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Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response
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Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response
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Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response
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U.S., Ghana partner to build disaster management capabilities across the region
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U.S., Ghana partner to build disaster management capabilities across the region
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US, Moroccan Generals launch planning for African Lion 21
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U.S. Army, Marine forces conduct response exercise in N. Africa
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U.S. Army, Marine forces conduct response exercise in N. Africa
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U.S. Army, Marine forces conduct response exercise in N. Africa
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U.S. Army, Marine forces conduct response exercise in N. Africa
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Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana
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Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana
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Security Forces Assistance Brigade, Djiboutian Bataillon d'intervention rapide conduct joint training
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U.S., Democratic Republic of the Congo relaunch military cooperation
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Maneuvering Exercise, UAV Demonstration with Nigerian Navy
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Tracking Exercise with Ghanaian, Italian Navies
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Tracking Exercise with Ivoirian, Italian Navies
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USS Roosevelt port visit in Algeria demonstrates global maritime partnership
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USS Roosevelt port visit in Algeria demonstrates global maritime partnership
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USS Roosevelt port visit in Algeria demonstrates global maritime partnership
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U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense
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U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense
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U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense
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United States delivers MD-530F helicopters to Kenya Defense Force
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams joins allies, partners for exercise Grand African NEMO
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams joins allies, partners for exercise Grand African NEMO
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Nations of the African Outbreak Response Alliance conclude series of virtual symposiums on healthcare, COVID19 response
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U.S., Senegalese naval leaders plan new Naval Infantry Symposium
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U.S., Senegalese naval leaders plan new Naval Infantry Symposium
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USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams operates with the Senegalese Navy
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USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams operates with the Senegalese Navy
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USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams operates with the Senegalese Navy
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USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams operates with the Senegalese Navy
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AFRICOM’s new director of operations visits Africa to engage with partners
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AFRICOM’s new director of operations visits Africa to engage with partners
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AFRICOM’s new director of operations visits Africa to engage with partners
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U.S. increases engagements with African nations
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Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response
The interior ward of the field hospital donated to the South African Ministry of Health through U.S. Africa Command Humanitarian Assistance funds and erected in Maheking, in South Africa's Northwest Province. (U.S. Embassy photo)
Photo by: Lt. Col. Al Phillips, Maheking, South Africa
Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response
The interior ward of the field hospital donated to the South African Minitry of Health by through U.S. Africa Command's Humanitarian Assistance program and erected in Maheking, in South Africa's Northwest Province. (U.S. Embassy photo)
Photo by: Lt. Col. Al Phillips, Maheking, South Africa
Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response
Air Force Lt. Col. Darrick Mosley (3rd from left), the chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in South Africa, is joined by Dr. Norman Masilo Mabote (2nd from left), the acting senior clinical manager of Mahikeng Provincial Hospital, and Dr. Jody Mbuilu (left), head of emergency and family medicine and coordinator of COVID-19 treatment at Mahikeng Provincial Hospital, along with other staff members as the field hospital donated through U.S. Africa Command Humanitarian Assistance program goes online. (U.S. Embassy photo.)
Photo by: Lt. Col. Al Phillips, Maheking, South Africa
Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response
The field hospital was donated to the South African Ministry of Health through U.S. Africa Command Humanitarian Assistance funds and erected in Maheking, in South Africa's Northwest Province. (U.S. Embassy photo)
Photo by: Lt. Col. Al Phillips, Maheking, South Africa
U.S., Ghana partner to build disaster management capabilities across the region
On November 9, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan officially presented a skills-based Disaster Management Curriculum to Major General Francis Ofori, Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC). The curriculum was produced by United States Africa Command in partnership with KAIPTC.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy Ghana, Accra, Ghana
U.S., Ghana partner to build disaster management capabilities across the region
On November 9, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan officially presented a skills-based Disaster Management Curriculum to Major General Francis Ofori, Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC).
U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan, Hon. Eric Nana Agyeman-Prempeh, Director-General of NADMO (3rd from right) Dr. Evans Dzikum, Chief Director, Ministry of Defense (3rd from left) with staff of the U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation and staff of the KAIPTC.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy Ghana, Accra, Ghana
US, Moroccan Generals launch planning for African Lion 21
Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force commanding general and U.S. Army Europe-Africa deputy commanding general, met with Moroccan Gen. Belkhir El Farouk, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Southern Zone commander. Both agreed that the African Lion exercise, scheduled for June, represents a chance to show the continued strong strategic partnership between the United States and Morocco, even as both countries face the COVID-19.
Photo by: Southern European Task Force Public Affairs, AGADIR, Morocco
U.S. Army, Marine forces conduct response exercise in N. Africa
Soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade board a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Judicious Activation at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Nov. 9, 2020. The exercise tested the no-notice deployment capability of U.S. Africa Command’s North and West Africa Response Force, made up of elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Southern European Task Force, from Vicenza, Italy, and Marine Corps and Air Force aviation elements from Spain and Germany, respectively.
Photo by: Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez, Italy
U.S. Army, Marine forces conduct response exercise in N. Africa
Soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade board a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Judicious Activation at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Nov. 9, 2020. The exercise tested the no-notice deployment capability of U.S. Africa Command’s North and West Africa Response Force, made up of elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Southern European Task Force, from Vicenza, Italy, and Marine Corps and Air Force aviation elements from Spain and Germany respectively.
Photo by: Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez, Italy
U.S. Army, Marine forces conduct response exercise in N. Africa
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 conduct an aerial refueling of a V-22 Osprey during Exercise Judicious Activation at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Nov. 8, 2020. The exercise tested the no-notice deployment capability of U.S. Africa Command’s North and West Africa Response Force, made up of elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Southern European Task Force, from Vicenza, Italy, and Marine Corps and Air Force aviation elements from Spain and Germany respectively.
Photo by: Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez, Italy
U.S. Army, Marine forces conduct response exercise in N. Africa
Soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade board a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Judicious Activation at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Nov. 9, 2020. The exercise tested the no-notice deployment capability of U.S. Africa Command’s North and West Africa Response Force, made up of elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Southern European Task Force, from Vicenza, Italy, and Marine Corps and Air Force aviation elements from Spain and Germany respectively.
Photo by: Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez, Italy
Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana
Army Lt. Col. Robert Hammack, the Office of Security Cooperation chief at the U.S. Embassy in Botswana, loads medical equipment being donated by the United States at the border crossing between Botswana and South Africa on Sept. 23, 2020.
Photo by: Lt. Col. Al Phillips, Botswana
Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana
U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, Craig Cloud ( second from right) poses with Peggy Surame, Botswana’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry ( second from left) and Assistant Minister of Presidential Affairs Dumizweni Mthimkhula (center) during an official ceremony to mark the handover of medical equipment from the United States to Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana, on August 27, 2020. Also pictured are U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ravi Balaram and Lt. Col. Robert Hammack. The most recent transfer of medical equipment from the U.S. to Botswana took place on Sept. 23.
Photo by: Douglas Seremane, Gaborone, Botswana
Security Forces Assistance Brigade, Djiboutian Bataillon d'intervention rapide conduct joint training
The advanced infantry battalion's primary mission is to train and serve as a quick reaction force to accomplish specified tasks directed by its higher command in the Djiboutian army.
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable, Djibouti
U.S., Democratic Republic of the Congo relaunch military cooperation
Ambassador Mike Hammer, U.S. ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and DRC Minister of Defence Crispin Atama Tabe, sign a memorandum of understanding Oct. 28, 2020, to relaunch military cooperation between the two countries.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Maneuvering Exercise, UAV Demonstration with Nigerian Navy
Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, right, conducts maneuvers during a maneuvering exercise with Nigerian Navy ships NNS Prosperity, center, and NNS Okpabana in the Gulf of Guinea, Sept. 30, 2020. Hershel “Woody” Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.
