AFRICOM and UN Host Coastal Resiliency Symposium (1) of (3)
2:18 PM12/11/2015
Sandra E. Clark, deputy chief of mission, U.S. Embassy Dakar, provides opening remarks during the Coastal Resiliency Symposium. Photo courtesy of Lt. Col. Sueann Ramsey.
AFRICOM and UN Host Coastal Resiliency Symposium (1) of (3)
2:06 PM12/11/2015
A Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando moves up the beach during the final exercise with U.S. service members in Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 17, 2015. The Marines and Coast Guardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa spent four weeks training the COFUMACO on basic infantry tactics and small-boat operations as a part of a Maritime Security Force Assistance mission to increase interoperability with Senegal’s and strengthen the bond between the partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)
Dr. Barbara Sotirin, AFRICOM Deputy Director for Programs (J5) speaks during the opening ceremony of the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative in Accra, Ghana. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Nate Herring/RELEASED)
The West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative Way Forward conference opened with speakers from various West African, international, and U.S. agencies. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Nate Herring/RELEASED)
His Excellency Dr. Toga Gayewea McIntosh, Vice President of the Economic Community of West African Nations, delivers a keynote address during the opening ceremony of the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative Way Forward Conference in Accra, Ghana. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Nate Herring/RELEASED)
Department of Defense Statement on Nov. 13 Airstrike in Libya
8:18 AM12/8/2015
The Department of Defense confirmed that the senior ISIL leader in Libya is dead as a result of a U.S. military airstrike in Libya undertaken on Nov. 13.
Department of Defense Statement on Dec. 2 Airstrike in Somalia
8:13 AM12/8/2015
The Department of Defense confirms that a senior leader of al-Shabaab is dead as a result of a U.S. military airstrike in Somalia undertaken on Dec. 2.
FILE PHOTO 130910-N-NU634-195 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 10, 2013) The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107), home-ported in Norfolk, Va., is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Darien G. Kenney/Approved for public release)
Nigerien, Malian Soldiers Aid U.S. Army's Translation Tech (1) of (1)
10:37 AM12/4/2015
Nigerien Army Lieutenants Ismaila Abdou Hamza and Aboubacar Anadon and U.S. Army Capt. Dominique Louis plot targets for analysis during their basic map-reading course in Niamey, Niger, Oct. 28, 2015.
U.S. Marines and Ugandan Soldiers Fortify Engineering Skills (4) of (4)
3:53 PM12/2/2015
A Uganda People’s Defense Force soldier saws the top of a post in preparation to finish the flooring during a civil engineering exercise at Camp Singo, Nov. 16, 2015. The exercise helps the partner nations fortify their civil engineering skills while strengthening the bond between the two. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)
U.S. Marines and Ugandan Soldiers Fortify Engineering Skills (2) of (4)
3:53 PM12/2/2015
U.S. Marine combat engineers with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, assist Uganda People’s Defense Force soldiers nail in one of the wall frames during a civil engineering exercise at Camp Singo, Nov. 19, 2015. The exercise helps the partner nations fortify their civil engineering skills while strengthening the bond between the two. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)
U.S. Marines and Ugandan Soldiers Fortify Engineering Skills (3) of (4)
3:53 PM12/2/2015
U.S. Marine Cpl. Brandon Ditmire, a combat engineer with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, gives a thumbs-up to a Uganda People’s Defense Force soldier during a civil engineering exercise at Camp Singo, Nov. 16, 2015. The exercise helps the partner nations fortify their civil engineering skills while strengthening the bond between the two. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)