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Commander says Africa is too important for Americans to ignore
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2021 Posture Statement to Congress
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Marine aviation support to AFRICOM Crisis Response Force changes hands
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APORA strengthens rapid response capabilities through partnership, communication
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2021 Posture Statement to Congress
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Amb. Young recognized for service as ambassador to Burkina Faso 2016-20
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U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise
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U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise
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U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise
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Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel
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Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel
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Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel
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U.S. Africa Command delegation attends presidential inauguration in Niger
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SETAF-AF mobility division delivers equipment to support operations in Niger
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SETAF-AF mobility division delivers equipment to support operations in Niger
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Projects in Benin increase both healthcare capacity and ability to document births
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Projects in Benin increase both healthcare capacity and ability to document births
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Obangame Express 2021: women in arms lead the way
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Obangame Express 2021: women in arms lead the way
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Obangame Express 2021: women in arms lead the way
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U.S. Naval Forces Africa completes construction projects on Djiboutian Navy Base
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U.S. Africa Command Forces conduct back-to-back periodic engagements in Somalia
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U.S. Africa Command Forces conduct back-to-back periodic engagements in Somalia
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U.S. Africa Command Forces conduct back-to-back periodic engagements in Somalia
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CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian military partner in 4-day signal exercise
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CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian military partner in 4-day signal exercise
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CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian military partner in 4-day signal exercise
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CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian military partner in 4-day signal exercise
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CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian military partner in 4-day signal exercise
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CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian military partner in 4-day signal exercise
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AFRICOM commander meets Tunisian military leaders aboard the USS Eisenhower
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AFRICOM commander meets Tunisian military leaders aboard the USS Eisenhower
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AFRICOM commander meets Tunisian military leaders aboard the USS Eisenhower
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AFRICOM commander meets Tunisian military leaders aboard the USS Eisenhower
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AFRICOM logistics team spearheads distribution Proof of Principle to support ongoing multinational operations in Africa
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Medical experts conduct virtual pandemic preparation, response event during Obangame Express
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U.S. Africa Command forces conduct operational assessment in Timbuktu, Mali
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Obangame Express 21 Exercise
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U.S. government funds COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana
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Commander says Africa is too important for Americans to ignore
LT Agatha Kpamina, Ghana Armed Forces, is the first female from one of U.S. Africa Command’s partners – Ghana – to attend and complete the Infantry Basic Officer Course at Fort Benning, Georgia. Mark Irish, chief of the Maneuver Center of Excellence’s International Military Student Office presents the Infantry blue cord to Kpamina.
Photo by: Lori Egan, FORT BENNING, Georgia
2021 Posture Statement to Congress
Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, provides testimony the Senate Armed Services Committee April 22, 2021.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
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.
Photo by: PO2 Eric Coffer, U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility
APORA strengthens rapid response capabilities through partnership, communication
The 112 participants discussed their unique experiences with mass emergency medical response and collaborated on potential emergency response strategies to implement in the future.
Photo by: Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa Public Affairs
2021 Posture Statement to Congress
Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, to provide testimony to the House Armed Services Committee April 20, 2021, and the Senate Armed Services Committee April 22, 2021.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
Amb. Young recognized for service as ambassador to Burkina Faso 2016-20
On behalf of Burkinabe President Faso Roch Kabore, Burkinabe Ambassador to the U.S. Seydou Kabore presented Ambassador Andrew Young, U.S. Africa Command deputy commander for civil-military engagement, the Knight of the Order of the Stallion for Young's service as U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso from 2016-20.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise
U.S. Sailors and Marines assigned to Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team, Europe, a part of Navy Expeditionary Combat Force Europe-Africa/Task Force 68, stationed in Rota, Spain, traveled to Timbuktu, Mali, on April 16, 2021. U.S. forces routinely conduct operational and logistics assessment exercises across regions to prepare for contingencies, exercise readiness, and identify areas of improvement.
Photo by: Sgt. William Chockey, Niger (en route)
U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise
U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Company, Europe, Commander, Task Force - 68, and French armed forces soldiers conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain training during a joint forces readiness exercise in Timbuktu, Mali, April 16, 2021. This latest trip to Timbuktu tested the command’s ability to rapidly move troops from Europe into West Africa.
Photo by: Sgt. William Chockey, Mali
U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise
U.S. Sailors and Marines assigned to Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team, Europe, a part of Navy Expeditionary Combat Force Europe-Africa/Task Force 68, stationed in Rota, Spain, traveled to Timbuktu, Mali, on April 16, 2021. U.S. forces routinely conduct operational and logistics assessment exercises across regions to prepare for contingencies, exercise readiness, and identify areas of improvement.
Photo by: Sgt. William Chockey, Rota, Spain
Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel
As part of an overseas trip, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, from April 13-14, 2021, where he met with personnel and senior leaders to highlight his vision for security interests in the region.
Photo by: Ms. Takisha Miller, Stuttgart, Germany
Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel
As part of an overseas trip, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, from April 13-14, 2021, where he met with personnel and senior leaders to highlight his vision for security interests in the region.
