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U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel

3:42 PM7/16/2021
Amb. Andrew Young and Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith from U.S. Africa Command visited Mauritania to discuss the potential for greater partnership and engagement during a visit to the nation’s capital, Nouakchott, July 13-15, where they met with President Ghazouani. The delegation also met with the Mauritanian Minister of Defense, Chief of Defense, military service chiefs, and students at both the G5 Sahel Defense College and Mauritanian Air Force air traffic control training center.
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U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel

3:42 PM7/16/2021
Amb. Andrew Young and Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith from U.S. Africa Command visited Mauritania to discuss the potential for greater partnership and engagement during a visit to the nation’s capital, Nouakchott, July 13-15, where they met with President Ghazouani. The delegation also met with the Mauritanian Minister of Defense, Chief of Defense, military service chiefs, and students at both the G5 Sahel Defense College and Mauritanian Air Force air traffic control training center.
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U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel

3:42 PM7/16/2021
Amb. Andrew Young and Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith from U.S. Africa Command visited Mauritania to discuss the potential for greater partnership and engagement during a visit to the nation’s capital, Nouakchott, July 13-15, where they met with President Ghazouani. The delegation also met with students at both the G5 Sahel Defense College and Mauritanian Air Force air traffic control training center.
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U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel

3:35 PM7/16/2021
Amb. Andrew Young and Lt. Gen. Kirk Smith from U.S. Africa Command visited Mauritania to discuss the potential for greater partnership and engagement during a visit to the nation’s capital, Nouakchott, July 13-15, where they met with President Ghazouani. The delegation also met with the Mauritanian Minister of Defense, Chief of Defense, military service chiefs, and students at both the G5 Sahel Defense College and Mauritanian Air Force air traffic control training center.
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U.S. Africa Command leaders visit Mauritania to highlight cooperation and importance of G5 Sahel

3:29 PM7/16/2021
A U.S. Africa Command senior leader delegation met with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to discuss the potential for greater partnership and engagement during a visit to the nation’s capital, Nouakchott, July 13-15.
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Special Operations Command Africa's new leader brings specific experience

3:40 PM7/13/2021
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, outgoing commander, U.S. Special Operation Command Africa, speaks to SOCAF members during the change of command ceremony July 1, 2021, at Kelly Barracks near Stuttgart, Germany.
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Special Operations Command Africa's new leader brings specific experience

3:40 PM7/13/2021
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Milton J. Sands III, incoming commander, U.S. Special Operation Command Africa, speaks to SOCAF members during the change of command ceremony July 1, 2021, at Kelly Barracks near Stuttgart, Germany.
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Special Operations Command Africa's new leader brings specific experience

3:40 PM7/13/2021
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Milton Sands III, incoming commander, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa, hands the SOCAF flag to SOCAF Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Albaugh, SOCAF command sergeant major, as U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, outgoing commander, SOCAF, look on during the SOCAF change of command ceremony July 1, 2021, at Kelly Barracks near Stuttgart, Germany.
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Special Operations Command Africa's new leader brings specific experience

3:40 PM7/13/2021
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, outgoing commander, U.S. Special Operation Command Africa, congratulates U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Milton Sands III, incoming commander, SOCAF, on his assumption of command July 1, 2021, at Kelly Barracks near Stuttgart, Germany.
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Special Operations Command Africa's new leader brings specific experience

3:39 PM7/13/2021
“Thank you, thank you for making a difference, thank you for helping people to have a better life, thank you for helping them resist oppression. What we do matters, our small efforts have huge impact,” said Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, outgoing commander, SOCAF.
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U.S. Army Special Forces conclude training with Nigeria Navy Special Boat Service

11:38 AM7/13/2021
Officers of the Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service completed a five-week Joint Combined Exchange Training alongside a team of U.S. Army Special Forces on July 8 in Lagos, Nigeria. The JCET is part of a close and continuous military partnership between the U.S. and Nigeria spanning decades to strengthen defense ties and promote regional security.
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U.S. Army Special Forces conclude training with Nigeria Navy Special Boat Service

11:37 AM7/13/2021
Officers of the Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service completed a five-week Joint Combined Exchange Training alongside a team of U.S. Army Special Forces on July 8 in Lagos, Nigeria. The JCET is part of a close and continuous military partnership between the U.S. and Nigeria spanning decades to strengthen defense ties and promote regional security.
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U.S. Army Special Forces conclude training with Nigeria Navy Special Boat Service

10:27 AM7/13/2021
The Joint Combined Exchange Training is part of a close and continuous military partnership between the U.S. and Nigeria spanning decades to strengthen defense ties and promote regional security.
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Conference focuses on security at sea to ensure free trade in Gulf of Guinea

10:41 AM7/12/2021
U.S. Naval Forces Africa, Europe and U.S. Sixth Fleet Chief of Staff, Rear Adm. Nancy Lacore, virtually attends the two-day International Maritime Defence and Exhibition Conference 2021 hosted by the Ghanaian Navy from July 7-8, 2021.
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Conference focuses on security at sea to ensure free trade in Gulf of Guinea

10:14 AM7/12/2021
Chiefs of Navies and Air Forces from across the world focus on combatting piracy and supporting economies.
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Leaders committed to transparency with African partners

1:35 PM7/9/2021
During an online conversation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Gen. Townsend talked about transparency with African partners.
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Foreign policy advisors strengthen security partnerships

10:09 AM7/9/2021
Political advisors help bring a State Department perspective to military operations and ensure that commanders and other military staff benefit from the diplomatic expertise of foreign service officers.
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Armored Personnel Carriers complement Somalia security forces in fight against al-Shabaab

3:37 PM7/8/2021
The six vehicles were turned-over to SNA-Danab forces July 6 in a ceremony attended by leaders in the Somali Defense Forces, U.S. Department of State & U.S. Africa Command. Included in the package were basic issue items to ensure proper maintenance of the vehicles.
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Armored Personnel Carriers complement Somalia security forces in fight against al-Shabaab

3:36 PM7/8/2021
The six vehicles were turned-over to SNA-Danab forces July 6 in a ceremony attended by leaders in the Somali Defense Forces, U.S. Department of State & U.S. Africa Command.
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Armored Personnel Carriers complement Somalia security forces in fight against al-Shabaab

3:34 PM7/8/2021
The six vehicles were turned-over to SNA-Danab forces July 6 in a ceremony attended by leaders in the Somali Defense Forces, U.S. Department of State & U.S. Africa Command.
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