{"id":29849,"date":"2018-06-29T15:35:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T15:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/29\/nato-has-a-new-top-military-adviser\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:27:50","slug":"nato-has-a-new-top-military-adviser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/nato-priorities\/2018\/06\/29\/nato-has-a-new-top-military-adviser\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO has a new top military adviser"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The NATO alliance has a new top military adviser, with the exit of Czech Gen. Petr Pavel as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pavel, who has held the spot for the last three years, formally stepped away from the role on Friday, handing over control to Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, the former chief of defence staff of the British Armed Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chairman of the Military Committee is NATO\u2019s senior military officer, although the top uniformed spot in the alliance is the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, held by the top American general in Europe. However, the chairman plays an important role as the military adviser to the secretary general and works to build consensus from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2017\/05\/18\/nato-defense-chiefs-alliance-requires-consistent-coordinated-and-coherent-strategy\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the 29 chiefs of defense<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nato-priorities\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for more cover of NATO ahead of the July summit in Brussels.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pavel was the first Czech to hold the role, but Peach becomes the fifth general from the U.K. to fill the spot. Overall, Germany (five times); the United Kingdom (four times); Canada, Italy and Norway (twice); Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark and the Netherlands have all held the chairmanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having taken office just a few months after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, Pavel oversaw a significant evolution at NATO, as the alliance was forced to quickly react to a resurgent threat on the eastern flank while also continuing to handle operations in the Middle East and migrant challenges in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/interviews\/2015\/12\/08\/interview-gen-petr-pavel-chairman-of-nato-s-military-committee\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635846749351262079-petrpaveljpg.jpg?w=200\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Interview: Gen. Petr Pavel, Chairman of NATO&#8217;s Military Committee<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">In June, Czech Gen. Petr Pavel became chairman of NATO\u2019s Military Council, the first leader from a former Warsaw Pact nation to serve as the alliance\u2019s senior military officer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was also one of the first NATO officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2017\/10\/25\/nato-official-turkey-faces-consequences-if-purchase-of-s-400-completed\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">to be outspoken on the issue<\/a> of Turkey purchasing the S-400 air defense system from Russia, and the potential consequences for their role in the alliance \u2014 an issue that has since grown, with the U.S. Congress now considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nato-priorities\/2018\/06\/21\/turkey-gets-first-f-35-as-congress-put-pressure-on-pentagon-to-stop-future-deliveries\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">blocking Turkey from getting its F-35 fighter jets<\/a> as a result of the S-400 decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have done a good job moving the Alliance forward, but there is more to come. The Military Committee is a great band of brothers who have always held frank and open discussions,\u201d Pavel said in remarks shared by NATO. \u201cIf we keep in mind and support the core values of the Alliance, then we can always deal with any differences or disagreements. The role of this body will always be to provide fair military advice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peach takes over at another potential inflection point, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nato-priorities\/2018\/06\/27\/trump-picks-a-fight-with-norway-and-the-nato-summit-could-be-in-trouble-before-it-begins\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">tensions between the United States and its NATO allies<\/a> remaining an issue. And the British officer, who joined the Royal Air Force in 1977, will also have to deal with potential strains from Brexit causing some European nations to invest in defense internally through the European Union, rather than through NATO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Said Peach, \u201cI look forward to continuing the process of modernization, increasing readiness and reviewing our Command Structure. Through this work we will ensure that NATO is credible on a global stage and remind those who would do us harm that while we have the most powerful and best equipped alliance in history, our strength is our unity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The appointment comes with the exit of Czech Gen. 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