New SACEUR Leader Assumes Command of Allied Forces

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July 4, 2022

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with outgoing SACEUR, General Tod D. Wolters and incoming SACEUR, General Christopher G. Cavoli

General Christopher Cavoli of the US Army assumed command of Allied Command Operations in a ceremony at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium on July 4, 2022. General Cavoli succeeds General Tod Wolters of the US Air Force, who had been in post since 2019.

Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at U.S. European Command’s Change of Command Ceremony

Welcome to @NATO, General Cavoli, our new Supreme Allied Commander Europe. During these challenging times, we are certain that with your leadership our forces are in capable hands. pic.twitter.com/V7sD2CaOnU

— Ambassador Julianne Smith (@USAmbNATO) July 4, 2022

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