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STRIPES (Lydia Gordon) - V Corps welcomes new top general ahead of schedule after sudden firing of his predecessor | Stars and Stripes Thu Sep 3 11:32:53 2026

Lt. Gen. Thomas Feltey takes command of V Corps after predecessor’s abrupt firing, leading key U.S. Army operations on NATO’s eastern flank.

STRIPES (Julie Masson, Yoojin Lee) - 7th Air Force gets new commander with deep experience on Korean Peninsula | Stars and Stripes Fri Aug 7 08:39:26 2026

Lt. Gen. David Shoemaker assumes command of 7th Air Force and and becomes deputy commander of U.S. Forces Korea.

AF (Pentagon News) - Air Mobility Command welcomes new commander Tue Aug 4 17:25:00 2026

Lt. Gen. Daniel H. Tulley officially assumed command of AMC during a ceremony presided over by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach at Scott AFB, Aug. 3.

STRIPES (Jon R. Anderson) - Top enlisted officer in Europe leaves with mission accomplished | Stars and Stripes Sat May 17 00:00:00 2003

STRIPES (Julie Masson and Yoojin Lee, Julie Masson, Yoojin Lee) - New US special operations commander takes charge on Korean Peninsula | Stars and Stripes Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 2026

Brig. Gen. Matthew Valas assumed command of Special Operations Command Korea as U.S. leaders stressed rising North Korean threats and allied readiness.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Zelensky Replaces Ukrainian Military Chief Tue Jul 21 21:09:15 2026

State of the Union: Mykhailo Drapati will replace Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander of Ukraine’s armed forces. The post Zelensky Replaces Ukrainian Military Chief appeared first on The American Conservative .

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday he was replacing the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, with Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi, ending days of turmoil over the country’s military leadership. The change follows Zelensky’s dismissal last week of the popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who clashed with Syrskyi over the direction of Ukraine’s military. Federov, a 35-year-old reformer, was credited with modernizing Ukraine’s armed forces, expanding their use of technology, and fighting corruption. His removal provoked protests across Ukraine. Syrskyi has been criticized by Ukrainians who regard the Soviet-trained commander resistant to modernization. In his announcement of the change…Open

STRIPES (Phillip Walter Wellman) - New commander inherits expanding air defense mission in Europe | Stars and Stripes Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 2026

Brig. Gen. Glenn Henke took over from Brig. Gen. Curtis King as leader of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command.

STRIPES (Lydia Gordon) - Storied Germany-based Army cavalry regiment welcomes familiar face as new commander | Stars and Stripes Fri Jun 5 00:00:00 2026

Col. Timothy was an operations officer at the squadron and regimental levels from 2016 to 2018, giving him experience with the mission he now leads.

STRIPES (Yoojin Lee) - Space leaders highlight North Korean missile threats during Osan command change | Stars and Stripes Tue Jun 2 00:00:00 2026

Space Forces Korea welcomed a new commander as senior military leaders see North Korea’s missile threats as evidence of the importance of their mission.

STRIPES (Wyatt Olson) - Marine colonel recalls Navy P-8 crash during Hawaii command farewell | Stars and Stripes Fri May 22 00:00:00 2026

Col. Jeremy Beaven handed off command of Marine Corps Base Hawaii and recalled the lessons he learned from dealing with the aftermath of a 2023 crash.