US military gets new combatant commanders for Centcom, Eucom

US military gets new combatant commanders for Centcom, Eucom

The Senate on Sunday night confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead U.S. Central Command and U.S. European Command. The Navy’s Brad Cooper will take over at Centcom and get his fourth star, succeeding Army Gen. Michael Kurilla in that role. The Air Force’s Alexus Grynkewich will lead Eucom and be promoted to four-star, succeeding Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli in that position. Grynkewich will be dual-hatted as NATO’s supreme allied com…

Senate Confirms New Commanders for Europe, Middle East, ACC

The Senate confirmed new four-star leaders of U.S. forces in Europe and the Middle East, plus a new boss for the Air Force’s biggest command, over the weekend. Lawmakers on June 29 also approved a reshuffling of Air Force officials that will put new faces in the service’s Pentagon headquarters. The vote put Air Force Lt. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich, who will be promoted to four-star general, in charge of U.S. European Command. He’ll also lead NA…