The Army has recommended to the White House that Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams be appointed to be the next commander of U.S. Army Europe/Africa, according to a report.
Williams, who is the superintendent of West Point, would be nominated for a fourth star if he’s approved, and it would make him the first black general to hold the position, Politico reports. He is the first black general to lead the academy.
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Prior to getting the West Point position, he spent two years as the commander of NATO’s Allied Land Command based in Izmir, Turkey, and before that, he served as the commanding general for Army Africa/Southern European Task Force in Italy from 2014 to 2016 and as deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Army Europe in Germany in 2013 and 2014.
The backdrop of the change of command is the war in Ukraine, which is the largest ground battle since World War II. In recent months, the United States has heavily increased the number of troops from roughly 60,000 to 100,000 and moved them around as well.
In April, Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the House Armed Services Committee, “My advice would be to create permanent bases but don’t permanently station,” while a week before, Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, the head of U.S. European Command, said he believes more U.S. troops will be required in Europe over the long term.
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Lt. Gen. Michael Langley was recently nominated to lead U.S. Africa Command, and he would become the first black four-star Marine Corps officer, if confirmed by the Senate.
