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U.S., Senegal Train on Sea-to-Land Tactics (5) of (6)
Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commandos depart after raiding a simulated enemy position during the final exercise with U.S. service members in Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 17, 2015. The Marines and Coast Guardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa spent four weeks training the COFUMACO on basic infantry tactics and small-boat operations as a part of a Maritime Security Force Assistance mission to increase interoperability with Senegal’s and strengthen the bond between the partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)
Photo by: Cpl. Olivia McDonald
U.S., Senegal Train on Sea-to-Land Tactics (4) of (6)
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Austin Carpenter, a rifleman, shakes his counterpart Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando’s hand after successfully completing the final exercise with U.S. service members in Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 17, 2015. The Marines and Coast Guardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa spent four weeks training the COFUMACO on basic infantry tactics and small-boat operations as a part of a Maritime Security Force Assistance mission to increase interoperability with Senegal’s and strengthen the bond between the partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)
Photo by: Cpl. Olivia McDonald
U.S., Senegal Train on Sea-to-Land Tactics (3) of (6)
Second Lt. Aaron Burtner, security cooperation team leader, congratulates a Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando during his graduation ceremony after completing the final exercise with U.S. service members in Dakar, Senegal, September 17, 2015. The Marines and Coast Guardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa spent four weeks training the COFUMACO on basic infantry tactics and small-boat operations as a part of a Maritime Security Force Assistance mission to increase interoperability with Senegal’s and strengthen the bond between the partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)
Photo by: Cpl. Olivia McDonald
U.S., Senegal Train on Sea-to-Land Tactics (2) of (6)
A Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando raids the beach during the final exercise with U.S. service members in Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 17, 2015. The Marines and Coast Guardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa spent four weeks training the COFUMACO on basic infantry tactics and small-boat operations as a part of a Maritime Security Force Assistance mission to increase interoperability with Senegal’s and strengthen the bond between the partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)
Photo by: Cpl. Olivia McDonald
U.S., Senegal Train on Sea-to-Land Tactics (1) of (6)
A Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando posts security on the beach during the final exercise with U.S. service members in Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 17, 2015. The Marines and Coast Guardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa spent four weeks training the COFUMACO on basic infantry tactics and mall-boat operations as a part of a Maritime Security Force Assistance mission to increase interoperability with Senegal’s and strengthen the bond between the partner nations.( U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)
Photo by: Cpl. Olivia McDonald
AFRICOM hosts faculty from U.S. Air War College (1) of (2)
AFRICOM hosts faculty from the U.S. Air War College: U.S. Army Col. Barry Jones (foreground) and German Air Force Lt.Col. Andreas Scharff were among a group of 16 faculty from the U.S. Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. who visited AFRICOM Headquarters at the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Sept. 29, 2015. The Air War College faculty were briefed by select AFRICOM staff about the commands mission and programs. (USAFRICOM photo by Brenda Law/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM hosts faculty from U.S. Air War College (2) of (2)
AFRICOM hosts faculty from the U.S. Air War College: U.S. AFRICOM Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Kingsley (far right), welcomes faculty from the U.S. Air War College, Sept. 29, 2015. The 16 faculty members were briefed by select AFRICOM staff about the commands mission and programs. (USAFRICOM photo by Brenda Law/Released)
Photo by: Brenda Law, Stuttgart, Germany
Talking it Out in Uganda (1) of (2)
U.S. Army Sgt. Zechariah Dice, information operations course instructor, shows Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) personnel how to use a tactical transmitter system during an information operations course at Jinja, Uganda, recently. Its use was part of a course designed to help the UPDF develop their ability to plan and disseminate information to civilians and violent extremist organizations to inform and reduce the need for force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet
Talking it Out in Uganda (2) of (2)
Uganda People’s Defense Force personnel attend an information operations course in Jinja, Uganda, recently. U.S. Army personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa hosted the multi-week information operations course to help the UPDF develop their message planning and dissemination capabilities to counter Violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet
Female Officers from African Partner Nations Visit U.S. (2) of (4)
Officers and senior noncommissioned officers from U.S. and African partner nation militaries pose for a picture in Studio 1 at Defense Media Activity, Fort Meade, Maryland, Sept. 23, 2015. The tour was part of the weeklong U.S. Africa Command Women’s Communication Forum which supports President Barack Obama’s National Action Plan on Women’s Peace and Security.
