AFRICOM Commander, Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser
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Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, U.S. Africa Command commander, delivers remarks during the AFRICOM change of command ceremony at U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, July 18, 2016. Waldhauser assumed command from Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez. Waldhauser is the first Marine AFRICOM commander and the fourth commander overall. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser assumes command of U.S. Africa Command during a ceremony at Patch Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, July 18. Waldhauser succeeded Gen. David M. Rodriguez to become the fourth AFRICOM commander. (Photo by Jason Johnston, Visual Information Specialist, JMTC-TSAE, Stuttgart, GE/Released)
Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser is promoted to general during a ceremony at Patch Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, July 18, 2016. Waldhauser became the become the fourth commander of U.S. Africa Command, succeeding Gen. David M. Rodriguez who is retiring after 40 years of service. (Photo by Adam Sanders, Visual Information)
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jon Jensen, U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general and co-exercise director, welcomes participants to the Eastern Accord 2016 command post exercise during the opening ceremony at the Tanzanian Peacekeeping Training Centre on July, 11, 2016, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. EA16 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that brings together partner nations to practice and demonstrate proficiency in conducting peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault/Released)
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Tanzanian Brig. Gen. Yohana Ocholla Mabongo, Eastern Accord 2016 exercise co-director, welcomes the participants to the Eastern Accord 2016 command post exercise during the Opening Ceremony at the Tanzanian Peacekeeping Training Centre on July, 11, 2016, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. EA16 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that brings together partner nations to practice and demonstrate proficiency in conducting peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany DeNault/Released)
Gen. David Rodriguez lays wreath during Memorial Day ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia, May 30, 2016. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Samantha Reho/Released)
L-R: AFRICOM Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Darrin Bohn, U.S. Amb. to Libya Peter Bodde, U.S. Amb. to Tunisia Daniel Rubenstein and AFRICOM Commander, U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez render honors to the fallen during a wreath laying ceremony conducted at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia, May 30, 2016. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Samantha Reho/Released)
Gen. David Rodriguez delivers remarks as part of the wreath laying ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, May 30, 2016. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Samantha Reho/Released)
Gen. David Rodriguez lays wreath during Memorial Day ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia, May 30, 2016. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Samantha Reho/Released)
Gen. David Rodriguez lays wreath during Memorial Day ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia, May 30, 2016. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Samantha Reho/Released)
Gen. David Rodriguez, Commander U.S. Africa Command and en. Samora Yunis, Chief of Staff Ethiopian National Defense Force sign the summary of conclusions after a Bilateral Defense Committee (BDC) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 31, 2016. The new agreement out lines the cross-exchange of logistics, services, supplies and support, as well as a way forward for the Africa Data-Sharing Network and combat engineering. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, U.S. Africa Command commanding general, passes the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa flag to Brig. Gen. Kurt Sonntag during a change of command ceremony April 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The passing of the flag signified the change of command from Maj. Gen. Mark Stammer to Sonntag, as the CJTF-HOA commanding general. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton/Released)