serviceyears branch commands birth_place allegiance name birth_date rank image article_title birth_name
1971 -- 2014 united states u.s. european command parkersburg , west virginia , u.s. united states of america bantz j. craddock 24 august 1949 25px general bantz j. craddock eucom.jpg border bantz j. craddock
 bantz john craddock
bantz j. craddock

bantz john craddock -lrb- born august 24 , 1949 -rrb- is a former united states army general .
his last military assignment was as commander , u.s. european command -lrb- useucom -rrb- and the nato 's supreme allied commander europe -lrb- saceur -rrb- as well as the commanding officer of allied command operations -lrb- aco -rrb- from december 2006 to june 30 , 2009 .
he also served as commander , u.s. southern command from november 9 , 2004 to december 2006 .
after his retirement in 2009 , he was hired by mpri , inc. , -lrb- sometimes called military professional resources , inc. -rrb- to serve as its corporate president .
