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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
Tunisian, American trainers partner at Allied Spirit VI
Sgt. First Class Lee Edmonds teaches a group of Tunisian officers and NCOs to be Observer Coach Trainers during Allied Spirit VI at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, March 16, 2017. Allied Spirit VI reinforces the relationships in Europe that have been building during the last 70 years, and provides unsurpassed capability in a strategic and vital location. (Photos by U.S. Army Sgt. William Frye/Released)
Photo by: Sgt. Karen Sampson
Tunisian, American trainers partner at Allied Spirit VI
Exercise Allied Spirit VI includes 2,770 participants from NATO and Partner for Peace nations, exercising tactical interoperability and testing secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Karen Sampson/ Released)
Photo by: Sgt. Karen Sampson
U.S. Army Africa chaplains conduct training for deploying Zambian counterparts
Chaplain (Col.) David Lile (left), the U.S. Army Africa command chaplain, conducts a training for Zambian army and air force chaplain teams at the Nanking army battle training center near Lusaka, Zambia, March 13, 2017. Lile and Sgt. 1st Class George Butler, also assigned the USARAF chaplain section based in Vicenza, Italy, discussed deployment cycle support and spiritual leadership and development components with the Zambian chaplains, who were preparing to support service members scheduled to deploy to Central African Republic and South Sudan on extended peacekeeping missions. (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Army Africa chaplains conduct training for deploying Zambian counterparts
Chaplain (Col.) David Lile (front row, center), the U.S. Army Africa command chaplain, poses for a group photo with Zambian army and air force chaplains at the Nanking army battle training center near Lusaka, Zambia, March 15, 2017. Lile and Sgt. 1st Class George Butler, also assigned the USARAF chaplain section based in Vicenza, Italy, discussed deployment cycle support and spiritual leadership and development components with the Zambian chaplains, who were preparing to support service members scheduled to deploy to Central African Republic and South Sudan on extended peacekeeping missions. (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Soldiers provide veterinarian assistance
U.S. Army Capt. Sage Umphreys, 418th Civil Affairs Battalion Function Specialty Unit (FxSP) veterinarian, and U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah DeArcy, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion medic, administer anti-parasitic medication to goats outside of Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 28, 2017. FxSP teams assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa routinely travel to the rural regions of Djibouti to treat local livestock herds. On these missions the teams typically treat between 800 and 1,500 animals. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot
U.S. Soldiers provide veterinarian assistance
A Djiboutian shepherd subdues his camel while U.S. Army 418th Civil Affairs Battalion Function Specialty Unit (FxSP) personnel treat his livestock during a veterinarian assistance mission outside of Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 28, 2017. The veterinarian assistance mission is intended to enhance the capabilities of local animal health workers, ensure animal herd well-being, and strengthen agricultural and economic stability, while fostering positive relationships between the U.S. and partner nations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot
U.S. Soldiers provide veterinarian assistance
U.S. Army Major Gary Brown, 418th Civil Affairs Battalion (FxSP) senior veterinarian administers anti-parasitic medication during a veterinarian assistance mission outside of Dikhil, Djibouti, March 28, 2017. The veterinarian assistance mission is intended to enhance the capabilities of local animal health workers, ensure animal herd well-being, and strengthen agricultural and economic stability, while fostering positive relationships between the U.S. and partner nations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot
U.S. Soldiers provide veterinarian assistance
U.S. Army Major Gary Brown, 418th Civil Affairs Battalion (FxSP) senior veterinarian, treats a camel’s infected eye in a rural area outside of Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 28, 2017. FxSP members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa administered anti-parasitic medication and provided basic treatment of upper repertory infections as part of their veterinarian assistance mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot
U.S. Soldiers provide veterinarian assistance
A Djiboutian shepherd waits in the rain for U.S. Soldiers with the 418th Civil Affairs Battalion Function Specialty Unit (FxSP) to treat her livestock in a rural area outside of Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 28, 2017. Livestock, such as goats and sheep are essential for the survival of nomadic people in the summer desert climate of east Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot
U.S. Soldiers provide veterinarian assistance
A young Djiboutian boy herds goats toward U.S. Soldiers with the 418th Civil Affairs Battalion Function Specialty Unit (FxSP) in a rural area outside of Dikhil, Djibouti, April 3, 2017. As part of their veterinarian assistance mission, FxSP members administered anti-parasitic medication to ward off the parasites that steal the animal’s nutrients and energy, increasing their survivability during the dry summer months. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot
AFRICOM holds forum to discuss migration challenges
U.S. Africa Command staff members and international partners attend a migration forum hosted by AFRICOM, March 24, 2017, on Kelly Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
AFRICOM holds forum to discuss migration challenges
Capt. Mark Asuncion, director, Multinational Cooperation Center and Strategic Outreach Division / J5-I, U.S. Africa Command, speaks to attendees of the AFRICOM Migration Forum, March 24, 2017, Kelly Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
AFRICOM holds forum to discuss migration challenges
Nisreen Rubaian, senior protection officer and deputy chief of mission, United Nations High Commission onf Refugees, Libya Office, addresses attendees of a migration forum hosted by U.S. Africa Command, March 24, 2017, Kelly Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
Prime Minister of Libyan Government of National Accord visits AFRICOM
Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, salute while a quintet from the U.S. Army Europe band play the Libyan and U.S. anthems April 5, 2017 at the AFRICOM Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. This marks Sarraj's second visit to AFRICOM's headquarters in Germany.
