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Tunisia International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2020
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The 3Ds of COVID-19: Distance, Disinfect, and Deliberate Decision Making
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Blood Storage and Distribution Center
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Blood Storage and Distribution Center
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U.S. Marines Continue Humanitarian Mine Action Program
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U.S. Marines Continue Humanitarian Mine Action Program
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U.S. Embassy Donates Ambulances, Medical Equipment for COVID-19 Response
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1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal
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1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal
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1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal
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Command Senior Enlisted Leader
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Nigerien Air Force's first female pilot adds C-130 to repertoire
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1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal
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Legal Colloquium strengthens relationships between African commanders and legal advisors
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AFRICOM welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
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AFRICOM welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
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AFRICOM welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
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AFRICOM welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
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AFRICOM welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
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1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal
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AFRICOM ready for Flintlock 2020
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Tactical medical training adds another layer of depth of training for African forces at Flintlock 20
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Tactical medical training adds another layer of depth of training for African forces at Flintlock 20
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Tactical medical training adds another layer of depth of training for African forces at Flintlock 20
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Association of African Air Forces Liaison Working Group meets in Zambia
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Association of African Air Forces Liaison Working Group meets in Zambia
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Gen. Townsend Engages African Leaders at African Land Forces Summit
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Gen. Townsend Engages African Leaders at African Land Forces Summit
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AFRICOM commander visits Kenya, Somalia, to emphasize partnership, security
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AFRICOM commander visits Kenya, Somalia, to emphasize partnership, security
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AFRICOM commander visits Kenya, Somalia, to emphasize partnership, security
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AFRICOM commander visits Kenya, Somalia, to emphasize partnership, security
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U.S. Dedicates C-130 Hangar to Nigerien Air Force
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U.S. Dedicates C-130 Hangar to Nigerien Air Force
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U.S. Dedicates C-130 Hangar to Nigerien Air Force
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Tunisia International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2020
Donald Blome, United States Ambassador to Tunisia talks with U.S. Navy service members during the Tunisia International Aerospace & DefenSe Exhibition, Djerba, Tunisia, March 4, 2020. The U.S. military works closely with inter agency and international partners to help African partners address regional security challenges. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Apolonia L. Gaspar)
Photo by: Capt. Korey Fratini
The 3Ds of COVID-19: Distance, Disinfect, and Deliberate Decision Making
Blood Storage and Distribution Center
U.S. Army Sgt. Langat Enock, medical logistics noncommissioned officer-in-charge with the Medical Logistics Facility at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), inspects lot numbers and expiration dates of the three solutions used during the deglycerolization process at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 11, 2020. Deglycerolization is the process of removing glycerol from previously frozen red blood cells, for medical use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)
Photo by: Senior Airman Gage Daniel
Blood Storage and Distribution Center
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Malika Sharif, Surgeon Cell senior enlisted leader with the Medical Logistics Center at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), collects a unit of frozen blood for thawing to begin deglycerolization, the process of removing glycerol from previously frozen red blood cells, for medical use, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 11, 2020. The facility inaugurated its blood storage and distribution center, providing blood delivery capabilities for service members throughout the area of operation on the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)
Photo by: Senior Airman Gage Daniel
Blood Storage and Distribution Center-Captions
Units of frozen red blood cells lie stored in a freezer at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa’s Medical Logistics Center at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 11, 2020. The facility inaugurated its blood storage and distribution center, providing blood delivery capabilities for service members throughout the area of operation on the African continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)
Photo by: Senior Airman Gage Daniel
Blood Storage and Distribution Center-Captions
