United States Africa Command

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander

Association of African Air Forces: twenty-seven African nations come together

Association of African Air Forces: twenty-seven African nations come together

Indiana Guard, Nigerien medics bond over lifesaving skills

Indiana Guard, Nigerien medics bond over lifesaving skills

Indiana Guard, Nigerien medics bond over lifesaving skills

Indiana Guard, Nigerien medics bond over lifesaving skills

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ghanaian military train on base camp design

Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

Planning for crisis response: personnel recovery professionals collaborate, train for recovery operations

Planning for crisis response: personnel recovery professionals collaborate, train for recovery operations

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ghanaian military train on base camp design

U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana

U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana

U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana

U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana

U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana

NAVAF, MARFORAF engineers kick off deployment to Ghana

U.S. Partnering with Benin to combat piracy in Gulf of Guinea

U.S. Partnering with Benin to combat piracy in Gulf of Guinea

Indiana Guard, Nigerien Medics Bond Over Lifesaving Skills

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, walks with Moroccan leadership during a visit to Rabat, Morocco, to discuss shared security interests and future areas of potential cooperation Oct. 17, 2022. The visit to Morocco, followed by a stop in Tunisia, was Langley's third to Africa since taking command.

Photo by: Courtesy photo, RABAT, Morocco

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, met with Moroccan and U.S. leaders at the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces headquarters in Morocco to discuss shared security interests and future areas of potential cooperation Oct. 17, 2022. The visit to Morocco, followed by a stop in Tunisia, was Langley's third to Africa since taking command.

Photo by: Courtesy photo, RABAT, Morocco

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander

Photo by: Courtesy photo, RABAT, Morocco

Association of African Air Forces: twenty-seven African nations come together

Senior Enlisted Forum members participate in a team building exercise during the Association of African Air Forces’ 2022 LNO Working Group in Kasane, Botswana, Aug. 23, 2022. Senior enlisted from 18 African nations participated in the four-day forum.

Photo by: Master Sgt. Michael Battles, KASANE, Botswana

Association of African Air Forces: twenty-seven African nations come together

Botswana Defence Force Brigadier Collen Mastercee Maruping, acting deputy air arm commander, gives remarks during the Association of African Air Forces’ 2022 LNO Working Group opening ceremonies in Kasane, Botswana, Aug. 22, 2022. The AAAF was established in 2015 when three African partner nations - Mauritania, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal - along with the U.S. signed the AAAF Charter. Today, the organization has grown to a 28-member nation.

Photo by: Master Sgt. Michael Battles, KASANE, Botswana

Indiana Guard, Nigerien medics bond over lifesaving skills

Indiana National Guard and Nigerien medical professionals discuss behavioral health treatment and techniques, Sept. 22, 2022 in Niamey, Niger. The Indiana National Guard state partnership medical team spent more than two weeks in Niamey, Niger during the month of September working alongside the Niger armed forces’ first combat medic team to provide instruction in tactical combat casualty care and behavioral health.

Photo by: Sgt. Hannah Clifton, Niamey, Niger

Indiana Guard, Nigerien medics bond over lifesaving skills

Indiana National Guard medics assist Nigerien medics with IV training Sept. 26, 2022 in Niamey, Niger. The Indiana National Guard state partnership medical team spent more than two weeks in Niamey, Niger during the month of September working alongside the Niger armed forces’ first combat medic team to provide instruction in tactical combat casualty care and behavioral health.

Photo by: Sgt. Hannah Clifton, Niamey, Niger

Indiana Guard, Nigerien medics bond over lifesaving skills

Doctor Colonel Major Garba Hakimi, Director of army health services and social action, addresses Indiana National Guard translator, Sgt. Desiree Demercedes, before exchanging gifts with Indiana Guardsmen, Sept. 22, 2022. The Indiana National Guard state partnership medical team spent more than two weeks in Niamey, Niger during the month of September working alongside the Niger armed forces’ first combat medic team to provide instruction in tactical combat casualty care and behavioral health.

Photo by: Sgt. Hannah Clifton, Niamey, Niger

Indiana Guard, Nigerien medics bond over lifesaving skills

Photo by: Sgt. Hannah Clifton, Niamey, Niger

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, greets U.S. Embassy Tunis staff and service members outside the USNS Trenton while at port at La Goulette Pier, Tunisia, Oct. 19, 2022. The command Senior Enlisted Advisor, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, accompanied Langley on the three-day trip which included stops in Morocco and Tunisia to meet with host nation military leaders, U.S. Chiefs of Mission, and U.S. Navy sailors currently in the region.

Photo by: PO2 Anthony Konrad, Tunisia

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, greets U.S. service members assigned to the USNS Trenton while at port at La Goulette Pier, Tunisia, Oct. 19, 2022. The command Senior Enlisted Advisor, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, accompanied Langley on the three-day trip which included stops in Morocco and Tunisia to meet with host nation military leaders, U.S. Chiefs of Mission, and U.S. Navy sailors currently in the region.

