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621st Contingency Response Wing hosts African Partnership Flight program
Participants of the African Partnership Flight engagement listen to an operations briefing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 17, 2018. U.S. Air Forces Africa has advocated increased air engagement in Africa and APF is the next step in providing persistent diplomatic, informational, humanitarian, economic and other non-threatening outreach efforts to support the diverse people and nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Gonzalez)
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Gonzalez, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, , United States
621st Contingency Response Wing hosts African Partnership Flight program
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. David Atwell, 305th Maintenance Operations Squadron, briefs participants of the African Partnership Flight on refueling pods at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 18, 2018. APF creates partnerships among a myriad of organizations who have not traditionally worked with each other in the past to achieve common interests through collaboration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Gonzalez)
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Gonzalez, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, , United States
621st Contingency Response Wing hosts African Partnership Flight program
Brig. Gen. William Knight, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center vice commander, speaks during the opening ceremony of the African Partnership Flight at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 16, 2018. Thirteen African countries participated in the week-long engagement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Gonzalez)
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Gonzalez, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States
Truman Strike Group, Morocco Team Up for Lightning Handshake 2018
Exercise Lightning Handshake provides U.S. and Moroccan maritime and aviation forces the opportunity to work together, exchange information and refine tactics, techniques and procedures. (USS Harry S. Truman - U.S. Navy courtesy photo)
Photo by: Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Public Affairs
UPDF Soldiers complete historic civil affairs operations training
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Soldiers and U.S. Army Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, attached to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, pose for a group photo after a graduation ceremony from a 10-week civil affairs operations course provided by members of the 404th at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 13, 2018. The civil affairs course is designed to enhance the UPDF's capability and capacity to support its enduring African Union peacekeeping force and African Union Mission in Somalia mandates through civil military cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Ahearn
UPDF Soldiers complete historic civil affairs operations training
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Soldiers and U.S. Army Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, attached to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, pose for a group photo after a graduation ceremony from a 10-week civil affairs operations course provided by members of the 404th at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 13, 2018. The civil affairs course is designed to enhance the UPDF's capability and capacity to support its enduring African Union peacekeeping force and African Union Mission in Somalia mandates through civil military cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Ahearn
UPDF Soldiers complete historic civil affairs operations training
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Brig. Gen. Jack Backasumba, Camp Singo Commandant, addresses UPDF soldiers during the graduation ceremony for a 10-week civil affairs operations course provided by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 13, 2018. The civil affairs course is designed to enhance the UPDF's capability and capacity to support its enduring African Union peacekeeping force and African Union Mission in Somalia mandates through civil military cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Ahearn
UPDF Soldiers complete historic civil affairs operations training
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Brig. Gen. Jack Backasumba, Camp Singo Commandant, thanks U.S. Army Soldiers during the graduation ceremony for a 10-week civil affairs operations course provided by the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 13, 2018. The civil affairs course is designed to enhance the UPDF's capability and capacity to support its enduring African Union peacekeeping force and African Union Mission in Somalia mandates through civil military cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Ahearn
Africa Logistics Symposium 2018 hosted in Addis Ababa
Col. (ret.) Mor Ndiandame Mbow, chief of mission support operations, Peace and Support Operations Division, African Union, addresses attendees of the Africa Logistics Symposium 2018, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 11, 2018, during the opening ceremony.