Photo by: Ms. Takisha Miller, Stuttgart, Germany
Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel
As part of an overseas trip, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, from April 13-14, 2021, where he met with personnel and senior leaders to highlight his vision for security interests in the region.
Photo by: Ms. Takisha Miller, Stuttgart, Germany
U.S. Africa Command delegation attends presidential inauguration in Niger
Ambassador Andrew Young, deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement traveled to Niger to attend the presidential inauguration of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, April 2. U.S. Ambassador to Niger, Eric P. Whitaker led the delegation, which included representatives from diplomacy, defense, and development.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy in Niger, Niger
SETAF-AF mobility division delivers equipment to support operations in Niger
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, coordinated for the ground movement of 16 Armored Personnel Carriers to support joint-force G5 Sahel efforts in northern Niger. The Joint Force’s missions include combating counterterrorism, transnational organized crime and trafficking in the Sahel.
Photo by: SETAF-AFRICA public affairs, Vicenza, Italy
SETAF-AF mobility division delivers equipment to support operations in Niger
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, coordinated for the ground movement of 16 Armored Personnel Carriers to support joint-force G5 Sahel efforts in northern Niger. The Joint Force’s missions include combating counterterrorism, transnational organized crime and trafficking in the Sahel.
Photo by: SETAF-AFRICA public affairs, Vicenza, Italy
Projects in Benin increase both healthcare capacity and ability to document births
A health clinic, with a water well hand pump on a concrete pad and a solar powered light pole seen in the foreground, is seen here in the remote village of Money, Benin. The clinic and various associated facilities comprise projects recently completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District through funding from U.S. Africa Command and coordinated closely with the U.S. State Department.
Photo by: Cosme Quenum, Benin
Projects in Benin increase both healthcare capacity and ability to document births
Humanitarian Assistance Program Coordinator Cosme Quenum, a local national with the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou, Benin, turns over the keys of a newly constructed health clinic to local officials in the village of Godjekoara, Benin, at the end of January 2021. The clinic and various associated facilities also built with it comprise one of two similar clinic projects recently completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in that region of Benin through funding from U.S. Africa Command and coordinated closely with the U.S. State Department.
Photo by: courtesy photo, Benin
Obangame Express 2021: women in arms lead the way
A Ghanaian Sailor searches an outgoing car while standing watch at the Ghana, Eastern Naval Command, during Exercise Obangame Express, March 21, 2021. Obangame Express, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa coastal regions.
Photo by: MC1 Fred Gray IV, Tema, Ghana
Obangame Express 2021: women in arms lead the way
A Ghanaian Sailor assumes a watch position at the Ghana, Eastern Naval Command, during Exercise Obangame Express, March 21, 2021. Obangame Express, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa coastal regions.
Photo by: MC1 Fred Gray IV, Tema, Ghana
Obangame Express 2021: women in arms lead the way
Ghanaian Sailors stand watch at the Ghana, Eastern Naval Command during Exercise Obangame Express, March 21, 2021. Obangame Express, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa coastal regions.
Photo by: MC1 Fred Gray IV, Tema, Ghana
U.S. Naval Forces Africa completes construction projects on Djiboutian Navy Base
The project enhances the facilities used to host the annual Cutlass Express exercise and is part of a multi-year infrastructure investment partnership between U.S. Naval Forces Africa and the Djiboutian Navy that will create storage, maintenance and operational facilities for the Cutlass Express exercise and the Defender patrol boats provided by the U.S. Department of State in February 2020.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, PORT OF DJIBOUTI, Djibouti
U.S. Africa Command Forces conduct back-to-back periodic engagements in Somalia
U.S. forces conduct ground warfare training with the Danab Brigade in Somalia on March 31, 2021. Special Operations Command Africa remains engaged with partner forces in Somalia using air and ground assets in order to promote safety and stability across the Horn of Africa.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Zoe Russell, Somalia
U.S. Africa Command Forces conduct back-to-back periodic engagements in Somalia
U.S. forces conduct medical training with the Danab Brigade in Somalia on March 30, 2021. Special Operations Command Africa remains engaged with partner forces in Somalia using both ground and air assets in order to promote safety and stability across the Horn of Africa.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Zoe Russell, Somalia
U.S. Africa Command Forces conduct back-to-back periodic engagements in Somalia
U.S. forces conduct medical training with the Danab Brigade in Somalia on March 30, 2021. Special Operations Command Africa remains engaged with partner forces in Somalia using both air and ground assets in order to promote safety and stability across the Horn of Africa.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Zoe Russell, Somalia
CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian military partner in 4-day signal exercise
Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD) begin setting up camp for a joint field training exercise at Arta, Djibouti, March 15, 2021. For the first time U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications, work with the FAD as part of their signal course finals in an integrated training exercise.
