On Thursday, Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Lt. Gen. Michael Langley, who is nominated to become the nation’s first Black Marine four-star general.
Langley was nominated by President Biden in June to become the commander of U.S. Africa Command ― the combatant command responsible for American military operations in Africa.
“It is a great honor to be the president’s nominee to lead U.S. AFRICOM,” Langley said during his hearing. “I am grateful to the trust and confidence extended by him, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.”
