Robot Becomes “Eyes” and “Hands” of Service Members
3:20 PM10/19/2015
Djiboutian and U.S. Navy EOD technicians worked together recently during a course to learn how to use robotic technology to inspect potentially dangerous materials.
U.S., French Crisis Response Forces Quell Simulated Riot During Training Program
12:25 PM10/19/2015
U.S. Marines, alongside French Gendarmerie responded to a simulated riot during training program that specializes in restoring order and professional intervention.
U.S. Marines guard a simulated embassy during a riot control exercise at the National Gendarmerie Tactical Training Center in Saint-Astier, France, Oct. 9. The Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa worked with French Gendarmes, continuing a strong partnership between the two units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy)
Regionally Aligned Army Brigade Learns About Africa (1) of (1)
4:25 PM10/13/2015
Infantrymen with 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, run to an objective during a live-fire exercise on Fort Stewart, Ga., June 24, 2015. The brigade assumed the role of regionally aligned forces to U.S. Africa Command Oct. 1. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Joshua Laidacker, 2nd IBCT, 3rd ID Public Affairs)
Regionally Aligned Army Brigade Learns About Africa
4:10 PM10/13/2015
Leaders with 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, learned about partner nations in Africa during a seminar shortly before assuming the role of regionally aligned forces under U.S. Africa Command.
Op-Ed: Strategic Importance of the Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
3:16 PM10/13/2015
U.S. Ambassador to Angola Helen La Lime talks maritime security during the International Conference on Maritime and Energy Security in the Gulf of Guinea, hosted in Angola, Oct. 7-9, 2015.
WADPI Graduates: Mr. Mohammed Sani Sidi (left),Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency in Nigeria, in a dialogue with the National Coordinator of National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in Ghana, Brig. Gen. Francis Vib-Sanziri. Both men attended the graduation ceremony of the 7th West African Disaster Preparedness Initiative class of nearly 120 people from Nigeria and Liberia, at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 18, 2015. Funded by U.S. AFRICOM and executed by KAIPTC, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) of Ghana, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), WADPI aims to strengthen national capacities in disaster preparedness, response and management among 17 African Partner Nations, primarily ECOWAS member states, and Mauritania, Chad and Cameroon. (Photo by the KAIPTC-WADPI Communications Team/Released)
WADPI Graduates: Senior officials from Liberia and Nigeria attend graduation ceremony of the 7th West African Disaster Preparedness Initiative. L-R: Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Abdulsalam Nasidi; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Hans Barchue; Deputy Commandant of KAIPTC, Air Commodore Julius Dzamefe; and WADPI Course Director, Colonel Kennedy Osemwegie present certificates to a Nigerian and Liberian graduates at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 18, 2015. Funded by U.S. AFRICOM and executed by KAIPTC, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) of Ghana, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), WADPI aims to strengthen national capacities in disaster preparedness, response and management among 17 African Partner Nations, primarily ECOWAS member states, and Mauritania, Chad and Cameroon. (Photo by the KAIPTC-WADPI Communications Team/Released)
Graduates of the 7th West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) course pose with faculty and senior government officials from Liberia, Nigeria and Ghana at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 18, 2015. Funded by U.S. AFRICOM and executed by KAIPTC, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) of Ghana, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), WADPI aims to strengthen national capacities in disaster preparedness, response and management among 17 African Partner Nations, primarily ECOWAS member states, and Mauritania, Chad and Cameroon. (Photo by the KAIPTC-WADPI Communications Team/Released)
WADPI Graduates: Senior officials from Liberia and Nigeria attend graduation ceremony of the 7th West African Disaster Preparedness Initiative. L-R: Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Abdulsalam Nasidi; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Hans Barchue; Deputy Commandant of KAIPTC, Air Commodore Julius Dzamefe; and WADPI Course Director, Colonel Kennedy Osemwegie present certificates to a Nigerian and Liberian graduates at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 18, 2015. Funded by U.S. AFRICOM and executed by KAIPTC, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) of Ghana, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), WADPI aims to strengthen national capacities in disaster preparedness, response and management among 17 African Partner Nations, primarily ECOWAS member states, and Mauritania, Chad and Cameroon. (Photo by the KAIPTC-WADPI Communications Team/Released)
Nigeria and Liberia Pledge to Collaborate on Disaster Preparedness
1:28 PM10/6/2015
A West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative course graduation ceremony provides an opportunity for officials to agree to promote regional collaboration on disaster preparedness.
Lance Cpl. Justin Forrester teaches immediate action drills to a park ranger with the Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux at the Pongara National Forest in Pongara, Gabon, Sept. 17. U.S. Marines and park rangers with ANPN, worked together to help the nation's fight against wildlife trafficking. The Marines trained with the ANPN focusing on infantry tactics to help build the nation’s capacity to counter trafficking of ivory and other animal-related products. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photos by Staff Sgt. Ryan Nikzad)
Multinational Cooperation Center hosts initial NATO staff exchange:
3:46 PM10/5/2015
Multinational Cooperation Center hosts initial NATO staff exchange: Key NATO staff met with AFRICOM personnel during a recent staff exchange visit, conducted Sept. 10, 2015, at AFRICOM’s headquarters, U.S. Army Garrison, Stuttgart, GE. The MNCC is AFRICOM’s hub for multinational cooperation and is primarily responsible for integrating international partners into staff processes that inform strategic planning and operations. Picture L-R: U.S. Army Lt. Col. Robert Kam from SHAPE, French Air Force Lt. Col. Pascal Giraud from SHAPE, U.S. Navy Lt. Cdr. Raymond Yau from AFRICOM and U.S. Army Col. Tony Curtis who leads the MNCC at AFRICOM. (USAFRICOM photo by Brenda Law/Released)