Marine Gen. John Allen

Gen. Allen to Retire, Won't Lead European Command

Associated Press | Feb 19, 2013

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Tuesday he accepted Marine Gen. John Allen's request to retire rather than proceed with the White House's previous plan to make him commander of NATO forces in Europe. Allen, who earlier this month completed a 19-month stint as the top commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan, requested retirem... more

Allen Investigation Focuses on 70 Emails

Marine Gen. John Allen, the allied commander in Afghanistan, has delivered his long-delayed – but only partial – recommendations for winding down the war to the White House and the Defense Department.

UPI | Nov 28, 2012

The investigation into Marine Gen. John R. Allen is now focused on 60-70 emails exchanged with Florida socialite Jill Kelley, a U.S. defense official said. The official told The New York Times the emails with Kelley might violate Defense Department policy and regulations or military law. While the two exchanged several hundred messages, only so... more

Breedlove in Line for Top NATO Post

Gen. Philip Breedlove, right, shown shaking hands with Master Sgt. Dennis Odom at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., in 2012, is likely to be named to lead NATO, AP is reporting. Air Force photo: Robert Talenti

Associated Press | Feb 21, 2013

BRUSSELS - Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, the top U.S. Air Force commander in Europe, is the likely choice to become commander of all U.S. and NATO forces in Europe, a senior NATO official said Thursday. The job opened up this week when President Barack Obama's first choice, Marine Gen. John Allen, announced he would retire after 19 months commandin... more

If Not Allen at EUCOM, Then Who?

Stars and Stripes | Feb 15, 2013

STUTTGART, Germany -- After months in limbo, Gen. John Allen appears to be on the fence about whether he wants one of most coveted jobs in the military: NATO supreme allied commander-Europe and chief of U.S. European Command. Allen, who recently relinquished command in Afghanistan, is apparently undecided about whether he wants NATO's top milit... more

Allen Reconsiders Accepting EUCOM Nomination

Military.com | Feb 14, 2013

Marine Gen. John Allen is reconsidering whether he wants to take the helm of European Command after relinquishing command in Afghanistan and going through an embarrassing investigation into his relationship with a Florida socialite. Allen stepped down as the head of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan after 19 months in c... more

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