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Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
African Union hosts the Africa Logistics Forum - 2017, in conjunction with U.S Africa Command, at Plenary Hall, AU Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25-27. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
Dr. Debela Achamyelesh, Medical Planner, African Union, addresses participants of the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 26, 2017. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, addresses participants of the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25, 2017.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
African-born officer gets back to his roots with Cameroon mission
First Lt. Soule Malame, left, of Task Force Toccoa, a 101st Airborne Division-led unit based in Garoua, Cameroon, poses for a photo with a friend after visiting a mosque. Malame, a Muslim from Togo, uses his cultural identity to be a key part of the task force by helping Soldiers as a translator and giving them a better understanding of the local culture. (Photo Credit: Courtesy photo)
African-born officer gets back to his roots with Cameroon mission
First Lt. Soule Malame, far right, of Task Force Toccoa, a 101st Airborne Division-led unit, translates French into English to help a Cameroonian soldier speak with U.S. Army medics during a visit to a medical clinic in Garoua, Cameroon. (Photo Credit: Sean Kimmons/Released)
African-born officer gets back to his roots with Cameroon mission
First Lt. Soule Malame, of Task Force Toccoa, a 101st Airborne Division-led unit based in Garoua, Cameroon, uses his cultural identity to be a key part of the mission. Born in Togo, also a West African country, Malame helps Soldiers as a translator and gives them a better understanding of the local culture. (Photo Credit: Sean Kimmons/Released)
Phoenix Express 2017 kicks off with Opening Ceremony
Maritime forces from Europe, North Africa, and the United States began the 13th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Phoenix Express 2017, May 10, with an opening ceremony at the Spanish Naval Base Arsenal de Cartagena.
Photo by: MC1 Justin Stumberg
Phoenix Express 2017 kicks off with Opening Ceremony
Capt. Daniel Hopkins, exercise Phoenix Express 2017 officer in tactical command, delivers remarks during the opening ceremony for Phoenix Express 2017 at the Spanish Naval Base Arsenal de Cartagena May 10, 2017. Phoenix Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea.
Photo by: MC1 Justin Stumberg
Phoenix Express 2017 kicks off with Opening Ceremony
170510-N-XT273-031 CARTAGENA, Spain (May 10, 2017) Exercise Phoenix Express 2017 leadership pose for a group photo after opening ceremonies at the Spanish Naval Base Arsenal de Cartagena May 10, 2017. Phoenix Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea.
Photo by: MC1 Justin Stumberg
Phoenix Express 2017 kicks off with Opening Ceremony
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Darren Williams, a U.S. Navy Reservist assigned to Navy Operational Support Center Denver, assists Mauritanian and Algerian sailors with a non-lethal weapons training demonstration during exercise Phoenix Express 2017, May 9. Phoenix Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information-sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea.
Photo by: MC1 Justin Stumberg
Partnership leads the way to capacity during ALFS 2017
More than 40 nations from across the globe gather during the African Land Forces Summit at the Umodzi Business Park, Lilongwe, Malawi, May 8, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and trans-regional challenges and threats.
Photo by: Sgt. Paige Behringer, Spc. Tadlow McDonald
Partnership leads the way to capacity during ALFS 2017
Senior military leaders from countries across the African continent applaud during an introductory session before the opening ceremony of the African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 8, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)
Photo by: Sgt. Paige Behringer, Lilongwe, Malawi
US & African partner nations conclude HADR workshop in Burkina Faso
US & African partner nations conclude HADR workshop in Burkina Faso
Photo by: By Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
US & African partner nations conclude HADR workshop in Burkina Faso
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Johnny Hall, right, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisor aircraft maintenance, talks with African Partnership Flight participants during a table top workshop in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, April 20, 2017. The intent of APF is to build strong transparent partnerships that enhance regional stability and security through formal alliances, partnerships and simple exchanges of information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
Photo by: By Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
US & African partner nations conclude HADR workshop in Burkina Faso
U.S. Air Force Capt. Ian Mazerski, 321st Contingency Response Squadron maintenance flight commander, talks with African Partnership Flight participants during a table top workshop in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, April 20, 2017. The intent of APF is to build strong transparent partnerships that enhance regional stability and security through formal alliances, partnerships and simple exchanges of information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
Photo by: By Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
US & African partner nations conclude HADR workshop in Burkina Faso
African Partnership Flight participants discuss their solutions to a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief scenario in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, April 20, 2017. The intent of APF is to build strong transparent partnerships that enhance regional stability and security through formal alliances, partnerships and simple exchanges of information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
Photo by: By Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
AFRICOM, CJTF-HOA Commanders meet Somalia President
U.S. Africa Command commander U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, and the U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Stephen Schwartz, center, meet with the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia Ambassador Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira at Mogadishu International Airport, Somalia, April 29, 2017. Waldhauser has stated that the U.S. and its African partners should bring forward creative and viable solutions to meet the complicated and diverse challenges facing the African continent. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond/Released)
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond
AFRICOM, CJTF-HOA Commanders meet Somalia President
U.S. Africa Command commander U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, and President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known by his nickname “Farmajo,” shake hands after their meeting held at Mogadishu International Airport, Somalia, April 29, 2017. With its partners, USAFRICOM works to neutralize transnational threats, protect U.S. personnel and facilities, prevent and mitigate conflict, and build defense capability to promote regional stability and prosperity. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond/Released)
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond
United States Africa Command Image
U.S. Africa Command commander U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, and the U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Stephen Schwartz, center, meet with the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia Ambassador Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira at Mogadishu International Airport, Somalia, April 29, 2017. Waldhauser has stated that the U.S. and its African partners should bring forward creative and viable solutions to meet the complicated and diverse challenges facing the African continent. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)
Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond
African Lion 17
U.S. Soldiers representing the 805th Military Police Company from Cary N.C participate in crowd control training with Alpha 3rd Marine Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces during Exercise African Lion 17 April 23, at Tifnit, Morocco.Exercise African Lion is an annually scheduled, combined multilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation’s tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Army Reserve photo Spc. Tynisha L. Daniel/Released)
Photo by: Spc. Tynisha Daniel
Accord exercises build, strengthen partnerships with Africans
U.S. Army Soldiers and members of the Zambian Defense Force work together during a daytime tactical movement during Exercise Southern Accord 15 in Lusaka, Zambia, Aug. 15, 2015.