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
Prime Minister of Libyan Government of National Accord visits AFRICOM
Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, salute the Libyan and U.S. flags during an arrival ceremony April 5, 2017 at the AFRICOM Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. This marks Sarraj's second visit to AFRICOM's headquarters in Germany.
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
Prime Minister of Libyan Government of National Accord visits AFRICOM
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command greets Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj during a visit April 5, 2017 at the AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
Prime Minister of Libyan Government of National Accord visits AFRICOM
Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, salute the Libyan and U.S. flags during an arrival ceremony April 5, 2017 at the AFRICOM Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. This marks Sarraj's second visit to AFRICOM's headquarters in Germany.
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
Prime Minister of Libyan Government of National Accord visits AFRICOM
Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, deliver opening remarks prior to briefings at the AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Sarraj visited AFRICOM to receive operational updates and discuss future U.S. cooperation in Libya
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017
Manuel Melendez, U.S. Army Africa conference planner, briefs U.S. and Malawi military planners at the Bingu Wa Mutharika International Conference Center during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, Lilongwe, Malawi, March 27, 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: Capt. Jason Welch
US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017
Malawi and U.S. military planners pose for a group photo at the Bingu Wa Mutharika International Conference Center during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, Lilongwe, Malawi, March 27, 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: Capt. Jason Welch
US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, thanks a Malawi airborne lieutenant after he briefed the gathered Malawi and U.S. military planners near the Malawi Armed Forces College, Salima, Malawi, during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, March 28, 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: Capt. Jason Welch
US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, meets with Malawi Brig. Gen. Paul Phiri, Malawi Defense Force chief of training, at the Kumuzu Barracks, Lilongwe, Malawi, during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, March 27, 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 Capt. Jason Welch, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Capt. Jason Welch
Justified Accord 17: Increasing interoperability is key to a secure Africa
Participants of the U.S. Army Africa-led exercise Justified Accord 17 pose for a group photo following a ceremony held on Mar. 20, 2017, at the Peace and Support Training Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The exercise is an annual combined joint exercise focused on bringing together U.S., African partners, Western partners, and international organizations to promote interoperability thru collaboration for peacekeeping operations in the East Africa region. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds
JRTC rotation strengthens U.S.-Uganda partnership
Nineteen members of the Ugandan People's Defense Force disembark from a C-130 transport aircraft on the outskirts of Dara Lam, a mock village located in the Joint Readiness Training Center's primary training area, also called "the box" March 15. See page 6 of today's Guardian for a full story on the UPDF element in rotation 17-05.
JRTC rotation strengthens U.S.-Uganda partnership
Nineteen members of the Ugandan People's Defense Force disembark from a C-130 transport aircraft on the outskirts of Dara Lam, a mock village located in the Joint Readiness Training Center's primary training area, also called "the box" March 15. See page 6 of today's Guardian for a full story on the UPDF element in rotation 17-05.
