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Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson, U.S. Air Force, became the seventh commander of U.S. Africa Command in August 2025. Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, U.S. Africa Command is one of seven joint-service geographic combatant commands and is responsible for all U.S. military operations and activities to protect and advance U.S. national interests in Africa.

General Dagvin R.M. Anderson was the Director for Joint Force Development, Joint Staff, at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia. The J7 supports the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and the joint warfighter through joint force development in order to advance the operational effectiveness of the current and future joint force.The J7 is responsible for the six functions of joint force development: Doctrine, Education, Concept Development & Experimentation, Training, Exercises and Lessons Learned.

Originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan, General Anderson was a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at Washington University in St. Louis. He has flown the KC-135R, MC-130E, and U-28A operationally in several contingencies globally.

General Anderson commanded a special operations squadron, an expeditionary squadron, an operations group, a special operations wing, and Special Operations Command Africa. He was also the commander of JTF-Quartz, responsible for the repositioning of U.S. forces from Somalia.

He was a Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and an Olmsted Scholar in the Czech Republic. General Anderson has completed six joint staff tours at various echelons.

General Anderson has two daughters and is married to Elizabeth, a native of Bangor, Maine.