On Tuesday 24th March 2009, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, Commander-in-Chief Fleet And Commander NATO Allied Maritime Component Command Northwood, will speak on ‘NATO: Building Maritime Security’ from 1-2pm.
The Institute is delighted to welcome Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope KCB OBE, Commander NATO Allied Component Command Northwood and Royal Navy Commander in Chief Fleet.
As the Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Mark Stanhope is responsible for providing ships, submarines, aircraft and Royal Marine units ready in all respects for any operations that the UK Government requires. As a NATO Commander, he is the maritime advisor to the Joint Force Commander (Brunssum) and is tasked to ensure NATO maritime forces are ready to engage in joint and combined operations as required by the North Atlantic Council. He is also directly responsible for elements of the Standing NATO Response Force.
Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope will take up post as First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff on 21 July 2009.
In his IISS lecture, Admiral Stanhope will discuss NATO’s evolving contribution to Global Maritime Security. In this 60th anniversary year, Admiral Stanhope will address changes to NATO’s Maritime operations since the end of the Cold War, and how it is evolving to match the future challenges.
This meeting will be chaired by Field Marshal the Rt Hon Lord Inge, Member of the IISS Council, and will take place on the fifth floor at Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, Temple Place, London WC2R 3DX
If you would like to attend, please RSVP Leah Charpentier at currentevents@iiss.org or tel: 020 7395 9112
