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    Africom Chief Details Changes Made to Mitigate Risks After Niger Attack

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    The incident in Niger on Oct. 4, 2017, that resulted in the deaths of four U.S. soldiers and wounding of two more have resulted in changes and adjustments to how U.S. forces are employed in , the commander of U.S. Africa Command said here today.

    Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser briefed the Pentagon press corps on the incident and spoke specifically about how the lessons learned have led to changes throughout the command. “I will ensure that lessons learned [from the incident] are communicated to all levels within as well as within the component commands, and integrate these changes into our daily operational activities,” the general said.

    Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier, Africom's chief of staff and the investigating officer, and Robert S. Karem, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, also spoke about the incident and the subsequent investigation, known as a 15-6 for the Army regulation that governs such incident reviews.

    The process is designed to gain understanding of what happened via interviews with all available witnesses, imagery, reports, physical presence at the scene of the events and much more. Each service and the Defense Department has a similar process to get at the truth and to make recommendations.

    Risk Mitigation, Improved Readiness

    Waldhauser…

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