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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer passes the flag to U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, the new NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, during a ceremony in Mons, Belgium, July 2, 2009. Stavridis, who replaces U.S. Army Gen. John Craddock, is the 16th American to hold the command and the first U.S. Navy admiral to do so.

TAKING COMMAND

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer passes the flag to U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, the new NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, during a ceremony in Mons, Belgium, July 2, 2009. Stavridis, who replaces U.S. Army Gen. John Craddock, is the 16th American to hold the command and the first U.S. Navy admiral to do so.

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