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

By Annie Gimbel

July 21, 2022 / 1:33 PM CDT / CBS Texas

Your Thursday Afternoon Headlines, July 21st, 2022

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.

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.

Annie Gimbel

Annie Gimbel is an Emmy-nominated digital journalist for CBS News Texas. She was previously a reporter for NBC 5, which launched a digital channel, both on-air and online exclusively using reports she produced, wrote, shot and edited. Her stories have been featured nationally on: CBS News, CBS Moneywatch, CNN, Drudge Report, Entertainment Tonight, ET News, and TMZ to name a few. She covers breaking news, often focusing on crime, aerospace & defense, and more.

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