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East African Partners Meet for Public Information Conference (1) of (3)
Military and civilian officials from more than nine countries gathered at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to attend the East Africa Public Information Officer Conference, Nov. 3-6, 2015.
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed
East African Partners Meet for Public Information Conference (2) of (3)
Multinational members from partner nations practice conversing with simulated local media during the Public Information Officer Conference, hosted by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 4, 2015.
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed
East African Partners Meet for Public Information Conference (3) of (3)
Military members from Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi prepare for simulated interaction with local media during the Public Information Officer Conference, hosted by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 4, 2015.
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed
USS McFaul Visits Cape Verde (1) of (2)
PRAIA, Cape Verde (Nov. 5, 2015) Cmdr. Michael J. Gunther, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke Class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), showcases the ship’s forecastle during a tour with U. S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, Donald Heflin and Mr. Rui Semedo, Cape Verdean Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. McFaul is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in order to advance security and stability in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Frank Cottone/RELEASED)
USS McFaul Visits Cape Verde (2) of (2)
PRAIA, CAPE VERDE (Nov. 5, 2015) – U. S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, Donald Heflin and Mr. Rui Semedo, Cape Verdean Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, confer with Cmdr. Michael J. Gunther, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74). McFaul is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in order to advance security and stability in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Frank Cottone/RELEASED)
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U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus met with Zambian president Edgar Lungu Nov. 4, during a partnership-building visit to the African nation's capital of Lusaka.
Photo by: Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs
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1st Lt. William Desmond Baguera, from Burkina Faso, listens to a presentation during the visit to AFRICOM. Thirteen military officers from nine African nations visited the U.S. Africa Command headquarters as part of their participation in the Program on Applied Security Studies, the flagship course offered at the George C. Marshall Center for Strategic Studies in Garmisch, Germany.
Photo by: Herring, Nathan D. CIV, Stuttgart, Germany
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Nigerian Maj. Ismaila Abdullahi participates in discussions during a visit to AFRICOM. Thirteen military officers from nine African nations visited the U.S. Africa Command headquarters as part of their participation in the Program on Applied Security Studies, the flagship course offered at the George C. Marshall Center for Strategic Studies in Garmisch, Germany.
Photo by: Herring, Nathan D. CIV, Stuttgart, Germany
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Lt. Col. Radouane Elrhaz, Moroccan Air Force, listens to briefings while visiting AFRICOM headquarters. Thirteen military officers from nine African nations visited the U.S. Africa Command headquarters as part of their participation in the Program on Applied Security Studies, the flagship course offered at the George C. Marshall Center for Strategic Studies in Garmisch, Germany.
Photo by: Herring, Nathan D. CIV, Stuttgart, Germany
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The visiting officers listen to a briefer during their visit to AFRICOM Oct. 29. Thirteen military officers from nine African nations visited the U.S. Africa Command headquarters as part of their participation in the Program on Applied Security Studies, the flagship course offered at the George C. Marshall Center for Strategic Studies in Garmisch, Germany.
Photo by: Herring, Nathan D. CIV, Stuttgart, Germany
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The 13 officers and visiting administration from the Marshall Center pose for a group photo after their visit to AFRICOM Oct. 29.
Photo by: Herring, Nathan D. CIV, Stuttgart, Germany
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U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Kathleen Hanson observes a weaving project at the special education vocational training center in Ariana, Tunisia Nov. 3. A $675,000 extension to the center was funded by the AFRICOM Humanitarian Assistance Program.
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Students learn horticulture skills at the special education vocational training center in Ariana, Tunisia Nov. 3. A $675,000 extension to the center was funded by the AFRICOM Humanitarian Assistance Program.
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A student creates a piece of jewelry at the special education vocational training center in Ariana, Tunisia Nov. 3. A $675,000 extension to the center was funded by the AFRICOM Humanitarian Assistance Program.
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Students develop artistic abilities at the special education vocational training center in Ariana, Tunisia Nov. 3. A $675,000 extension to the center was funded by the AFRICOM Humanitarian Assistance Program.
