TEXT: From left, Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, outgoing commander, Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary of Defense Richard V. Spencer and Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, incoming commander, salute a joint color guard during the AFRICOM change of command at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, July 26, 2019. Townsend became the fifth AFRICOM commander. (U.S. Army photo by Takisha Miller/Released)