Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe government offered Camp Casteau, a 2 km² Belgian Army summer training camp near Mons, which was an area in serious need of additional economic investment. In September 1966, NATO agreed that Belgium should host SHAPE at Casteau. SHAPE closed its facility at Rocquencourt near Paris on 30 March 1967, and the next day held a ceremony to mark the opening of the new headquarters at Casteau. The drawdown of the British Mediterranean Fleet, the military difficulties of the politically decided command structure, and the withdrawal of the French from the military command structure forced a rearrangement of the command arrangements
Allied Powers (horse) easily win the Group 2 Grand Prix de Chantilly, ridden again by Mendizabal. Following success in Group 3 and Group 2 races, Allied Powers' next engagement was a Group 1 race in Hamburg. Once again, the ground proved to be a problem for Allied Powers as he finished fifth a length and a half behind the winner, Campanologist, a fast-track specialist. With a rating of 114 as of September 2010, Allied Powers was scheduled to compete in the Grosser Preis von Baden, a Group 1 race in Baden-Baden, Germany. 2010-2014 Allied Powers (horse) Allied Powers is a retired Irish horse