Next, Brigadier General Donald Bolduc talks about his command, the threats and encounters, and Building Partnerships with nato and u. N. Allies. Good afternoon, everyone, welcome. Im joined by Brigadier General Donald Bolduc, the commander of special Operations Command africa. A place of lots of military activity and in many cases general bolducs troops ares the face of the u. S. Military and the u. S. Government in the types of missions theyre doing over there. So, first could i Say Something . Go for it. First of all, id just like everybody to take note of the picture behind me here and the soldier dressed in his combat kit, and that soldier is representative of all of us who serve in the military and those that support, and in my environment thats navy, air force, marines, army, and civilians, and this is what its all about. This gentleman here represents us all over the world. Hes expected to do a number of things for us. One, see the big picture, number one. Number two, he is expe