Rear Adm Philip W. Yu, USN, has been assigned as U.S. senior defense official/defense attaché, Russia, U.S. European Command.
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Brig. Gen. Charles R. Miller, USA, has been assigned as director of Policy, Strategy, Partnering and Capabilities (J-5/8), U.S. European Command, Germany.
Jacksonville-based Crowley Solutions was awarded a multi-year contract by the U.S. Army 409th Contracting Support Brigade-Theater Contracting Command. Under the Third Party Logistics Europe Wide Movement contract, the company will provide transportation of personnel and cargo and procurement of material handling equipment to the U.S. government, NATO and non-NATO partners throughout the European Command area of responsibility, supporting the 21st Theater Sustainment Command and Theater Movements Center, headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The contract runs from May 2020 until May 2023, with an estimated value of $49 million, and is on a task-order basis.
ITility LLC, Herndon, Virginia (FA5641-19-DA-006); ValidaTek Inc., McLean, Virginia (FA5641-19-DA-007); and CAE USA Mission Solutions Inc., Tampa, Florida (FA5641-19-DA-008), have been awarded a $95,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for advisory and assistance services. This contract provides for technical and analytical services to support and improve policy development, decision making, management, administration, and systems operation. Work will be performed primarily at Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), USAFE bases, USAFE geographically separated units, U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S.
Gen. Tod Wolters, USAF, has been sworn in as commander of U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe.
Brig. Gen. David J. Julazadeh, USAF, has been selected for the grade of major general and assigned as director of policy, strategy, partnering and capabilities, U.S. European Command, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.
Maj. Gen. Robert P. White, USA, has been assigned as director, J-3, U.S. European Command, Germany.
Rear Adm. David G. Manero, USN, will be assigned as senior defense official, Defense Attaché, United Kingdom, U.S. European Command, London.
Rear Adm. Patrick A. Piercey, USN, will be assigned as chief of staff, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
Brig. Gen. Maria A. Biank, USA, has been assigned as director, J-6, Cyber/C4, U.S. European Command, Germany.
Maj. Gen. John C. Thomson III, USA, has been assigned as director, J-3, U.S. European Command, Germany.
Brig. Gen. Kirk W. Smith, USAF, has been selected for the grade of major general and assigned as commander, Special Operations Command Europe; and director, special operations, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
Capt. Fred I. Pyle, USN, has been selected for promotion to rear admiral and will be assigned as deputy director, ECJ-5, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
Maj. Gen. Gordon B. Davis Jr., USA, has been assigned as director, J-3, U.S. European Command, Germany.
Capt. Michael A. Wettlaufer, USN, has been nominated for promotion to rear admiral and assignment as deputy director, ECJ-5, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
Rear Adm. Paul J. Verrastro, USN, will be assigned as director of logistics, J-4, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
Rear Adm. John W. Smith Jr., USN, will be assigned as chief of staff, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
Maj. Gen. David W. Allvin, USAF, has been assigned as director, plans and policy, ECJ-5, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany.
Capt. Marc H. Dalton, USN, has been selected for the rank of rear admiral and will be assigned as deputy director for plans and policy, ECJ-5, European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Lengyel, USAF, has been assigned as commander, Special Operations Command Europe, and director, Special Operations, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany.
Rear Adm. Donald L. Singleton, USN, has been assigned as director of logistics (J-4), U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
Rear Adm. John N. Christenson, USN, will be assigned as chief of staff, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
President Obama has nominated Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, USAF, for assignment as supreme allied commander, Europe and commander, U.S. European Command. The North Atlantic Council approved the appointment of Gen. Breedlove as supreme allied commander, Europe.
Brig. Gen. Bruce T. Crawford, USA, has been assigned as director, J-6, Cyber/C4, U.S. European Command, Germany.
Col. Timothy P. Kelly, USAF, has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general and assignment as deputy director, plans and policy, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany.
Capt. Robert L. Greene, USN, has been selected for the rank of rear admiral and assigned deputy for operations/battle staff director, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
Col. John D. Bansemer, USAF, has been selected for the rank of brigadier general and assignment as director of intelligence, J-2, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany.
ITT Systems Corporation, Colorado Springs, Colorado, was awarded a $159,538,880 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract to provide for the information technology support services to U.S. Army Europe, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Africa Command. Work will be performed in Germany, Italy, and Balkans, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2016. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, is the contracting activity.
Maj. Gen. Mark A. Barrett, USAF, has been assigned chief of staff, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
Col. Christopher L. Eddy, USAF, has been nominated for appointment to brigadier general and assignment as mobilization assistant to the European Command assistant director for intelligence, Stuttgart Air Base, Germany.