Strategic Lift - U.S. Air Force Crew Loads Aravis: McGuire Air Force Base and McChord Air Force Base personnel work together to load a Gabonese armored personnel carrier on a C-17 before departing for Bangui, Central African Republic; Dec. 15, 2015, Libreville, Gabon. Both the U.S. and France provided military manpower in Libreville, Gabon, and the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, to help with the loading/unloading and transport of equipment. The result was the timely deployment of more than 450,000 pounds of vital equipment and vehicles for the Gabonese military. (Photo courtesy of French military, ADC Laminette/RELEASED)
Strategic Lift - U.S. Air Force Crew Loads Aravis: McGuire Air Force Base and McChord Air Force Base personnel work together to load a Gabonese armored personnel carrier on a C-17 before departing for Bangui, Central African Republic; Dec. 15, 2015, Libreville, Gabon. Both the U.S. and France provided military manpower in Libreville, Gabon, and the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, to help with the loading/unloading and transport of equipment. The result was the timely deployment of more than 450,000 pounds of vital equipment and vehicles for the Gabonese military. (Photo courtesy of French military, ADC Laminette/RELEASED)
Strategic Lift: A U.S. C17 cargo plane arrives in Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec. 15, 2015. Both the U.S. and France provided military manpower in Libreville, Gabon, and the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, to help with the loading/unloading and transport of equipment. The result was the timely deployment of more than 450,000 pounds of vital equipment and vehicles for the Gabonese military. (Photo courtesy of French military, ADC Laminette/RELEASED)
Representatives from U.S. government agencies and international organizations participate in a panel discussion during the closing day of the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative - WADPI Way Forward Conference in Accra, Ghana Dec. 10.
Ebenezer Dosoo, deputy national coordinator for the National Disaster Management Organization of Ghana, gives remarks during the closing ceremony of the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative Way Forward conference in Accra, Ghana Dec. 7-10.
West African Nations Meet to Discuss Disaster Preparedness Way Ahead
3:35 PM12/17/2015
Representatives from West African and European nations, U.S. government agencies, and other public and private organizations met in Accra, Ghana Dec. 7-10 to discuss the way forward for the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative, known as WADPI.
AFRICOM Hosts First Visit by Spanish Joint Staff, Aims for Closer Cooperation (2) of (2)
11:02 AM12/17/2015
Members of the Spanish Joint Staff and U.S. Africa Command participate in a discussion at the AFRICOM Multinational Cooperation Center in Stuttgart, Germany, Dec. 2, 2015.
AFRICOM Hosts First Visit by Spanish Joint Staff, Aims for Closer Cooperation (1) of (2)
11:01 AM12/17/2015
Col. Enrique Tovar, chief of plans for the Spanish Joint Operations Command, participates in a discussion at the U.S. Africa Command Multinational Cooperation Center in Stuttgart, Germany, Dec. 2, 2015.
Col. Victor Kisiri, a 303rd Infantry Brigade administrative officer with Tanzanian People’s Defense Force, leads a planning session with members of U.S. Army Africa and the TPDF for the African Land Forces Summit 2016 at the East African community headquarters at Arusha, Tanzania, Dec. 1, 2015. . ALFS events bring army chiefs of staff from multiple African nations together to discuss regional and transregional topics. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Capt. Jason Welch)
Planners from U.S. Army Africa and the Tanzanian People’s Defense Force met Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2015, to conduct the main planning event for the African Land Forces Summit 2016.
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "The Political and Security Crises in Burundi"
9:03 AM12/15/2015
Testimony of Dr. Joseph Siegle, Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, presented to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, Dec. 9, 2015.
Botswana Defence Force, U.S. Army Leaders Meet in Europe (3) of (3)
10:08 AM12/14/2015
(From Right) Carl Giles, director of Instrumentation Training Analysis Computer Simulations and Support team, speaks with Maj. Gen. Molefi Seikano, Ground Forces Commander, Botswana Defense Force, and his party, to provide an understanding of how ITACSS benefits unit training during a U.S. Army Africa command sponsored visit to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Dec. 3, 2015. The visit offered Botswana leadership an opportunity to observe JMRC facilities and capabilities, as well as explore opportunities for future training and partnership. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Gemma Iglesias)
Botswana Defence Force, U.S. Army Leaders Meet in Europe (2) of (3)
10:08 AM12/14/2015
Members of the Botswana Defense Force receive instruction on detecting improvised explosive devices as part of a Counter IED brief during a U.S. Army Africa command sponsored visit to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Dec. 3, 2015. The visit offered Botswana leadership an opportunity to observe JMTC facilities, as well as explore opportunities for future training and partnership. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathanael Mercado)
Botswana Defence Force, U.S. Army Leaders Meet in Europe (1) of (3)
10:07 AM12/14/2015
U.S. Army Africa Deputy Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. Moore, Jr. greets Botswana Commander, Maj. Gen. Molefi Seikano, during a command sponsored visit to Vicenza, Italy, Nov.30 to Dec. 3, 2015. The visit offer Seikano an opportunity to observe USARAF facilities and capabilities, as well as explore opportunities for future training and partnership. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Craig Philbrick)