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Definition of SACLANT
1. Noun. Commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council.
Group relationships: Aclant, Allied Command Atlantic
Generic synonyms: Commandant, Commander, Commanding Officer
Lexicographical Neighbors of SACLANT
S1-RNase S1 nuclease mapping S6 kinase S7 gallop SA SA-induced protein kinase SAAJ SAAR SAB SABC | SABIC SAC SACCO SACD SACEUR SACLANT (current term) SACT SAD SADC SADD | SADR SADT SAE SAED SAEs SAFT SAG SAIC SAIDS SALT I |
Literary usage of SACLANT
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Unified Command Plan 1946-1993 by Ronald H. Cole (1996)
"... component CINCLANTFLT also be SACLANT so that SACLANT would remain a naval
officer. On 7 April General Powell resolved these issues. ..."
2. How to Get It: A Guide to Defense-Related Information Sources (1993)
"... VA 23511 Order from: Papers are not published by SACLANT; Available from
individual authors. Restrictions: Attendance is by invitation only. ..."
3. Command in NATO After the Cold War: Alliance, National and Multinational edited by Thomas-Durell Young (1999)
"... or, where appropriate, those of the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT).
As noted earlier, one view is that either S ..."