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|name= Philip M. Breedlove |
|name= Philip M. Breedlove |
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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1955|9|21}} |
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1955|9|21}} |
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|image= Breedlove 2013 HR.jpg |
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|caption= 2013 official portrait as Commander, [[United States European Command|USEUCOM]] |
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|office1 = 17th [[Supreme Allied Commander Europe|Supreme Allied Commander Europe (NATO)]] |
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|president1 = [[Barack Obama]] |
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|deputy1 = [[Richard Shirreff]]<br/>[[Sir Adrian Bradshaw|Adrian Bradshaw]] |
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|term_start1 = May 13, 2013 |
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|term_end1 = May 4, 2016 |
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|predecessor1 = [[James G. Stavridis]] |
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|successor1 = [[Curtis Scaparrotti]] |
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|office2 = 35th [[List of commanders of USAFE|Commander-in-Chief of The United States Air Forces in Europe]] |
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|term_start2 = July 27, 2012 |
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|term_end2 = May 13, 2013 |
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|predecessor2 = [[Mark Welsh]] |
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|successor2 = [[Frank Gorenc]] |
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|office3 = 36th [[Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force]] |
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|term_start3 = January 14, 2011 |
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|term_end3 = July 27, 2012 |
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|predecessor3 = [[Carrol H. Chandler]] |
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|successor3 = [[Larry O. Spencer]] |
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|birth_name=Philip Mark Breedlove |
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|birth_place=[[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S. |
|birth_place=[[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S. |
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|allegiance = {{flagicon|United States}} United States of America |
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|allegiance = {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]] |
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|branch = {{Air force|United States}} |
|branch = {{Air force|United States}} |
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|rank= [[File:US-O10 insignia.svg|68px]] [[General (United States)|General]] |
|rank= [[File:US-O10 insignia.svg|68px]] [[General (United States)|General]] |
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|serviceyears=1977–2016 |
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|commands={{Unbulleted list|[[United States European Command|U.S. European Command]]|[[Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe|Supreme Allied Commander Europe]]|U.S. Air Forces Africa|U.S. Air Forces in Europe|Joint Air Power Competence Center|[[Allied Air Forces Central Europe|Air Component Command, Ramstein]]|[[8th Fighter Wing]]|[[31st Fighter Wing]]|[[56th Tactical Training Wing]]|[[3rd Air Force]]|[[27th Operations Group]]|[[80th Fighter Squadron]]}} |
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|commands=*[[United States European Command|U.S. European Command]] |
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|battles={{Unbulleted list|[[Cold War]]||[[Gulf War]]|[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]}} |
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*[[Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe|Supreme Allied Commander Europe]] |
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|awards={{Unbulleted list|[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]]|[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]] (2)|[[Defense Superior Service Medal]]<br />[[Legion of Merit]] (4)|[[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]] (2)|[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] (4)}}}} |
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*U.S. Air Forces Africa |
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*U.S. Air Forces in Europe |
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*Joint Air Power Competence Center |
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*[[Allied Air Forces Central Europe|Air Component Command, Ramstein]] |
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*[[8th Fighter Wing]] |
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*[[31st Fighter Wing]] |
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*[[56th Tactical Training Wing]] |
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*[[3rd Air Force]] |
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* 80th Fighter Squadron |
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*27th Operations Group |
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|battles=*[[Cold War]]<br/> |
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*[[Gulf War]] |
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*Afghanistan war - Present |
