Ambassador Phillip Carter, III, Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement, Africa Command, makes opening remarks at the East African Theater Security Cooperation Conference at Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa, Jan. 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
Creating an open line of communication helps instill a regional approach and is vital to the success of any operation or organization. This concept is extremely important to the development of our East African partners.
Joint Forces Command – United Assistance service members, deployed to Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia, take a tour of the Liberian National Museum, Jan. 20, 2015, in Monrovia. The JFC-UA sponsored museum visit was initiated to allow service members deployed in support of Operation United Assistance to more fully understand and experience Liberian culture. Operation United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation in Liberia to provide logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Caitlyn Byrne, 27th Public Affairs Detachment/Released)
Joint Forces Command – United Assistance service members, deployed to Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia, take a tour of the Liberian National Museum, Jan. 20, 2015, in Monrovia. The JFC-UA sponsored museum visit was initiated to allow service members deployed in support of Operation United Assistance to more fully understand and experience Liberian culture. The museum has three floors, each one dedicated to a different medium. The third floor displays prints of historic photos. Operation United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation in Liberia to provide logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Caitlyn Byrne, 27th Public Affairs Detachment/Released)
JFC-UA service members visit Liberian National Museum
2:45 PM1/23/2015
Joint Forces Command – United Assistance service members from the Barclay Training Center got to experience some Liberian culture, Jan. 20, when they took a quick bus ride to the Liberian National Museum. The museum is nestled near the center of Monrovia, the nation’s capital and after some research on the part of the JFC-UA civil affairs unit, a cross-cultural exchange trip was initiated for those Soldiers deployed to BTC.
Four Mine-Resistant Ambushed Protective Vehicles that are part of the 20 vehicles that will be donated to Troop Contributing Countries Uganda and Burundi, wait to be turned over at the end of the month, Jan 13, 2014. (U.S. Army Courtesy Photo)
As part of the Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa’s mission to enable regional actors to neutralize violent extremist organizations and enable regional access and freedom of movement, Uganda and Burundi will receive a new mission asset.
Exercise Obangame Express 2015 Nations Meet to Finalize Plans
10:14 AM1/20/2015
Planners from more than 20 African and European maritime nations attend a final planning conference in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, for Exercise Obangame Express Jan. 12, 2015. The exercise will take place in the Gulf of Guinea in March 2015, and will focus on developing regional maritime interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Kent Laborde/Released)
Exercise Obangame Express 2015 Nations Meet to Finalize Plans
10:09 AM1/20/2015
Maritime professionals from more than 20 maritime nations met in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, to finalize plans for Exercise Obangame Express 2015, Jan. 12, 2015.
Initial planning begins for Tanzania gender integration seminar
9:48 AM1/20/2015
Recently, U.S. Army Africa’s Col. Frances Hardison and Capt. Christian Smith traveled to Dar Es Salaam and Arusha, Tanzania to plan a gender integration seminar co-hosted by the Tanzanian Peoples Defense Forces.
Newly trained Crisis Response Marines continue operations in Africa, Europe (1) of (2)
1:19 PM1/15/2015
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment practice entering and exiting the MV-22B Osprey during a simulated Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel, or TRAP, mission aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, Dec. 9, 2014. The TRAP training provides designated forces tactical training and initial evaluation in order to conduct search and personnel recovery operations for the upcoming deployment with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa. (Photo by U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Krista James)
Newly trained Crisis Response Marines continue operations in Africa, Europe (2) of (2)
1:19 PM1/15/2015
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment ride in an MV-22B Osprey during a simulated Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel, or TRAP, mission aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, Dec. 10, 2014. The TRAP training provides designated forces tactical training and initial evaluation in order to conduct search and personnel recovery operations for the upcoming deployment with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa. (Photo by U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Krista James)
Newly trained Crisis Response Marines continue operations in Africa, Europe (2) of (3)
1:13 PM1/15/2015
More than a thousand Marines and sailors deploying in January and February in support of crisis and contingency response in the U.S. Africa and European Commands’ areas of responsibility recently completed a five-day certification exercise.
OPERATION UNITED ASSISTANCE: LOGISTICS PARTNERSHIP SUCCESS (5) of (6)
1:45 PM1/13/2015
Soldiers serve a hot Thanksgiving Day meal to fellow service members and support personnel. Deliberate planning and actions across the entire logistics enterprise united the efforts of a multi-disciplined, interagency team formed across nations, governments and non-government organizations (NGOs) which directly led to success in OPERATION United Assistance. (U.S. AFRICOM photo/released)
OPERATION UNITED ASSISTANCE: LOGISTICS PARTNERSHIP SUCCESS (6) of (6)
1:44 PM1/13/2015
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Europe-Africa Commander, COL Deborah Keough, brings toys and supplies to orphanage in Liberia. Deliberate planning and actions across the entire logistics enterprise united the efforts of a multi-disciplined, interagency team formed across nations, governments and non-government organizations (NGOs) which directly led to success in OPERATION United Assistance. U.S. AFRICOM photo/released)
OPERATION UNITED ASSISTANCE: LOGISTICS PARTNERSHIP SUCCESS (4) of (6)
1:41 PM1/13/2015
ETU site under construction. Deliberate planning and actions across the entire logistics enterprise united the efforts of a multi-disciplined, interagency team formed across nations, governments and non-government organizations (NGOs) which directly led to success in OPERATION United Assistance. (U.S. AFRICOM photo/released)
OPERATION UNITED ASSISTANCE: LOGISTICS PARTNERSHIP SUCCESS (3) of (6)
1:40 PM1/13/2015
Force Provider equipment used to support Soldiers in Liberia. Deliberate planning and actions across the entire logistics enterprise united the efforts of a multi-disciplined, interagency team formed across nations, governments and non-government organizations (NGOs) which directly led to success in OPERATION United Assistance. (U.S. AFRICOM photo/released)
OPERATION UNITED ASSISTANCE: LOGISTICS PARTNERSHIP SUCCESS (2) of (6)
1:39 PM1/13/2015
A typical unimproved road in Liberia creates a challenge for logisticians. Deliberate planning and actions across the entire logistics enterprise united the efforts of a multi-disciplined, interagency team formed across nations, governments and non-government organizations (NGOs) which directly led to success in OPERATION United Assistance. (U.S. AFRICOM photo/released)
OPERATION UNITED ASSISTANCE: LOGISTICS PARTNERSHIP SUCCESS (1) of (6)
1:35 PM1/13/2015
Construction of Initial Staging Base (ISB), Dakar, Senegal. Deliberate planning and actions across the entire logistics enterprise united the efforts of a multi-disciplined, interagency team formed across nations, governments and non-government organizations (NGOs) which directly led to success in OPERATION United Assistance. (U.S. AFRICOM photo/released)