Photo by: Cpl. Sarah Luna
Female Officers from African Partner Nations Visit U.S. (1) of (4)
Col. Tamatha A. Patterson, commander, 23rd Quartermaster Brigade, right, gives a command brief to a delegation of military women from nine African countries during a visit to the Army Women’s Museum Sept. 21. The group was part of the Women’s Communications Forum, which is a military-to-military engagement through U.S. Africa Command that sent 11 foreign communications officers and senior NCOs to the United States. The forums support’s the command’s mission to build the military capacity of partner nations in Africa while also supporting the president’s National Action Plan on Women’s Peace and Security. (Photo by Amy Perry, Fort Lee Public Affairs)
Female Officers from African Partner Nations Visit U.S. (4) of (4)
Malagasy Republic Lt. Harlette Naudy Gea Avanantsoa poses for a picture during a tour at Defense Media Activity, Fort Meade, Maryland, Sept. 23, 2015. The tour was part of the weeklong U.S. Africa Command Women’s Communication Forum which supports President Barack Obama’s National Action Plan on Women’s Peace and Security.
Photo by: Cpl. Sarah Luna
Female Officers from African Partner Nations Visit U.S. (3) of (4)
Uganda Lt. Christine Nalwoga, has her picture taken by Lt. Abwooli Kellen during a tour at Defense Media Activity, Fort Meade, Maryland, Sept. 23, 2015. The tour was part of the weeklong U.S. Africa Command Women’s Communication Forum which supports President Barack Obama’s National Action Plan on Women’s Peace and Security.
Photo by: Cpl. Sarah Luna
White House Authorizes $45 Million to Support Nations Fighting Boko Haram (1) of (1)
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Surgeons From African Partner Nations Meet in Germany (3) of (3)
Djibouti Armed Forces Lt. Amina Ahmed Farah, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Capt. Roland Powers and U.S. Air National Guard Col. Mike Cooper, discuss priorities in medical training at Ramstein AB, Germany, Aug. 25, 2015. The goal of this symposium was for African partners to possess greater medical support capacity and the ability to sustain medical readiness through African institutions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Charlene M. Spade/released)
Surgeons From African Partner Nations Meet in Germany (2) of (3)
African Partnership Flights Surgeon General Symposium attendees learn tactical casualty combat care procedures during a demonstration at Ramstein AB, Germany, Aug. 25, 2015. This event focused on strengthening U.S. strategic partnerships with leading nations in Africa to enhance regional cooperation and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Charlene M. Spade/released)
Surgeons From African Partner Nations Meet in Germany (1) of (3)
African Partnership Flights Surgeon General Symposium attendees watch a field care condition demonstration at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 25, 2015. This event focused on strengthening U.S. strategic partnerships with leading nations in Africa to enhance regional cooperation and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Charlene M. Spade/released)
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Dr. Jose Daniel, Dar-El Hanan Hospital obstetrician-gynecologist, center, and U.S. Army Maj. Lisa Walker, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion veterinarian, right, conducts an ultra sound during a Medical Civic Action Program outreach event, at Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. The 404th CA team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, partnered with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to provide specialty medical care to more than 400 Djiboutians in low-income communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Photo by: Senior Airman Nesha Humes, DJIBOUTI, Africa
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A child eats a lollipop after a medical checkup at the Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. The 404th Civil Affairs Battalion team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, partnered with Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to deliver specialty medical care and medication for Djiboutians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes
Photo by: Senior Airman Nesha Humes, Stuttgart, Germany
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U.S. Army Capt. Michael Silva, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion dentist, center, and Dr. Hassan Ahmed, Ali Sabieh dentist, examine a patient at the Ali Sabieh Medical Clinic in Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 12, 2015. The 404th CA BN team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, offers guidance and shares knowledge with Djiboutian medical personnel during a Medical Civic Action Program event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)
Photo by: Senior Airman Nesha Humes, DJIBOUTI, Africa
Partner Nations Work to Fight Sexual Assault in East Africa (1) of (1)
A speaker gives a presentation at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Regional Training Facility In Kampala, Uganda. The training addressed sexual violence within the military justice system and was held Aug. 10-12, 2015. (Courtesy photo)
AFRICOM Sponsors Water Security Workshop (1) of (1)
A group photo taken during the Horn of Africa Water Security Workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in August 2015. (Courtesy Photo)
Photo by: Courtesy Photo, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Senior Diplomat Receives Top Joint Award for Civilians (4) of (4)
Ambassador Phillip Carter III, right, the outgoing deputy to the commander for civil military engagement with U.S. Africa Command, shakes hands with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Michael T. Franken, the AFRICOM deputy to the commander for military operations, after Carter received the Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award during a ceremony at Kelley Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 17, 2015. Carter served as the commander’s senior diplomat and civilian advisor to the commander since November 2013.