Photo by: Sgt Megan Roses, Gulf of Guinea
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Tracking Exercise with Ghanaian, Italian Navies
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the "Ghost Riders" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 takes off from the flight deck of the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams during a tracking exercise between Hershel “Woody” Williams, the Italian Navy frigate ITS Federico Martinengo, and the Ghana Navy Snake-class patrol vessel Ehwor in the Gulf of Guinea, Sept. 28, 2020. Also pictured is an Italian NH 90 helicopter assigned to Federico Martinengo. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.
Photo by: MCSN Conner Foy, GULF OF GUINEA
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Tracking Exercise with Ivoirian, Italian Navies
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), right center, conducts a tracking exercise with Ivorian Navy ships OPV C.F. Sekongo and OPV L’Emergence and Italian Navy frigate ITS Federico Martinengo (F 596), right, in the Gulf of Guinea, Sept. 26, 2020. Hershel “Woody” Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.
Photo by: Sgt. Megan Roses, GULF OF GUINEA
USS Roosevelt port visit in Algeria demonstrates global maritime partnership
Rear Adm. Michael Baze, director of maritime headquarters, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is greeted by Maj. Gen. Mohamed Larbi Haouli (far right), commander, Algerian Naval Forces, during military staff talks held in Algiers, Algeria, Oct. 18, 2020. The visit is the latest in a series of engagements with Algeria, including Oct. 1 by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Sept. 23 by Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command.
Photo by: PO2 Class Debra Thomas, Algiers, Algeria
USS Roosevelt port visit in Algeria demonstrates global maritime partnership
Rear Adm. Michael Baze, director of maritime headquarters, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, meets with the Commander of Algerian Naval Forces and the Director of Naval Cooperation Oct. 18, 2020. The visit is the latest in a series of engagements with Algeria, including Oct. 1 by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Sept. 23 by Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command.
Photo by: PO2 Debra Thomas, Algiers, Algeria
USS Roosevelt port visit in Algeria demonstrates global maritime partnership
The Oct. 18 visit by leaders with U.S. Naval Forces Africa and the Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt is the latest in a series of engagements with Algeria, including Oct. 1 by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Sept. 23 by Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy Algeria, Algiers, Algeria
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Chaplain Michael Smith meets with a Burkinabe counterpart during a meeting in Burkina Faso in January of 2020.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense
At the behest of the Ministry of Defense, the U.S. government, through U.S. Africa Command, secured the PPE and other supplies in support of the Zambian government’s inter-ministerial measures to contain the spread of this unprecedented public health crisis. The Oct. 1 donation saw Defense Ministry Permanent Secretary Felix Phiri receive the PPE donation from Lt. Col. Erick Jordan, U.S. Embassy Defense Attaché.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense
At the behest of the Ministry of Defense, the U.S. government, through U.S. Africa Command, secured the PPE and other supplies in support of the Zambian government’s inter-ministerial measures to contain the spread of this unprecedented public health crisis. Before the Oct. 1 donation, U.S. Embassy Defense Attaché's Office inspects the donation with the Zambia Defense Force HIV Secretariat.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense
At the behest of the Ministry of Defense, the U.S. government, through U.S. Africa Command, secured the PPE and other supplies in support of the Zambian government’s inter-ministerial measures to contain the spread of this unprecedented public health crisis. The Oct. 1 donation included containers of chlorine as part of a PPE donation to the Defense Forces of Zambia in the fight against COVID-19.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
United States delivers MD-530F helicopters to Kenya Defense Force
The United States' delivery of six helicopters to the Kenya Defense Force demonstrates the importance of its partnership with Kenya and its commitment to providing relevant and timely training and equipment to bolster the KDF capabilities.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams joins allies, partners for exercise Grand African NEMO
An Italian NH 90 helicopter assigned to the Italian Navy frigate ITS Federico Martinengo, lands on the Martinengo during Grand African NEMO, in the Gulf of Guinea, Oct. 08. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.
