Navy Admiral, Air Force General Selected to Helm CENTCOM, AFRICOM

Navy Adm., Air Force Gen. Picked to Lead CENTCOM, AFRICOM

The Trump administration on Wednesday selected a Navy admiral and an Air Force general to lead U.S. Central Command and U.S. Africa Command. The Pentagon said in a news release that Navy Vice Adm. Charles “Brad” Cooper has been selected to lead CENTCOM, which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Dagvin R. M. Anderson to lead AFRICOM, which oversees U.S. troops and operations across most of the African continent. If con…

Trump nominates seasoned military leaders to head vital global commands

President Trump nominated Navy Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II for CENTCOM commander and Air Force Lt. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson for AFRICOM commander.

New chiefs nominated for CENTCOM, AFRICOM, SOCOM

President Trump has nominated Vice Adm. Charles Cooper to become the next chief of U.S. Central Command, according to a Pentagon notice. Cooper is currently CENTCOM’s deputy commander. Trump has also nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Dagvin Anderson to be the head of U.S. Africa Command. Anderson is currently serving as director of Joint Force Development (J-7). Additionally, Trump has nominated Vice Adm. Frank Bradley to be chief of U.S. Special Ope…

Navy admiral, Air Force general selected to helm CENTCOM, AFRICOM

President Donald Trump has nominated a Navy admiral to become the next leader of U.S. Central Command and an Air Force general to take charge of U.S. Africa Command, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.

Trump Names Nominees To Take Over U.S. Africa, Middle East Commands - Global Upfront Newspapers

President Donald Trump is nominating Air Force Lieutenant General Dagvin Anderson to head U.S. Africa Command. Anderson would be the first Air Force General to lead the Command, which was created in 2007. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that Trump also is nominating Vice Admiral Brad Cooper to take over as the top U.S. military Commander in the Middle East, the Pentagon said Wednesday. If he is confirmed, it would mark just th…

Trump Taps Anderson for AFRICOM as Langley Plans Somaliland Visit

Outgoing commander’s expected June trip to Hargeisa follows dramatic reversal on Somalia security claims The Trump administration has nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Dagvin Anderson to replace Marine Gen. Michael Langley at Africa Command, setting the stage for a leadership transition as Langley prepares for what sources say will be a long-awaited visit to Somaliland in June. Anderson’s nomination, announced by the Pentagon on Wednesday, comes at a…