Biden nominates new top US general in Europe
Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the current head of
US Army forces in Europe and Africa has been nominated by
President Joe Biden to serve as the top
US general in Europe as head of US European Command, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced Tuesday.
If confirmed,
Cavoli will take charge of some
100,000 US troops from all services stationed in
Europe as
Russia continues to carry out its war on
Ukraine.
If confirmed he will take charge of the daily
US military effort to assess Russian military moves in Europe and oversee the supply of
US and allied weapons into
Ukraine. European Command has established an extensive effort to coordinate
Ukraine's weapons requests and help work to see what can be provided by both the
US and the allies. Weapons shipments have continuously arrived along N
ATO's eastern flank where they are picked up by
Ukrainian personnel and brought into the country by rail or truck.