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|awards=[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]]<br>[[Air Force Distinguished Service Medal]] (2)<br>[[Defense Superior Service Medal]]<br>[[Legion of Merit]] (4)<br>[[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]] (2)<br>[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] (4) |
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'''Philip Mark Breedlove''' (born September 21, 1955)<ref> |
'''Philip Mark Breedlove''' (born September 21, 1955)<ref>http://www.publicbackgroundchecks.com/SearchResponse.aspx?view=NM&fn=Philip&ln=Breedlove&state=VA&IsAdvanceSearch=1&city=Springfield&mn=M&BasicString=Philip%20Breedlove%20Springfield%20VA&IsAdvanceSearch=0&fmv= {{Bare URL inline|date=September 2022}}</ref> is a retired [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[General (United States)|general]] in the [[United States Air Force]] who served as the commander of [[United States European Command|U.S. European Command]], as well as the 17th [[Supreme Allied Commander Europe]] (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations, from May 2013 until May 4, 2016. He previously served as the commander of [[U.S. Air Forces Europe]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usafe.af.mil/library/index.asp |title=U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Library |accessdate=2013-02-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216041716/http://www.usafe.af.mil/library/index.asp |archivedate=2013-02-16 }}</ref> which he concurrently served as commander of U.S. Air Forces Africa, commander of [[Allied Air Forces Central Europe|Air Component Command, Ramstein]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130403021838/http://www.airn.nato.int/bios/breedlove_eng%20Jul12.htm General Philip M. Breedlove]</ref> and director of Joint Air Power Competence Center. He previously served as the 36th [[Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force|vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force]] from January 14, 2011, to July 27, 2012. On 10 May 2013, in a ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, Breedlove took over the command of [[United States European Command|USEUCOM]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=119992|author=Claudette Roulo|date=May 10, 2013|title=Breedlove Takes Charge at European Command|work=[[American Forces Press Service]]|publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]]|place=[[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713085229/http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=119992|archivedate=July 13, 2013}}</ref> Three days later, on May 13, 2013, he assumed command as [[SACEUR]].<ref>{{cite news|date=May 13, 2013|url=http://www.aco.nato.int/general-breedlove-becomes-the-17th-saceur.aspx|title=General Breedlove becomes the 17th Saceur|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614022201/http://www.aco.nato.int/general-breedlove-becomes-the-17th-saceur.aspx|archivedate=June 14, 2013}}</ref> |
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On 11 March 2016, NATO's Atlantic Council designated [[US Army]] General [[Curtis Scaparrotti]] as Breedlove's successor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_129181.htm|title = NATO announces nomination of General Curtis M. Scaparrotti as Supreme Allied Commander Europe}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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==Biography== |
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===Early life=== |
===Early life=== |
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Breedlove was born in Atlanta<ref>http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-113shrg87878/pdf/CHRG-113shrg87878.pdf</ref> and raised in [[Forest Park, Georgia]] |
Breedlove was born in 1955 at Atlanta<ref>http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-113shrg87878/pdf/CHRG-113shrg87878.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> and raised in [[Forest Park, Georgia]]. He received his commission after graduating from the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]] in 1977 where he was a member of [[Pi Kappa Alpha]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ce.gatech.edu/media/spotlights/2721|title=General Philip M. Breedlove (BSCE '77) Appointed Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force|work=CEE Spotlight|publisher=Georgia Tech School of Civil & Environmental Engineering|date=October 27, 2010|accessdate=July 14, 2011|archivedate=September 13, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913225400/http://www.ce.gatech.edu/media/spotlights/2721|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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===Early career (1978-1990)=== |
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Breedlove became an air liaison officer from January 1985 to March 1987 with the [[602nd Air Support Operations Group]], [[Kitzingen Air Base]], [[West Germany]]. He later transferred to the [[526th Tactical Fighter Squadron]], [[Ramstein Air Base]], [[West Germany]], from March 1987 to January 1988. Eventually, he was Chief of Flight Safety, [[316th Air Division]], at Ramstein, until August 1988. For the next two years, he became first a F-16 flight commander, then assistant operations officer of the [[512th Tactical Fighter Squadron]], also at Ramstein. From August 1990 to July 1991, he was a student at the [[Air Command and Staff College]] located at [[Maxwell Air Force Base]], [[Alabama]]. Also in that year, he earned his Master of Science degree in aeronautical technology from [[Arizona State University]]. Beginning in July 1991 and going to May 1993, he was the Chief of Air Operations, [[United Nations Command and Republic of Korea/United States Combined Forces Command]], [[Yongsan Army Garrison]], South Korea.<ref name=Biography/> |
