Washington D.C. — U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley, commander of U.S. Africa Expose, testified the day before today before the Senate Armed Products and companies Committee, handing over the convey’s 2025 posture statement and highlighting the strategic significance of the African continent.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley, commander of U.S. Africa Expose, testified the day before today before the Senate Armed Products and companies Committee, handing over the convey’s 2025 posture statement and highlighting the strategic significance of the African continent.
“Everything we do has one overarching goal in mind: achieving peace through strength,” Langley said for the length of his opening remarks. “This requires three things – a clear understanding of national security threats, a robust and dependable network of like-minded allies and partners, and appropriate resourcing to match military requirements.”
Providing his evaluate of the terrorist threat in the advise to committee contributors, Langley mentioned the power and rising threat to regional and global security from violent extremists including ISIS, which he said is directing global operations from Somalia and al Shabaab.
“Left unchecked, they will have a direct effect on the homeland.”
Addressing the intent and wishes of the strategic competitors in Africa, Langley described the Chinese Communist Celebration intent on using Africa to grow to be the global hegemon and a Russian Federation that seizes opportunity created by chaos and instability.
“In order to protect our homeland and United States interests. We must deter these nations and their malign actors from their goals on the African continent,” he said.
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Requested about tools the convey needs to be efficient, Langley outlined that USAFRICOM continues to leverage security cooperation as a predominant tool to sign operational independence among African companions; and that exercises such as FLINTLOCK, AFRICAN LION, and OBANGAME EXPRESS strengthen navy readiness, promote interoperability, and enhance sturdy bilateral and multilateral relationships across all domains.
“As a posture-limited theater, we establish strength and work towards peace by enhancing the security capabilities of our African partners through a robust system of alliances. Exercises, training events, security cooperation, and foreign military sales programs are the backbone of our military activities on the continent,” Langley said.
Langley wrapped up his testimony by underscoring the importance of capabilities such as airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and counter-unmanned aerial methods in counterterrorism efforts. The convey, he said, “seeks to match these capabilities against current and emerging threats to ensure the security of our forces while advancing American interests.”
The paunchy statement and listening to will seemingly be viewed on the U.S. Africa Expose web station.
U.S. Africa Expose, one among 11 U.S. Division of Defense combatant commands with an advise of accountability covering fifty three African states, more than 800 ethnic teams, over 1,000 languages, huge pure sources, a land mass that is three-and-a-half of times the scale of the U.S., and nearly 19,000 miles of coastland. Working alongside its companions, AFRICOM counters transnational threats and malign actors, strengthens security forces and responds to crises.
