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"Congrats and welcome aboard to US Army General Curtis Scaparotti, the new EUCOM commander," reads a statement.

The previous commander, Philip Breedlove, also congratulated General via Twitter.

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At the same time, Scaparrotti becomes Breedlove’s successor at the post of Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

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