Rob Bauer

Rob Bauer
Bauer in 2021
Born (1962-11-11) 11 November 1962 (age 61)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
AllegianceNetherlands
Service/branchRoyal Netherlands Navy
Years of service1981–present
RankLieutenant Admiral
Commands heldChair of the NATO Military Committee
Chief of Defense
Vice Chief of Defence
Director of Plans for Operational Policy and Innovation
HNLMS Johan de Witt
HNLMS De Ruyter
Battles/warsWar on Terror
AwardsCommander of the Order of Orange-Nassau
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Robert Peter Bauer (born 11 November 1962) is a lieutenant-admiral in the Royal Netherlands Navy, currently serving as the Chair of the NATO Military Committee since June 2021, after succeeding Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach. Bauer previously served as the Chief of Defence (Dutch: Commandant der Strijdkrachten) from October 2017 to April 2021,[1] and as the Vice Chief of Defence of the Armed forces of the Netherlands from 1 September 2015 to 13 July 2017.[2][3] Bauer was also involved in anti-terrorist and anti-piracy operations in the Mediterranean Sea, and in the Horn of Africa.[3]

  1. ^ (in Dutch)[1]
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Benoeming nieuwe Commandant der Strijdkrachten, Rijksoverheid.nl, 24 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the Military Committee". NATO.

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