The opening ceremony for Africa Endeavor, an annual communications and information-sharing event, that helps develop multinational communications interoperability for African Union and United Nations mandated peace keeping and disaster response missions in Africa, Aug. 22, 2016, Antananarivo, Madagascar. (Photo by U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
A Senegalese soldier with 1st Paratrooper Battalion carries an 81mm mortar tube during a patrol July 22, 2016 in Thies, Senegal as part of Africa Readiness Training 16. ART16 is a U.S. Army Africa exercise designed to increase U.S. and Senegalese readiness and partnership through combined infantry training and live-fire events. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt)
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)