AFRICOM hosts annual Resources and Assessments Workshop
Cheryl Escher, financial management analyst, Directorate of Resources and Assessments/ J8, U.S. Africa Command, addresses participants of the AFRICOM annual Resources and Assessments Workshop in Heidelberg, Germany, March 14, 2017.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
AFRICOM hosts annual Resources and Assessments Workshop
U.S. Africa Command hosts its annual Resources and Assessments Workshop, March 14, 2017, in Heidelberg, Germany. Representatives from each of the AFRICOM directorates and personnel from subordinate commands attended the event to discuss fiscal and budgeting issues across AFRICOM area of operations.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
AFRICOM hosts annual Resources and Assessments Workshop
Laura Jankovich, deputy auditor general, U.S. Air force, addresses attendees of the annual U.S. Africa Command Resources and Assessments Workshop, March 14, 2017, in Heidelberg, Germany. Representatives from each of the AFRICOM directorates and personnel from subordinate commands attended the event to discuss fiscal and budgeting issues across AFRICOM area of operations.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
AFRICOM hosts annual Resources and Assessments Workshop
David Thiede, director of Resources and Assesments / J8, U.S. Africa Command, addresses attendees of AFRICOM's annual Resources and Assessments Workshop, in Heidelberg, Germany, March 14, 2017. Representatives from each of the AFRICOM directorates and personnel from subordinate commands attended the event to discuss fiscal and budgeting issues across AFRICOM area of operations.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
AFRICOM hosts annual Resources and Assessments Workshop
U.S. Africa Command hosts its annual Resources and Assessments Workshop, March 14, 2017, in Heidelberg, Germany. Representatives from each of the AFRICOM directorates and personnel from subordinate commands attended the event to discuss fiscal and budgeting issues across AFRICOM area of operations.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
AFRICOM hosts annual Resources and Assessments Workshop
U.S. Africa Command hosted its annual Resources and Assessments Workshop, March 14, 2017, in Heidelberg, Germany. Representatives from each of the AFRICOM directorates and personnel from subordinate commands attended the event to discuss fiscal and budgeting issues across AFRICOM area of operations.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
AFRICOM science advisors focus on solving warfighter challenges
A touchless fingerprint scanner system for capturing finger prints for biometrics with the simple pass of a hand over a sensor was an emerging technology on display at the U.S. Pacific Command Operational Science and Technology Conference March 6 to 10 in Honolulu. The U.S. Africa Command science advisory team attended the conference to exchange information on ways to respond to capability gaps as well as enhance partner nation capability. (U.S. Africa Command photo courtesy of Ricardo Arias)
UN Military Unit Manuals Regional Seminar held in Ghana
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana hosted the first UN Military Unit Manuals Regional Seminar, with support from the US Africa Command March 8-10, 2017. The seminar shared the methodology for the eleven UN peacekeeping field manuals with all major African troop contributing countries for their awareness and implementation at their respective peacekeeping training centers. Partnering with the UN Dept. of Peacekeeping Operations and African academic centers of excellence such as the KAIPTC greatly enables AFRICOM to advance AFRICOM Theater Campaign Plan efforts to “Build African peacekeeping capacity”.
Exercise Cutlass Express 2017 Comes to an End
LE CHALAND, Mauritius (Feb. 8, 2017) Rear Adm. Shawn Duane, Vice Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet and Director, Maritime Partner Programs, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, delivers remarks at the Exercise Cutlass Express closing ceremony Feb. 8, 2017. Exercise Cutlass Express 2017, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is designed to assess and improve combined maritime law enforcement capacity and promote national and regional security in East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Stumberg/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs
Exercise Cutlass Express 2017 Comes to an End
LE CHALAND, Mauritius (Feb. 8, 2017) Karl Mario Nobin, Mauritius Police Force Commissioner, speaks to local media at the Exercise Cutlass Express closing ceremony Feb. 8, 2017. Exercise Cutlass Express 2017, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is designed to assess and improve combined maritime law enforcement capacity and promote national and regional security in East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Stumberg/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs
Exercise Cutlass Express 2017 Comes to an End
DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Feb. 8, 2017) - Uganda Marines attend the exercise Cutlass Express 2017 closing ceremony at the Djibouti Coast Guard base Feb. 8, 2017. Exercise Cutlass Express 2017, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is designed to assess and improve combined maritime law enforcement capacity and promote national and regional security in East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert Price/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs
