As part of an overseas trip, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, from April 13-14, 2021, where he met with U.S. troops and senior commanders to highlight his vision for security interests in the region.
Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAF), and a panel of experts on violent extremist organizations in Africa conducted a web event, “The crossroad of competition: Countering the rise of violent extremists and revisionist powers in Africa,” moderated by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Sept. 9.
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Leonard Kosinski, U.S. Africa Command director of logistics, spoke to international logistics experts during a webinar hosted by the Lexington Institute July 8.