Army Gen. John Craddock, SOUTHCOM commander, is on his way to become the head of US European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe. First he must pass muster with the Senate, but he already has NATO’s blessing. Craddock would succeed Marine Corps Gen. James Jones.
The B-52H Stratofortress that crashed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on June 15 was helping test a new advanced radar that is key to a sweeping modernization of the six-decade old bomber.