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  • Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic
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  • The Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) was one of two supreme commanders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the other being the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). The SACLANT led Allied Command Atlantic, based at Norfolk, Virginia. The entire command was routinely referred to as 'SACLANT'. The command's missions were:[citation needed] * Safeguard NATO’s sea lines of communications (SLOC) * Support amphibious and land operations * Protect the deployment of NATO’s sea-based nuclear deterrence
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  • Norfolk, Virginia,
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  • SACLANT
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  • ACLANT Emblem.
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  • --01-30
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  • Allied Command Atlantic
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  • Headquarters
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  • Cold War
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  • The Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT) was one of two supreme commanders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the other being the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). The SACLANT led Allied Command Atlantic, based at Norfolk, Virginia. The entire command was routinely referred to as 'SACLANT'. The command's missions were:[citation needed] * Safeguard NATO’s sea lines of communications (SLOC) * Support amphibious and land operations * Protect the deployment of NATO’s sea-based nuclear deterrence The command's area of responsibility extended from the North Pole to the Tropic of Cancer as well as extending from the east coast of the North America to the west coast of Africa and Europe, including Portugal but not the English Channel, the British Isles, and the Canary Islands.
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