{"id":45846,"date":"2022-06-09T21:47:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T21:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/06\/09\/biden-nominates-marine-general-as-next-commander-of-us-forces-in-africa\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:30:28","slug":"biden-nominates-marine-general-as-next-commander-of-us-forces-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2022\/06\/09\/biden-nominates-marine-general-as-next-commander-of-us-forces-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden nominates Marine general as next commander of US forces in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley to lead U.S. forces in Africa, teeing him up to become the first Black four-star Marine Corps general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the president\u2019s decision to nominate Langley as head of AFRICOM. Langley currently heads Marine Forces Command and Marine Forces Northern Command and is the commanding general of Fleet Marine Force Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Langley has served in Afghanistan, Somalia and Okinawa. He also has worked at the Pentagon and CENTCOM, which oversees US forces in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should the Senate confirm Langley, he will replace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2022\/03\/17\/africom-commander-warned-mali-about-the-wagner-group-it-didnt-work\/)\" target=\"_blank\">Army Gen. Stephen Townsend<\/a>, who has led AFRICOM since July 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AFRICOM oversees U.S. troops dispersed throughout Africa, including in conflicts zones such as Somalia, where Biden recently reinstated troops to expedite airstrikes for counterterrorism operations. The command is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former President Donald Trump\u2019s administration briefly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2020\/01\/17\/smith-thornberry-join-congressional-pushback-on-espers-africa-troop-drawdown-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\">sought to scale down the U.S. troop presence in Africa while merging AFRICOM with European Command (EUCOM)<\/a>, which is also based in Stuttgart. However, the plan stalled amid strong bipartisan rebuke in Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New York Times first reported last month that Langley would receive the nomination, and quoted former Defense Secretary James Mattis \u2014 himself a former four-star Marine general \u2014 effusively praising him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s a Marine\u2019s Marine,\u201d Mattis told the Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, the Army has also tapped Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams to serve as the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/2022\/06\/03\/west-point-superintendent-slated-to-lead-us-army-europe-and-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\">commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa<\/a>. Should the Senate confirm him, Williams would become the first Black soldier to lead that command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Williams will replace Gen. 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