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B3 and CDA announce FL26

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French Navy Camcopter S-100

A French Navy Camcopter S-100 patrols over the site of a near-record-breaking seizure of cocaine in the Gulf of Guinea by the French Navy, September 22, 2025. U.S. Africa Command’s support to the French Navy lead to the drug bust. (Courtesy Photo by the French Navy)

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Cocaine in VSL

Seized cocaine conducted by the French Navy in the Gulf of Guinea, September 22, 2025. U.S. Africa Command’s support to the French Navy lead to the near record-breaking seizure of almost 10 tons of cocaine. (Courtesy Photo by the French Navy)

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Lapse In Appropriations

The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status, without pay, until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.

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U.S. Africa Command and Zambia CIV-MIL Partnership Brings Mobile Laboratories to Southern Africa: A Game Changer for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response

Three state-of-the-art mobile biological threat detection laboratories arrived in Zambia at the end of September and are poised to modernize infectious disease outbreak response across nine southern African nations. This vital initiative, a collaborative effort between Zambia’s National Public Health Institute under the Ministry of Health, U.S. Africa Command’s Office of the Command Surgeon, and the U.S. Embassy in Zambia, is set to dramatically shorten response times and improve the overall capacity to combat and contain potentially devastating outbreaks.

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U.S. Africa Command and Zambia CIV-MIL Partnership Brings Mobile Laboratories to Southern Africa: A Game Changer for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response

Three state-of-the-art mobile biological threat detection laboratories arrived in Zambia at the end of September and are poised to modernize infectious disease outbreak response across nine southern African nations. This vital initiative, a collaborative effort between Zambia’s National Public Health Institute under the Ministry of Health, U.S. Africa Command’s Office of the Command Surgeon, and the U.S. Embassy in Zambia, is set to dramatically shorten response times and improve the overall capacity to combat and contain potentially devastating outbreaks.

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U.S. Africa Command and Zambia CIV-MIL Partnership Brings Mobile Laboratories to Southern Africa: A Game Changer for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response

Three state-of-the-art mobile biological threat detection laboratories arrived in Zambia at the end of September and are poised to modernize infectious disease outbreak response across nine southern African nations. This vital initiative, a collaborative effort between Zambia’s National Public Health Institute under the Ministry of Health, U.S. Africa Command’s Office of the Command Surgeon, and the U.S. Embassy in Zambia, is set to dramatically shorten response times and improve the overall capacity to combat and contain potentially devastating outbreaks.

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U.S. Africa Command Commander Visits West Africa, Underscores Partnership in Addressing Evolving Terrorism Threat

U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Christopher John Lamora, U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon, meet with Cameroon President Paul Biya during a key leader engagement in Yaounde, Cameroon, on Sept. 19, 2025. During his visit, Anderson met with Cameroon’s President Paul Biya; Minister of Defense Joseph Beti Assomo; Brigadier General Donatien Melingui Nouma, Inspector in charge of Forces at the Defense Head Quarters; and U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon Christopher John Lamora. The engagements reaffirmed Cameroon’s strategic importance as a key security partner in the region and explored ways to strengthen cooperation and coordination in support of shared goals for regional stability. (Courtesy photo by the Presidence of Cameroon)

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U.S. Africa Command Commander Visits West Africa, Underscores Partnership in Addressing Evolving Terrorism Threat

U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, Joseph Beti Assomo, Cameroon Minister of Defense, and their staff conduct a key leader engagement in Yaounde, Cameroon, on Sept. 19, 2025. During his visit, Anderson met with Cameroon’s President Paul Biya; Minister of Defense Joseph Beti Assomo; Brigadier General Donatien Melingui Nouma, Inspector in charge of Forces at the Defense Head Quarters; and U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon Christopher John Lamora. The engagements reaffirmed Cameroon’s strategic importance as a key security partner in the region and explored ways to strengthen cooperation and coordination in support of shared goals for regional stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Donato Maffin)

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U.S. Africa Command Commander Visits West Africa, Underscores Partnership in Addressing Evolving Terrorism Threat