Photo by: PO2 Anthony Konrad, Tunisia

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, answers questions from Sailors during a visit on board the USNS Trenton while at port at La Goulette Pier, Tunisia, Oct. 19, 2022. The command Senior Enlisted Advisor, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, accompanied Langley on the three-day trip which included stops in Morocco and Tunisia to meet with host nation military leaders, U.S. Chiefs of Mission, and U.S. Navy sailors currently in the region.

Photo by: PO2 Anthony Konrad, Tunisia

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ghanaian military train on base camp design

American instructors from the U.S. Army Engineer School discuss proposed base camp design plans with engineers from the Ghana Armed Forces on Oct. 18, 2022, as part of a base camp design training course in Accra, Ghana. The training was designed to enhance their capabilities when setting up forward bases while deployed to support United Nations peacekeeping missions and other operations.

Photo by: courtesy photo, Accra, Ghana

Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

Attendees of the African Land Forces Summit 2022 stand together for a photo following the "Airborne 5000" demonstration, an overview of U.S. Army Airborne school in Fort Benning, Georgia, Mar. 22, 2022. ALFS is a week-long summit hosted by the U.S. Army Chief of Staff intended to bring together chiefs of land forces from the African continent to discuss solutions to challenges they face and solidify relationships with partner nations.

Photo by: Sgt. Tianna Field, COLUMBUS, Georgia

Planning for crisis response: personnel recovery professionals collaborate, train for recovery operations

U.S. Africa Command’s Personnel Recovery Branch strengthened partnerships and enhanced crisis response by hosting the first-ever Personnel Recovery Table Top Exercise Rodeo at the Edelweiss Resort and Conference Center in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, from Oct. 16-20, 2022.

Photo by: Julia Langston, GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany

Planning for crisis response: personnel recovery professionals collaborate, train for recovery operations

Photo by: Julia Langston, GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany

Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, greets General Belkhir El Farouk, inspector general of the Moroccan Armed Forces and commander of the Southern Zone, to discuss shared security interests and future areas of potential cooperation, in Rabat, Morocco, Oct. 17, 2022. The visit in Morocco, which was followed by a stop in Tunisia, was Langley's third to Africa since taking command.

Photo by: Courtesy photo, RABAT, Morocco

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ghanaian military train on base camp design

Engineers from the Ghanaian Army join with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Embassy in Accra, U.S. Security Forces Assistance Brigade and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force - Africa for a photo Oct. 14, 2022, at the schoolhouse where the engineers trained on base camp development. The training is part of the larger African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership Program.

Photo by: courtesy photo, Accra, Ghana

U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana

Members of the U.S. Army, Ghanaian army, and Northern Regional Peace council speak to locals during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Yendi, Ghana, August 31, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.

Photo by: Senior Airman Cydnie Williams, Yendi, Ghana

U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana

A Ghanaian nurse assigned to the 6th Infantry Battalion works with a translator to treat a patient during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Yendi, Ghana, August 31, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.

Photo by: Senior Airman Cydnie Williams, Yendi, Ghana

U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana

Soldiers assigned to the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion speak to local children during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Yendi, Ghana, August 31, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.

Photo by: Senior Airman Cydnie Williams, Yendi, Ghana

U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana

A Ghanaian nurse assigned to the 6th Infantry Battalion conducts a preliminary eye exam during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Yendi, Ghana, August 31, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.

Photo by: Senior Airman Cydnie Williams, Yendi, Ghana

U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana

A Soldier assigned to the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion consults with a Ghanaian soldier from the 6th Infantry Battalion during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Yendi, Ghana, September 01, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.

Photo by: Senior Airman Cydnie Williams, Yendi, Ghana

CJTF-HOA, partners build school library

Books line the shelves in a new Library at the Balbala 7 School built and furnished by coalition partners from the U.S. Military, U.S. State Department, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish militaries at Balabala, Djibouti, Oct. 4 2022. Spanish military members provided books and reading materials, and the Japanese and Italian military members provided furniture for the interior.

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns, Balbala, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA, partners build school library

Japanese Self-Defense Force Col. Takahiro Yoshida, Japanese installation commander, shakes hands with a member of the Djiboutian Ministry of Education at an opening ceremony for a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balbala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The Library was built and furnished through collaborative support from U.S. partners and allies.

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns, Balbala, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA, partners build school library

Brig. Gen. Steven Case, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa deputy commanding general, speaks at an opening ceremony for a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balbala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The Library is the first of many construction projects Civil Affairs, CJTF-HOA Army Engineers and U.S. partners and allies will work on across Djibouti and East Africa.

