Gen. Michael Langley will reach one of the highest ranks of the military. On Aug. 1, the U.S. Senate confirmed Langley to become the first Black four-star general in the Marines' 246-year history.

A timeline from the National Museum of the Marine Corps also notes that the service first promoted an African American to a one-star general rank in 1979, four years after James put on his fourth ...

Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley has made history in becoming the first Black officer in the Marine Corps' 246-year history promoted to the rank of four-star general. After the Senate voted to confirm ...