Trump taps senior Air Force commander for European Command

President Donald Trump is tapping an Air Force combatant aviator with extended acquisition arsenic a commandant successful the Middle East to beryllium the adjacent caput of U.S. European Command

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is tapping an Air Force combatant aviator with extended acquisition arsenic a elder commandant successful the Middle East to beryllium the adjacent caput of U.S. European Command.

Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, presently the manager of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would besides instrumentality implicit arsenic the ultimate allied commander, Europe, if his information is confirmed by the Senate. NATO's North Atlantic Council successful a connection Thursday said it approved Grynkewich's information arsenic SACEUR.

The U.S. military's beingness successful Europe is nether scrutiny, arsenic the Trump medication eyes cuts successful the unit adjacent arsenic the portion continues to grapple with Russia's warfare connected Ukraine and the wider effects of the Israel-Hamas war.

U.S. warships person been persistently patrolling the Mediterranean Sea to beryllium poised to enactment operations successful enactment of Israel and the broader effort to unafraid the Red Sea corridor, wherever Houthi rebels person attacked commercialized and subject vessels.

There person been ongoing discussions successful the Pentagon astir slashing the fig of U.S. troops crossed Europe. The Biden medication poured an further 20,000 U.S. forces into the portion — bringing the full to astir 100,000 — to assistance calm escalating fears among NATO allies that they could beryllium Russia's adjacent target.

Defense leaders person said determination person been nary last decisions. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth person some made it wide they privation NATO to bash much to support its ain portion and that the U.S. is turning to absorption much connected China and America’s ain confederate border.

In his existent job, Grynkewich helps to make guidance for the combatant commands and serves arsenic a cardinal adjutant to the president of the Joint Chiefs of Staff connected subject operations astir the world.

Most precocious Grynkewich served arsenic commandant of Air Forces successful the Middle East, including aerial operations successful enactment of the struggle successful Israel, from 2022 to 2023. And anterior to that helium was manager of operations for U.S. Central Command.

He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy successful 1993, has served arsenic an teacher aviator and was a trial aviator for the improvement of the F-16 and F-22 combatant jets. He has much past 2,300 formation hours.

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