General Curtis M. Scaparrotti

If you are going to win any battle, you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do… the body is never tired if the mind is not tired

Who you are on a daily basis is who you are when you compete. If you want to be a champion, you have to have the mindset of a champion every day.

Be an example to your men, in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself and let your troops see that you don’t in your endurance of fatigue and privation. Always be tactful and well-mannered. Avoid excessive sharpness or harshness of voice, which usually indicates the man who has shortcomings of his own to hide.

commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander presents a coin to Spc. Sarah Nein, a medic, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery,10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command during Juniper Cobra 18 at Hatzor Air Force Base, Israel Mar. 9, Juniper Cobra 18 is a ballistic missile defense joint US-Israel exercise that uses computer simulations to train U.S. and Israeli military service members and to enhance interoperability.

People think that the follower serves the leader. But that isn’t true. The leader and the follower both serve the mission.

“If you as a leader allow people to halfway do their jobs and don’t demand excellence as a prerequisite to keeping their job, you will create a culture of mediocrity. If you allow people to misbehave, underachieve, have a bad attitude, gossip, and generally avoid excellence, please don’t expect to attract and keep good talent. Please don’t expect to have an incredible culture.

All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army play a vital role. Don't ever let up. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain.

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter has said the alliance is pondering deploying a ground force in Eastern Europe to deter Russia. Carter's on a trip to Germany, as NATO prepares to appoint a new top general for Europe.

Germany may send troops to Lithuania to reassure NATO's Eastern European allies, according to media reports. But Berlin is also wary of provoking Russia with a stronger military presence.

If anyone is prepared to handle the diverging views on how to deal with Russia it is Scaparratti, said his former US army comrade Swan. "He is a very thoughtful individual," he said. "People in the NATO community will appreciate him as an inclusive leader meaning that he listens to all sides, wants and seeks input from all parties, before making decisions."

Russia is really not in a position to challenge the West and expand this war