The Trump administration tapped new generals to lead the US military in the Middle East, Africa and Europe, including a new NATO commander, this week.
On Thursday, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced that US President Donald Trump had nominated Air Force General Alex Grynkewich to become NATO’s new top commander in Europe.
This comes after reports suggested the US could give up leading the alliance, which it has done since NATO was founded.
Hegseth said NATO had agreed to appoint Grynkewich as NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe (SACEUR) and announced that Trump had also nominated the Air Force general to lead US European Command (EUCOM).
Grynkewich is currently the Joint Staff Director for Operations at the Pentagon and previously was the top US Air Force commander for the Middle East.
Separately, Hegseth said Trump had nominated the deputy commander of US Central Command to now lead CENTCOM, which is responsible for US military operations in the Middle East. Brad Cooper would be just the second Navy officer to head CENTCOM.
Trump has also named Dagvin Anderson, the current director for Joint Force Development, to head US Africa Command (AFRICOM).
