U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley was confirmed this week, making history as the first Black four-star Marine general in 246 years, the Marine Corps announced.
Langley's promotion on Monday. He will become commander of U.S Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany, and will command all U.S. military forces in Africa, according to the Marines.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley, the new commander of U.S. Africa Command, made history as the first Black four-star Marine general in 246 years, the Marine Corps announced this week.In June, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that President Biden nominated Langley to be appointed general.
His stepmother, Ola Langley, whom Langley said he"affectionally refer[s] to as Momma." was a U.S. Post Office supervisor. Austin, who is a retired four-star Army General and the nation's first Black secretary of defense, spoke about the importance of diversity in the military earlier this year."Diversity is really important to us. The … military has led the way in a lot of cases," he said at Black History Month roundtable."With respect to diversity, I've got to make sure that we continue to make strides. And I equate diversity with being invited to the dance.