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Breedlove chose a career in the USAF as soon as he graduated from college. From March 1978 and going on for the next year, he was a student, undergraduate pilot training, at [[Williams Air Force Base]], [[Arizona]]. From March until August of the next year, he was in pilot instructor training at [[Randolph Air Force Base]], Texas. From August 1979 to January 1983, he became a [[T-37 Tweet]] instructor pilot, evaluation flight examiner and runway supervisory unit controller at Williams. He then became an [[F-16 Fighting Falcon]] student pilot at [[MacDill Air Force Base]] in Florida until September 1983. After that, he transferred to [[Torrejon Air Base]], Spain, from September 1983 to January 1985, where he was the F-16 aircraft commander and instructor pilot for the [[614th Tactical Fighter Squadron]].<ref name=Biography>{{cite web|title=General Phillip M. Breedlove|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/104769/general-philip-m-breedlove/|publisher=[[United States Air Force]]|accessdate=October 7, 2020}}</ref> |
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Breedlove became an air liaison officer from January 1985 to March 1987 with the 602nd Air Support Operations Group, [[Kitzingen Army Airfield]], [[West Germany]]. He later transferred to the [[526th Tactical Fighter Squadron]], [[Ramstein Air Base]], [[West Germany]], from March 1987 to January 1988. Eventually, he was Chief of Flight Safety, [[316th Air Division]], at Ramstein, until August 1988. For the next two years, he became first an F-16 flight commander, then assistant operations officer of the [[512th Tactical Fighter Squadron]], also at Ramstein. From August 1990 to July 1991, he was a student at the [[Air Command and Staff College]] located at [[Maxwell Air Force Base]], [[Alabama]]. Also in that year, he earned his Master of Science degree in aeronautical technology from [[Arizona State University]]. |
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===Later career=== |
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Starting in May 1993, Breedlove was the commander of the [[80th Fighter Squadron]] at [[Kunsan Air Base]], South Korea. This position lasted until July 1994, when he became a student at the [[National War College]], [[Fort Lesley J. McNair]], Washington D.C.. In June 1995, he became the operations officer, [[United States Pacific Command Division]], Joint Staff, [[The Pentagon]], Washington D.C., where he stayed until June. That next month, he became commander of the [[27th Operations Group]], [[Cannon Air Force Base]], [[New Mexico]]. In June 1999 and going to that next May, he was the executive officer to the Commander, Headquarters [[Air Combat Command]], [[Langley Air Force Base]], [[Virginia]]. For the next year, he was the commander of the [[8th Fighter Wing]], [[Kunsan Air Base]], South Korea. Beginning in June 2001 and lasting for the next year, he was the senior military assistant to the [[Secretary of the Air Force]], Headquarters [[United States Air Force]], Washington D.C.<ref name=Biography/> |
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===In the General Staff (1991–2013)=== |
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From June 2002 to June 2004, he became the commander of the [[56th Fighter Wing]], located at [[Luke Air Force Base]], [[Arizona]]. Then for the next year, he became commander of the [[31st Fighter Wing]], [[Aviano Air Base]], Italy.<ref>http://www.aviano.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090823-008.pdf</ref> He then became the Vice Commander of the [[16th Air Force]] at [[Ramstein Air Base]], Germany, from June 2005 to October 2006. His next assignment, which lasted until July 2008, had him as the Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, [[The Pentagon]], Washington D.C.. From July 2008 to August 2009, he was the Commander of the [[3rd Air Force]], located at [[Ramstein Air Base]], Germany. In August 2009, he began serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters [[United States Air Force]], Washington D.C.<ref name=Biography/> |
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Beginning in July 1991 and going to May 1993, he was the Chief of Air Operations, [[United Nations Command]] and Republic of Korea/United States Combined Forces Command, [[Yongsan Army Garrison]], South Korea.<ref name=Biography/> |
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Starting in May 1993, Breedlove was the commander of the [[80th Fighter Squadron]] at [[Kunsan Air Base]], South Korea. This position lasted until July 1994, when he became a student at the [[National War College]], [[Fort Lesley J. McNair]], Washington D.C. In June 1995, he became the operations officer, United States Pacific Command Division, Joint Staff, [[The Pentagon]], Washington D.C., where he stayed until June. That next month, he became commander of the [[27th Operations Group]], [[Cannon Air Force Base]], [[New Mexico]]. In June 1999 and going to that next May, he was the executive officer to the Commander, Headquarters [[Air Combat Command]], [[Langley Air Force Base]], [[Virginia]]. For the next year, he was the commander of the [[8th Fighter Wing]], [[Kunsan Air Base]], South Korea. Beginning in June 2001 and lasting for the next year, he was the senior military assistant to the [[Secretary of the Air Force]], Headquarters [[United States Air Force]], Washington D.C.<ref name=Biography/> In 2001–2002, he attended [[MIT Seminar XXI]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://semxxi.mit.edu/about/messages/from-the-director |title=From the Director: September, 2015 |last=Art |first=Robert |date=September 1, 2015 |website=MIT Seminar XXI |publisher=[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]}}; {{cite web |author=Massachusetts Institute of Technology|url=https://semxxi.mit.edu/alumni |title=Find Alumni |website=MIT Seminar XXI |publisher=[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]}}</ref> |