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U.S. Marine Capt. Jeremy Phillips, the intelligence security cooperation Officer with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, discusses intelligence gathering with Ghanaia Navy intelligence at Ghana’s Navy Trade Training School in Sekondi, Ghana, Oct. 19. U.S. forces completed a Tactical Intelligence Support To Maritime Operations Centers “train-the-trainer” course for the Ghanaian Navy from Oct. 12-23. This two-week introduction to intelligence was the first of four planned for the fiscal year. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps service members taught Sixteen Ghanaian sailors, along with two senior members of Ghana’s Marine Police Unit of the Ghana Police Service. The course was designed as both an introduction to the intelligence process, particularly in support of their MOCs, and to prepare the students to become intelligence instructors for the Ghanaian Navy’s internal intelligence courses.
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Ambassador Issimail Chanfi, Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) director, speaks to Airmen from the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s Tactical Communications Directorate Oct. 27, 2015 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Chanfi was shown available strategies for communication in remote locations or those affected by disaster where infrastructures are damaged.
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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Ambassador Issimail Chanfi, Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) director, receives an introduction to the Fusion Action Cell Oct. 27, 2015 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The FAC is comprised of service members from the U.S., Europe and East Africa working together to setup military-to-military projects and civilian support initiatives in partner countries throughout the Horn of Africa.
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, U.S. Africa Command commander, gives opening comments at the annual Regional Synchronization Working Group conference Oct. 26, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. More than 200 U.S. service members from AFRICOM and NATO partners attended the conference to align their focus and meet the intent of the theater campaign plan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Sr. Airman Nicole Sikorski, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
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Medical professionals from U.S., French and Djiboutian armed forces gathered for a Military Tropical Medicine Course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 20 to 22, 2015. The course was an exchange of knowledge and experience about diseases common to the Horn of Africa and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt.Victoria Sneed, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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Erica J. Barks-Ruggles, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general, attend a briefing at the 7th noncommissioned officer academy during a tour of U.S. Army Joint Multination Training Command facilities in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Oct. 21-22. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sarah Tate, JMTC Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Sarah Tate, Grafenwoehr, Germany
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Retired Ambassador David Kaeuper, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Somalia stands before the Somali flag during his tour of the Fusion Action Cell hive at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2015. The Ambassador toured Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s facilities and met with members to learn about the CJTF-HOA mission and its capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt.Victoria Sneed, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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Retired Ambassador David Kaeuper, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Somalia hears an explanation from U.S. Army Maj. Kristopher Erickson, Somalia desk lead for the Fusion Action Cell hive at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 15, 2015. The FAC personnel are separated into country desks composed of subject matter experts and foreign liaison officers who are responsible for streamlining the planning and coordination of projects in their respective countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt.Victoria Sneed, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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U.S. Army Spc. William D. Robinson, Civil Affairs Battalion medic, top, demonstrates listening to respirations during a first aid class in Obock, Djibouti, Oct. 17, 2015. The U.S. Army Civil Affairs Bn, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, partnered with the U.S. Agency for International Development and Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to educate hospital employees on preventative medicine, first aid, oral hygiene care, and the health hazards of female genital mutilation.
Photo by: Senior Airman Nesha Humes, Stuttgart, Germany
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Obock Regional Hospital health workers examine a tooth model during a Community Health Worker course in Obock, Djibouti, Oct. 18, 2015. U.S. Army Civil Affairs Battalion soldiers, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, hosted the two-day, U.S. Embassy funded course.
Photo by: Senior Airman Nesha Humes, Djibouti
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Domalski, Civil Affairs Battalion specialist and medic, right, demonstrates first aid procedures for community health workers in Obock, Djibouti, Oct. 17, 2015. The U.S. Army Civil Affairs Bn, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, held a community health worker course, during which instructors taught basic preventative medicine measures, first aid, oral hygiene care, and the health hazards of female genital mutilation.
Photo by: Senior Airman Nesha Humes, Djibouti
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Obock Regional Hospital employees practice hand washing during a Community Health Worker course in Obock, Djibouti, Oct. 17, 2015. The U.S. Army Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, partnered with the U.S. Agency for International Development and Djibouti’s Ministry of Health to share practices with hospital employees on preventative medicine, first aid, oral hygiene care, and the health hazards of female genital mutilation.
