Exceptional conference with General Carter F. HAM, Commander, United States Africa Command

Exceptional conference with General Carter F. HAM, Commander, United States Africa Command on “The U.S. Military in Africa” 

 

General Carter F. HAM is currently commander of U.S. Africa Command, since March 2011. U.S. Africa Command is one of six unified geographic commands within the Department of Defense unified command structure. General Carter F. Ham was in charge of the initial intervention in Libya 2011. Previously, he was Commanding General of US Army Europe and Seventh Army from 2008 to 2011, and Director for Operations (J-3) at the Joint Staff in Washington DC. He was also Commanding General of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division from 2006-2007. He has served in various countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Macedonia and Iraq.