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Army Gen. Scaparotti Takes Over Enforcement Of Russian Deterrence In Europe

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016

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Army Gen. Scaparotti Takes Over Enforcement Of Russian Deterrence In Europe

An M1A1 Abrams battle tank with the U.S. Marine Corps Combined Arms Company is delivered in the port of Bremerhaven, Germany, by U.S. Marines and their German counterparts, Aug. 17.

Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove on Tuesday handed over his duties as Supreme Allied Commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe to Army Gen. Curtis Scaparotti, who will undertake the rebuilding of a credible deterrent combat force on the continent.Breedlove, who started his career as a young airman in the 1970s, when Europe was defined by the Cold War, ended his 40 years of service trying to prevent another existential crisis between the same adversaries.When he took command of…

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