Maj. Gen. Philip M. Breedlove has been nominated for a third star to take over the command of 3rd Air Force at Ramstein AB, Germany, the Department of Defense announced April 17. Breedlove has served since October 2006 as vice director of strategic plans and policy on the Joint Staff. He would replace Lt. Gen. Robert D. Bishop Jr., who has led 3rd AF since December 2006.
The Senate confirmed new leaders of U.S. forces in Europe and the Middle East over the weekend. Lawmakers on June 29 also approved a reshuffling of Air Force officials that will put new faces in the service’s Pentagon headquarters as well as at its largest command.