General Stephen J. Townsend

Commander, U.S. Africa Command

General Stephen J. Townsend is a retired United States Army four-star general. He served as the Commander of U.S. Africa Command from 2015 to 2017. Townsend has also served in various other roles, including as the Commander of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command and as the Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command. He has been involved in various military operations in Africa and has written extensively on the s...