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USS Winston S. Churchill conducts port visit to Sudan
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U.S. Africa Command leadership visits Nigeria
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U.S. Africa Command leadership visits Nigeria
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U.S. Africa Command leadership visits Nigeria
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AFRICOM commander visit to Ghana highlights U.S. support for joint security cooperation
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AFRICOM commander visit to Ghana highlights U.S. support for joint security cooperation
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AFRICOM commander visit to Ghana highlights U.S. support for joint security cooperation
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AFRICOM commander visit to Ghana highlights U.S. support for joint security cooperation
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AFRICOM commander visit to Ghana highlights U.S. support for joint security cooperation
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AFRICOM commander visit to Ghana highlights U.S. support for joint security cooperation
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USNS Carson City Arrives in Port Sudan
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USNS Carson City Arrives in Port Sudan
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visits Cape Town to strengthen bilateral ties
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visits Cape Town to strengthen bilateral ties
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visits Cape Town to strengthen bilateral ties
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visits Cape Town to strengthen bilateral ties
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visits Cape Town to strengthen bilateral ties
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U.S. Africa Command Leadership visits Spain
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Michigan National Guard
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Chiefs of Defense meet: African voices for a secure future
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Chiefs of Defense meet: African voices for a secure future
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Chiefs of Defense meet: African voices for a secure future
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Chiefs of Defense meet: African voices for a secure future
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U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
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U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
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U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
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U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
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U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
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U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
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U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
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U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
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U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
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U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
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U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
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U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams enters Mombasa, Kenya
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AFRICOM Commander Visits Key Africa Nations
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Plans underway for African Lion, Africa's biggest military exercise
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USS Winston S. Churchill conducts port visit to Sudan
The USS Winston Churchill arrived at Port Sudan on March 1, and was welcomed by an official reception from the Sudanese Naval Forces. The visit of the Winston Churchill falls on the heels of the visit of the USNS Carson City, which visited Port Sudan from Feb 24-26, as the first U.S. Navy ships to visit Sudan in at least 25 years.
Photo by: courtesy photo from U.S. Embassy Sudan, PORT SUDAN, Sudan
U.S. Africa Command leadership visits Nigeria
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, wrapped up a three-day West African visit Feb. 22-25 with a stop in Nigeria yesterday to meet with the nation’s leaders and further the long-standing partnership and security cooperation between the two nations. As part of the visit, Townsend participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Nigeria Military National Cemetery to honor those who have given their lives in the service of their nation. During the visit, the delegation expressed their condolences for the seven service members killed in the crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft in Abuja earlier this week.
Photo by: Olaoluwa Aworinde, ABUJA, Nigeria
U.S. Africa Command leadership visits Nigeria
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, wrapped up a three-day West African visit Feb. 22-25 with a stop in Nigeria yesterday to meet with the nation’s leaders and further the long-standing partnership and security cooperation between the two nations. As part of the visit, Townsend participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Nigeria Military National Cemetery to honor those who have given their lives in the service of their nation. During the visit, the delegation expressed their condolences for the seven service members killed in the crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft in Abuja earlier this week.
Photo by: Olaoluwa Aworinde, ABUJA, Nigeria
U.S. Africa Command leadership visits Nigeria
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, wrapped up a three-day West African visit Feb. 22-25 with a stop in Nigeria to meet with the nation’s leaders and further the long-standing partnership and security cooperation between the two nations. During the visit, Townsend met with the Nigerian President’s Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, and National Security Adviser, Babagan Monguno, to discuss regional security issues and to express the command’s gratitude for the assistance provided during a hostage rescue operation last year.
Photo by: Joseph Adah, ABUJA, Nigeria
U.S. Africa Command leadership visits Nigeria
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, wrapped up a three-day West African visit Feb. 22-25 with a stop in Nigeria to meet with the nation’s leaders and further the long-standing partnership and security cooperation between the two nations. During the visit, Townsend met with the Nigerian President’s Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, and National Security Adviser, Babagan Monguno, to discuss regional security issues and to express the command’s gratitude for the assistance provided during a hostage rescue operation last year.
Photo by: Joseph Adah, ABUJA, Nigeria
AFRICOM commander visit to Ghana highlights U.S. support for joint security cooperation
Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, meets with Lt. Gen. O.B Akwa, former chief of defense staff, as part of a two-day visit Feb. 23-24. “We are improving out military ties through exchanges and Non-Commissioned Officer development. It’s important we grow our partnership with Ghana to advance shared security goals,” Townsend said.
Photo by: Courage Ahiati, Ghana
AFRICOM commander visit to Ghana highlights U.S. support for joint security cooperation
Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, meets with President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House as part of a two-day visit Feb. 23-24. “Ghana is an African security leader and a key partner of U.S. Africa Command. I look forward to exploring ways we can continue to deepen our partnership,” Townsend said.
Photo by: Courage Ahiati, Ghana
AFRICOM commander visit to Ghana highlights U.S. support for joint security cooperation
Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, meets with President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House as part of a two-day visit Feb. 23-24. “Ghana is an African security leader and a key partner of U.S. Africa Command. I look forward to exploring ways we can continue to deepen our partnership,” Townsend said.
