The Marine Corps had refused to recruit African Americans and other minorities until a 1941 executive order signed by President Franklin D. He also spoke of the importance of diversity in the military to “maintain a decisive advantage over our strategic competitors.”
Branch, the first commissioned Black Marine, and the Montford Point Marines, the first African Americans to enlist in the Marines who trained at a segregated facility in Montford Point, North Carolina. In remarks during Saturday’s ceremony, Langley paid homage to “those who have gone before,” recognizing Frederick C. The US Senate confirmed his promotion to four-star general by a voice vote earlier this week. Langley was nominated by President Joe Biden for the promotion in June. Not just because the mark in history, but what it will affect going forward, especially for those younger across society that want to aspire and look at the Marine Corps as an opportunity,” he added. “But the milestone and what it means to the Corps is quite essential. Speaking after the ceremony at Marine Barracks in Washington, DC, Langley said he was “humbled and honored for the opportunity to take on the stewardship of command of AFRICOM” as a four-star general. Langley will take command of the US Africa Command, which oversees the nation’s military presence in Africa, in a change of command ceremony at its Germany headquarters on Monday. Michael Langley was promoted to the rank of general in a ceremony Saturday, becoming the first Black four-star general in the military branch’s 246-year history.
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