Air Force Commander Is Likely Candidate for Top NATO Post -- New York Times
BRUSSELS — Senior NATO officials said on Thursday that Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, currently the commander of American Air Force units in Europe and Africa, was emerging as the likely candidate to be nominated by President Obama to be the alliance’s supreme military commander.
An opening to serve as NATO’s next military commander surfaced this week as the previous nominee, Gen. John R. Allen of the Marine Corps, announced that he was retiring.
General Allen, who served until earlier this month as the top commander in Afghanistan, said he was retiring to focus on family health issues. He had been caught up in the scandal that led to the resignation of David H. Petraeus as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Last month, the Pentagon officially cleared him of any misconduct after an investigation into his exchange of e-mails with Jill Kelley, a Tampa, Fla. socialite.
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Update #1: Air Force general is likely choice to be nominated for top NATO job in Europe -- Washington Post/AP
Update #2: Philip Breedlove Looks Like He'll Replace John Allen in Top NATO Job -- Atlantic Wire
My Comment: What caught my eye in this news report is the General's last name .... Breedlove????
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