New NATO US European Command (EUCOM) chief Admiral James Stavridis speaks to journalists following a ceremony in Mons on July 2, 2009. Admiral James Stavridis took over from General John Craddock, as head of the US European Command (EUCOM). Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

New NATO US European Command (EUCOM) chief Admiral James Stavridis speaks to journalists following a ceremony in Mons on July 2, 2009. Admiral James Stavridis took over from General John Craddock, as head of the US European Command (EUCOM).

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  7. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gives a press conference with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (not pictured) on October 8, 2009 in Tallinn during his official visit.
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  14. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Latvian President Valdis Zatlers give a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga.
  15. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Latvian President Valdis Zatlers (R) arrive to give a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga.
  16. A Britain soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) tries to cover the lens of the camera, as he leaves the site of a bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. A powerful car bomb exploded in the busy center of Afghanistan's capital early Thursday, destroying vehicles and blowing off the walls of shops, officials said.

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