Exercise Unified Focus 2017 kicks off in Cameroon
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, answers questions for local journalists following the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
Exercise Unified Focus 2017 kicks off in Cameroon
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Harold Estabrooks, U.S. Army Africa Army Reserve Engagement Cell, directs the arrangement of the group photo following the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
Exercise Unified Focus 2017 kicks off in Cameroon
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Sarah Balian translates as Cameroonian Maj. Gen. Saly Mohamadou, Commander of the 2nd Military Region of Cameroon, provides his remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
Exercise Unified Focus 2017 kicks off in Cameroon
Senior leaders and guest speakers exchange remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
Exercise Unified Focus 2017 kicks off in Cameroon
U.S. Army Maj. Aaron Smith, U.S. Embassy Yaoundé office of security cooperation, provides remarks during the opening ceremony of exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
Exercise Unified Focus 2017 kicks off in Cameroon
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, greets Cameroonian Maj. Gen. Saly Mohamadou, Commander of the 2nd Military Region of Cameroon, at the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo by Capt. Jason Welch, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
Exercise Unified Focus 2017 kicks off in Cameroon
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Sarah Balian translates as Cameroonian Maj. Gen. Saly Mohamadou, Commander of the 2nd Military Region of Cameroon, provides his remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
Exercise Unified Focus 2017 kicks off in Cameroon
Senior leaders and guest speakers exchange remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
Exercise Unified Focus 2017 kicks off in Cameroon
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Harold Estabrooks, U.S. Army Africa Army Reserve Engagement Cell, directs the arrangement of the group photo following the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
Exercise Unified Focus 2017 kicks off in Cameroon
U.S. Army Maj. Aaron Smith, U.S. Embassy Yaoundé office of security cooperation, provides remarks during the opening ceremony of exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
Exercise Unified Focus 2017 kicks off in Cameroon
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, greets Cameroonian Maj. Gen. Saly Mohamadou, Commander of the 2nd Military Region of Cameroon, at the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo by Capt. Jason Welch, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
Exercise Unified Focus 2017 kicks off in Cameroon
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, answers questions for local journalists following the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
AFRICOM Commander joins SecDef in meeting with Djibouti's president
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and U.S. Africa Command Commander Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser meet with Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh at his presidential palace in Djibouti City, Djibouti, April 23, 2017. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jen Dyrcz
AFRICOM hosts first ever Chiefs of Defense conference
More than 40 African Chiefs of Defense or their representatives participated in the first ever CHoD conference hosted by U.S. Africa Command, April 19-20, 2017, in Stuttgart, GE. Countering VEOs and peace support operations were the central topics for discussion. (Photos by Brenda Law and Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts first ever Chiefs of Defense conference
More than 40 African Chiefs of Defense or their representatives participated in the first ever CHoD conference hosted by U.S. Africa Command, April 19-20, 2017, in Stuttgart, GE. Countering VEOs and peace support operations were the central topics for discussion. (Photos by Brenda Law and Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts first ever Chiefs of Defense conference
More than 40 African Chiefs of Defense or their representatives participated in the first ever CHoD conference hosted by U.S. Africa Command, April 19-20, 2017, in Stuttgart, GE. Countering VEOs and peace support operations were the central topics for discussion. (Photos by Brenda Law and Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts first ever Chiefs of Defense conference
More than 40 African Chiefs of Defense or their representatives participated in the first ever CHoD conference hosted by U.S. Africa Command, April 19-20, 2017, in Stuttgart, GE. Countering VEOs and peace support operations were the central topics for discussion. (Photos by Brenda Law and Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts first ever Chiefs of Defense conference
More than 40 African Chiefs of Defense or their representatives participated in the first ever CHoD conference hosted by U.S. Africa Command, April 19-20, 2017, in Stuttgart, GE. Countering VEOs and peace support operations were the central topics for discussion. (Photos by Brenda Law and Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts first ever Chiefs of Defense conference
More than 40 African Chiefs of Defense or their representatives participated in the first ever CHoD conference hosted by U.S. Africa Command, April 19-20, 2017, in Stuttgart, GE. Countering VEOs and peace support operations were the central topics for discussion. (Photos by Brenda Law and Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
