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06/11/2025
June 11, 2025 German general Ingo Gerhartz becomes new commander of NATO's Joint Force Command
From today, German Air Force General Ingo Gerhartz will oversee the operational protection of NATO's eastern flank. The 59-year-old will assume command of the relevant NATO headquarters, the "Allied Joint Force Command," in Brunssum, the Netherlands, from Italian General Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta at noon.
Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, deterring and defending the eastern part of the alliance area has once again become a core task for NATO states.
Recently, warnings that Russia could test NATO's commitment to mutual defense have become more forceful.
One of the three operational NATO headquarters is located in Brunssum. The other two are in Naples and Norfolk, Virginia, and are led by Americans. Gerhartz was promoted to four-star general before assuming his new position.
