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Flintlock 17 begins
David Young, the Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy Burkina Faso, is greeted by soldiers of the Burkina Faso Army during the opening ceremony for Flintlock 2017 on Feb. 27, at Camp Zagre, Burkina Faso.
Seven African partner nations are participating in Flintlock 2017 to include Burkina Faso, Niger, Morocco, Tunisia, Chad, Cameroon, and Mauritania. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt Benjamin Northcutt 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Public Affairs Sergeant/released)
Photo by: Sgt. Benjamin Northcutt
Flintlock 2017 gets underway in Burkina Faso
Colonel Major TN Pale, Burkina Faso Army Chief of Staff, addresses Burkina Faso Soldiers and U.S. Special Forces during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2017 at Camp Zagre, Burkina Faso on February 27, 2017.
Exercise Flintlock is designed to build the capacity of key partners to provide better security for civilian populations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc Britany Slessman 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Multimedia Illustrator/released)
Photo by: Sgt. Benjamin Northcutt
Flintlock 2017 gets underway in Burkina Faso
Soldiers with the Burkina Faso Army are addressed at the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2017 at Camp Zagre, Burkina Faso on February 27, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Spc Britany Slessman 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Multimedia Illustrator/released)
Photo by: Sgt. Benjamin Northcutt
Field sanitation course
Students in the February 13, 2017 Field Sanitation Team Training (FSTT) course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, learn the proper use of a wet bulb-globe temperature kit in order to determine the appropriate hydration requirements and work-rest cycle for troops operating in high temperatures. Injuries such as heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke are a serious threat to military personnel operating in warm climates, and one of many topics covered by the FSTT course in order to mitigate disease and non-battle related injuries. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Paul Gorman
Field sanitation course
U.S. and French military members demonstrate their ability to use a wet bulb-globe temperature (WBGT) kit during a Field Sanitation Team Training course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 14, 2017. The WBGT kit is an instrument for providing information on hot weather risks to the health of troops undergoing training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman) (Foreign service members name tape has been obscured for OPSEC)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Paul Gorman
Field sanitation course
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Elizabeth Kim, officer in charge of environmental health for Camp Lemonnier, confers with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Pauline Jones, noncommissioned officer in charge of preventative medicine, during a Field Sanitation Team Training course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 14, 2017. As course instructors, Kim and Jones taught participating service members field sanitation practices proven to mitigate disease and non-battle related injuries. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Paul Gorman
Field sanitation skills build capacity to operate in austere environments
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Elizabeth Kim, officer in charge of environmental health for Camp Lemonnier, confers with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Pauline Jones, noncommissioned officer in charge of preventative medicine, during a Field Sanitation Team Training course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 14, 2017. As course instructors, Kim and Jones taught participating service members field sanitation practices proven to mitigate disease and non-battle related injuries. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Paul Gorman
USAFRICOM hosts newly promoted brigadier generals & rear admirals as a part of the CAPSTONE program.
Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, U.S. Africa Command commander, meets with newly-promoted brigadier generals and rear admirals visiting U.S. AFRICOM as part of the CAPSTONE program, on Kelly Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, Feb. 24, 2017. CAPSTONE is a course conducted by the National Defense University to help senior officers gain a better understanding of national and international security issues from both the U.S. and host nation perspective.
(USAFRICOM photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones / Released)
AFRICOM hosts former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
Jon Dahms, AFRICOM's Deputy for Public Affairs and Communication Synchronization division (center) introduces former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to U.S. Army Colonel Kathy Graef, U.S. Special Operations Command-Africa's (USSOCAF) Director of Logistics (right), Feb. 16, 2017. Albright traveled to U.S. Africa Command to learn about the command's programs and mission in Africa. (USAFRICOM photo by Brenda Law/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
AFN interviews former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright during her visit to AFRICOM, Feb. 6, 2017. (USAFRICOM photo by Brenda Law/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
Jehan Jones-Radgowski, political advisor for AFRICOM's Public Affairs and Communication Synchronization division (left) directs a question to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright during her visit to AFRICOM on Feb. 16, 2017. Albright met with career Foreign Service officers currently assigned to AFRICOM and EUCOM and praised them for their contribution to American diplomacy (USAFRICOM photo by Brenda Law/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
During her visit to AFRICOM, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright poses for a group photo with U.S. State Department Foreign Service officers currently assigned to U.S. Africa and U.S. European Commands, Feb. 16, 2017. Albright praised the Foreign Service officers for their contribution to American diplomacy and expressed the importance of “working across the aisle” to get things done. (USAFRICOM photo by Brenda Law/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
Amb. Susan Elliott, Civilian Deputy to the Commander, U.S. European Command (left) and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright meet with career Foreign Service officers currently assigned to AFRICOM and EUCOM during Albright’s visit to AFRICOM, Feb. 16, 2017. Albright praised attendees for their contribution to American diplomacy and expressed the importance of “working across the aisle” to get things done. (USAFRICOM photo by Brenda Law/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright addresses career Foreign Service officers currently assigned to AFRICOM and U.S. European Command during her visit to AFRICOM, Feb. 16, 2017. Sharing her experiences and wisdom in diplomacy for America, Albright expressed the importance of “working across the aisle” to get things done. (USAFRICOM photo by Brenda Law/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, and his staff brief former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on the command's mission and programs in Africa during her visit on Feb. 16, 2017. Albright also met with career Foreign Service officers currently assigned to AFRICOM and U.S. European Command, sharing her experiences and expressing the importance of “working across the aisle” to get things done. (USAFRICOM photo by Brenda Law/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, escorts former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to a brief on the command's mission and programs in Africa during her visit to AFRICOM, Feb. 16, 2017. Albright also met with career Foreign Service officers currently assigned to AFRICOM and U.S. European Command, sharing her experiences and expressing the importance of “working across the aisle” to get things done. (USAFRICOM photo by Brenda Law/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
Albright visited AFRICOM on eve of Munich Security Conference
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
Multinational planners put final touches on Exercise Unified Focus 2017 in Cameroon
Planners from 9 partner nations and distinguished guests pose for a group photo following the opening ceremony for the Unified Focus 2017 final planning event in Douala, Cameroon, on Feb. 6, 2017. The planning event brought partner nation planners together to discuss and shape the inaugural Unified Focus exercise designed to enhance and enable Lake Chad Basin Commission nations to support the Multinational Joint Task Force counter-Boko Haram operations.
