General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
In August 2013, Scaparrotti took over command of U.S. forces in South Korea, replacing General James D. Thurman. In April 2016, he was succeeded as USFK Commander by General Vincent K. Brooks. In May 2016 he assumed duties as Commander of European Command and as Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. In April 2018, Scaparotti met in Baku d General Valery Gierasimow, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, under the auspices of the NATO-Russia Council. This act represented the first attempt to build up a dialogue with Moscow after the Crimean crisis and Putin's declaration to empower Russian military capabilities. In May 2019 he was succeeded by General Tod D. Wolters.