(Photos by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Senior enlisted leaders foster relationships at African Land Forces Summit
Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremiah Inman, U.S. Army Africa senior enlisted leader, briefs senior non-commissioned officers from 13 African nations during a breakout session as part of the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, April 16, 2018. ALFS 18 is a weeklong seminar that brings together land forces chiefs from across Africa to discuss and develop cooperative solutions, as well as improve trans-regional security and stability. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Tverberg, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs)
Photo by: Sgt. Jennifer Garza
AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
Liberia Minister of National Defense Daniel Ziankahn and U.S. Africa Command command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, engage in discussion, April 2, 2018, at the Liberia MOD office in Monrovia. The event was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Monrovia, Liberia
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
U.S. Africa Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez , shakes hands with Dr. Zoe Parwon, a medical doctor working at the Kessley Barracks Health Center in Monrovia, April 3, 2018. The event was a part of a 3-day site visit to the region in order to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
Sgt. Henry Lavala, a student in the first fully-Liberian led Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, shakes hands with U.S. Africa Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez , April 3, 2018, following his mission brief at the Liberian Armed Forces Training Center, in Monrovia. Lavala attended the first fully-Liberian Led Basic Noncommissioned OFficer course. The event was a part of a 3-day site visit to the region, conducted by Colon-Lopez, in order to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
Sgt. Henry Lavala, a student in the first fully-Liberian led Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, gives a mission briefing to his fellow classmates, April 3, 2018, at the Liberian Armed Forces Training Center, in Monrovia. The meeting was a part of a 3-day visit to the region, conducted by U.S. Africa Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Monrovia, Liberia
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
Command Sgt. Maj. Cooper Manqueh, Liberian Forces Sergeant Major, takes a photos with U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, April 3, 2018, at the Liberian Armed Forces training Center. Colon Lopez recently conducted a 3-day site visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Monrovia, Liberia
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
Col. Theophilus Dana, a commander in the Armed Forces of Liberia shakes hands with U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, April 4, 2018, at the Liberian Armed Forces training Center. The meeting was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Monrovia, Liberia
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
Soldiers from the Armed Forces of Liberia conduct a halt during patrol training, April 4, 2018, near the Liberian Armed Forces Training Center, during a site visit conducted by U.S. Africa Command Senior Enlisted Advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez.The event was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Monrovia, Liberia
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, poses with students from the first fully-Liberian led Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, April 3, 2018, at the Liberia Armed Forces Training Command compound. The event was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Monrovia, Liberia
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
Liberia Minister of National Defense Daniel Ziankahn and U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, engage in discussion, April 2, 2018, at the Liberia MOD office in Monrovia. The event was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Monrovia, Liberia
Nigerian Air Force set for training on A-29 Super Tucano
Training will be provided by the 81st Fighter Squadron, an existing A-29 Light Air Support training squadron that currently trains Afghan Air Force personnel. This program will ensure the Nigerian Air Force receives the support and training it needs to safely and effectively employ the A-29 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erick Requadt)
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Erick Requadt
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A U.S. military member interacts with orphans at Saint Vincent Orphanage of Niamey during Flintlock 2018 in Niamey, Niger, April 18, 2018. Approximately 1,900 service members from more than 20 African and western partner nations are participating in Flintlock at multiple locations in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Heather Doppke/79th Theater Sustainment Command)
Photo by: Sgt. Heather Doppke
Flintlock 2018 military personnel visit orphanage near Niamey
Service Members visited with kids, and donated supplies in Niamey, Niger April 18, 2018.
There are nearly 1,900 participants from 20 African, western nations participating in Flintlock 2018 at multiple locations in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Senegal
Photo by: Sgt. Anri Baril
African Land Forces Summit 2018
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Eugene J. LeBoeuf, U.S. Army Africa acting commanding general, answers questions with local media during an interview following the opening ceremony of the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, April 16, 2018. ALFS 18 participants will build capacity by utilizing th elesson learned during the plenary sessions, breakout sessions and exchanges to combat violent extreme organizations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Tverberg)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Joshua Tverberg
Flintlock 2018 Women, Peace, and Security
Women gather to attend the Women, Peace, and Security seminar held as part of Flintlock 2018, in Niamey, Niger, April 13-14.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Stuttgart, Germany
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Flintlock 2018 Women, Peace, and Security Seminar
A Women, Peace and Security seminar was held April 13-14, 2018 in Niamey, Niger in conjunction with Flintlock 2018. Flintlock is U.S. Africa Command's premier and largest annual Special Operations Forces exercise.
Photo by: Sgt. Anri Baril
Africa Logistics Symposium 2018 hosted in Addis Ababa
Ambassador Alexander Laskaris, U.S. Africa Command deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement, addresses attendees of the Africa Logistics Symposium 2018, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 11, 2018, during the opening ceremony.
