Posted on 08/01/2014 8:50:15 PM PDT by Baynative
A German Army brigadier general who recently served with NATO forces in Afghanistan is assuming duties as the chief of staff of U. S. Army Europe, the first time a non-American officer has held that position.
(Excerpt) Read more at nowtheendbegins.com ...
Brig. Gen. Markus Laubenthal, most recently the commander of Germany’s 12th Panzer Brigade in Amberg, and chief of staff of Regional Command North, International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan, will be stationed at USAREUR headquarters, Wiesbaden, Germany. He could report to duty as early as Monday.
No surprising there since we have a Non American President
Why am I not surprised. Obambi considers himself a citizen of the world and our soldiers as expendable and useful pawns to be placed anywhere and under any command. . . He is, after all, King.
elections have consequences.....
What, there was no Kenyan available?
Well, at least he'll be right at home...
Wiesbaden is so nice in the spring time...
He is cruising for a bruising.
this is unreal. He really does HATE US!
You have to wonder. Is this a sop for Angela Merkel? Or an insult to the US Army officer corps. I can see several conflicts of interests that will lead to mistrust and undercut his effectiveness. Whatever happened to presidents who had previously worn our uniforms. It is clear that Obama doesn’t trust US Army leadership, and the feeling is mutual.
Well .. What were you expecting .. Obama fired all of America’s best and brightest.
Ever since he found out General Hamm was about to storm the WH, he started whittling down the leaders in the Military.
Maybe ther IS going to be a ‘one world government’. :/
The Deputy Commander of NORAD is usually a Canadian.
When I was at I Corps (ROK/US) Group at Camp Red Cloud in Uijongbu, a similar organization, the commander, a lieutenant general, was American, his deputy was Korean, the chief-of-staff was American, the G staff were all Korean colonels or one stars with American O-6 deputies, etc. Pretty standard stuff in a joint command.
lol....
sounds like he’s trying to get back some favor with Merkel
I can't resist, I have to ask. What do you mean there? Do you mean "storm" literally? Are you talking about a coup?
Save
Friends since passed who served in Europe during WWII must be spinning in their graves to have a Panzer Brigade commander Chief of Staff of US Army Europe...
I’m starting to think this. 0bama feller don’t like our military too much.
This is crazy. Zips inside the wire.
A German Army brigadier general who recently served with NATO forces in Afghanistan is assuming duties as the chief of staff of U. S. Army Europe, the first time a non-American officer has held that position.
Brig. Gen. Markus Laubenthal, most recently the commander of Germany’s 12th Panzer Brigade in Amberg, and chief of staff of Regional Command North, International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan, will be stationed at USAREUR headquarters, Wiesbaden, Germany. He could report to duty as early as Monday.
Laubenthal also has served as military assistant to the deputy commander of operations and assistant chief of staff of operations for NATO forces in Kosovo.
As the major staff assistant to USAREUR commander Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell, Laubenthal will synchronize the command’s staff activities much as American predecessors have in the past.
“This is a bold and major step forward in USAREUR’s commitment to operating in a multinational environment with our German allies,” said Campbell.
“U. S. and German senior military leaders have been serving together in NATO’s International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan for years. Sustaining the shared capability from this experience will benefit both the U. S. and German armies,” said Campbell who has headed the Army’s largest and oldest overseas command since 2012.
Laubenthal’ s assignment comes at a time of strained relations between the U.S. and Germany as a result of disclosures over the past year that the National Security Agency, and more recently the Central Intelligence Agency, had been conducting information gathering operations against German citizens, to include Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Army sources in Europe said the first-ever assignment of a German general to the USAREUR staff is unrelated to the political furor over the spying revelations, but does reflect the increased importance of multinational operations in NATO.
Officials said the addition of a German general officer to the USAREUR staff has been planned for several months, and is part of an American effort to give a more multi-national flavor to its major overseas commands.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.