Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the President of Angola, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, during the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders' Summit. The leaders discussed the growing partnership between the United States and Angola, and Angola's peace and security leadership efforts in Africa.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III host a multi-lateral meeting with (left to right) President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger, President Ismail Omar Guelleh and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia at the Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Dec. 13, 2022. "We thanked the presidents for hosting U.S. forces and their focus on countering violent extremist threats," said Austin after the meeting.
The Africa Leaders Summit's Peace, Security and Governance Forum forum was hosted by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, and co-hosted by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, on Dec. 13, 2022. Also central to the forum were Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi, President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ghanaian military train on base camp design
1:40 PM12/12/2022
Efficiently and logically developing base camps for deployed forces is key to any mission’s success, and that is why experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were recently in Ghana teaching courses in base camp design to Ghana Armed Forces combat engineers and planners in the Ghanaian capital of Accra.
Gen. Langley visits international partners enrolled at Marine Corps University
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Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, delivers remarks during a speaking engagement at MCB Quantico, Va., Dec. 12, 2022. Gen. Langley met with six IMET students during the engagement and highlighted the relationship between the United States and allied nations for a collective effort in promoting regional security and stability in Africa.
Gen. Langley visits international partners enrolled at Marine Corps University
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Morroccan Marine Maj. Karim El Aloussi stands for a portrait prior to a speaking engagement with Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at MCB Quantico, Va., Dec. 12, 2022. Gen. Langley met with six IMET students during the engagement and highlighted the relationship between the United States and allied nations for a collective effort in promoting regional security and stability in Africa.
Gen. Langley visits international partners enrolled at Marine Corps University
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Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, meets with International Military Education and Training partners during a speaking engagement at MCB Quantico, Va., Dec. 12, 2022. Gen. Langley met with six IMET students during the engagement and highlighted the relationship between the United States and allied nations for a collective effort in promoting regional security and stability in Africa.
Gen. Langley visits international partners enrolled at Marine Corps University
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Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, meets with International Military Education and Training partners during a speaking engagement at MCB Quantico, Va., Dec. 12, 2022. Gen. Langley met with six IMET students during the engagement and highlighted the relationship between the United States and allied nations for a collective effort in promoting regional security and stability in Africa.
Gen. Langley visits international partners enrolled at Marine Corps University
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Gen. Michael Langley, right, commander, U.S. Africa Command, meets with International Military Education and Training partners during a speaking engagement at MCB Quantico, Va., Dec. 12, 2022. Gen. Langley met with six IMET students during the engagement and highlighted the relationship between the United States and allied nations for a collective effort in promoting regional security and stability in Africa.
Gen. Langley visits international partners enrolled at Marine Corps University
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Tunisian Army First Lt. Mohamed Ben Kacem stands for a portrait prior to a speaking engagement with Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at MCB Quantico, Va., Dec. 12, 2022. Gen. Langley met with six IMET students during the engagement and highlighted the relationship between the United States and allied nations for a collective effort in promoting regional security and stability in Africa.
Gen. Langley visits international partners enrolled at Marine Corps University
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Angolan Marine Capt. Paul Victor stands for a portrait prior to a speaking engagement with Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at MCB Quantico, Va., Dec. 12, 2022. Gen. Langley met with six IMET students during the engagement and highlighted the relationship between the United States and allied nations for a collective effort in promoting regional security and stability in Africa.
U.S., Moroccan divers hone skills in bilateral dive engagement
12:00 AM12/12/2022
The engagement, running from Oct. 31 - Nov. 19, 2022, focused on advanced diving capabilities such as surface supplied diving, underwater cutting and welding, and dive casualty management.
Gen. Langley visits international partners enrolled at Marine Corps University
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Moroccan Marine Capt. Zakaria Abbaddou stands for a portrait prior to a speaking engagement with Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at MCB Quantico, Va., Dec. 12, 2022. Gen. Langley met with six IMET students during the engagement and highlighted the relationship between the United States and allied nations for a collective effort in promoting regional security and stability in Africa.
Gen. Langley visits international partners enrolled at Marine Corps University
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Benin Air Force First Lt. Josue Sossoukpe stands for a portrait prior to a speaking engagement with Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at MCB Quantico, Va., Dec. 12, 2022. Gen. Langley met with six IMET students during the engagement and highlighted the relationship between the United States and allied nations for a collective effort in promoting regional security and stability in Africa.
Gen. Langley visits international partners enrolled at Marine Corps University
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Ghana Navy Lt. MK Azadah stands for a portrait prior to a speaking engagement with Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at MCB Quantico, Va., Dec. 12, 2022. Gen. Langley met with six IMET students during the engagement and highlighted the relationship between the United States and allied nations for a collective effort in promoting regional security and stability in Africa.
Gen. Langley visits international partners enrolled at Marine Corps University
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International Military Education and Training partners are recognized during a speaking engagement lead by Gen. Michael E. Langley, commander, Africa Command, at MCB Quantico, Va., Dec. 12, 2022. Gen. Langley met with six IMET students during the engagement and highlighted the relationship between the United States and allied nations for a collective effort in promoting regional security and stability in Africa.
U.S., Seychelles naval units conduct dive and salvage engagement
12:00 AM12/10/2022
The U.S. Embassy in Senegal is collaborating with the Seychelles Ports Authority and the Seychelles Coast Guard to host a 13-person dive and salvage team from Commander Task Force 68 from Dec. 3-22, 2022. On Dec. 10, 2022, journalists in Seychelles were invited to watch some of the action at the Dive and Salvage Engagement.
U.S., Seychelles naval units conduct dive and salvage engagement
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During one event on Dec. 10, 2022, the U.S. team from CTF-68 and select divers from the Seychelles Defence Forces SCG worked together to remove the submerged wreckage of the Oceans Bounty vessel.