Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander, US European Command
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Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander, US European Command - In command since July 2025
Since NATO's founding in 1949, an American four-star general has led every Joint Force Command responsible for warfighting operations on European soil. That 75-year tradition ended on February 6, 2026, when NATO announced that Italy will take command of Joint Force Command Naples, the United Kingdom will lead Joint Force Command Norfolk, and Germany and Poland will share leadership of Joint Force Command Brunssum on a rotating basis.
Updated Feb 12
Commander, U.S. European Command; Supreme Allied Commander Europe - Active duty; leading U.S. military diplomacy with Russia
The United States and Russia agreed on February 5, 2026, to reestablish high-level military communication that had been suspended since fall 2021. The channel gives General Alexus Grynkewich, commander of U.S. European Command, a direct line to General Valery Gerasimov, chief of Russia's General Staff—restoring a mechanism designed to prevent miscalculation between two nuclear-armed militaries operating in proximity across Europe, the Arctic, and the Black Sea.
Updated Feb 6
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