Africom

VIDEO: First Black Four-Star Marine Takes Charge of AFRICOM

U.S. Africa Command change of command held in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. 9, 2022. AFRICOM Photo

The first Black four-star Marine general assumed command of the U.S. Africa Command during a Tuesday ceremony in Germany.

Gen. Michael Langley is now the sixth commander of the U.S. Africa Command, which was formed in 2008, according to a statement. The Senate confirmed his nomination at the beginning of the month, USNI News previously reported.

“I look forward to taking on the mantle of leading these...

https://news.usni.org/2022/08/09/video-first-black-four-star-marine-takes-charge-of-africom

Tensions Continue To Rise With The Deteriorating Security In The Gulf Of Guinea

The recent news headline said it all: “Pirates kidnap 15 Turkish sailors in attack on container ship” off the Nigerian coast in the Gulf of Guinea. A vast maritime zone of 2.3 million square kilometers and 5700 kilometers of coastline with considerable economic wealth, the Gulf of Guinea has recently been plagued by a succession of acts of piracy, making this maritime space one of the most dangerous and unstable in the world, reports Defence Web.

Declining security situation

While Europe and the...

https://mfame.guru/tensions-continue-to-rise-with-the-deteriorating-security-in-the-gulf-of-guinea/

Navy, Coast Guard Keep Up Operations in Africa

USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams operating with the Senegalese Navy on Sept. 21, 2020. US Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR – The U.S Navy and Coast Guard remain committed to supporting and building the maritime security capabilities of its African partners, senior leaders from both services said in an Oct. 5 conference call.

Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, and Adm. Robert Burke, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and NATO Allied Joint Force Command Naples stressed that their...

https://news.usni.org/2020/10/08/navy-coast-guard-keep-up-operations-in-africa

Expeditionary Seabase USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Deploys for AFRICOM

Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams poses with Capt. George P. McCarthy, right, ship’s master, and Capt. David L. Gray, commanding officer of the Blue team, aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4). Williams visited with Sailors and crew prior to the ship’s commissioning on March 7 in Norfolk, Va. US Navy photo.

In U.S. 5th Fleet, sister ship USS Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller (ESB-3) has been operating in theater since it first arrived in August 2017. Much...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/27/expeditionary-seabase-uss-hershel-woody-williams-deploys-for-africom

AFRICOM Nominee: Russia, China Making Major Strategic Inroads in Africa

Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of the Army Training and Doctrine Command, unveils a plan to modernize recruiting during a press conference Oct. 9, 2018. US Army Photo

As Russia and China are increasing their economic and political influence on Africa’s economic and political development the expense of United States interests, the general tapped to head African Command told senators Tuesday.

Violent terrorists are the most substantial immediate threat, but Army Gen. Stephen Townsend said,...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/02/africom-nominee-russia-china-making-major-strategic-inroads-africa

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