Federal Government of Somalia combats terrorists with support from U.S. forces
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Somali National Army forces were engaged with al-Shabaab fighters in a remote area approximately 285 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu on Nov. 9, 2022.
U.S., Angola conclude inaugural military medical exercise
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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander of U.S. Africa Command, meets Angolan Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Filomena Buruti, director of the Principle Military Hospital during MEDREX Angola 23-1, held at the Hospital Militar Principal in Luanda, Angola, from Nov. 8-18, 2022. Langley received a tour of the hospital from senior Angolan military officials and spent time greeting the teams of Angolan and American medical professionals participating in the Medical Readiness Exercise.
Gen. Langley makes first visit to Angola as commander Nov. 11
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Gen. Michael Langley presents Army Capt. Claudia McDermott with a commander’s coin during a visit to the U.S.-Angola Military Medical Readiness Exercise in Luanda, Angola, on Nov. 10, 2022. Langley, the commanding general of U.S. Africa Command, stopped by the exercise during a visit to Angola to discuss security cooperation with senior Angola defense officials. McDermott led the team of U.S. Army medical providers participating in the exercise with Angolan counterparts.
Gen. Langley makes first visit to Angola as commander Nov. 11
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(Left to right) Angola army Lt. Gen. Alberto DeAlmeida, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, Dr. Francisca dos Reis, and Angola army Brig. Gen. Filomena Buruti tour the Angola army’s Principle Military Hospital and Superior Institute of Medicine in Luanda, Angola, on Nov. 10. Langley, the U.S. Africa Command commander, was in Angola to discuss security cooperation with senior Angolan defense officials.
Gen. Langley makes first visit to Angola as commander Nov. 11
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U.S. Africa Command Commander Gen. Michael Langley discusses military medicine with Angola Brig. Gen. Armando Pinto and Ms. Francisca dos Reis, U.S. Embassy Office of Security Cooperation Program Assistant, during a visit to the Principle Military Hospital and Superior Institute of Medicine in Luanda, Angola, on Nov. 10. Langley, the U.S. Africa Command commander, was in Angola to discuss security cooperation with senior Angolan defense officials.
U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside Tanzanian partners
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U.S. Army Sgt. Ibrahim Mkusa, a civil reconnaissance non-commissioned officer with the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade, discusses strategies for an exercise scenario with members from the Tanzania Marine Special Forces during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Nov. 10, 2022. U.S. engagements with partners reinforce the U.S.’s dedication to uphold international values of human rights, representative government, and global prosperity.
U.S., Angola conclude inaugural military medical exercise
12:00 AM11/10/2022
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander of U.S. Africa Command, meets Angolan Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Filomena Buruti, director of the Principle Military Hospital during MEDREX Angola 23-1, held at the Hospital Militar Principal in Luanda, Angola, from Nov. 8-18, 2022. Langley received a tour of the hospital from senior Angolan military officials and spent time greeting the teams of Angolan and American medical professionals participating in the Medical Readiness Exercise.
U.S., Malagasy leaders discuss maritime security, humanitarian aid
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Brig. Gen. Peter Bailey, deputy director for Strategy, Engagement, and Programs, U.S. Africa Command, met with Madagascar's Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Richard Rakotonirina, on Nov. 10, 2022, to discuss shared Malagasy and U.S. concerns.
U.S., Angola conclude inaugural military medical exercise
12:00 AM11/9/2022
Maj. Andrew Isaacson (center), general surgeon, 848th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, performs hernia surgery on an Angolan patient while an Angolan Army medical intern (left) assists, during MEDREX Angola 23-1, held at the Hospital Militar Principal in Luanda, Angola. MEDREX is a medical training exercise that allows military health specialists from the U.S. Army and their African Partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques.
Organized by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa's C-IED Branch, the Tunisians observed and discussed how the U.S. Army trains EOD and C-IED Soldiers.
SETAF-AF hosts Commander’s Forum to gauge progress and set stage for success in Africa
12:00 AM11/7/2022
Held Oct. 31 through Nov. 4, 2022, the SETAF-AF Commander's Forum brought together leaders from across the Army to talk about how the Army is supporting U.S. Africa Command objectives.
Federal Government of Somalia engages terrorists with support from U.S. forces
12:00 AM11/5/2022
In support of the Federal Government of Somalia’s ongoing operations against al-Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike against al-Shabaab terrorists who were attacking Somali National Army forces near Cadale, Somalia, on Nov. 3, 2022.
Attendees of the 2022 African Partnership Flight participate in an Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance capstone, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tunis, Tunisia. APF serves as opportunity to open dialogue between air force leaders across the continent, identify opportunities for the U.S. to assist African partners, and implement collective solutions. Building partnership capacity towards ISR objectives provides coalition forces the advanced capabilities to detect and defend against a spectrum of threats while promoting regional security and stability.
United States Air Force Airmen and service members from North and West Africa, including delegations from Algeria, Chad, Ghana, Libya, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Tunisia and Senegal, visit the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia to pay respects to fallen American service members during the 2022 African Partner Flight being held in Tunis, Nov. 2-4, 2022.
Attendees of the 2022 African Partnership Flight participate in an Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance capstone, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tunis, Tunisia. APF serves as opportunity to open dialogue between air force leaders across the continent, identify opportunities for the U.S. to assist African partners, and implement collective solutions.
Attendees of the 2022 African Partnership Flight participate in an Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance capstone, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tunis, Tunisia. APF serves as opportunity to open dialogue between air force leaders across the continent, identify opportunities for the U.S. to assist African partners, and implement collective solutions. Building partnership capacity towards ISR objectives provides coalition forces the advanced capabilities to detect and defend against a spectrum of threats while promoting regional security and stability.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen James Kriesel, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa national guard assistant to the commander, gives opening remarks during the 2022 African Partnership Flight held in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 2, 2022. The APF hosted partners from across North and West Africa, including delegations from Algeria, Chad, Ghana, Libya, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal as well as the two co-hosts, Tunisia and the U.S.
Attendees of the 2022 African Partnership Flight participate in an Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance capstone, Nov. 5, 2022 in Tunis, Tunisia. APF serves as opportunity to open dialogue between air force leaders across the continent, identify opportunities for the U.S. to assist African partners, and implement collective solutions.