Concept, is oriented toward the changing 

24 international security environment and the chal25 lenges of the future; 


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1 (9) urges all NATO members to take concrete 

2 steps to implement the Strategic Concept and to uti3 lize the taskings from the 2012 NATO summit in 

4 Chicago, Illinois, to address current NATO oper5 ations, future capabilities and burden-sharing issues, 

6 and strengthen the relationship between NATO and 

7 partners around the world; and 

8 (10) conveys appreciation for the steadfast 

9 partnership between NATO and the United States. 

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