Photo by: Klutts, Christopher C. SSG, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Senior Diplomat Receives Top Joint Award for Civilians (2) of (4)
Ambassador Phillip Carter III, right, the command’s outgoing deputy to the commander for civil military engagement,and U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, address members of the AFRICOM staff at Kelley Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 17, 2015. Rodriguez awarded Carter with the Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the highest military award a civilian can earn from a joint command or staff.
Photo by: Klutts, Christopher C. SSG, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Senior Diplomat Receives Top Joint Award for Civilians (3) of (4)
U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, left, commander of U.S. Africa Command presents the Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award to Ambassador Phillip Carter III, the outgoing deputy to the commander for civil military engagement with U.S. Africa Command, during a ceremony at Kelley Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 17, 2015. Carter served as the commander’s senior diplomat since November 2013.
Photo by: Klutts, Christopher C. SSG, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Senior Diplomat Receives Top Joint Award for Civilians (3) of (4)
Ambassador Phillip Carter III, right, the outgoing deputy to the commander for civil military engagement with U.S. Africa Command, shakes hands with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Michael T. Franken, the AFRICOM deputy to the commander for military operations, after Carter received the Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award during a ceremony at Kelley Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 17, 2015. Carter served as the commander’s senior diplomat and civilian advisor to the commander since November 2013.
Photo by: Klutts, Christopher C. SSG, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Senior Diplomat Receives Top Joint Award for Civilians (1) of (4)
U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, left, commander of U.S. Africa Command, shakes hands with Ambassador Phillip Carter III, the command’s outgoing deputy to the commander for civil military engagement, after awarding Carter the Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Medal at Kelley Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 17, 2015. Before becoming the command’s senior diplomat and civilian advisor to the commander in November 2013, Carter served as the U.S. Ambassador to Republic of Cote d’Ivoire.
Photo by: Klutts, Christopher C. SSG, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Senior Diplomat Receives Top Joint Award for Civilians (2) of (4)
U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, left, commander of U.S. Africa Command presents the Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award to Ambassador Phillip Carter III, the outgoing deputy to the commander for civil military engagement with U.S. Africa Command, during a ceremony at Kelley Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 17, 2015. Carter served as the commander’s senior diplomat since November 2013.
Photo by: Klutts, Christopher C. SSG, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Hosts Medical Professionals in Stuttgart (2) of (3)
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Jamie Marden, right, with U.S. Special Operations Command, listens to a presentation during the 2015 AFRICOM Command Surgeon’s Conference at Kelley Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 10, 2015. The conference was a forum for medical providers and officers from U.S. component commands and partner nations to discuss how their medical operations collectively support AFRICOM’s theater campaign plan.
Photo by: Klutts, Christopher C. SSG, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Hosts Medical Professionals in Stuttgart (3) of (3)
U.S. Navy Lt. Cdr. Randy Gire, a medical planner with U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, asks a question during the 2015 AFRICOM Command Surgeon’s Conference at Kelley Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 10, 2015. The conference was a forum for medical providers and officers from U.S. component commands and partner nations to discuss how their medical operations collectively support AFRICOM’s theater campaign plan.
