Marine aviation support to AFRICOM Crisis Response Force changes hands

Sailors lift a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey from the North and West Africa Response Force Aviation Combat Element from the Expeditionary Sea Base Hershel “Woody” Williams operating off the Horn of Africa, Jan. 30, 2021. The NARF stands ready to respond to crisis response missions in Africa.

By PO2 Eric Coffer , U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility Apr 21, 2021

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North and West Africa Response Force

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Visits U.S. Africa Command

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, on Feb. 11, 2025, as part of his first overseas trip in office.

What is a Combatant Command?

A Combatant Command is a military organization that coordinates and directs operations in a specific area of responsibility. The Department of Defense splits their efforts around the world by region, and each Combatant Command is responsible for military operations in its assigned area.

AFRICOM Takes Steps to Combat Human Trafficking and Child Soldiering

The Department of Defense’s Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Program Management Office (PMO) conducted a site visit to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), aiming to address the significant challenges of human trafficking, including child soldiering, across Africa.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Visits U.S. Africa Command

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, on Feb. 11, 2025, as part of his first overseas trip in office.

What is a Combatant Command?

AFRICOM Takes Steps to Combat Human Trafficking and Child Soldiering

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Visits U.S. Africa Command

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, on Feb. 11, 2025, as part of his first overseas trip in office.

What is a Combatant Command?

AFRICOM Takes Steps to Combat Human Trafficking and Child Soldiering

United States Africa Command

Marine aviation support to AFRICOM Crisis Response Force changes hands

Sailors lift a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey from the North and West Africa Response Force Aviation Combat Element from the Expeditionary Sea Base Hershel “Woody” Williams operating off the Horn of Africa, Jan. 30, 2021. The NARF stands ready to respond to crisis response missions in Africa.