Africa Command From left, Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, outgoing U.S. Africa Command commander; Richard V. Spencer, performing the Duties of the deputy secretary of defense; and Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, incoming Africom commander, salute a joint color guard during the Africom change of command at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, July 26, 2019. Townsend became the fifth Africom commander. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (1.29 MB) Tags: Africa Command Photo By: Takisha Miller, Army VIRIN: 190726-A-AY109-1015C.JPG Photo Gallery