Meet Brig. Gen. Markus Laubenthal of Germany. He will become the first non-American chief of staff of US Army Europe. Is this payback for Obama spying on Angela Merkel? NTEB (Via Red Flag News) says it’s not. Obama just did it. What gives Obama to legal authority to put Markus Laubenthal sd chief of staff of American forces?
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A German Army brigadier general who recently served with NATO forces in Afghanistan is assuming duties as the chief of staff of U. S. Army Europe, the first time a non-American officer has held that position.
Brig. Gen. Markus Laubenthal, most recently the commander of Germany’s 12th Panzer Brigade in Amberg, and chief of staff of Regional Command North, International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan, will be stationed at USAREUR headquarters, Wiesbaden, Germany. He could report to duty as early as Monday.Laubenthal also has served as military assistant to the deputy commander of operations and assistant chief of staff of operations for NATO forces in Kosovo.