International Military Staff

International Military Staff
Coat of arms
Active	1967–present
Allegiance	NATO
Type	Military staff
Role	Provides strategic advice and executive support to the NATO Military Committee.
Size	500+ personnel
Part of	NATO Headquarters
Location	Brussels, Belgium
Website	nato.int
Commanders
Secretary General	Jens Stoltenberg
Director General	Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak [pl][1]
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The International Military Staff (IMS) is an advisory and executive body of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (NATO) Military Committee (MC), which in turn supports the North Atlantic Council (NAC). Based in NATO's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, the IMS has four divisions and additional entities integrated with NATO's civilian International Staff (IS). It has approximately 500 staff, mostly seconded from NATO member states and is led by a Director General.^[2]