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On January 14, 2011, Breedlove started his term as [[Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force]]. His promotion to [[General (United States)|general]] also was effective that day.<ref name=Biography/><ref name="Thomas">{{cite web|title=Presidential Nominations 111th Congress (2009–2010) PN2107-111|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ntquery/z?nomis:111PN0210700:|accessdate= December 31, 2010}}</ref> |
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[[File:Assumption of command 130802-F-PO402-086.jpg|thumb|left|Breedlove at [[Ramstein Air Base]], [[Germany]], 2 August 2013]] |
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From June 2002 to June 2004, he became the commander of the [[56th Fighter Wing]], located at [[Luke Air Force Base]], [[Arizona]]. Then for the next year, he became commander of the [[31st Fighter Wing]], [[Aviano Air Base]], Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aviano.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090823-008.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-02-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227064335/http://www.aviano.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090823-008.pdf |archivedate=2013-02-27 }}</ref> He then became the vice commander of the [[16th Air Force]] at [[Ramstein Air Base]], Germany, from June 2005 to October 2006. His next assignment, which lasted until July 2008, had him as the Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, [[The Pentagon]], Washington D.C. From July 2008 to August 2009, he was the commander of the [[3rd Air Force]], located at [[Ramstein Air Base]], Germany. In August 2009, he began serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters [[United States Air Force]], Washington D.C.<ref name=Biography/> |
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On January 14, 2011, Breedlove started his term as [[Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force]]. His promotion to [[General (United States)|general]] also was effective that day.<ref name=Biography/><ref name="Thomas">{{cite web|title=Presidential Nominations 111th Congress (2009–2010) PN2107-111|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ntquery/z?nomis:111PN0210700:|accessdate=December 31, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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In July 2012 Breedlove left his position as Vice Chief of Staff to become commander of the United States Air Forces in Europe. |
In July 2012 Breedlove left his position as Vice Chief of Staff to become commander of the United States Air Forces in Europe. |
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=== NATO Supreme Commander (2013-2016)=== |
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In May 2013 Breedlove assumed command of U.S. European Command and NATO Allied Command Operations as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe. He is presently stationed at SHAPE Headquarters outside Mons, Belgium. |
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[[File:SACEUR change of command ceremony 130513-A-IL200-324.jpg|thumb|Breedlove with NATO Secretary General [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]], May 1, 2013|left]] |
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In May 2013 the [[Obama administration]] nominated Breedlove to assume command of U.S. European Command and NATO Allied Command Operations as the [[Supreme Allied Commander Europe]]. In that capacity, he was stationed at [[SHAPE]] Headquarters outside [[Mons, Belgium]]. |
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He is regularly quoted in western media. In July 2013, he told the [[BBC]] about his views on the longevity of the [[Afghan war]].<ref>{{cite news|date=July 3, 2013|publisher=[[BBC News]]|url-status=live|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23157256|author=Jonathan Marcus|title=Nato commander Philip Breedlove on post-Afghan future|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704172616/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23157256|archivedate=July 4, 2013}}</ref> In April 2014, he spoke with [[CNN]] regarding the Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html?hpt=hp_t3|author=Laura Smith-Spark and Susannah Palk|title=Ukraine crisis: NATO military chief warns Russian troops could supposedly invade swiftly |agency=[[CNN]]|date=April 3, 2014|accessdate=February 3, 2017 |archivedate=April 3, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403043939/http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In March 2015 he spoke on Ukrainian [[1+1 (channel)|1+1]] channel on which he said that Russia has militarized [[Crimea]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/492528/ukraine-says-rebels-attack-near-mariupol-nato-deploys-baltic-troops|title=Ukraine says rebels attack near Mariupol, NATO deploys Baltic troops|work=[[Bangkok Post]]|agency=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]]|date=March 10, 2015|accessdate=March 10, 2015}}</ref> |
