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North Texan Michael Langley likely first Black four-star general in Marine Corps history

Your Thursday Afternoon Headlines, July 21st, 2022
Your Thursday Afternoon Headlines, July 21st, 2022 03:10

ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Langley, a graduate of UT Arlington and Western Hills High in Fort Worth, faces a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee to become head of U.S. Africa Command.

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Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Langley Marine Corps via UT Arlington

If confirmed, by the Senate on July 21, he will become the first Black four-star general in the Marines' 246-year history. 

Lt. Gen. Langley will lead all U.S. military forces in Africa as chief of U.S. Africa Command.

Langley graduated from UT Arlington in 1985 with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in systems analysis. He also was a four-year track letterman at UTA and later a graduate assistant coach at UTA.

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