AFRICOM Commander Visits Uganda, Presents Legions of Merit (4) of (4)
10:26 AM10/1/2015
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of U.S. Africa Command met Ugandan Chief of Defense Forces Katumba Wamala and other senior officials of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces in Kampala Sept. 30, 2015. Rodriguez also presented the Legion of Merit, the highest U.S. military award for foreign citizens, to six Ugandan People's Defense Force officers. (Photo courtesy U.S. Embassy - Kampala)
U.S., Senegal Train on Sea-to-Land Tactics (6) of (6)
2:33 PM9/30/2015
Second Lt. Aaron Burtner, security cooperation team leader, poses for a photo with Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commandos after completing their final exercise with U.S. service members in Dakar, Senegal, September 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)
U.S., Senegal Train on Sea-to-Land Tactics (5) of (6)
2:33 PM9/30/2015
Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commandos depart after raiding a simulated enemy position 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)
U.S., Senegal Train on Sea-to-Land Tactics (4) of (6)
2:32 PM9/30/2015
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Austin Carpenter, a rifleman, shakes his counterpart Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando’s hand after successfully completing 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)
U.S., Senegal Train on Sea-to-Land Tactics (3) of (6)
2:32 PM9/30/2015
Second Lt. Aaron Burtner, security cooperation team leader, congratulates a Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando during his graduation ceremony after completing the final exercise with U.S. service members in Dakar, Senegal, September 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)
U.S., Senegal Train on Sea-to-Land Tactics (2) of (6)
2:29 PM9/30/2015
A Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando raids 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)
U.S., Senegal Train on Sea-to-Land Tactics (1) of (6)
2:29 PM9/30/2015
A Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando posts security on 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 mall-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)
AFRICOM hosts faculty from U.S. Air War College (1) of (2)
5:02 PM9/29/2015
AFRICOM hosts faculty from the U.S. Air War College: U.S. Army Col. Barry Jones (foreground) and German Air Force Lt.Col. Andreas Scharff were among a group of 16 faculty from the U.S. Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. who visited AFRICOM Headquarters at the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Sept. 29, 2015. The Air War College faculty were briefed by select AFRICOM staff about the commands mission and programs. (USAFRICOM photo by Brenda Law/Released)
AFRICOM hosts faculty from U.S. Air War College (2) of (2)
5:02 PM9/29/2015
AFRICOM hosts faculty from the U.S. Air War College: U.S. AFRICOM Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Kingsley (far right), welcomes faculty from the U.S. Air War College, Sept. 29, 2015. The 16 faculty members were briefed by select AFRICOM staff about the commands mission and programs. (USAFRICOM photo by Brenda Law/Released)
U.S. Army Sgt. Zechariah Dice, information operations course instructor, shows Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) personnel how to use a tactical transmitter system during an information operations course at Jinja, Uganda, recently. Its use was part of a course designed to help the UPDF develop their ability to plan and disseminate information to civilians and violent extremist organizations to inform and reduce the need for force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Uganda People’s Defense Force personnel attend an information operations course in Jinja, Uganda, recently. U.S. Army personnel from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa hosted the multi-week information operations course to help the UPDF develop their message planning and dissemination capabilities to counter Violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
U.S. troops assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa discussed information operations with the Uganda People's Defense Force in Jinja, Uganda.
Female Officers from African Partner Nations Visit U.S. (2) of (4)
3:03 PM9/28/2015
Officers and senior noncommissioned officers from U.S. and African partner nation militaries pose for a picture in Studio 1 at Defense Media Activity, Fort Meade, Maryland, Sept. 23, 2015. The tour was part of the weeklong U.S. Africa Command Women’s Communication Forum which supports President Barack Obama’s National Action Plan on Women’s Peace and Security.
Female Officers from African Partner Nations Visit U.S. (1) of (4)
3:02 PM9/28/2015
Col. Tamatha A. Patterson, commander, 23rd Quartermaster Brigade, right, gives a command brief to a delegation of military women from nine African countries during a visit to the Army Women’s Museum Sept. 21. The group was part of the Women’s Communications Forum, which is a military-to-military engagement through U.S. Africa Command that sent 11 foreign communications officers and senior NCOs to the United States. The forums support’s the command’s mission to build the military capacity of partner nations in Africa while also supporting the president’s National Action Plan on Women’s Peace and Security. (Photo by Amy Perry, Fort Lee Public Affairs)
Female Officers from African Partner Nations Visit U.S. (4) of (4)
3:01 PM9/28/2015
Malagasy Republic Lt. Harlette Naudy Gea Avanantsoa poses for a picture during a tour at Defense Media Activity, Fort Meade, Maryland, Sept. 23, 2015. The tour was part of the weeklong U.S. Africa Command Women’s Communication Forum which supports President Barack Obama’s National Action Plan on Women’s Peace and Security.
Female Officers from African Partner Nations Visit U.S. (3) of (4)
3:01 PM9/28/2015
Uganda Lt. Christine Nalwoga, has her picture taken by Lt. Abwooli Kellen during a tour at Defense Media Activity, Fort Meade, Maryland, Sept. 23, 2015. The tour was part of the weeklong U.S. Africa Command Women’s Communication Forum which supports President Barack Obama’s National Action Plan on Women’s Peace and Security.