President Donald Trump is nominating Vice Adm. Brad Cooper to take over as the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East ...

President Donald Trump is nominating Vice Adm. Brad Cooper to take over as the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East ...

If confirmed by the Senate, Vice. Adm. Brad Cooper will replace Gen. Michael "Erik" Kurilla as U.S. Central Command chief.

With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

President Trump has picked the next three military officers to lead U.S. forces in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Pentagon has announced. Trump is nominating Lt. Gen. Alexus ...

President Trump enacted travel restrictions for 10 African countries, citing national security concerns, terrorism threats ...

4) Merge Africa Command with European Command. Africa, compared with the North American homeland, the Indo-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America, presents distinct and specific ...

The head of U.S. Africa Command, a military body responsible for defense operations on the continent, said Thursday multiple ...

The spate of military coups across West Africa pushed the U.S. to reduce its security support, as newly established military ...