USAFE-AFAFRICA A1 Force Development shares best practices with Malawi
7:31 AM2/10/2020
MSgt. Brandon Owens, superintendent, 86th Mission Support Group Detachment 1, Air Force Deployment Transition Center, briefs members of the Malawian air force on the U.S. Air Force’s sole third location decompression program at Lilongwe Air Base, Malawi, Jan. 16, 2020. Rodriguez went to Malawi in support of the USAFE-AFAFRICA force development team that has been working with the Malawian air force since 2018 to build partnership capability in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
An Airmen from the Malawian air force briefs members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Manpower, Personnel and Services Directorate, Force Development team at Lilongwe Air Base, Malawi, Jan. 14, 2020. The USAFE-AFAFRICA force development team has been working with the Malawian air force since 2018 to build partnership capacity in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
Noel Fachi, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Manpower, Personnel and Services Directorate, Force Development team, briefs continuous process improvement to members of the Malawian air force at Lilongwe Air Base, Malawi, Jan. 14, 2020. Fachi leads a force development team that has been working with the Malawian air force since 2018 to build partnership capacity in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
Lydia Bradley, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Manpower, Personnel and Services Directorate, Force Development team, briefs continuous process improvement to members of the Malawian air force at Lilongwe Air Base, Malawi, Jan. 14, 2020. Bradley is part of a force development team that has been working with the Malawian air force since 2018 to build partnership capacity in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Korey Fratini)
Air Forces Africa helps develop Malawian Air Force
7:31 AM2/10/2020
Force development training such as this provides an opportunity for the U.S. Air Force to enhance relations, share ideas and build partnership capability in the region
Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct two airstrikes against al-Shabaab terrorists
12:00 AM2/8/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted two (2) airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab terrorists and a compound in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, on Feb. 6, 2020.
Military leaders recognize partnership, regional security
12:00 AM2/7/2020
U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, and members of the Uganda People's Defence Force train together in Camp Singo, Uganda, Feb. 7, 2020.
Military leaders recognize partnership, regional security
12:00 AM2/7/2020
U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, and members of the Uganda People's Defence Force train together in Camp Singo, Uganda, Feb. 7, 2020.
Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM conduct operations against al-Shabaab terrorists
12:00 AM2/4/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a series of operations to disrupt al-Shabaab terrorists in various locations in southern Somalia, from Jan. 23-29, 2020.
Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM conduct airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorist
12:00 AM2/4/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab terrorist in the vicinity of Beer Xaani, Somalia, on Feb. 4, 2020.
Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorist
12:00 AM2/2/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab terrorist in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, on Feb. 2, 2020.
Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists
12:00 AM1/27/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab terrorist in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, on Jan. 27.
Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
12:00 AM1/20/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists who engaged Somali National Army Danab Unit near Bangeeni, Somalia, on Jan. 19
Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists
12:00 AM1/17/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Qunyo Barrow, Somalia, on Jan. 16
Senior military leaders are gathering for an Accountability Colloquium taking place 26-28 Feb., 2019 in Lilongwe, Malawi. The Colloquium brings together African military commanders, chiefs of staff, and their legal advisors from throughout the Continent to discuss topics confronting current and future military operations to ensure adherence to the law. It also provides a venue to share best practices in serving their militaries.
“The relationship between military commanders and legal advisers, military commanders are supposed to lead the troops both in the barracks as well as on the battlefield. Whereas legal advisors are supposed to guide commanders on making informed decisions so that they conduct operations in accordance with the law,” Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali, the Chief of Legal Services, Malawi Defense Force. “The commander wants to efficiently accomplish the mission, he needs to understand the legal advisor and in so doing they can professionally and efficiently achieve their mission.”
African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance (APORA) in Yaounde, Cameroon. Included 20 African Countries as well as US and French representatives. 16-22 June 2018.
All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives
3:50 PM1/14/2020
Students, instructors and dignitaries following completion of the Intermediate Intelligence Course, comprised of nearly 20 West African female intelligence officers, non-commissioned officers, and civilians at the Nigerian Defense Intelligence College, near Abuja, Nigeria, Dec. 20. The ceremony recognized those service members from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, and Senegal having completed the course with the goal of creating a cadre of intelligence professionals using a common framework and terminology to enable multinational coordination in shared missions.