Photo by: Senior Airman Morgan Brown, Djibouti City, Djibouti
CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian military partner in 4-day signal exercise
U.S. Army Soldiers and Armed Forces of Djibouti Soldiers (FAD) put together cables for a long-range antenna during an integrated field training exercise at Arta, Djibouti, March 17, 2021. This was the first time FAD Soldiers set up high frequency antennas to establish communication with their counterparts as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Melissa Sterling, Djibouti City, Djibouti
CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian military partner in 4-day signal exercise
Capt. Abdoulaziz Ahmed, Armed Forces of Djibouti deputy signal commander, briefs U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Terrence Koudelka, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and U.S. Army Col. David Dailey, chief of staff, during a field training exercise at Arta, Djibouti, March 17, 2021.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Melissa Sterling, Djibouti City, Djibouti
CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian military partner in 4-day signal exercise
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joel Nelson, plans and projects noncommissioned officer in charge, helps set up a long-range antenna during an integrated field training exercise with the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD) at Arta, Djibouti, March 17, 2021. The FAD’s exercise scenario took place in Arta, We’a, at FAD headquarters and with counterparts as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Melissa Sterling, Djibouti City, Djibouti
CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian military partner in 4-day signal exercise
Capt. Aabdoulaziz Ahmed, Armed Forces of Djibouti deputy signal commander, briefs U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Terrence Koudelka, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, U.S. Army Col. David Dailey, chief of staff, and U.S. Army Maj. Billy Boyd, communications deputy director, on the integrated field training exercise at Arta, Djibouti, March 17, 2021.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Melissa Sterling, Djibouti City, Djibouti
CJTF-HOA, Djiboutian military partner in 4-day signal exercise
U.S. Army Soldiers and Armed Forces of Djibouti Soldiers (FAD) put together cables for a long-range antenna during an integrated field training exercise at Arta, Djibouti, March 17, 2021. This was the first time FAD Soldiers set up high frequency antennas to establish communication with their counterparts as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Melissa Sterling, Djibouti City, Djibouti
AFRICOM commander meets Tunisian military leaders aboard the USS Eisenhower
Distinguished visitors tour the bridge of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), in the Mediterranean Sea, March 25, 2021. The IKE Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
Photo by: MC3 Joseph Miller, MEDITERRANEAN SEA
AFRICOM commander meets Tunisian military leaders aboard the USS Eisenhower
Rear Adm. Scott Robertson, Commander, Carrier Strike Group Two, left, speaks with Rear Adm. Adel Jehane, Tunisia Head of Navy, on the bridge of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), in the Mediterranean Sea, March 25, 2021. The IKE Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
Photo by: MC3 Joseph Miller, MEDITERRANEAN SEA
AFRICOM commander meets Tunisian military leaders aboard the USS Eisenhower
Sailors render honors for Mr. Abdelhak Khemiri, Tunisian Ministry of Defense Chief of Cabinet, on the flight deck as he arrives aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), in the Mediterranean Sea, March 25, 2021. The IKE Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
Photo by: MC3 Joseph Miller, MEDITERRANEAN SEA
AFRICOM commander meets Tunisian military leaders aboard the USS Eisenhower
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, salutes Sailors on the flight deck as he arrives aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), in the Mediterranean Sea, March 25, 2021. The IKE Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
Photo by: MC Jacob Hilgendorf, MEDITERRANEAN SEA
AFRICOM logistics team spearheads distribution Proof of Principle to support ongoing multinational operations in Africa
The mission was conducted utilizing the only multinational C-17 wing in the world. The wing is comprised of 145 personnel from twelve strategic airlift-capable nations. The framework accepts Air Transportation and Refueling Exchange of Services (ATARES) as well as HAW hours as payment methods for airlift.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command, Bamako, MALI
Medical experts conduct virtual pandemic preparation, response event during Obangame Express
Cmdr. Helen Cann, senior medical officer, participates in a pandemic preparation and response virtual engagement in support of Exercise Obangame Express 2021 on March 16, 2021. Obangame Express, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea and West African coastal regions.
Photo by: MC3 Trey Fowler, ACCRA, Ghana
U.S. Africa Command forces conduct operational assessment in Timbuktu, Mali
U.S. forces comprised of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, Task Force Bayonet, and Southern European Task Force Africa civil affairs service members participate in a site assessment alongside French forces in Timbuktu, Mali, March 20, 2021. U.S. forces routinely conduct operational assessments across regions to prepare for contingencies, exercise readiness, and identify areas of improvement.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Daniel Garcia, Mali
Obangame Express 21 Exercise
Service members from the Ghanaian special forces provide cover while approaching a vessel during a boarding exercise as part of Obangame Express 2021, March 17, 2021. Obangame Express, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa coastal regions.
Photo by: PO1 Fred Gray, Nutekpo, Ghana
U.S. government funds COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana
The U.S. government, through the Department of Defense’s Office of Security Cooperation (OSC), provided P18.7 million to build COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana. The project includes 14 modular structures and can be utilized to provide services for 112 patients.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy to Botswana , Botswana
U.S. government funds COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana
The U.S. government, through the Department of Defense’s Office of Security Cooperation (OSC), provided P18.7 million to build COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana. The project includes 14 modular structures and can be utilized to provide services for 112 patients.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy to Botswana , Botswana
