Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station
10:30 AM6/26/2020
Department of Defense personnel assigned to the South African embassy delivered 12,000 medical grade face masks, 11,000 face shields and 256 thermometers to their counterparts from the U.S. embassy in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Soldiers from 36th Engineer Brigade and Ghana Armed Forces arm wrestle during downtime of United Accord at the Bundase Training Camp in Ghana July 27, 2018. United Accord, which is slated for execution in September 2020, is a Ghana Armed Forces and U.S. Army Africa exercise consisting of a command post, field, and medical training, and Jungle Warfare School.
Soldiers from 36th Engineer Brigade and Ghana Armed Forces arm wrestle during downtime of United Accord at the Bundase Training Camp in Ghana July 27, 2018. United Accord, which is slated for execution in September 2020, is a Ghana Armed Forces & U.S. Army Africa exercise consisting of a command post, field, and medical training, and Jungle Warfare School.
Medical equipment provision aims to prevent, control infections
4:20 PM6/24/2020
General of Division Alexandre Apalo Touré, superior commander of the Côte d'Ivoire National Gendarmerie, and Lt. Col. Wes Chaney, senior defense official, pose with donated medical equipment to the Army Health Service at the Main Health Center of the Agban barracks of the National Gendarmerie on June 10, 2020.
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, extract a simulated casualty during quick-reaction force training in Thiés, Senegal, Aug. 5, 2019. The rehearsal increased the Marines’ ability to conduct link-up procedures, on scene and in-route trauma stabilization, and offensive and defensive operations.
U.S., Senegalese naval leaders reaffirm commitment to partnership
8:22 AM6/24/2020
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, extract a simulated casualty during quick-reaction force training in Thiés, Senegal, Aug. 5, 2019. The rehearsal increased the Marines’ ability to conduct link-up procedures, on scene and in-route trauma stabilization, and offensive and defensive operations.
U.S., Senegalese naval leaders reaffirm commitment to partnership
8:22 AM6/24/2020
Both leaders pledged to seek out new opportunities for cooperation, and to support regional stability by strengthening the professionalism and capabilities of the region’s naval and amphibious forces.
U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland and Commander of U.S. Africa Command, General Stephen Townsend met with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj on June 22, 2020 in Zuwara, located in western Libya. The meeting was held to emphasize the U.S. position that peace in Libya must be achieved through the political process, not military means.
U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland and Commander of U.S. Africa Command, General Stephen Townsend met with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj on June 22, 2020 in Zuwara, located in western Libya. The meeting was held to emphasize the U.S. position that peace in Libya must be achieved through the political process, not military means.
U.S. Africa Command commander General Stephen J. Townsend accompanied U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland to a meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on June 22 in Zuwara, Libya. The meeting was held to emphasize the U.S. position that peace in Libya must be achieved through the political process, not military means.
U.S. Africa Command commander General Stephen J. Townsend accompanied U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland to a meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on June 22 in Zuwara, Libya. The meeting was held to emphasize the U.S. position that peace in Libya must be achieved through the political process, not military means.
U.S. Africa Command supports Department of State, U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland meeting in Libya
10:03 AM6/23/2020
U.S. Africa Command commander General Stephen J. Townsend accompanied U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland to a meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on June 22 in Zuwara, Libya.
New evidence of Russian aircraft active in Libyan airspace
12:13 PM6/18/2020
Russia's introduction of manned, armed attack aircraft into Libya changes the nature of the current conflict and intensifies the potential of risk to all Libyans, especially innocent civilians.