Photo by: MCSN Conner Foy, Gulf of Guinea
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams joins allies, partners for exercise Grand African NEMO
The USS Hershel "Woody" Williams conducts exercises with Italian Navy frigate ITS Federico Martinengo, Nigerian Navy frigate NNS Thunder, patrol vessel NNS Ologbo, seaward defense boat NNS Andoni and the patrol vessel NNS Kyanwa, during Grand African NEMO, in the Gulf of Guinea, Oct. 08.
Photo by: MCSN Conner Foy, Gulf of Guinea
Nations of the African Outbreak Response Alliance conclude series of virtual symposiums on healthcare, COVID19 response
The 9th annual African Partnership Outbreak Response Alliance (APORA) conference, designed to support efforts to collectively respond to infectious disease outbreaks in Africa, concluded at the end of the third and final virtual seminar Oct. 7.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
U.S., Senegalese naval leaders plan new Naval Infantry Symposium
Maj. Gen. Stephen Neary, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, poses with Senegalese Naval Chief of Staff Rear Adm. Oumar Wade during a visit to Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 6, 2020. Neary traveled to Senegal to discuss future opportunities for collaboration with the head of Senegal’s Navy, visit to critical locations, and meet with U.S. Embassy officials.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Brytani Musick, Dakar, Senegal
U.S., Senegalese naval leaders plan new Naval Infantry Symposium
Maj. Gen. Stephen Neary, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, takes a tour of the Cooperative Security Location in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 6, 2020. Neary traveled to Senegal to discuss future opportunities for collaboration with the head of Senegal’s Navy, visit to critical locations, and meet with U.S. Embassy officials.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Brytani Musick, Dakar, Senegal
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams operates with the Senegalese Navy
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams conducts a passing exercise with Senegalese Navy patrol vessel Kedougou, in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 21. Hershel “Woody” Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.
Photo by: Sgt. Megan Roses, Atlantic Ocean
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams operates with the Senegalese Navy
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams conducts a passing exercise with Senegalese Navy patrol vessel Kedougou, in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 21. Hershel “Woody” Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.
Photo by: Sgt. Megan Roses, Atlantic Ocean
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams operates with the Senegalese Navy
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams conducts a passing exercise with Senegalese Navy patrol vessel Kedougou, in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 21. Hershel “Woody” Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.
Photo by: Sgt. Megan Roses, Atlantic Ocean
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams operates with the Senegalese Navy
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams conducts a passing exercise with Senegalese Navy patrol vessel Kedougou, in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 21. Hershel “Woody” Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.
Photo by: Sgt. Megan Roses, Atlantic Ocean
AFRICOM’s new director of operations visits Africa to engage with partners
Djiboutian National Army’s Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB) conducts a live-fire exercise in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 28. The RIB’s mission is to serve as a reactionary force to accomplish specific tasks directed by their higher command in the Djiboutian army.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Dana Cable, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
AFRICOM’s new director of operations visits Africa to engage with partners
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel Tyler, director of operations, speaks with U.S. Army Capt. Michael Hoemke, Security Forces commander, at Chabelley Airfield, Sept. 28. Tyler visited East Africa to assess U.S. operations, force protection, and posture location support.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Dana Cable, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
AFRICOM’s new director of operations visits Africa to engage with partners
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel Tyler, director of operations, speaks with soldiers from the Djiboutian National Army’s Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB) after watching a live-fire exercise Sept. 28. The RIB’s mission is to serve as a reactionary force to accomplish specific tasks directed by their higher command in the Djiboutian army.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Dana Cable, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
U.S. increases engagements with African nations
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark Esper and Minister-Delegate for the Administration of National Defense Abdellatif Loudiyi sign a U.S.-Morocco defense cooperation road map in Rabat, Morocco, Oct. 2. Esper visited Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, highlighting America's long-term involvement in North Africa.
Photo by: Lisa Ferdinando, Morocco
U.S. increases engagements with African nations
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark Esper meets with Inspector General for the Kingdom of Morocco, Gen. Abdelfattah Louarak, at the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Headquaters, Rabat, Morocco, Oct. 2. Esper visited Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, highlighting America's long-term involvement in North Africa.
Photo by: Lisa Ferdinando, Morocco
