U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announces U.S. command changes in Europe and Afghanistan during a conference of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Oct. 10, 2012. U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, center, commander of U.S. European command and NATO’s supreme allied commander in Europe, and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps participated in the press conference. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
In Afghanistan, Marine Gen. Dunford Is Expected To Take Command Of Allied Forces -- Washington Post
A Marine general with extensive combat experience in Iraq who sped up the ranks upon returning to the Pentagon has been nominated by President Obama to lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, who has not served in Afghanistan, will replace a fellow Marine four-star general, John R. Allen, who has been selected as the next supreme allied commander in Europe. Both moves, which are expected to occur early next year, require confirmation by the Senate and the North Atlantic Council, the principal decision-making body within NATO.
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More News On The Appointment Of Marine Gen. Dunford To Head U.S./NATO Forces In Afghanistan
Marine General Expected To Be Next Commander In Afghanistan -- NPR
Gens. Allen, Dunford tapped for top commands -- Air Force Times
Joseph Dunford, Senior U.S. Marine General, Named Afghanistan Commander -- Huffington Post/Reuters
Obama nominates Dunford to head NATO forces in Afghanistan -- China Daily/Xinhuanet
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