U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, left, and Joseph Beti Assomo, Cameroon Minister of Defense, right, pose for a photo during a gift exchange in Yaounde, Cameroon, on Sept. 19, 2025. During his visit, Anderson met with Cameroon’s President Paul Biya; Minister of Defense Joseph Beti Assomo; Brigadier General Donatien Melingui Nouma, Inspector in charge of Forces at the Defense Head Quarters; and U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon Christopher John Lamora. The engagements reaffirmed Cameroon’s strategic importance as a key security partner in the region and explored ways to strengthen cooperation and coordination in support of shared goals for regional stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Donato Maffin)

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U.S. Africa Command Commander Visits West Africa, Underscores Partnership in Addressing Evolving Terrorism Threat

U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, right, Major General Fructueux Gbaguidi, Benin Chief of Defense Staff, center, and Brian Shukan, U.S. Ambassador to Benin, left, salute a formation of military honors in Cotonou, Benin, on Sept. 16, 2025. During his visit, Anderson met with Benin’s President Patrice Talon; Minister of Defense, Dr. Alain Fortunet Nauatin; and Chief of Defense Staff, Major General Fructueux Gbaguidi. The engagements reaffirmed Benin’s strategic importance as a key security partner in the region and explored ways to strengthen cooperation and coordination in support of shared goals for regional stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Donato Maffin)

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U.S. Africa Command Commander Visits West Africa, Underscores Partnership in Addressing Evolving Terrorism Threat

U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, left, and Major General Fructueux Gbaguidi, Benin Chief of Defense Staff, listen to a Benin Chief of Defense Staff member in Cotonou, Benin, on Sept. 16, 2025. During his visit, Anderson met with Benin’s President Patrice Talon; Minister of Defense, Dr. Alain Fortunet Nauatin; and Chief of Defense Staff, Major General Fructueux Gbaguidi. The engagements reaffirmed Benin’s strategic importance as a key security partner in the region and explored ways to strengthen cooperation and coordination in support of shared goals for regional stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Donato Maffin)

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U.S. Africa Command Commander Visits West Africa, Underscores Partnership in Addressing Evolving Terrorism Threat

U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, right, Major General Fructueux Gbaguidi, Benin Chief of Defense Staff, center, and Brian Shukan, U.S. Ambassador to Benin, left, salute a formation of military honors in Cotonou, Benin, on Sept. 16, 2025. During his visit, Anderson met with Benin’s President Patrice Talon; Minister of Defense, Dr. Alain Fortunet Nauatin; and Chief of Defense Staff, Major General Fructueux Gbaguidi. The engagements reaffirmed Benin’s strategic importance as a key security partner in the region and explored ways to strengthen cooperation and coordination in support of shared goals for regional stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Donato Maffin)

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U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson presents a gift to Gen. Charles Muriu Kahariri

U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), presents a gift to Gen. Charles Muriu Kahariri, Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, during an office call at the Kenyan Ministry of Defense Headquarters. The meeting highlighted the strong U.S.–Kenya defense partnership and marked Anderson’s first visit to Kenya since assuming command of AFRICOM.

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Gen. Dagvin Anderson meets with Kenyan President William Ruto

U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), meets with Kenyan President William Ruto at the State House in Nairobi. The meeting took place during Anderson’s first trip to Kenya as the new AFRICOM commander.

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Gen. Dagvin Anderson meets with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), meets with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Jonathan Riley, and senior Somali military leaders at the Somalia Security Directorate’s Joint Operations Coordination Center (JOCC). The engagement marked Gen. Anderson’s first trip to Somalia since assuming command of AFRICOM.

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U.S. Africa Command and Zambia CIV-MIL Partnership Brings Mobile Laboratories to Southern Africa: A Game Changer for Infectious Disease Outbreak Response

AFRICA SHIELD 2025: Strengthening Counterproliferation Efforts Across Africa

U.S. Africa Command Conducts Change of Command Ceremony

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) held a Change of Command ceremony August 15 at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, as Marine Corps General Michael E. Langley formally transferred command to Air Force General Dagvin R.M. Anderson.

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