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In May 2015, he told the [[Atlantic Council]] that freedom is being challenged by "a revanchist Russia embarked on a reaching revision of what once were shared hopes for a stable and mutually beneficial partnership."<ref>[[United States Department of Defense]], May 1, 2015: [http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=128716 Breedlove: Russia Now Taking ‘Different Path’]</ref> In February 2016, during his testimony before the [[House Armed Services Committee]], he said that "the U.S. military must rebuild in Europe to face a more aggressive Russia, which has chosen to be an adversary and poses a long-term existential threat to the United States".<ref>{{cite web|title=Breedlove: US Must Rebuild Forces in Europe to Confront Russia|url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/02/26/breedlove-us-must-rebuild-forces-in-europe-to-confront-russia.html|website=Military.com|date=26 February 2016|accessdate=4 July 2016}}</ref> |
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[[File:DoD leaders gather for strategic dialogue 140508-D-HU462-033.jpg|thumb|222x222px|[[Supreme Allied Commander Europe]] General Philip M. Breedlove with commander of [[United States Central Command|Central Command]] General [[Lloyd Austin]] during strategic dialogue meeting at the [[National War College]], May 8, 2014.]] |
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On 11 March 2016, the [[North Atlantic Council]] designated [[US Army]] General [[Curtis Scaparrotti]] as Breedlove's successor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_129181.htm |title = NATO announces nomination of General Curtis M. Scaparrotti as Supreme Allied Commander Europe |date=11 March 2016}}</ref> Scaparrotti took command in Europe on 4 May 2016.<ref name="pbout">{{cite news |title=NATO Secretary General welcomes new Supreme Allied Commander Europe |url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_130519.htm?selectedLocale=en |publisher=NATO |date=4 May 2016}}</ref> |
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===Retirement activities=== |
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Breedlove is on the board of directors at the [[Atlantic Council]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/about/board-of-directors/|access-date=2020-02-11|website=Atlantic Council|language=en-US}}</ref> as well as being an advisory board member of [[Spirit of America (charity)|Spirit of America]], a [[501(c)(3) organization]] that supports the safety and success of Americans serving abroad and the local people and partners they seek to help.<ref>https://spiritofamerica.org/staff/gen-phil-breedlove {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Breedlove is also on the board of advisors of the [[Center for a New American Security]] (CNAS),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gen. Philip Breedlove, USAF (Ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Joins CNAS Board of Advisors|url=https://www.cnas.org/press/press-release/gen-philip-breedlove-usaf-ret-former-supreme-allied-commander-europe-joins-cnas-board-of-advisors|access-date=2021-10-23|website=www.cnas.org|language=en}}</ref> a think tank funded by the likes of [[Northrop Grumman]], [[Neal Blue]] of [[General Atomics]], [[Lockheed Martin]], and the U.S. government, among other governments and corporations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CNAS Supporters|url=https://www.cnas.org/support-cnas/cnas-supporters|access-date=2021-10-23|website=www.cnas.org|language=en}}</ref> |
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====On Ukraine==== |
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Speaking with a panel on the topic of the [[Russia–Ukraine relations#Continued deterioration of relations|Ukraine border crisis]] at the Atlantic Council in December 2018, he outlined a range of measures which should be considered to counter Russian aggression such as financial targeting of certain [[Russian oligarchs]], professionalization of Ukrainian military units, and providing to the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] shore-based cruise missiles and long-range precision artillery.<ref>Atlantic Council of the U.S. C-Span. (5 December 2018). "Atlantic Council Discussion on Ukraine-Russia Conflict-Gen. Philip Breedlove". approx. 13 mins in. [https://www.c-span.org/video/?455482-2/ukraine-russia-conflict-general-philip-breedlove C-Span website] Retrieved 25 March 2022.</ref> |
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In June 2022 Breedlove appeared on a radio programme with ''[[Times of London]]'' and called for a muscular approach to the [[2022 food crises#Russian invasion of Ukraine|Putinian wheat crisis]], which was rooted in blockade of the [[Port of Odesa]] by the Russian [[Black Sea Fleet]], and chiefly affected Middle Eastern and North African countries.<ref name="yttr">{{cite news |title=Will NATO Navies bust the Russian blockade? {{!}} General Philip Breedlove |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69zKvMwXY-A |agency=YouTube |publisher=Times Radio |date=7 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="dwme">{{cite news |title=Middle East faces severe wheat crisis over war in Ukraine |url=https://www.dw.com/en/middle-east-faces-severe-wheat-crisis-over-war-in-ukraine/a-61056418 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |date=9 May 2022}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
