The Army today announced the consolidation of its Europe and Africa commands and the re-designation of the service's Africa/Southern European Task Force.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Jaspreet Gill was the senior technology reporter for Inside the Army until January 2022. She graduated from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a master's degree in magazine, newspaper and online journalism in 2019. Previously, she covered local upstate and central New York politics, community news and the 2018 midterm elections.
The Army today announced the consolidation of its Europe and Africa commands and the re-designation of the service's Africa/Southern European Task Force.
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