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Malika Sharif, Surgeon Cell senior enlisted leader, (left) and U.S. Army Sgt. Langat Enock, medical logistics noncommissioned officer-in-charge, both assigned to the Medical Logistics Center at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), check the temperature on a unit of blood at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 11, 2020. The facility inaugurated its blood storage and distribution center, providing blood delivery capabilities for service members throughout East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)
Photo by: Senior Airman Gage Daniel
Blood Storage and Distribution Center-Captions
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Malika Sharif, Surgeon Cell senior enlisted leader with the Medical Logistics Center at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), checks fluid lines during deglycerolization, the process of removing glycerol from previously frozen red blood cells, for medical use, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 11, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)
Photo by: Senior Airman Gage Daniel
U.S. Marines Continue Humanitarian Mine Action Program
Photo by: 2nd Lt. Grace Jenkins
U.S. Marines Continue Humanitarian Mine Action Program
Photo by: 2nd Lt. Grace Jenkins
U.S. Embassy Donates Ambulances, Medical Equipment for COVID-19 Response
The U.S. Ambassador to Namibia, Lisa Johnson, and the Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ben Nangombe, bump elbows at the handover of three ambulances and medical equipment to assist with the response to COVID-19.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy in Namibia, U.S. Embassy in Namibia
1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal
Advisers from Logistics Advisor Team 1610, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, and soldiers from the Senegalese Armed Forces work side by side during vehicle recovery training March 12, 2020, in Dakar, Senegal. LAT 1610 is conducting training on preventative vehicle maintenance and vehicle recovery to their military partners in Senegal. (Courtesy Photo)
Photo by: Courtesy photo, Dakar, Senegal
1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal
Advisers from Logistics Advisor Team 1610, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, and soldiers from the Senegalese Armed Forces work side by side during vehicle recovery training March 12, 2020, in Dakar, Senegal. LAT 1610 is conducting training on preventative vehicle maintenance and vehicle recovery to their military partners in Senegal. (Courtesy Photo)
Photo by: Courtesy photo, Dakar, Senegal
1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal
Advisers from Logistics Advisor Team 1610, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, and soldiers from the Senegalese Armed Forces work side by side during vehicle recovery training March 12, 2020, in Dakar, Senegal. The SAF support United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, and being able to recover a vehicle that breaks down or gets stuck is critically important to their missions. (Courtesy Photo)
Photo by: Courtesy photo, Dakar, Senegal
Command Senior Enlisted Leader
Nigerien Air Force's first female pilot adds C-130 to repertoire
Capt. Ouma Laouali, the first female pilot in the Nigerien air force, observes her instructor pilot as he flies a C-130 Hercules after taking off at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, March 5, 2020. Upon completion of her training here on April 22, 2020, Laouali brought with her the knowledge of how to employ the C-130 Hercules as a tactical weapon and hone her abilities as a Herk pilot back home — moving troops and supplies throughout the Nigerien air force’s large area of operations, as well as, assist with regional peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jayden Ford)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jayden Ford, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Yagmur Saylak, logistics advisor, Team 1610, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, teaches a group of Senegalese soldiers how to complete a vehicle inspection form, March 5, 2020, in Dakar, Senegal. The Senegalese soldiers learned how to teach these techniques to their own teams so they can sustain this capability.
Photo by: 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, Dakar, Senegal
Legal Colloquium strengthens relationships between African commanders and legal advisors
PRETORIA, South Africa-- Delegates from the British Army, AFRICOM headquarters and its component units, and the Legal Counsel from the African Union attended the event, with commanders and legal advisors discussing military-legal issues that arise in a wide variety of military operations. The event, held March 3-5 in Pretoria, South Africa, is the only military conference that exclusively brings together military commanders and legal advisors from across the African Union (AU). (Photo courtesy of U.S. Embassy South Africa)
Photo by: U.S. Embassy South Africa, PRETORIA, South Africa
AFRICOM welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, speaks to the invitees during the assumption of responsibility ceremony on Feb. 28, Kelley Barracks. U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard D. Thresher assumed duties as the new command senior enlisted leader
AFRICOM welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard D. Thresher receives the colors from U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend as a symbolism of accepting responsibility as the new command senior enlisted leader Feb. 28 in Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard D. Thresher, the new command senior enlisted leader, speaks to the invitees. U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, presided the assumption of responsibility ceremony on Feb. 28, Kelley Barracks
AFRICOM welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, speaks to the invitees during the assumption of responsibility ceremony on Feb. 28, Kelley Barracks. U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard D. Thresher assumed duties as the new command senior enlisted leader
AFRICOM welcomes new command senior enlisted leader
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, together with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard D. Thresher render a salute during the playing of the national anthem U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, presided the assumption of responsibility ceremony, on Feb. 28, 2020, Kelley Barracks
1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal
Members of the Senegalese Armed Forces show Logistics Advisor Team 1610, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, their maintenance workshop on March 2, 2020 in Dakar, Senegal. This is the first-ever SFAB to provide U.S. Africa Command with teams of expertly trained Advisors to help African partners build capacity and readiness.