Photo by: Senior Airman Nesha Humes, Djibouti
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Maj. Gen. Zakaria Cheik Ibrahim, (left), Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) chief of defense and Maj. Gen. Edward Tonini, Kentucky National Guard (KNG) adjutant general, sign a State Partnership Program agreement at the Kempinski Hotel, Djibouti, June 2, 2015. The agreement means a long term cooperative agreement between the KNG and FAD that will foster mutually beneficial exchanges between the two at all levels of the military as well as the civilian world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet
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Maj. Gen. L. Scott Rice, the adjutant general, Massachusetts National Guard, and Kiritu Miano Wamae, acting principal secretary, Kenya Ministry of Defence, sign the state partnership agreement between the Republic of Kenya and the Massachusetts National Guard during a ceremony held at the Ministry of Defence here, Oct. 1, 2015. (U.S. Amy National Guard Photo by 1st Sgt. Don Veitch/Released)
Photo by: 1st Sgt. Donald Veitch
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150923-M-ZZ999-300 DOUALA, Cameroon (Sept. 23, 2015) Lt. Chris Jordan, intelligence officer for Commander, Task Force 68 (CTF 68) discusses the basic intel cycle to Cameroon military forces Sept. 23, 2015. The training was a coordinated effort between CTF 68 and Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa and Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Oliver Talbott/Released)
Photo by: Maj. Oliver Talbott, Stuttgart, Germany
Robot Becomes “Eyes” and “Hands” of Service Members
Joseph Brunette, iRobot instructor, shows Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) service members how to use a computer to monitor what the 510 Packbot is searching. The robot searches for, and dispose of, explosive weapons.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Robot Becomes “Eyes” and “Hands” of Service Members
Joseph Brunette, iRobot instructor, leads a class on the 510 Packbot to Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) service members Oct. 12, 2015 in Djibouti. The robot can perform bomb disposal, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Robot Becomes “Eyes” and “Hands” of Service Members
Members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) monitor a computer transmitting video from the iRobot 510 Packbot Oct. 12, 2015, in Djibouti. The robot can perform bomb disposal, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Robot Becomes “Eyes” and “Hands” of Service Members
An iRobot 510 Packbot searches for explosive devices under a vehicle during a training course in Djibouti, Oct. 12, 2015. Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) service members and explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned at Camp Lemonier learned how to operate the robot
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
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U.S. Marines guard a simulated embassy during a riot control exercise at the National Gendarmerie Tactical Training Center in Saint-Astier, France, Oct. 9. The Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa worked with French Gendarmes, continuing a strong partnership between the two units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy
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Up to 300 U.S. personnel will support Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance flights being conducted in the area.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Stuttgart, Germany
U.S. State Dept statement condemns Boko Haram
Boko Haram recent attacks in Chad, Cameroon condemned by U.S. State Dept.
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Regionally Aligned Army Brigade Learns About Africa (1) of (1)
Infantrymen with 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, run to an objective during a live-fire exercise on Fort Stewart, Ga., June 24, 2015. The brigade assumed the role of regionally aligned forces to U.S. Africa Command Oct. 1. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Joshua Laidacker, 2nd IBCT, 3rd ID Public Affairs)
Photo by: Sgt. Joshua Laidlacker
AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Maritime Conference in Angola (1) of (1)
Gen. David Rodriguez speaks at the Angola Maritime and Energy Security Conference in Luanda, Angola, Oct. 9, 2015.
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WADPI Graduates from Nigeria and Liberia
WADPI Graduates: Mr. Mohammed Sani Sidi (left),Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency in Nigeria, in a dialogue with the National Coordinator of National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in Ghana, Brig. Gen. Francis Vib-Sanziri. Both men attended the graduation ceremony of the 7th West African Disaster Preparedness Initiative class of nearly 120 people from Nigeria and Liberia, at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 18, 2015. Funded by U.S. AFRICOM and executed by KAIPTC, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) of Ghana, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), WADPI aims to strengthen national capacities in disaster preparedness, response and management among 17 African Partner Nations, primarily ECOWAS member states, and Mauritania, Chad and Cameroon. (Photo by the KAIPTC-WADPI Communications Team/Released)
Photo by: Communications Team, Accra, Ghana