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch, DOUALA, Cameroon
Multinational planners put final touches on Exercise Unified Focus 2017 in Cameroon
Planners discuss the details of exercise scenarios during the Unified Focus 2017 final planning event in Douala, Cameroon, on Feb. 6, 2016. The planning event brought partner nation planners together to discuss and shape the inaugural Unified Focus exercise designed to enhance and enable Lake Chad Basin Commission nations to support the Multinational Joint Task Force counter-Boko Haram operations.
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch, DOUALA, Cameroon
Multinational planners put final touches on Exercise Unified Focus 2017 in Cameroon
Planners discuss the details of each exercise scenario during the Unified Focus 2017 final planning event (FPE), Douala, Cameroon, Feb. 6, 2017. The UF17 FPE brought partner nation planners together to discuss and shape the inaugural Unified Focus exercise designed to enhance and enable Lake Chad Basin Commission nations to support the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) counter-Boko Haram operations. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Capt. Jason Welch/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
Multinational planners put final touches on Exercise Unified Focus 2017 in Cameroon
Planners discuss the details of exercise scenarios during the Unified Focus 2017 final planning event in Douala, Cameroon, on Feb. 6, 2016. The planning event brought partner nation planners together to discuss and shape the inaugural Unified Focus exercise designed to enhance and enable Lake Chad Basin Commission nations to support the Multinational Joint Task Force counter-Boko Haram operations.
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch, DOUALA, Cameroon
Multinational planners put final touches on Exercise Unified Focus 2017 in Cameroon
Planners discuss the details of exercise scenarios during the Unified Focus 2017 final planning event in Douala, Cameroon, on Feb. 6, 2016. The planning event brought partner nation planners together to discuss and shape the inaugural Unified Focus exercise designed to enhance and enable Lake Chad Basin Commission nations to support the Multinational Joint Task Force counter-Boko Haram operations.
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch, DOUALA, Cameroon
Multinational planners put final touches on Exercise Unified Focus 2017 in Cameroon
Planners discuss the details of exercise scenarios during the Unified Focus 2017 final planning event in Douala, Cameroon, on Feb. 6, 2016. The planning event brought partner nation planners together to discuss and shape the inaugural Unified Focus exercise designed to enhance and enable Lake Chad Basin Commission nations to support the Multinational Joint Task Force counter-Boko Haram operations.
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch, DOUALA, Cameroon
Multinational planners put final touches on Exercise Unified Focus 2017 in Cameroon
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general and U.S. Army Reserve Engagement Cell chief, congratulates Cameroonian Maj. Gen. Saly Mohamadou, the regional commander and senior host for the planning event, on the Cameroonian national soccer team victory in the Africa Cup of Nations the previous evening during the opening ceremony for the Unified Focus 2017 final planning event in Douala, Cameroon, on Feb. 6, 2017. The event brought partner nation planners together to discuss and shape the inaugural Unified Focus exercise, which is designed to enhance and enable Lake Chad Basin Commission nations in support of Multinational Joint Task Force counter-Boko Haram operations.
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch, DOUALA, Cameroon
Multinational planners put final touches on Exercise Unified Focus 2017 in Cameroon
Cameroonian Maj. Gen. Saly Mohamadou, the regional commander and senior host for the planning event, provides remarks during the opening ceremony for the Unified Focus 2017 final planning event in Douala, Cameroon, on Feb. 6, 2017. The event brought partner nation planners together to discuss and shape the inaugural Unified Focus exercise, which is designed to enhance and enable Lake Chad Basin Commission nations in support of Multinational Joint Task Force counter-Boko Haram operations.