Photo by: 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, Dakar, Senegal
AFRICOM ready for Flintlock 2020
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Stuttgart, Germany
Tactical medical training adds another layer of depth of training for African forces at Flintlock 20
Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldiers train in tactical combat casualty care from their Sénégalese trainers near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 19, 2020. This training teaches partner forces a variety of lifesaving skills in a realistic scenario, so that they are fully prepared to perform casualty care in a real situation. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement exercise that has strengthened key partner-nation forces throughout North and West Africa since 2005. Flintlock is U.S. Africa Command’s premier and largest annual Special Operations Forces exercise. (U.S. Army photo Sgt. 1st Class Caleb Barrieau)
Tactical medical training adds another layer of depth of training for African forces at Flintlock 20
Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldiers train in tactical combat casualty care from their Sénégalese trainers near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 19, 2020. This training teaches partner forces a variety of lifesaving skills in a realistic scenario, so that they are fully prepared to perform casualty care in a real situation. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement exercise that has strengthened key partner-nation forces throughout North and West Africa since 2005. Flintlock is U.S. Africa Command’s premier and largest annual Special Operations Forces exercise. (U.S. Army photo Sgt. 1st Class Caleb Barrieau)
Tactical medical training adds another layer of depth of training for African forces at Flintlock 20
Forces Armées Tchadiennes soldiers train in tactical combat casualty care from their Sénégalese trainers near Kaedi, Mauritania, Feb. 19, 2020. This training teaches partner forces a variety of lifesaving skills in a realistic scenario, so that they are fully prepared to perform casualty care in a real situation. Flintlock is an annual, integrated military and law enforcement exercise that has strengthened key partner-nation forces throughout North and West Africa since 2005. Flintlock is U.S. Africa Command’s premier and largest annual Special Operations Forces exercise. (U.S. Army photo Sgt. 1st Class Caleb Barrieau)
Association of African Air Forces Liaison Working Group meets in Zambia
Association of African Air Forces Liaison Working Group meets in Zambia
Gen. Townsend Engages African Leaders at African Land Forces Summit
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command speaks during the closing ceremony of the African Land Forces Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 21, 2019
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
Gen. Townsend Engages African Leaders at African Land Forces Summit
AFRICOM commander visits Kenya, Somalia, to emphasize partnership, security
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, addresses force U.S. military service members at Camp Simba, Kenya, Feb. 12, 2020. Townsend’s command visit was to personally assess the security situation at the Kenyan Defense Force installation at Manda Bay, Kenya and to thank the U.S. military personnel for their service and highlighted the value of their work alongside our Kenyan partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano)
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
AFRICOM commander visits Kenya, Somalia, to emphasize partnership, security
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, arrives at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, Feb. 12, 2020. Townsend visited Camp Simba, Kenya, to personally assess the security situation at the Kenyan Defense Force installation at Manda Bay, Kenya and to thank the U.S. military personnel for their service and highlighted the value of their work alongside our Kenyan partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano)
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
AFRICOM commander visits Kenya, Somalia, to emphasize partnership, security
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, addresses force U.S. military service members at Camp Simba, Kenya, Feb. 12, 2020. Townsend’s command visit was to personally assess the security situation at the Kenyan Defense Force installation at Manda Bay, Kenya and to thank the U.S. military personnel for their service and highlighted the value of their work alongside our Kenyan partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano)
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
AFRICOM commander visits Kenya, Somalia, to emphasize partnership, security
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, addresses personnel from the Puntland Security Force Feb. 13, 2020 in Bosasso, Somalia. Townsend was in Somalia to meet with Somali leaders, including Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni, to discuss regional efforts and the importance of their continued pursuit of al-Shabaab. Discussions centered on security and fostered continued commitment to enhancing mutual goals of regional stability, security, and economic prosperity
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
U.S. Dedicates C-130 Hangar to Nigerien Air Force
Several prominent civic Nigerien leaders, including the governor, mayor, and sultan of Agadez, participated in a tour of the new C-130 hangar at Nigerien Air Base 201. The hanger itself is comprised of 58 tons of steel and includes an engine maintenance room, supply storage, training area, battery, and tool rooms. (Released: Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command)
U.S. Dedicates C-130 Hangar to Nigerien Air Force
Members of the Nigerien Air Force participated in a turnover and dedication ceremony of a new C-130 hangar at Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, Jan. 22. The hangar will ultimately shelter up to two C-130 mobility aircraft, recently purchased by the Nigerien Air Force from the United States. (Released: Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command)
U.S. Dedicates C-130 Hangar to Nigerien Air Force
Ambassador Eric P. Whitaker, U.S. Ambassador to Niger, and Colonel Abdoul Kader Amirou, deputy chief of staff for the Nigerien Air Force, cut the ribbon signifying the facility's turnover to Niger at a dedication ceremony at Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, Jan. 22. (Released: Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command)
U.S. Dedicates C-130 Hangar to Nigerien Air Force
Ambassador Eric P. Whitaker, U.S. Ambassador to Niger, provide remarks during a turnover and dedication ceremony of a new C-130 hangar at Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, Jan. 22. (Released: Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command)
U.S. Dedicates C-130 Hangar to Nigerien Air Force
The U.S. conducted a turnover and dedication ceremony of a new C-130 hangar to the Nigerien Air Force, Jan. 22. The new hangar at Nigerien Air Base 201 will ultimately shelter up to two C-130 mobility aircraft, recently purchased by the Nigerien Armed Forces from the United States. (Released by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command)
