NATO should learn from Ukraine’s rapid battlefield innovation and adapt similar mechanisms within its own forces, according to Air Force General Alexus G. Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
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United States Air Force General Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command from U.S. Army General Christopher G. Cavoli as the 21st Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR).
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