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch, DOUALA, Cameroon
War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series
War and Conflict in Africa: Members of U.S. Africa Command listen as Dr. Paul Williams, associate director of the Security Policy Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, talks about wars in Africa, Jan. 27, 2017, at Kelly Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. As part of the AFRICOM Commander’s Speaker Series, Williams was invited to share his research on wars and conflicts in Africa since the end of the Cold War.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Stuttgart, Germany
War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series
War and Conflict in Africa: Dr. Paul Williams, associate director of the Security Policy Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, addresses members of U.S. Africa Command, Jan. 27, 2017, during his visit to Kelly Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. As part of the AFRICOM Commander’s Speaker Series, Williams was invited to share his research on wars and conflicts in Africa since the end of the Cold War.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Stuttgart, Germany
War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series
War and Conflict in Africa: Dr. Paul Williams, associate director of the Security Policy Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, addresses members of U.S. Africa Command, Jan. 27, 2017, during his visit to Kelly Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. As part of the AFRICOM Commander’s Speaker Series, Williams was invited to share his research on wars and conflicts in Africa since the end of the Cold War.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Stuttgart, Germany
War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series
War and Conflict in Africa: Dr. Paul Williams, associate director of the Security Policy Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, addresses members of U.S. Africa Command, Jan. 27, 2017, during his visit to Kelly Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. As part of the AFRICOM Commander’s Speaker Series, Williams was invited to share his research on wars and conflicts in Africa since the end of the Cold War
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Stuttgart, Germany
War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series
War and Conflict in Africa: Dr. Paul Williams, associate director of the Security Policy Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, addresses members of U.S. Africa Command, Jan. 27, 2017, during his visit to Kelly Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. As part of the AFRICOM Commander’s Speaker Series, Williams was invited to share his research on wars and conflicts in Africa since the end of the Cold War.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Stuttgart, Germany
Indiana Guard, Niger form partneership
NIAMEY, Niger - Delegates from the Indiana National Guard, the U.S. State Department and the Niger Armed Forces pose for a group photo after the State Partnership signing ceremony in Niamey, Niger. (Photo by Nate Herring, U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
Indiana Guard, Niger form partnership
Niamey, Niger - Maj. Gen. Courtney P. Carr, the Adjutant General of Indiana, and Gen. Seyni Garba, Joint Chief of Staff of the Niger Armed Forces, sign a ceremonial partnership agreement during the State Partnership Program ceremony in Niamey, Niger. (Photo by Nate Herring, U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
Indiana Guard, Niger form partnership
NIAMEY, Niger - Maj. Gen. Courtney P. Carr, the Adjutant General of Indiana, and Gen. Seyni Garba, Joint Chief of Staff of the Niger Armed Forces, sign a ceremonial partnership agreement during the State Partnership Program signing ceremony in Niamey, Niger. (Photo by Nate Herring, U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
Indiana Guard and Niger form State Partnership
NIAMEY, Niger - Maj. Gen. Courtney P. Carr, the Adjutant General of Indiana, and Gen. Seyni Garba, Joint Chief of Staff of the Niger Armed Forces, sign a ceremonial partnership agreement during the State Partnership Program signing ceremony in Niamey, Niger. (Photo by Nate Herring, U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
State, Defense officials focus on East Africa security
Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, addresses attendees of the 2017 East Africa Security Synchronization Conference at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 24. The two-day event allowed U.S. Embassy representatives from eight East African nations to engage with AFRICOM leadership, and provided the opportunity for an open dialogue to discuss the security environments of each country. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Released)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Paul Gorman
State, Defense officials focus on East Africa security
U.S. Defense Attachés and country team personnel from eight East Africa nations joined military leaders from U.S. Africa Command and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Jan. 24, for the 2017 East Africa Security Synchronization Conference. The two-day event was hosted by CJTF-HOA under the leadership of AFRICOM Commander Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, and provided the opportunity for an open dialogue to discuss the security environments of each country. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Released)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Paul Gorman
State, Defense officials focus on East Africa security
Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, U.S. Ambassador to the African Union, addresses attendees of the 2017 East Africa Security Synchronization Conference at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 24. The two-day event was hosted by CJTF-HOA under the leadership of AFRICOM Commander Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, and provided an opportunity to openly discuss the security environment throughout the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Released)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Paul Gorman
State, Defense officials focus on East Africa security
Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Commanding General Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag converse during the 2017 East Africa Security Synchronization Conference at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 24. The two-day event allowed U.S. Embassy representatives from eight East African nations to engage with AFRICOM leadership, and provided the opportunity for an open dialogue to discuss the security environments of each country. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Released)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Paul Gorman
Somali National Army Symposium 2017
Leaders of the Somali National Army gather with international military and civilian officials for the SNA Symposium in downtown Mogadishu, Jan. 11, 2017. More than 60 participants attended the two-day event, including representatives from Denmark, Germany, Italy, Somalia, Turkey, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States of America. Also in attendance, were representatives from international organizations such as the United Nations, European Union Training Mission, and the African Union Mission in Somalia. (Photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Released)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Paul Gorman
Paving the road to a more secure Somalia
Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, right, recognizes members of the Ugandan military responsible for defeating a vehicle borne IED attack while serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia during the SNA Symposium in downtown Mogadishu, Jan. 11, 2017. AMISOM is an active, regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations in Somalia. (Photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Released)
Photo by: Master Sgt. Paul Gorman
