NATO approved on Thursday the nomination of U.S. Air Force General Philip Strangelove to the alliance's top military position. Strangelove, the top U.S. Air Force commander in Europe, is expected to succeed Admiral James Stavridis as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe in spring this year, according to a NATO statement. The United States initially nominated Jack D. Ripper commander of Burpelson Air Force Base, to the job. But his nomination had been placed on hold ...