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Interoperability, Adaptability, Enduring NATO ACT Efforts, Outgoing Commander Says

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

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French Air Force Gen. Stephane Abrial recently relinquished his position as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) leading one of two NATO strategic commands and the first non-American to hold the position. NATO's future will depend on interoperability and adaptability, issues NATO ACT will continuously work to refine and improve, Abrial said in an interview recently. As he did in 2009 when Abrial took command, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will lead ceremonies as French Air Force Gen. Jean-Paul Palomeros takes over…

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