U.S. Africa Command Hosts the 2023 Strategic Religious Affairs Conference
12:00 AM9/1/2023
U.S. Africa Command held its annual strategic religious affairs conference at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, from Aug. 15-17, 2023. Chaplains and their Senior Enlisted Religious Affairs Advisors joined from U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) Service Component Commands, U.S. National Guards State Partnership Program, Department of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. European Command.
U.S. forces provide assistance to Somali National Army
9:40 AM8/27/2023
At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against al Shabaab terrorists on Aug. 26.
The author stands below Hill 609, site of heavy fighting by the 34th Infantry Division in the later stages of the Tunisia Campaign in April ‐ May 1943.
Dr. John Greenacre discusses British and US actions at Green and Bald Hills, part of the Jefna position, and scene of heavy fighting in November 1942 and later in April 1943.
Former USAFRICOM Deputy J5 Brigadier General Hovatter, USAFRICOM Staff members, and Armed Forces of Tunisia Officers and NCOs listen to a
military historian describe armor maneuvers on location at Chouigui Pass the site of the first WWII U.S.‐German tank battle between the 1st
Battalion, 1st Armored Regiment and the 190th Panzer Battalion, 26 November 1942.
The U.S. Army Center for Military History’s The Staff Ride: Fundamentals, Experiences, and Techniques describes a Staff Ride as an educational tool whose, “purpose is achieved through the development of critical thinking, creative problem-solving and decision-making skills.”
A panel of key leaders in Africa’s counter-Malaria efforts answer questions from entomologists and medical professionals at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 17, 2023.
3:04 PM8/11/2023
ACCRA, GHANA –– A panel of key leaders in Africa’s counter-Malaria efforts answer questions from entomologists and medical professionals at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 17, 2023. The AMTF brought experts together from 25 partner nations to address best practices for detection and eradication of malaria throughout Africa, with a specific focus on the emerging threat from the invasive malaria-causing species, Anopheles stephensi.
Lt. Col. Julianna Munyao, Kenya Defence Forces, identifies different mosquito species through a microscope at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 18, 2023.
3:04 PM8/11/2023
ACCRA, GHANA –– Lt. Col. Julianna Munyao, Kenya Defence Forces, identifies different mosquito species through a microscope at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 18, 2023. The AMTF brought experts together from 25 partner nations to address best practices for detection and eradication of malaria throughout Africa, with a specific focus on the emerging threat from the invasive malaria-causing species, Anopheles stephensi.
A panel of key leaders in Africa’s counter-Malaria efforts answer questions from entomologists and medical professionals at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 17, 2023.
3:04 PM8/11/2023
ACCRA, GHANA –– A panel of key leaders in Africa’s counter-Malaria efforts answer questions from entomologists and medical professionals at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 17, 2023. The AMTF brought experts together from 25 partner nations to address best practices for detection and eradication of malaria throughout Africa, with a specific focus on the emerging threat from the invasive malaria-causing species, Anopheles stephensi.
Members of the Ghana Army troubleshoot machinery at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 18, 2023.
3:04 PM8/11/2023
ACCRA, GHANA –– Members of the Ghana Army troubleshoot machinery at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 18, 2023. The AMTF brought experts together from 25 partner nations to address best practices for detection and eradication of malaria throughout Africa, with a specific focus on the emerging threat from the invasive malaria-causing species, Anopheles stephensi.
U.S. Army Col. Tom Eccles, United States Africa Command surgeon, identifies different mosquito species through a microscope with Deputy Superintendent of Police Emmanuel Baba Asabila, Ghana Police.
3:04 PM8/11/2023
ACCRA, GHANA –– U.S. Army Col. Tom Eccles, United States Africa Command surgeon, identifies different mosquito species through a microscope with Deputy Superintendent of Police Emmanuel Baba Asabila, Ghana Police, at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 18, 2023. The AMTF brought experts together from 25 partner nations to address best practices for detection and eradication of malaria throughout Africa, with a specific focus on the emerging threat from the invasive malaria-causing species, Anopheles stephensi.
ACCRA, GHANA –– U.S. Navy Cmdr. Carla Pappalardo takes a photo with partners at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 18, 2023.
3:04 PM8/11/2023
ACCRA, GHANA –– U.S. Navy Cmdr. Carla Pappalardo takes a photo with Brig. Gen. Dr. Raymond Ewusi, Director General, 37th Military Hospital, Ghana Armed Forces, and Capt. Dr. Harriet Manu, Ghanaian Navy, at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 18, 2023. The AMTF brought experts together from 25 partner nations to address best practices for detection and eradication of malaria throughout Africa, with a specific focus on the emerging threat from the invasive malaria-causing species, Anopheles stephensi.
ACCRA, GHANA –– Prof. N’Dri Athanase Yao, Brig. Gen. (Ret.), dons a U.S. Naval Forces Africa, U.S. Naval Forces Africa command ball cap.
3:04 PM8/11/2023
ACCRA, GHANA –– Prof. N’Dri Athanase Yao, Brig. Gen. (Ret.), dons a U.S. Naval Forces Africa, U.S. Naval Forces Africa command ball cap at the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF) conference, July 18, 2023. The AMTF brought experts together from 25 partner nations to address best practices for detection and eradication of malaria throughout Africa, with a specific focus on the emerging threat from the invasive malaria-causing species, Anopheles stephensi.
Africa Malaria Task Force focuses on new emerging threats from Africa’s top killer
3:04 PM8/11/2023
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) Force Surgeon held an operational entomology event in support of the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF), July 17-21, in Accra, Ghana.
In Côte d’Ivoire, Langley, Woods and U.S. Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire Jessica Davis Ba met with Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, Minister of Defense and State Téné Birahima Ouattara and Chief of Defense Staff Lt. Gen. Lassina Doumbia.