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He is regularly quoted in western media. In July 2013, he told the [[BBC]] about his views on the longevity of the Afghan war.<ref>{{cite news|date=July 3, 2013|work=[[BBC News Online]]|deadurl=no|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23157256|author=Jonathan Marcus|title=Nato commander Philip Breedlove on post-Afghan future|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20130704172616/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23157256|archivedate=July 4, 2013}}</ref> In April 2014, he spoke with [[CNN]] regarding the Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html?hpt=hp_t3|author=Laura Smith-Spark and Susannah Palk|title=Ukraine crisis: NATO military chief warns Russian troops could invade swiftly |agency=[[CNN]]|date=April 3, 2014|accessdate=April 3, 2014|archivedate=April 10, 2014|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web20140403043939/http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/02/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html?hpt=hp_t3|deadurl=no}}</ref> |
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Breedlove received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] presented by Awards Council member [[Joseph Ralston|General Joseph W. Ralston, USAF]], in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2014 Summit Highlights Photo | url= https://achievement.org/summit/2014/|quote= Members of the American Academy of Achievement: Admiral William H. McRaven, USN, General Philip M. Breedlove, USAF, and General David Petraeus, USA.}}</ref> |
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On May 1, 2015, Breedlove was presented with the [[Atlantic Council]]'s Distinguished Military Leadership Award. |
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==Flight information== |
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:Rating: [[Command pilot]] |
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:Flight hours: More than 3,500 |
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:Aircraft flown: [[F-16]], [[Cessna T-37 Tweet|T-37]] and [[Learjet 35|C-21]] |
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Philip M. Breedlove | |
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17th Supreme Allied Commander Europe (NATO) | |
In office May 13, 2013 – May 4, 2016 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Deputy | Richard Shirreff Adrian Bradshaw |
Preceded by | James G. Stavridis |
Succeeded by | Curtis Scaparrotti |
35th Commander-in-Chief of The United States Air Forces in Europe | |
In office July 27, 2012 – May 13, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Mark Welsh |
Succeeded by | Frank Gorenc |
36th Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force | |
In office January 14, 2011 – July 27, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Carrol H. Chandler |
Succeeded by | Larry O. Spencer |
Personal details | |
Born | Philip Mark Breedlove September 21, 1955 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Awards | |
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Years of service | 1977–2016 |
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Philip Mark Breedlove (born September 21, 1955)[1] is a retired four-star general in the United States Air Force who served as the commander of U.S. European Command, as well as the 17th Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations, from May 2013 until May 4, 2016. He previously served as the commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe,[2] which he concurrently served as commander of U.S. Air Forces Africa, commander of Air Component Command, Ramstein,[3] and director of Joint Air Power Competence Center. He previously served as the 36th vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force from January 14, 2011, to July 27, 2012. On 10 May 2013, in a ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, Breedlove took over the command of USEUCOM.[4] Three days later, on May 13, 2013, he assumed command as SACEUR.[5]
On 11 March 2016, NATO's Atlantic Council designated US Army General Curtis Scaparrotti as Breedlove's successor.[6]
Biography
Early life
Breedlove was born in 1955 at Atlanta[7] and raised in Forest Park, Georgia. He received his commission after graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1977 where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha.[8]
Early career (1978-1990)
Breedlove chose a career in the USAF as soon as he graduated from college. From March 1978 and going on for the next year, he was a student, undergraduate pilot training, at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona. From March until August of the next year, he was in pilot instructor training at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. From August 1979 to January 1983, he became a T-37 Tweet instructor pilot, evaluation flight examiner and runway supervisory unit controller at Williams. He then became an F-16 Fighting Falcon student pilot at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida until September 1983. After that, he transferred to Torrejon Air Base, Spain, from September 1983 to January 1985, where he was the F-16 aircraft commander and instructor pilot for the 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron.[9]
Breedlove became an air liaison officer from January 1985 to March 1987 with the 602nd Air Support Operations Group, Kitzingen Army Airfield, West Germany. He later transferred to the 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, West Germany, from March 1987 to January 1988. Eventually, he was Chief of Flight Safety, 316th Air Division, at Ramstein, until August 1988. For the next two years, he became first an F-16 flight commander, then assistant operations officer of the 512th Tactical Fighter Squadron, also at Ramstein. From August 1990 to July 1991, he was a student at the Air Command and Staff College located at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Also in that year, he earned his Master of Science degree in aeronautical technology from Arizona State University.
