It is true that an admiral is now leading the U.S. Army Europe and Africa command, as well as serving as NATO’s Allied Land Command leader. Normally, that wouldn’t happen, of course, but in this case, the admiral is Lieutenant General Kevin Admiral. AdvertisementIn addition to the admiral in charge of a major military command, Gen. Admiral is black. pic.twitter.com/7lCtDhKZXM — Javon Price 🇺🇸 (@JavonPrice) July 30, 2026 Secretary Pete Hegseth just picked a black three-star general to lead U.S. Army Europe and Africa, and the media went SILENT! Lt. Gen. Kevin Admiral has been nominated by Hegseth to command U.S. Army Europe and Africa and serve as NATO’s Allied Land Command.