Senior U.S. military representative in Somalia promoted to brigadier general

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Miguel Castellanos (bottom, center), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa deputy commanding general in Somalia and Mogadishu Coordination Cell director, is seated with international military partners at the MCC, June 4, 2017. Castellanos works from the Mogadishu International Airport compound with his team to support combined military efforts to achieve U.S. Africa Command's top priority of defeating Al-Shabaab in Somalia and successfully transitioning security functions to Somali National Security Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince)



By Staff Sgt. Eboni Prince Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Djibouti Jun 06, 2017
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