10:40 AM2/6/2018

N’DJAMENA, Chad -- Airmen from 635th Material Maintenance Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base deployed to N'Djamena on Jan. 7, 2018, to assist the Chadian Air Force to erect providing aircraft maintenance shelters and maintenance training for their critical aircraft. This effort was initiated due to a large-scale wind storm last summer that destroyed many aircraft and maintenance shelters located in the main airfield in N’Djamena. (U.S. Air Force photo)

10:39 AM2/6/2018

N’DJAMENA, Chad -- Airmen from 635th Material Maintenance Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base deployed to N'Djamena on Jan. 7, 2018, to assist the Chadian Air Force to erect providing aircraft maintenance shelters and maintenance training for their critical aircraft. This effort was initiated due to a large-scale wind storm last summer that destroyed many aircraft and maintenance shelters located in the main airfield in N’Djamena. (U.S. Air Force photo)

4:57 PM2/5/2018

The director of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies, Air Force Col. Kirk Davies, provides instruction at the inaugural training course for national investigative officers for U.N. peacekeeping operations, aimed at holding peacekeepers accountable for abuses such as sexual misconduct and preventing further crimes, Entebbe, Uganda, Jan. 16, 2018. More than two dozen participants from 11 African nations were in the course, which was held in Entebbe from Jan. 15-24. DoD photo

4:51 PM2/5/2018

180131-N-JI086-114 VICTORIA, Seychelles (Jan. 31, 2018) Sailors from participating countries pose for a group photo after the opening ceremony of exercise Cutlass Express 2018 Jan. 31 in Victoria, Seychelles. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities of East African and Western Indian Ocean nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/Released)

4:50 PM2/5/2018

180131-N-KP948-180 DJIBOUTI (Jan. 31, 2018) Rear Adm. Shawn E. Duane, vice commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, gives remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Cutlass Express 2018 Jan. 31 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alyssa Weeks / Released)

4:50 PM2/5/2018

180131-N-KP948-067 DJIBOUTI (Jan. 31, 2018) A Mozambique Marine practices tactical movements during exercise Cutlass Express 2018 Jan. 31. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alyssa Weeks / Released)

4:50 PM2/5/2018

180131-N-KP948-204 DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Jan. 31, 2018) Djiboutian Col. Was Omar Bogoreh, commander, Djiboutian Coast Guard, gives remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Cutlass Express 2018 Jan. 31 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alyssa Weeks / Released)

4:44 PM2/5/2018

180131-N-KP948-067 DJIBOUTI (Jan. 31, 2018) A Mozambique Marine practices tactical movements during exercise Cutlass Express 2018 Jan. 31. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alyssa Weeks / Released)

4:29 PM2/5/2018

Maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe, and the United States, as well as several international organizations began the seventh iteration of the annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2018, Jan. 31.

4:21 PM2/2/2018

4:00 PM2/2/2018

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 822nd Expeditionary Base Defense Squadron pose for a photograph on Feb. 2, 2018 at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger. The team recently worked alongside local military members to rescue a two-year-old girl, after being notified by local villagers that she was lost near the base on Jan. 18, 2018. The Airmen not only showcased their capabilities that night, but also demonstrated the U.S. Air Force’s effectiveness in working alongside host nation security forces to build interoperability as a team. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

1:41 PM2/2/2018

Recently, an 822nd Expeditionary Base Defense Squadron security forces patrol team collaborated with local military members to rescue a two-year-old girl who had wandered away from home, after being notified by local villagers that she was lost near Nigerien Air Base 201.

4:23 PM2/1/2018

VICTORIA, Seychelles (Jan. 31, 2018) Sailors from participating countries pose for a group photo after the opening ceremony of exercise Cutlass Express 2018 Jan. 31 in Victoria, Seychelles. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities of East African and Western Indian Ocean nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/Released)

4:22 PM2/1/2018

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Jan. 31, 2018) Djiboutian Col. Was Omar Bogoreh, commander, Djiboutian Coast Guard, gives remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Cutlass Express 2018 Jan. 31 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alyssa Weeks / Released)

3:53 PM2/1/2018

The director of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies, Air Force Col. Kirk Davies, provides instruction at the inaugural training course for national investigative officers for U.N. peacekeeping operations, aimed at holding peacekeepers accountable for abuses such as sexual misconduct and preventing further crimes, Entebbe, Uganda, Jan. 16, 2018. More than two dozen participants from 11 African nations were in the course, which was held in Entebbe from Jan. 15-24. DoD photo

3:18 PM2/1/2018

Course provides training on how peacekeepers should address sexual exploitation and abuse allegations; emphasizes accountability

1:29 PM1/31/2018

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, receives an update on ongoing construction at Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger Jan. 25, 2018.

1:28 PM1/31/2018

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader, pose for a group photo with U.S. Airmen at Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger Jan. 25. 2018.

1:25 PM1/31/2018

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader, meet with Air Base 201 leadership during a visit to Agadez, Niger Jan. 25, 2018.

1:22 PM1/31/2018

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Nigerien Minister of Defense Kalla Moutari speak during a meeting Jan. 24, 2018 in Niamey, Niger.