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Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 Concludes
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Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Gulf of Guinea, Strengthening Partnership with Coastal African Nations
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Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Gulf of Guinea, Strengthening Partnership with Coastal African Nations
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A different perspective: Women of Cutlass Express
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A different perspective: Women of Cutlass Express
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visit in Liberia highlights shared vision for regional security
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Enlisted conference draws senior leaders on three continents to develop forces
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Enlisted conference draws senior leaders on three continents to develop forces
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AFRICOM commander visit to Tanzania highlights security cooperation
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Commander participates in Cutlass Express, JCET opening ceremonies during East Africa trip
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AFRICOM commander visit to Tanzania highlights security cooperation
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Commander participates in Cutlass Express, JCET opening ceremonies during East Africa trip
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Cutlass Express 21 begins, aims to strengthen coalition to secure maritime domains
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U.S. Africa Command assists Tunisia with COVID-19 response
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U.S. Africa Command assists Tunisia with COVID-19 response
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U.S. Africa Command assists Tunisia with COVID-19 response
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Inaugural symposium connects U.S., European, African senior naval infantry leaders
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Inaugural symposium connects U.S., European, African senior naval infantry leaders
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U.S., Moroccan special operations forces further strengthen security cooperation
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U.S., Moroccan special operations forces further strengthen security cooperation
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U.S., Moroccan special operations forces further strengthen security cooperation
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U.S., Moroccan special operations forces further strengthen security cooperation
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U.S., Moroccan special operations forces further strengthen security cooperation
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U.S., Moroccan special operations forces further strengthen security cooperation
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U.S., Ivoirian special operations forces sharpen skills to counter violent extremists
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U.S., Ivoirian special operations forces sharpen skills to counter violent extremists
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U.S., Ivoirian special operations forces sharpen skills to counter violent extremists
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U.S., Ivoirian special operations forces sharpen skills to counter violent extremists
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U.S., Ivoirian special operations forces sharpen skills to counter violent extremists
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U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel
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U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel
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Special Operations Command Africa's new leader brings specific experience
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Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 Concludes
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MOMBASA, Kenya (Aug. 5, 2021) Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 participants get together for a group photo at the Bandari Maritime Academy, in Mombasa, Kenya, Aug. 5, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV / Released)
Photo by: MC1 (SW/AW) Fred Gray IV, Mombasa, Kenya
Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 Concludes
Members of the Seychellois Coast Guard board the Seychellois patrol boat SCGS La Fleche (P32) during visit, board, search, and seizure training as part of exercise Cutlass Express 2021 in Victoria, Seychelles, Aug. 3, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.
Photo by: Yeoman 1st Class Ann Geiman, Victoria, Seychelles
Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 Concludes
Djiboutian, Somalian, Comorian and U.S. service members review visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) procedures before practicing simulated scenarios during exercise Cutlass Express 2021 at L'Escale Marina, Djibouti, Aug. 2, 2021. VBSS is conducted to capture and control a suspected enemy vessel to combat terrorism, piracy and smuggling operations at sea. Exercise Cutlass Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet, is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.
Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka, DJIBOUTI
Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Gulf of Guinea, Strengthening Partnership with Coastal African Nations
210803-N-LK647-0187 TEMA, Ghana (Aug. 3, 2021) Chief Culinary Specialist Gerald Foxworth, left, Chief Master-at-Arms Brandon Spears, second from left, and Comand Senior Chief Mark Rayner, second from right, all assigned to the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) share snacks with Ghanaian Navy personnel on the pier, Aug. 3, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Malachi Lakey/Released)
Photo by: Petty Officer 3rd Class Malachi , Tema, Ghana
Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Gulf of Guinea, Strengthening Partnership with Coastal African Nations
210805-N-LK647-0018 TEMA, Ghana (Aug. 5, 2021) Members of the Ghanaian Navy are welcomed aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) by Cdr. Ernique Sesler, executive officer, second from left, and Lt. Cdr. Michael Vallianos II, deputy chief, Office of Security Cooperation, United States Embassy in Ghana, second from right, to embark on a training exercise, Aug. 5, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Malachi Lakey/Released)
Photo by: Petty Officer 3rd Class Malachi , Tema, Ghana
A different perspective: Women of Cutlass Express
Special Agent Kyle Burns, Homeland Security Investigations liaison to U.S. Africa Command, teaches a class about maritime smuggling during exercise Cutlass Express 2021, in Mombasa, Kenya, July 30, 2021.