Photo by: Courage Ahiati, Ghana
AFRICOM commander visit to Ghana highlights U.S. support for joint security cooperation
Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, oversees a color parade at the Ghana Armed Forces headquarters at Burma Camp, Ghana, as part of a two-day visit Feb. 23-24. “It’s important we grow our partnership with Ghana to advance shared security goals," Townsend said.
Photo by: Courage Ahiati, Ghana
AFRICOM commander visit to Ghana highlights U.S. support for joint security cooperation
Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, poses with Ghanaian leaders and U.S. Embassy personnel in Accra as part of a two-day visit to Ghana, Feb. 23-24. Topics of discussion throughout the trip included the shared commitment to degrade the influence of regional violent extremist organizations.
Photo by: Courage Ahiati, Ghana
AFRICOM commander visit to Ghana highlights U.S. support for joint security cooperation
Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, meets with the Honorable Dominic Nitiwul, Ghana Minister of Defense designate, as part of a two-day visit to Ghana, Feb. 23-24. As violence in the Sahel and piracy in the Gulf of Guinea both steadily increase, Ghana’s strategic location makes it a critical anchor for multiple efforts, including activities to improve maritime security and counter transnational crime.
Photo by: Courage Ahiati, Ghana
USNS Carson City Arrives in Port Sudan
The Military Sealift Command (MSC) expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (EPF 7) arrived in Port Sudan, Sudan for a port visit, Feb. 24, 2021. This is the first U.S. Navy ship visit to Sudan since the creation of U.S. Africa Command, and highlights U.S. engagement that strives to build a partnership with the Sudanese Armed Forces. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts joint and naval operations in order to support regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, PORT SUDAN, Sudan
USNS Carson City Arrives in Port Sudan
The Military Sealift Command (MSC) expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (EPF 7) arrived in Port Sudan, Sudan for a port visit, Feb. 24, 2021. This is the first U.S. Navy ship visit to Sudan since the creation of U.S. Africa Command, and highlights U.S. engagement that strives to build a partnership with the Sudanese Armed Forces. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts joint and naval operations in order to support regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.
Photo by: U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa / U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs, PORT SUDAN, Sudan
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visits Cape Town to strengthen bilateral ties
Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 2nd Class Kalynn Fitzgerald observes the coastline of Cape Town while on board the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams during a previously scheduled port visit to South Africa on Feb. 20, 2021. Hershel Williams is operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet to conduct interoperability training and building strategic partnerships with their African partners.
Photo by: MC2 Eric Coffer, CAPE TOWN, South Africa
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visits Cape Town to strengthen bilateral ties
During a previously scheduled port visit the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams pulls into the Cape Town harbor of South Africa on Feb. 20, 2021. Hershel Williams is operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet to conduct interoperability training and building strategic partnerships with their African partners.
Photo by: MC2 Eric Coffer, CAPE TOWN, South Africa
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visits Cape Town to strengthen bilateral ties
Lt. Cmdr. Sarah Chamberas observes the coastline of Cape Town while on board the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams during a previously scheduled port visit to South Africa on Feb. 20, 2021. Hershel Williams is operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet to conduct interoperability training and building strategic partnerships with their African partners.
Photo by: MC2 Eric Coffer, CAPE TOWN, South Africa
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visits Cape Town to strengthen bilateral ties
Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) Hector Amador observes the coastline of Cape Town while on board the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams during a previously scheduled port visit to South Africa on Feb. 20, 2021. Hershel Williams is operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet to conduct interoperability training and building strategic partnerships with their African partners.
Photo by: MC2 Eric Coffer, CAPE TOWN, South Africa
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visits Cape Town to strengthen bilateral ties
During a previously scheduled port visit the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams pulls into the Cape Town harbor, South Africa, Feb. 20, 2021. Hershel Williams is operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet to conduct interoperability training and building strategic partnerships with their African partners.
Photo by: MC2 Eric Coffer, CAPE TOWN, South Africa
U.S. Africa Command Leadership visits Spain
During the three-day visit, Smith also met with members of the U.S. country team at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Stuttgart, Germany
Michigan National Guard
Counterparts from U.S. African Command, the Michigan National Guard, and the Armed Forces of Liberia participate in a remote meeting January 20, 2021, as a part of an initiative of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)’s Office of Legal Counsel known as Command Advice, Investigations, and Coordination (CAIC, pronounced “cake”). This new program deepens military adherence to the rule of law and facilitates military support to the prosecution of terrorists. It is implemented through a series of multilateral and bilateral engagements, with National Guard units taking the lead on bilateral engagements where partnerships already exist. Michigan and Liberia have had an established relationship under the U.S. National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program (SPP) since 2010 (Courtesy Photo).
