AP Source: Breedlove likely pick to lead NATO

BRUSSELS (AP) — Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, the top U.S. Air Force commander in Europe, is the likely choice to become commander of all U.S. and NATO forces in Europe, a senior NATO official said Thursday.

The job opened up this week when President Barack Obama’s first choice, Marine Gen. John Allen, announced he would retire after 19 months commanding allied forces in Afghanistan in order to attend to his wife’s health issues.