In the General Staff (1991–2013)
Beginning in July 1991 and going to May 1993, he was the Chief of Air Operations, United Nations Command and Republic of Korea/United States Combined Forces Command, Yongsan Army Garrison, South Korea.[9]
Starting in May 1993, Breedlove was the commander of the 80th Fighter Squadron at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. This position lasted until July 1994, when he became a student at the National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C. In June 1995, he became the operations officer, United States Pacific Command Division, Joint Staff, The Pentagon, Washington D.C., where he stayed until June. That next month, he became commander of the 27th Operations Group, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. In June 1999 and going to that next May, he was the executive officer to the Commander, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. For the next year, he was the commander of the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Beginning in June 2001 and lasting for the next year, he was the senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington D.C.[9] In 2001–2002, he attended MIT Seminar XXI.[10]
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From June 2002 to June 2004, he became the commander of the 56th Fighter Wing, located at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Then for the next year, he became commander of the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy.[11] He then became the vice commander of the 16th Air Force at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, from June 2005 to October 2006. His next assignment, which lasted until July 2008, had him as the Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, The Pentagon, Washington D.C. From July 2008 to August 2009, he was the commander of the 3rd Air Force, located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. In August 2009, he began serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington D.C.[9]
On January 14, 2011, Breedlove started his term as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. His promotion to general also was effective that day.[9][12]
In July 2012 Breedlove left his position as Vice Chief of Staff to become commander of the United States Air Forces in Europe.
NATO Supreme Commander (2013-2016)
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In May 2013 the Obama administration nominated Breedlove to assume command of U.S. European Command and NATO Allied Command Operations as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe. In that capacity, he was stationed at SHAPE Headquarters outside Mons, Belgium.
He is regularly quoted in western media. In July 2013, he told the BBC about his views on the longevity of the Afghan war.[13] In April 2014, he spoke with CNN regarding the Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border.[14]
In March 2015 he spoke on Ukrainian 1+1 channel on which he said that Russia has militarized Crimea.[15] In May 2015, he told the Atlantic Council that freedom is being challenged by "a revanchist Russia embarked on a reaching revision of what once were shared hopes for a stable and mutually beneficial partnership."[16] In February 2016, during his testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, he said that "the U.S. military must rebuild in Europe to face a more aggressive Russia, which has chosen to be an adversary and poses a long-term existential threat to the United States".[17]
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On 11 March 2016, the North Atlantic Council designated US Army General Curtis Scaparrotti as Breedlove's successor.[18] Scaparrotti took command in Europe on 4 May 2016.[19]
Retirement activities
Breedlove is on the board of directors at the Atlantic Council,[20] as well as being an advisory board member of Spirit of America, a 501(c)(3) organization that supports the safety and success of Americans serving abroad and the local people and partners they seek to help.[21] Breedlove is also on the board of advisors of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS),[22] a think tank funded by the likes of Northrop Grumman, Neal Blue of General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. government, among other governments and corporations.[23]
On Ukraine
Speaking with a panel on the topic of the Ukraine border crisis at the Atlantic Council in December 2018, he outlined a range of measures which should be considered to counter Russian aggression such as financial targeting of certain Russian oligarchs, professionalization of Ukrainian military units, and providing to the Armed Forces of Ukraine shore-based cruise missiles and long-range precision artillery.[24]
In June 2022 Breedlove appeared on a radio programme with Times of London and called for a muscular approach to the Putinian wheat crisis, which was rooted in blockade of the Port of Odesa by the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and chiefly affected Middle Eastern and North African countries.[25][26]
Awards
Breedlove received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member General Joseph W. Ralston, USAF, in 2014.[27][28]
On May 1, 2015, Breedlove was presented with the Atlantic Council's Distinguished Military Leadership Award.