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns, Balbala, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA, partners build school library

Japanese Takio Drummers bow after a performance during the opening ceremony of a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balabala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The opening ceremony consisted of many multinational speeches and events.

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns, Balbala, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA, partners build school library

Adbi Dirir, Djibouti Ministry of Education secretary general, speaks during an opening ceremony for a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balbala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The Balbala 7 Library is a combined project that provides education opportunities to local children and gives thanks to the local community.

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns, Balbala, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA, partners build school library

The international team that contributed to building and furnishing the Library at the Balbala 7 School poses together for a photo after an opening ceremony at Balbala, Djibouti, Oct 4, 2022. The Balbala 7 Library will allow Djiboutian students to learn and grow, and give them a place to excel in reading skills and other educational pursuits.

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns, Balbala, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA, partners build school library

Andrea Tomaszewicz, U.S. Embassy Djibouti Deputy Chief of Mission, speaks during an opening ceremony for a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balbala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The project took four weeks to complete, with the 319th Engineer Support Company, assigned to CJTF-HOA, building the structure, Spanish military members providing books and reading materials, and the Japanese and Italian military members providing furniture for the interior.

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns, Balbala, Djibouti

NAVAF, MARFORAF engineers kick off deployment to Ghana

Seabees and Marine Engineers work together to perform tests on the soil for the DNK Mobile Training Campsite.

Photo by: U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs, SOGAKOPE, Ghana

U.S. Partnering with Benin to combat piracy in Gulf of Guinea

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer Chris De Pooter measures the width of a newly constructed boat launch in Cotonou, Benin, on Sept. 29, 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delivered the project as part of a larger program led by the U.S. Africa Command and the U.S. Embassy in Benin in support of bolstering Beninese maritime policing capabilities as they play a key role in combatting regional piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

Photo by: Capt. Ben Ketchum, Cotonou, Benin

U.S. Partnering with Benin to combat piracy in Gulf of Guinea

The local Beninese construction site lead and the contractor site supervisor pose with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer Chris De Pooter and Europe District Project Engineer Capt. Ben Ketchum after an inspection of the recently completed boat launch project in Cotonou, Benin, on Sept. 29, 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delivered the project as part of a larger program led by the U.S. Africa Command and the U.S. Embassy in Benin in support of bolstering Beninese maritime policing capabilities as they play a key role in combatting regional piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

Photo by: courtesy photo, Cotonou, Benin

Tunisian delegation visits U.S. Africa Command

Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith, deputy commander, U.S. Africa Command addresses the Tunisian delegation as part of the 35th U.S.-Tunisia Joint Military Commission held Sept. 27-28, 2022, at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Participants from the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the Tunisian Ministry of Defense discussed security cooperation, institutional capacity building, and Tunisia's role as a regional security leader.

Photo by: Chris Lenhart, Stuttgart, Germany

Tunisian delegation visits U.S. Africa Command

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Dr. Celeste Wallander, and Tunisian Minister of National Defense Imed Memmiche, sign a memorandum of understanding during the 35th U.S.-Tunisia Joint Military Commission held Sept. 27-28, 2022, at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. The U.S. and Tunisia agreed to continue to work closely together to strengthen their bilateral strategic partnership and achieve mutual strategic interests in accordance with goals of the U.S-Tunisian Roadmap for Defense Cooperation.

Photo by: Chris Lenhart, Stuttgart, Germany

Tunisian delegation visits U.S. Africa Command

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Dr. Celeste Wallander with the Tunisian delegation as part of the 35th U.S.-Tunisia Joint Military Commission held Sept. 27-28, 2022, at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Participants from the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the Tunisian Ministry of Defense discussed security cooperation, institutional capacity building, and Tunisia's role as a regional security leader.

Photo by: Chris Lenhart, Stuttgart, Germany

Tunisian delegation visits U.S. Africa Command

U.S. and Tunisian civilian and military leaders take part in the 35th U.S.-Tunisia Joint Military Commission held Sept. 27-28, 2022, at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Participants from the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the Tunisian Ministry of Defense discussed security cooperation, institutional capacity building, and Tunisia's role as a regional security leader.

Photo by: Chris Lenhart, Stuttgart, Germany

Tunisian delegation visits U.S. Africa Command

Photo by: Patrick Loch, Stuttgart, Germany

Tunisian delegation visits U.S. Africa Command

Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith, deputy commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Tunisian Minister of National Defense Imed Memmiche, during the 35th U.S.-Tunisia Joint Military Commission held Sept. 27-28, 2022, at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Participants from the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the Tunisian Ministry of Defense discussed security cooperation, institutional capacity building, and Tunisia's role as a regional security leader.

Photo by: Patrick Loch, Stuttgart, Germany

Indiana Guard, Nigerien Medics Bond Over Lifesaving Skills