New U.S. Chief Named for NATO’s Central Air Force
Associated Press
CASTEAU, Belgium —
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael J. Dugan, 51, will succeed retiring Air Force Gen. William L. Kirk as commander of allied air forces in Central Europe in April, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization announced Thursday.
Dugan, 51, will get the rank of general, said U.S. Gen. John R. Galvin, NATO’s supreme allied commander in Europe.
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