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Historic Change: French General Takes Command At NATO ACT

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Thursday, September 10th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt French Air Force Gen. Stï¿½phane Abrial yesterday became Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), leading one of two NATO strategic commands and previously led by U.S. commanders. Abrial takes over from U.S. Marine Gen. James Mattis, who led the command for three years, and though he has relinquished the NATO command, retains command of U.S. Joint Forces Command, in Norfolk, Va. (Defense Daily, July 31). NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen formally conducted the change of command ceremony…

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