{"id":47916,"date":"2025-06-05T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/06\/05\/trump-taps-senior-air-force-commander-for-european-command-boss\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:30:46","slug":"trump-taps-senior-air-force-commander-for-european-command-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2025\/06\/05\/trump-taps-senior-air-force-commander-for-european-command-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump taps senior Air Force commander for European Command boss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/air\/2025\/06\/05\/air-force-pegs-cost-to-modify-qatar-gifted-plane-at-less-than-400m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/air\/2025\/06\/05\/air-force-pegs-cost-to-modify-qatar-gifted-plane-at-less-than-400m\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> is tapping an Air Force fighter pilot with extensive experience as a senior commander in the Middle East to be the next head of U.S. European Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2025\/05\/01\/hegseth-backs-air-force-three-star-grynkewich-for-top-europe-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2025\/05\/01\/hegseth-backs-air-force-three-star-grynkewich-for-top-europe-job\/\">Alexus Grynkewich<\/a>, currently the director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would also take over as the supreme allied commander Europe if his nomination is confirmed by the Senate. NATO\u2019s North Atlantic Council in a statement Thursday said it approved Grynkewich\u2019s nomination as SACEUR.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2025\/05\/01\/hegseth-backs-air-force-three-star-grynkewich-for-top-europe-job\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2205586774.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Hegseth backs Air Force three-star Grynkewich for top Europe job<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">On the Joint Staff, Grynkewich has helped direct U.S. forces around the world in a year marked by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and China\u2019s rise.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/04\/08\/top-general-recommends-us-maintain-current-troop-levels-in-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/04\/08\/top-general-recommends-us-maintain-current-troop-levels-in-europe\/\">U.S. military\u2019s presence in Europe<\/a> is under scrutiny, as the Trump administration eyes cuts in the force even as the region continues to grapple with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/06\/03\/allvin-calls-ukraine-drone-strikes-a-wake-up-call-for-us-air-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/06\/03\/allvin-calls-ukraine-drone-strikes-a-wake-up-call-for-us-air-defense\/\">Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine<\/a> and the wider effects of the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. warships have been persistently patrolling the Mediterranean Sea to be poised to support operations in support of Israel and the broader effort to secure the Red Sea corridor, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2025\/06\/04\/uss-harry-s-truman-returns-to-us-after-months-of-battling-houthis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2025\/06\/04\/uss-harry-s-truman-returns-to-us-after-months-of-battling-houthis\/\">Houthi rebels have attacked<\/a> commercial and military vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been ongoing discussions in the Pentagon about slashing the number of U.S. troops across Europe. The Biden administration poured an additional 20,000 U.S. forces into the region \u2014 bringing the total to about 100,000 \u2014 to help calm escalating fears among NATO allies that they could be Russia\u2019s next target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense leaders have said there have been no final decisions. Trump and Defense Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/06\/03\/hegseth-orders-renaming-of-ship-named-for-gay-rights-icon-harvey-milk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/06\/03\/hegseth-orders-renaming-of-ship-named-for-gay-rights-icon-harvey-milk\/\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> have both made it clear they want NATO to do more to defend its own region and that the U.S. is turning to focus more on China and America\u2019s own southern border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his current job, Grynkewich helps to develop guidance for the combatant commands and serves as a key aide to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on military operations around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most recently, Grynkewich served as commander of Air Forces in the Middle East, including air operations in support of the conflict in Israel, from 2022 to 2023. 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