(Photos by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Africa Logistics Symposium 2018 hosted in Addis Ababa
Senegalese Group Captain David Akrong, Movement Coordination Center Chief, African Union, addresses attendees of the Africa Logistics Symposium 2018, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 11, 2018, during the opening ceremony.
(Photos by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Africa Logistics Symposium 2018 hosted in Addis Ababa
Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, U.S. Ambassador to the African Union, addresses attendees of the Africa Logistics Symposium 2018, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 11, 2018, during the opening ceremony.
(Photos by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
AFRICOM senior enlisted advisor meets with U.S. Ambassador to Liberia.
U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez, speaks during a panel discussion with U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder, and Lt. Col. Marc Saphir, U.S. Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché , during a visit to the U.S. Embassy there, April 2, 2018. The engagement was a part of a site to Liberia to meet with Liberia’s military leadership in order to foster partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia, following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia, after nearly 15 years in operation.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Monrovia, Liberia
AFRICOM senior enlisted advisor meets with U.S. Ambassador to Liberia.
U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez, speaks during a panel discussion with U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder, and Lt. Col. Marc Saphir, U.S. Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché , during a visit to the U.S. Embassy there, April 2, 2018. The engagement was a part of a site to Liberia to meet with Liberia’s military leadership in order to foster partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia, following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia, after nearly 15 years in operation.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Monrovia, Liberia
AFRICOM senior enlisted advisor meets with U.S. Ambassador to Liberia.
U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez, met with U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, during a visit to the U.S. Embassy there, April 2, 2018. The engagement was a part of a site to Liberia to meet with Liberia’s military leadership in order to foster partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia, following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia, after nearly 15 years in operation.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Monrovia, Liberia
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Lt. Col. Marc Saphir, U.S. Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder, and U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez, pose for a photo, during a visit to the U.S. Embassy there, April 2, 2018. The engagement was a part of a site to Liberia to meet with Liberia’s military leadership in order to foster partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia, following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia, after nearly 15 years in operation.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Monrovia, Liberia
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Soldiers assigned to the Forces Armees Nigeriennes raise the Nigerien and U.S. flags during an opening ceremony at the Joint Multinational Headquarters for Flintlock 2018 at Agadez, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock is an annual, African-led, integrated military and law enforcement exercise that has strengthened key partner nation forces throughout North and West Africa as well as western Special Operations Forces since 2005. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mary S. Katzenberger, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Mary Katzenberger
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Soldiers assigned to the Forces Armees Nigeriennes raise the Nigerien and U.S. flags during an opening ceremony at the Joint Multinational Headquarters for Flintlock 2018 at Agadez, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock is an annual, African-led, integrated military and law enforcement exercise that has strengthened key partner nation forces throughout North and West Africa as well as western Special Operations Forces since 2005. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mary S. Katzenberger, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Mary Katzenberger
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Photo by: Sgt. Anri Baril
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U.S. Africa Command and Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) co-sponsored a natural disaster response forum in Accra. The event brought together experts in disaster management from multiple organizations in Ghana and the U.S. and was conducted at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, March 12-15, 2018. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Robin Cromer)
Flintlock 2018 Opening Ceremony
NIAMEY, Niger – U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Marcus Hicks, commander, Special Operations Command Africa, is interviewed by local media after the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2018 in Niamey, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Heather Doppke/79th Theater Sustainment Command)
Photo by: Sgt. Heather Doppke, Niamey, , Niger
Flintlock 2018 Opening Ceremony
NIAMEY, Niger – Moutari Kalla, Nigerien Minister of Defense, speaks during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2018 in Niamey, Niger, April 11, 2018. Approximately 1,900 service members from more than 20 African and western partner nations are participating in Flintlock 2018 at multiple locations in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Heather Doppke/79th Theater Sustainment Command)
Photo by: Sgt. Heather Doppke, Niamey, , Niger
Flintlock 2018 Opening Ceremony
NIAMEY, Niger – Maj. Gen. Marcus Hicks, commander, Special Operations Command Africa, gives remarks during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2018 in Niamey, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Heather Doppke/79th Theater Sustainment Command)
Photo by: Sgt. Heather Doppke, Niamey, , Niger
