Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali and Ms. Sandra Franzblau pose for a photo with Kentucky National Guard Staff Judge Advocates and legal affiliates on April 22, 2022, in the Wellman Armory Auditorium in Frankfort, Ky. The pair were hosted by KYNG to discuss some of Kuwali’s professional publications. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jesse Elbouab)
From left to right, Col. Jason Shepherd, Mrs. Stefania Greene, J. Michael Brown, Ms. Sandra Franzblau, Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali, Ms. Soreya Lambat, and Col. Joyce Gordon pose for a photo on the Kentucky Capital building steps, on April 22, 2022. Kuwali and Franzblau visited the capital as part of their two-day engagement with the Kentucky National Guard’s Staff Judge Advocates. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jesse Elbouab)
Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali, Malawi Defense Force, Chief of Legal Services, and Judge Advocate General, signs Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear’s guest book on April 22, 2022, while touring the Kentucky Capital building. Kuwali visited the state’s capital as part of a two-day engagement with the Kentucky National Guard’s Staff Judge Advocates. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jesse Elbouab, Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs)
Malawi Defense Force JAG visits Boone Center, Guard Staff Judge Advocates
4:13 PM5/17/2022
Soldiers with the Kentucky National Guard's legal team hosted Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali of the Malawi Defense Force, for a 2-day visit that included a tour of Kentucky's Capital building and presentations to Guardsmen Apr. 21-22.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
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U.S. Brig. Gen. Stephen Case, deputy commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, speaks with Department of State officials during the 2022 East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
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Service members with the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa welcome interagency officials during the 2022 East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman, U.S. Africa Command strategy, engagement and programs director, briefs Department of Defense and Department of State officials during the annual East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
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U.S. Army Col. Timothy Macdonald, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa director of operations, provides a mission brief for Department of Defense and Department of State officials during the annual East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
1:54 PM5/16/2022
Ms. Chidi Blyden, deputy assistant secretary of defense for African affairs, briefs Department of Defense and Department of State officials during the annual East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
1:54 PM5/16/2022
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Zana, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, welcomes Department of Defense and Department of State officials during the annual East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
1:54 PM5/16/2022
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, incoming commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen Case, deputy commanding general of CJTF-HOA, listen to a mission brief during the 2022 East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
1:54 PM5/16/2022
U.S. Army Col. Timothy Macdonald, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa director of operations, provides a mission brief for Department of Defense and Department of State officials during the annual East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
1:54 PM5/16/2022
U.S. Army Col. Timothy Macdonald, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa director of operations, provides a mission brief for Department of Defense and Department of State officials during the annual East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
1:54 PM5/16/2022
Maj. Gen. William Zana, commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, hosted the forum, which provided a face-to-face platform for representatives with the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, U,S. Agency for International Development, and National Security Council. The discussions ranged from overarching long-term strategy to specific security threats in the region.
Combined joint task force in Africa welcomes first female commanding general
12:00 AM5/14/2022
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley assumed command of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Zana during a change of command ceremony May 14, 2022. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) presided.
Maj. Mike Sterling, North Carolina National Guard State Partnership Director, greets Uganda People’s Defense Forces Brig. Gen. Godard Busingye at the African Military Law Forum Advisory Council at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 26 - 28, 2022. The conference, created by the United States Africa Command, brought African military legal advisors from several nations including Botswana, one of the NCNG State Partnership Program peers, and Nigeria, Cameroon, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Tunisia, Niger, Malawi, Burundi, and NCNG leaders including U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffery Copeland, the NCNG Director of Joint Staff and retired Col. Rick Fay, NCNG Chief Counsel, to share their expertise in International, Operational, Administrative, and Civil law and to announce the formation of the Women’s Peace and Security component to the ongoing forum.
The North Carolina National Guard hosts the African Military Law Forum Advisory Council at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 26 - 28, 2022. The conference, created by the United States Africa Command, brought African military legal advisors from several nations including Botswana, one of the NCNG State Partnership Program peers, and Nigeria, Cameroon, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Tunisia, Niger, Malawi, Burundi, and NCNG leaders including U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffery Copeland, the NCNG Director of Joint Staff and retired Col. Rick Fay, NCNG Chief Counsel, to share their expertise in International, Operational, Administrative, and Civil law and to announce the formation of the Women’s Peace and Security component to the ongoing forum.
The North Carolina National Guard hosts the African Military Law Forum Advisory Council at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 26 - 28, 2022. The conference, created by the United States Africa Command, brought African military legal advisors from several nations including Botswana, one of the NCNG State Partnership Program peers, and Nigeria, Cameroon, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Tunisia, Niger, Malawi, Burundi, and NCNG leaders including U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffery Copeland, the NCNG Director of Joint Staff and retired Col. Rick Fay, NCNG Chief Counsel, to share their expertise in International, Operational, Administrative, and Civil law and to announce the formation of the Women’s Peace and Security component to the ongoing forum.
Maj. Mike Sterling, North Carolina National Guard State Partnership Director, greets Namibian Defence Force Brig. Gen. Helena Ndilimeke Amutenya, left, and Cameroon Armed Forces Col. Marguerite Meffand-Loaw, center, at the African Military Law Forum Advisory Council at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 26 - 28, 2022. The conference, created by the United States Africa Command, brought African military legal advisors from several nations including Botswana, one of the NCNG State Partnership Program peers, and Nigeria, Cameroon, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Tunisia, Niger, Malawi, Burundi, and NCNG leaders including U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffery Copeland, the NCNG Director of Joint Staff and retired Col. Rick Fay, NCNG Chief Counsel, to share their expertise in International, Operational, Administrative, and Civil law and to announce the formation of the Women’s Peace and Security component to the ongoing forum.
Maj. Mike Sterling, North Carolina National Guard State Partnership Director, greets Botswana Defence Force Deputy Commander Maj. Gen. MPho Churchill Mophuting at the African Military Law Forum Advisory Council at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 26 - 28, 2022. The conference, created by the United States Africa Command, brought African military legal advisors from several nations including Botswana, one of the NCNG State Partnership Program peers, and Nigeria, Cameroon, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Tunisia, Niger, Malawi, Burundi, and NCNG leaders including U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffery Copeland, the NCNG Director of Joint Staff and retired Col. Rick Fay, NCNG Chief Counsel, to share their expertise in International, Operational, Administrative, and Civil law and to announce the formation of the Women’s Peace and Security component to the ongoing forum.