TRANSCRIPT: Telephonic Press Briefing with AFRICOM Commander Gen. Waldhauser and Commanders of the African Union Mission in Somalia and Lake Chad Basin Multi-National Task Force
8:56 AM4/27/2017
Transcript and Audio Links: April 20 Telephonic Press Briefing with AFRICOM Commander Gen. Waldhauser and Commanders of the African Union Mission in Somalia and Lake Chad Basin Multi-National Task Force
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, answers questions for local journalists following the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Harold Estabrooks, U.S. Army Africa Army Reserve Engagement Cell, directs the arrangement of the group photo following the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Sarah Balian translates as Cameroonian Maj. Gen. Saly Mohamadou, Commander of the 2nd Military Region of Cameroon, provides his remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Senior leaders and guest speakers exchange remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
U.S. Army Maj. Aaron Smith, U.S. Embassy Yaoundé office of security cooperation, provides remarks during the opening ceremony of exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, greets Cameroonian Maj. Gen. Saly Mohamadou, Commander of the 2nd Military Region of Cameroon, at the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo by Capt. Jason Welch, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Sarah Balian translates as Cameroonian Maj. Gen. Saly Mohamadou, Commander of the 2nd Military Region of Cameroon, provides his remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Senior leaders and guest speakers exchange remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Harold Estabrooks, U.S. Army Africa Army Reserve Engagement Cell, directs the arrangement of the group photo following the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
U.S. Army Maj. Aaron Smith, U.S. Embassy Yaoundé office of security cooperation, provides remarks during the opening ceremony of exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, greets Cameroonian Maj. Gen. Saly Mohamadou, Commander of the 2nd Military Region of Cameroon, at the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo by Capt. Jason Welch, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, answers questions for local journalists following the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
AFRICOM Commander joins SecDef in meeting with Djibouti's president
8:46 AM4/24/2017
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and U.S. Africa Command Commander Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser meet with Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh at his presidential palace in Djibouti City, Djibouti, April 23, 2017. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley/Released)
AFRICOM hosts first ever Chiefs of Defense conference
6:54 PM4/21/2017
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)
AFRICOM hosts first ever Chiefs of Defense conference
6:54 PM4/21/2017
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)
AFRICOM hosts first ever Chiefs of Defense conference
6:53 PM4/21/2017
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)
AFRICOM hosts first ever Chiefs of Defense conference
6:51 PM4/21/2017
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)