Photo by: Klutts, Christopher C. SSG, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Hosts Medical Professionals in Stuttgart (1) of (3)
U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Michael T. Franken, the deputy commander for military operations with U.S. Africa Command, speaks during the 2015 AFRICOM Command Surgeon’s Conference at Kelley Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 10, 2015. The conference was a forum for medical providers and officers from U.S. component commands and partner nations to discuss how their medical operations collectively support AFRICOM’s theater campaign plan.
Photo by: Klutts, Christopher C. SSG, Stuttgart, Germany
President Obama Holds Troop Talk (1) of (1)
President Barack Obama is scheduled to talk with service members and answer questions during a worldwide troop talk Friday at 3 p.m. EDT.
Medical Training Benefits U.S. and Ghanaians (1) of (3)
U.S. Army Maj. Warren Johnson, an emergency room physician with the 30th Medical Brigade and along with medical students make their patient rounds in the emergency room at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana on Aug. 3, during Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) 15-2. MEDRETE 15-2 is part of a series of exercises designed to build the medical capacity of partner nation militaries in Africa. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Capt. Charles An)
Photo by: Capt. Charles An
Medical Training Benefits U.S. and Ghanaians (3) of (3)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adrian Elisondo, an operating room technician with the 30th Medical Brigade, demonstrates procedures prior to surgery during a class with medical students at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana on Aug. 3, 2015 during Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) 15-2. MEDRETE 15-2 is part of a series of exercises designed to build the medical capacity of partner nation militaries in Africa. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Capt. Charles An)
Photo by: Capt. Charles An
Medical Training Benefits U.S. and Ghanaians (2) of (3)
Lt. Col. Sean Burke, an anesthesia provider with the 30th Medical Brigade, explains procedures with Ghanaian medical personnel prior to a craniotomy at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana on Aug. 3, during Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) 15-2. MEDRETE 15-2 is part of a series of exercises designed to build the medical capacity of partner nation militaries in Africa. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Capt. Charles An)
Photo by: Capt. Charles An
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An Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, assigned to Combined to Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, left, assists a Tanzania People’s Defense Force ammunition technician with demolition placement, at the Peace Keeping Training Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 26, 2015. EOD technicians instructed a Humanitarian Mine Action Course for TPDF personnel, covering mine clearance procedures, minefield casualty recovery, demolition procedures, ordnance reconnaissance, metal detector familiarization, and tactical combat casualty care
Photo by: Senior Airman Nesha Humes, Stuttgart, Germany
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Sgt. Gaudence Siame, Tanzania People’s Defense Force ammunition technician, places a metal shape aside during a metal detector familiarization class at the Peace Keeping Training Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 23, 2015. Two U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians, assigned to Combined to Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, instructed a three-week Humanitarian Mine Action course to TPDF ammunition technicians and officers in order to increase ordnance knowledge.
Photo by: Senior Airman Nesha Humes, Stuttgart, Germany
Mauritania Deputy Chief of Defense Visits AFRICOM
U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, and Mauritania Brig. Gen. Hanana Sidi Hanana, deputy chief of defense for Mauritania, pose for a photo during a gift exchange in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 1, 2015. Hanana visited AFRICOM to discuss how the U.S. military plans and conducts joint operations at the strategic level.
Photo by: Klutts, Christopher C. SSG, Stuttgart, Germany
Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (6) of (6)
U.S. Army Capt. Daniel Brown, Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA) African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Headquarters training public affairs mentor, left, and Edward Wilson, ACOTA instructor, right, act as media during a mock press conference at the International Peace Support Training Center in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 25, 2015. The course was designed to prepare staff officers from AMISOM contributing countries for possible assignment to AMISOM Force Headquarters, and the public affairs mentors questioned AMISOM PA representatives to prepare them for the significant media presence in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet , Nairobi, Kenya
Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (5) of (6)
Kenyan Defense Force Col. Shadrack Othieno, Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA) African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Headquarters training course attendee, briefs the media during a mock press conference at the International Peace Support Training Center in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 25, 2015. The course was designed to prepare staff officers from AMISOM contributing countries for possible assignment to AMISOM Force Headquarters, the public affairs training is to prepare PA teams for the significant media presence in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet , Nairobi, Kenya