Photo by: PO1 Fred Gray IV, MOMBASA, Kenya
A different perspective: Women of Cutlass Express
Service members from the Comorian military discuss maritime law while attending a class during exercise Cutlass Express 2021, in Mombasa, Kenya, July 30, 2021.
Photo by: PO1 Fred Gray IV, MOMBASA, Kenya
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visit in Liberia highlights shared vision for regional security
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Monrovia, Liberia, for a scheduled port visit on July 28. The visit also kicks off the U.S. Embassy in Liberia’s year-long observance of the 175th year of the Republic of Liberia.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy in Liberia, MONROVIA, Liberia
Enlisted conference draws senior leaders on three continents to develop forces
U.S. Africa Command hosted a virtual Africa Senior Enlisted Conference on July 15, 2021, bringing together the top enlisted leaders from 20 African nations, U.S. National Guard state partners, and U.S. Africa and European Commands to discuss the development and education of enlisted leaders.
Photo by: Takisha Miller, Stuttgart, Germany
Enlisted conference draws senior leaders on three continents to develop forces
U.S. Africa Command hosted a virtual Africa Senior Enlisted Conference on July 15, 2021, bringing together the top enlisted leaders from 20 African nations, U.S. National Guard state partners, and U.S. Africa and European Commands to discuss the development and education of enlisted leaders.
Photo by: Takisha Miller, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM commander visit to Tanzania highlights security cooperation
U.S. Army General Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, conducted a two-day visit to Tanzania, July 27-28, where he met with senior defense officials and opened the first joint special forces training exercise between the two nations since 2017.
Photo by: Mohammed Mvumbagu, Tanzania
Commander participates in Cutlass Express, JCET opening ceremonies during East Africa trip
Indian Sailors, assigned to the Marine Commandos aboard the INS Talwar (F 40), share visit, board, search and seizure best practices with personnel from the navies of Kenya, Djibouti, Mozambique and Comoro, and the Georgia Coast Guard, on July 27, 2021, at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa as part of exercise Cutlass Express 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.
Photo by: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Justin Stumberg, MOMBASA, Kenya
AFRICOM commander visit to Tanzania highlights security cooperation
U.S. Army General Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, conducted a two-day visit to Tanzania, July 27-28, where he met with senior defense officials and opened the first joint special forces training exercise between the two nations since 2017.
Photo by: Mohammed Mvumbagu, Tanzania
Commander participates in Cutlass Express, JCET opening ceremonies during East Africa trip
Indian Sailors, assigned to the Marine Commandos aboard the INS Talwar (F 40), share visit, board, search and seizure best practices with personnel from the navies of Kenya, Djibouti, Mozambique and Comoro, and the Georgia Coast Guard, on July 27, 2021, at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa as part of exercise Cutlass Express 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.
Photo by: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Justin Stumberg, MOMBASA, Kenya
Cutlass Express 21 begins, aims to strengthen coalition to secure maritime domains
Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, delivers remarks during the opening ceremony of exercise Cutlass Express 2021 held at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, July 26, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.
Photo by: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Justin Stumberg, MOMBASA, Kenya
U.S. Africa Command assists Tunisia with COVID-19 response
Airmen with the 86th Airlift Wing load pallets onto a Tunisian C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 26, 2021. The aircraft picked up three pallets of oxygen - one million liters in total - that were transported to Tunisia to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Emmeline James, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
U.S. Africa Command assists Tunisia with COVID-19 response
A Tunisian air force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft taxis the runway at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 26, 2021. The aircraft picked up three pallets of oxygen - one million liters in total - that were transported to Tunisia to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Emmeline James, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
U.S. Africa Command assists Tunisia with COVID-19 response
U.S. and Tunisian Air Force personnel review a cargo list as part of a humanitarian assistance mission at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 26, 2021. The aircraft picked up three pallets of oxygen - one million liters in total - that were transported to Tunisia to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Emmeline James, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Inaugural symposium connects U.S., European, African senior naval infantry leaders
U.S. Marine, European and African naval infantry senior leaders met for the Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium-Africa on July 15 by video conference to organize future exercises and endeavors. Through participation in the forum, allied and partner naval infantries increase understanding of the operating environment, broaden perspectives on maritime security, and identify ways to increase capability, capacity and interoperability.
Photo by: U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa
Inaugural symposium connects U.S., European, African senior naval infantry leaders
U.S. Marine, European and African naval infantry senior leaders met for the Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium-Africa on July 15 by video conference to organize future exercises and endeavors. Through participation in the forum, allied and partner naval infantries increase understanding of the operating environment, broaden perspectives on maritime security, and identify ways to increase capability, capacity and interoperability.
Photo by: U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa
U.S., Moroccan special operations forces further strengthen security cooperation
U.S. and Moroccan special operations forces completed a Joint Combined Exchange Training event July 19, 2021, in Tangier, Morocco - the third JCET program executed in Morocco this year. Designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and partner forces, while also improving interoperability between nations, JCETs help set the foundation for sustainable and productive military relationships.
Photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Love, Morocco
U.S., Moroccan special operations forces further strengthen security cooperation
U.S. and Moroccan special operations forces completed a Joint Combined Exchange Training event July 19, 2021, in Tangier, Morocco - the third JCET program executed in Morocco this year. Designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and partner forces, while also improving interoperability between nations, JCETs help set the foundation for sustainable and productive military relationships.
Photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Love, Morocco
U.S., Moroccan special operations forces further strengthen security cooperation
U.S. and Moroccan special operations forces completed a Joint Combined Exchange Training event July 19, 2021, in Tangier, Morocco - the third JCET program executed in Morocco this year. Designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and partner forces, while also improving interoperability between nations, JCETs help set the foundation for sustainable and productive military relationships.
Photo by: courtesy photo, Morocco
U.S., Moroccan special operations forces further strengthen security cooperation
U.S. and Moroccan special operations forces completed a Joint Combined Exchange Training event July 19, 2021, in Tangier, Morocco - the third JCET program executed in Morocco this year. Designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and partner forces, while also improving interoperability between nations, JCETs help set the foundation for sustainable and productive military relationships.
Photo by: courtesy photo, Morocco
U.S., Moroccan special operations forces further strengthen security cooperation
U.S. and Moroccan special operations forces completed a Joint Combined Exchange Training event July 19, 2021, in Tangier, Morocco - the third JCET program executed in Morocco this year. Designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and partner forces, while also improving interoperability between nations, JCETs help set the foundation for sustainable and productive military relationships.
Photo by: courtesy photo, Morocco
U.S., Moroccan special operations forces further strengthen security cooperation
U.S. and Moroccan special operations forces completed a Joint Combined Exchange Training event July 19, 2021, in Tangier, Morocco - the third JCET program executed in Morocco this year. Designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and partner forces, while also improving interoperability between nations, JCETs help set the foundation for sustainable and productive military relationships.
Photo by: courtesy photo, Morocco
U.S., Ivoirian special operations forces sharpen skills to counter violent extremists
U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct a joint training culmination ceremony in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, July 8, 2021. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close quarters combat, first aid, mission planning and jungle warfare.
Photo by: courtesy photo, Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
U.S., Ivoirian special operations forces sharpen skills to counter violent extremists
U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct joint combined exchange training in Côte d'Ivoire July 5, 2021. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close quarters combat, first aid, mission planning and jungle warfare.