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Lansing, Michigan, United States
Chiefs of Defense meet: African voices for a secure future
AFRICOM hosted senior commanders from 46 African militaries during a virtual Chiefs of Defense Conference Jan. 27. With themes around combined operations and force professionalization, the conference provided a forum to make shared security objectives more achievable.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez, Germany
Chiefs of Defense meet: African voices for a secure future
AFRICOM hosted senior commanders from 46 African militaries during a virtual Chiefs of Defense Conference Jan. 27. With themes around combined operations and force professionalization, the conference provided a forum to make shared security objectives more achievable.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez, Germany
Chiefs of Defense meet: African voices for a secure future
AFRICOM hosted senior commanders from 46 African militaries during a virtual Chiefs of Defense Conference Jan. 27. With themes around combined operations and force professionalization, the conference provided a forum to make shared security objectives more achievable.
Photo by: Patrick Loch, Germany
Chiefs of Defense meet: African voices for a secure future
AFRICOM hosted senior commanders from 46 African militaries during a virtual Chiefs of Defense Conference Jan. 27. With themes around combined operations and force professionalization, the conference provided a forum to make shared security objectives more achievable.
Photo by: Patrick Loch, Germany
U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participate in a live-fire joint artillery training event at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2021. U.S. and French forces took turns firing their weapons systems and demonstrating their capabilities.
Photo by: Senior Airman Kristin Savage, Djibouti
U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participate in a live-fire joint artillery training event at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2021. U.S. and French forces took turns firing their weapons systems and demonstrating their capabilities.
Photo by: Senior Airman Kristin Savage, Djibouti
U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participate in a live-fire joint artillery training event at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2021. U.S. and French forces took turns firing their weapons systems and demonstrating their capabilities.
Photo by: Senior Airman Kristin Savage, Djibouti
U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participate in a live-fire joint artillery training event at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2021. U.S. and French forces took turns firing their weapons systems and demonstrating their capabilities.
Photo by: Senior Airman Kristin Savage, Djibouti
U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participate in a live-fire joint artillery training event at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2021. U.S. and French forces took turns firing their weapons systems and demonstrating their capabilities.
Photo by: Senior Airman Kristin Savage, Djibouti
U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participate in a live-fire joint artillery training event at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2021. U.S. and French forces took turns firing their weapons systems and demonstrating their capabilities.
Photo by: Senior Airman Kristin Savage, Djibouti
U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participate in a live-fire joint artillery training event at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2021. U.S. and French forces took turns firing their weapons systems and demonstrating their capabilities.
Photo by: Senior Airman Kristin Savage, Djibouti
U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participate in a live-fire joint artillery training event at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2021. The purpose of the joint training was to share French and U.S. Army artillery techniques and further the relationship between EARF Soldiers and the 5th RIAOM.
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, Djibouti
U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participate in a live-fire joint artillery training event at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2021. The purpose of the joint training was to share French and U.S. Army artillery techniques and further the relationship between EARF Soldiers and the 5th RIAOM.
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, Djibouti
U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) participate in a live-fire joint artillery training event at the Djiboutian Range Complex, Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2021. The purpose of the joint training was to share French and U.S. Army artillery techniques and further the relationship between EARF Soldiers and the 5th RIAOM.
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, Djibouti
U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) demonstrate how to operate their artillery equipment to U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at the French Army Base, Djibouti, Jan 4, 2021. The purpose of the joint training was to share French and U.S. Army artillery techniques and further the relationship between EARF Soldiers and the 5th RIAOM.
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, Djibouti
U.S., French forces conduct joint artillery training
French Soldiers assigned to the 5th Overseas Intermarines Regiment (RIAOM) demonstrate how to operate a Howitzer to U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF) in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), at the French Army Base, Djibouti, Jan 4, 2021. The purpose of the joint training was to share French and U.S. Army artillery techniques and further the relationship between EARF Soldiers and the 5th RIAOM.
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Dana Cable, Djibouti
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams enters Mombasa, Kenya
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams steams along through the Mombasa, Kenya, harbor, Feb. 8, 2021. Williams is operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet to conduct interoperability training and build strategic partnerships with their African partners.
Photo by: MC2 Eric Coffer, MOMBASA, Kenya
AFRICOM Commander Visits Key Africa Nations
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
Plans underway for African Lion, Africa's biggest military exercise
Planners for exercise African Lion 21 gather for photo opportunity during a site survey in Morocco Jan. 20, 2021. Scheduled for June, African Lion, U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise, has increased interoperability among U.S. partners and allies since 2003. Plans for AL21 involve more than 5,000 troops from the United States, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and elsewhere. The global COVID-19 pandemic curtailed the previous year's exercise. Plans for AL21 include COVID-19 mitigations and flexible options to ensure maximum participation and value for participating countries.
Photo by: Maj. Cain Claxton, Morocco
Plans underway for African Lion, Africa's biggest military exercise
Moroccan officer Maj. Mamoud, right, explains range capabilities to Georgia Army National Guard Capt. Jeremiah Stafford during a site survey for exercise African Lion Jan 21, 2021. Scheduled for June, African Lion, U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise, has increased interoperability among U.S. partners and allies since 2003.
Photo by: Maj. Cain Claxton, Morocco
