The UK East Anglia Subchapter welcomed Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Verbeck, USAF, director of command, control, communications and warfighting integration (J-6), Headquarters U.S. European Command (EUCOM), Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, as its guest speaker in May at Royal Air Force (RAF) Station Mildenhall, United Kingdom. Second Lt. Yolanda N. Smith, USAF, 48th Communications Squadron, RAF Station Lakenheath, United Kingdom, introduced the general, who provided background to approximately 90 attendees on the mission, role and components of EUCOM. He discussed EUCOM's shifting strategy-based force structure and how transformation will allow EUCOM to further support the instruments of national power. Gen. Verbeck explained that changing doctrine and EUCOM's cooperative partnership with Europe are key to transformation. He also described the past Combined Endeavor exercises, which functioned as a template for the first Africa Endeavor exercise in July.

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