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AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (2) of (6)

1:19 PM3/1/2016
Jim Zumwalt, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Senegal and the Republic of Guinea Bissau, speaks during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. Flintlock 2016, an exercise for Special Operations Forces, incorporated U.S. interagency partners and their regional counterparts to strengthen the cooperation between military and civilian organizations. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
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AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (1) of (6)

1:19 PM3/1/2016
U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, salutes a formation of Senegalese Soldiers during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. Flintlock, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is an annual exercise designed to increase interoperability among multinational Special Operations Forces. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
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AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony

1:15 PM3/1/2016
Gen. David Rodriguez highlighted the need for regional cooperation to address security challenges.
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Flintlock Participants Help Women in Coastal Village (3) of (3)

9:13 PM2/28/2016
A U.S. Air Force airman with 130th Security Forces Squadron, West Virginia National Guard, helps build a fence at a farm for women in Nianing, Senegal, Feb. 27, 2016. More than a dozen service members from the U.S. and Senegal assisted in the project which was part of Flintlock 2016, an exercise designed to build interoperability between multinational Special Operations Forces. (U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
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Flintlock Participants Help Women in Coastal Village (2) of (3)

8:12 PM2/28/2016
Women water their crops in Nianing, Senegal, Feb. 27, 2016. A dozen U.S. and Senegalese service members assisted the women by building a fence around their farm as part of a community project in conjunction with Flintlock 2016, an exercise for Special Operations Forces designed to build the military capacity of partner nations in North and West Africa. (U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
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Flintlock Participants Help Women in Coastal Village (1) of (3)

8:11 PM2/28/2016
Service members from the Senegal Army, U.S. Navy Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 and the U.S. Air Force 130th Security Forces Squadron, West Virginia Air National Guard, pose for a photo with women from at their farm in Nianing, Senegal, Feb. 27, 2016. The service members built a fence around the farm in support of a U.S. Embassy Dakar funded project during Flintlock 2016, a U.S. Africa Command sponsored exercise for Special Operations Forces with more than 2,000 participants from 28 nations in Africa, Europe and North America. (U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
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Flintlock Participants Help Women in Coastal Village

7:45 PM2/28/2016
A dozen U.S. and Senegalese service members took a break from supporting Flintlock 2016, U.S. Africa Command’s annual exercise for Special Operations Forces, to help women who are trying to help themselves.
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Tanzania, U.S. Conduct Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training

4:19 PM2/26/2016
A member of the Tanzania People's Defence Force practices carries as part of the emergency medical portion of Humanitarian Mine Action Level 1 training hosted by TPDF with assistance from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Feb. 17, 2016. Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Isgar, EOD Mobile Unit 1, facilitated classroom training and hands-on practical exercises to enhance the TPDF's ability to handle injuries in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
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Tanzania, U.S. Conduct Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training

4:19 PM2/26/2016
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Andrews, EOD Mobile Unit 1, shows a member of the Tanzania People's Defence Force how to safely remove simulated unexploded landmines during the practical exercise portion of Humanitarian Mine Action Level 1 training in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Feb. 17, 2016. HMA activities include classroom instruction and practical exercises on detecting and clearing landmines, identifying and disposing of explosive remnants, and providing physical security and stockpile management. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
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Tanzania, U.S. Conduct Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training

4:10 PM2/26/2016
Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, recently wrapped up a 25-day Humanitarian Mine Action Level 1 training class hosted by the Tanzania People's Defense Force in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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U.S., Djiboutian Communications Experts Learn More About Africa Data Sharing Network

11:04 AM2/26/2016
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nehemias Bailon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Africa Data Sharing Network (ADSN) help desk lead (left), demonstrates how to use communication software Feb. 18, 2016, in Djibouti. Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) soldiers learned how to efficiently operate a terminal to access the ADSN. The FAD uses the ADSN to communicate with forward deployed soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Thompson)
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U.S., Djiboutian Communications Experts Learn More About Africa Data Sharing Network

11:04 AM2/26/2016
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nehemias Bailon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Africa Data Sharing Network (ADSN) help desk lead, demonstrates how to level the pedestal of an ADSN terminal Feb. 18, 2016, in Djibouti. The ADSN is a means for African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troop contributing countries to communicate and share information with the U.S. and amongst each other. Members of CJTF-HOA taught Djiboutian Armed Forces members how to install and operate a terminal, and how to access the ADSN. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Thompson)
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U.S., Djiboutian Communications Experts Learn More About Africa Data Sharing Network

10:58 AM2/26/2016
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Communications Directorate service members visited the Djiboutian Armed Forces Headquarters to share information on the Africa Data Sharing Network Feb. 15-18..
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African Communications Quick Reference Guide

11:00 AM2/25/2016
African Communications Quick Reference Guide
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Michigan National Guard, Armed Forces of Liberia Soldiers construct new buildings at training facility

5:11 PM2/24/2016
MONROVIA, Liberia - Armed Forces of Liberia Soldiers apply a cement-like mud to the interior walls of two new multipurpose buildings, Feb. 3, 2016, at the Edward Binyah Kesselly military training facility in Monrovia, Liberia. The buildings were constructed in partnership with Michigan Army National engineers during four Security Cooperation Opportunity Unit Training rotations. Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, traveled to Liberia to cut the ribbon on the buildings and celebrate Liberian Armed Forces Day, Feb. 10, 2016, with the last SCOUT rotation, the MIARNG 1434th Engineer Company, AFL leaders and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. David Huber/Released)
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Michigan National Guard, Armed Forces of Liberia Soldiers construct new buildings at training facility

5:11 PM2/24/2016
MONROVIA, Liberia - Engineers from the Michigan Army National Guard, 1434th Engineer Company complete a second roof and assist Armed Forces of Liberia members with interior wall construction on two multipurpose buildings, Feb. 3, 2016, at the Edward Binyah Kesselly military training facility in Monrovia, Liberia. The Michigan Soldiers are the last of four Michigan Security Cooperation Opportunity Unit Training rotations that assisted the AFL with the construction of the buildings. Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard traveled to Liberia to cut the ribbon on the buildings and celebrate Liberian Armed Forces Day, Feb. 10, 2016, with the 1434th, AFL leaders and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. David Huber/Released)
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Michigan National Guard, Armed Forces of Liberia Soldiers construct new buildings at training facility

5:04 PM2/24/2016
Soldiers from the Michigan National Guard and the Armed Forces of Liberia constructed two large, multipurpose buildings at the Edward Binyah Kesselly military training facility in Monrovia, Liberia.
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U.S. Army Unit Completes Validation for East Africa Response (1) of (2)

4:50 PM2/23/2016
Soldiers from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, board a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Feb. 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Members of the U.S. Army’s Bravo Company 3-15, from Fort Stewart, Georgia, completed a validation exercise displaying their ability to assume responsibility from Alpha Company 3-15, as the East Africa Response Force assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Thompson)
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Statement from Pentagon on Libya Airstrike

3:33 PM2/19/2016
The U.S. military conducted an airstrike in Libya targeting an ISIL training camp near Sabratha and a senior ISIL facilitator Feb. 19.
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AFRICOM hosts open house for new Joint Operations Center (3) of (3)

7:35 PM2/18/2016
Yummy - and yes, we have cake! – A cake with the AFRICOM logo was served during an open house event for the new joint operations center, Feb. 5, 2016, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Brenda Law/RELEASED)
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