Photo by: courtesy photo, Côte D'Ivoire
U.S., Ivoirian special operations forces sharpen skills to counter violent extremists
U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct joint combined exchange training in Côte d'Ivoire July 5, 2021. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close quarters combat, first aid, mission planning and jungle warfare.
Photo by: courtesy photo, Côte D'Ivoire
U.S., Ivoirian special operations forces sharpen skills to counter violent extremists
U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct joint combined exchange training in Côte d'Ivoire July 5, 2021. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close quarters combat, first aid, mission planning and jungle warfare.
Photo by: courtesy photo, Côte D'Ivoire
U.S., Ivoirian special operations forces sharpen skills to counter violent extremists
U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct joint combined exchange training in Côte d'Ivoire July 5, 2021. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close quarters combat, first aid, mission planning and jungle warfare.
Photo by: courtesy photo, Côte D'Ivoire
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U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel
Amb. Andrew Young and Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith from U.S. Africa Command visited Mauritania to discuss the potential for greater partnership and engagement during a visit to the nation’s capital, Nouakchott, July 13-15, where they met with President Ghazouani. The delegation also met with the Mauritanian Minister of Defense, Chief of Defense, military service chiefs, and students at both the G5 Sahel Defense College and Mauritanian Air Force air traffic control training center.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Nouakchott, Mauritania
U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel
Amb. Andrew Young and Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith from U.S. Africa Command visited Mauritania to discuss the potential for greater partnership and engagement during a visit to the nation’s capital, Nouakchott, July 13-15, where they met with President Ghazouani. The delegation also met with the Mauritanian Minister of Defense, Chief of Defense, military service chiefs, and students at both the G5 Sahel Defense College and Mauritanian Air Force air traffic control training center.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Nouakchott, Mauritania
U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel
Amb. Andrew Young and Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith from U.S. Africa Command visited Mauritania to discuss the potential for greater partnership and engagement during a visit to the nation’s capital, Nouakchott, July 13-15, where they met with President Ghazouani. The delegation also met with students at both the G5 Sahel Defense College and Mauritanian Air Force air traffic control training center.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Nouakchott, Mauritania
U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel
Amb. Andrew Young and Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith from U.S. Africa Command visited Mauritania to discuss the potential for greater partnership and engagement during a visit to the nation’s capital, Nouakchott, July 13-15, where they met with President Ghazouani. The delegation also met with the Mauritanian Minister of Defense, Chief of Defense, military service chiefs, and students at both the G5 Sahel Defense College and Mauritanian Air Force air traffic control training center.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Nouakchott, Mauritania
Special Operations Command Africa's new leader brings specific experience
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, outgoing commander, U.S. Special Operation Command Africa, speaks to SOCAF members during the change of command ceremony July 1, 2021, at Kelly Barracks near Stuttgart, Germany.
Photo by: Master Sgt. Bryan Franks, Germany
Special Operations Command Africa's new leader brings specific experience
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Milton J. Sands III, incoming commander, U.S. Special Operation Command Africa, speaks to SOCAF members during the change of command ceremony July 1, 2021, at Kelly Barracks near Stuttgart, Germany.
Photo by: Master Sgt. Bryan Franks, Germany
Special Operations Command Africa's new leader brings specific experience
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Milton Sands III, incoming commander, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa, hands the SOCAF flag to SOCAF Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Albaugh, SOCAF command sergeant major, as U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, outgoing commander, SOCAF, look on during the SOCAF change of command ceremony July 1, 2021, at Kelly Barracks near Stuttgart, Germany.
Photo by: Master Sgt. Bryan Franks, Germany
Special Operations Command Africa's new leader brings specific experience
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, outgoing commander, U.S. Special Operation Command Africa, congratulates U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Milton Sands III, incoming commander, SOCAF, on his assumption of command July 1, 2021, at Kelly Barracks near Stuttgart, Germany.
Photo by: Master Sgt. Bryan Franks, Germany