Decorations[9]
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Effective dates of promotion[9]
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General | Jan. 14, 2011 |
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Lieutenant general | July 21, 2008 |
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Major general | June 23, 2006 |
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Brigadier general | Oct. 1, 2003 |
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Colonel | Jan. 1, 1998 |
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Lieutenant colonel | June 1, 1993 |
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Major | Nov. 1, 1988 |
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Captain | Dec. 10, 1981 |
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First lieutenant | Dec. 10, 1979 |
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Second lieutenant | June 1, 1977 |
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ http://www.publicbackgroundchecks.com/SearchResponse.aspx?view=NM&fn=Philip&ln=Breedlove&state=VA&IsAdvanceSearch=1&city=Springfield&mn=M&BasicString=Philip%20Breedlove%20Springfield%20VA&IsAdvanceSearch=0&fmv= [bare URL]
- ^ "U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Library". Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ General Philip M. Breedlove
- ^ Claudette Roulo (May 10, 2013). "Breedlove Takes Charge at European Command". American Forces Press Service. Stuttgart, Germany: United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013.
- ^ "General Breedlove becomes the 17th Saceur". May 13, 2013. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013.
- ^ "NATO announces nomination of General Curtis M. Scaparrotti as Supreme Allied Commander Europe".
- ^ http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-113shrg87878/pdf/CHRG-113shrg87878.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "General Philip M. Breedlove (BSCE '77) Appointed Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force". CEE Spotlight. Georgia Tech School of Civil & Environmental Engineering. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g "General Phillip M. Breedlove". United States Air Force. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Art, Robert (September 1, 2015). "From the Director: September, 2015". MIT Seminar XXI. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Find Alumni". MIT Seminar XXI. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
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- ^ Jonathan Marcus (July 3, 2013). "Nato commander Philip Breedlove on post-Afghan future". BBC News. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013.
- ^ Laura Smith-Spark and Susannah Palk (April 3, 2014). "Ukraine crisis: NATO military chief warns Russian troops could supposedly invade swiftly". CNN. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ "Ukraine says rebels attack near Mariupol, NATO deploys Baltic troops". Bangkok Post. AFP. March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ United States Department of Defense, May 1, 2015: Breedlove: Russia Now Taking ‘Different Path’
- ^ "Breedlove: US Must Rebuild Forces in Europe to Confront Russia". Military.com. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "NATO announces nomination of General Curtis M. Scaparrotti as Supreme Allied Commander Europe". 11 March 2016.
- ^ "NATO Secretary General welcomes new Supreme Allied Commander Europe". NATO. 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ https://spiritofamerica.org/staff/gen-phil-breedlove [dead link]
- ^ "Gen. Philip Breedlove, USAF (Ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Joins CNAS Board of Advisors". www.cnas.org. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ "CNAS Supporters". www.cnas.org. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ Atlantic Council of the U.S. C-Span. (5 December 2018). "Atlantic Council Discussion on Ukraine-Russia Conflict-Gen. Philip Breedlove". approx. 13 mins in. C-Span website Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Will NATO Navies bust the Russian blockade? | General Philip Breedlove". Times Radio. YouTube. 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Middle East faces severe wheat crisis over war in Ukraine". Deutsche Welle. 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ "2014 Summit Highlights Photo".
Members of the American Academy of Achievement: Admiral William H. McRaven, USN, General Philip M. Breedlove, USAF, and General David Petraeus, USA.
- ^ NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Breedlove bestowed Order of the Cross of the Eagle Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ Prezydent odznaczył dowódcę sił NATO w Europie Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ "Commander of U.S. Forces in Europe Visits Georgia". Civil Georgia. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.