High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Bantz John Craddock (born August 24, 1949) is a retired United States Army four-star general. His last military assignment was as Commander, U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and the NATO`s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) as well as the commanding officer of Allied Command Operations (ACO) 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., (sometimes called Military Professional Resources, Inc.) to serve as its corporate president.