Marines’ Leader to Take NATO Reins in Europe
From Times Wire Reports
Gen. James L. Jones, a decorated Vietnam veteran and commander in chief of the Marine Corps, will succeed Air Force Gen. Joseph W. Ralston as NATO’s supreme commander in Europe, the alliance announced.
It said President Bush had proposed Jones as the first Marine general to hold the post.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization said no date had been set for the change of command. Jones has been commandant of the Marine Corps since July 1999.
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