The Trump administration on Wednesday selected a Navy admiral and an Air Force general to lead U.S. Central Command and U.S. Africa Command.

The Pentagon said in a news release that Navy Vice Adm. Charles “Brad” Cooper has been selected to lead CENTCOM, which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Dagvin R. M. Anderson to lead AFRICOM, which oversees U.S. troops and operations across most of the African continent.

If confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate, both veteran officers would receive a fourth star.

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