Trump nominates seasoned military leaders to head vital global commands

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump had nominated 2 high-ranking subject officials to pb the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. African Command (AFRICOM).

Trump nominated Navy Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II to beryllium promoted to admiral and beryllium assigned arsenic commandant of CENTCOM astatine MacDill Air Force Base successful Florida.

The president besides nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson to beryllium promoted to wide and assigned arsenic commander of AFRICOM successful Stuttgart, Germany.

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Navy Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II has been nominated to bid CENTCOM astatine MacDill Air Force Base successful Florida. (U.S. Navy)

According to the CENTCOM website, Vice Adm. Cooper built a vocation arsenic a aboveground warfare officer, successful which helium served connected guided-missile cruisers, guided-missile destroyers, craft carriers and amphibious battle ships.

From land, helium served successful respective executive, subject adjunct and peculiar adjunct roles for the White House, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, AFRICOM and the U.S. Pacific Fleet headquarters.

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Air Force Lt. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson has been nominated to bid AFRICOM successful Stuttgart, Germany. (U.S. Air Force)

Cooper has besides served arsenic the main U.S. Advisor to the Interior Minister of Afghanistan and Director of Surface Warfare Officer assignments.

Lt. Gen. Anderson presently serves arsenic the manager for Joint Force Development, Joint Staff astatine the Pentagon successful Washington, D.C.

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He has flown the KC-135R, MC-130E, and U-28A operationally crossed the globe. Anderson’s vocation besides includes commanding a peculiar operations squadron, expeditionary squadron, operations group, peculiar operations wing, and Special Operations Command, Africa.