By Safire R. Sostre ·Updated July 22, 2022
Lt. Gen. Michael Langley is set to become the first Black general to achieve one of the highest ranks of the U.S. military.
The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing on Thursday for Langley, who has served in the U.S. Marine Corps for more than 35 years. Langley is nominated to be the commander of U.S. Africa Command, which oversees the country’s