Eric Fanning takes office as Undersecretary of the Air Force, a position that had been vacant since June 2012. The previous USECAF, Erin Conaton, had already taken a new post as Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.
