Moroccan 1stLt. Hamza Layat, a pharmacist and member of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces, provides aid to a girl after a having a dental procedure during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Two girls waiting for dental services during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Moroccan women and young girls wait in the shade for dental services during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Children playing while waiting for medical services during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Major Jason Patten, a physician with Colorado Air National Guard, works on a man in the dermatology tent, as 1st Lt. FIRST NAME Wright, a physician’s assistant, and Spc. Ashley Ewell, a medic, both members of the Utah Army National Guard, assist with the procedure during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Moroccan Capt. Abdelilah Radi, a pediatrician with the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces, checks the heart of a girl during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Air Force Maj.Gen. Mark Camerer, director of logistics for U.S. Africa Command, and other distinguished guests shakes hands with British Col. Dom Watson, British 4th Rifles commander, during Exercise African Lion 2018 distinguished visitor tour in Tifnit, Morocco, April 26, 2018. Marines, British soldiers and members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces demonstrated tactics, techniques, and procedures from the past two weeks of field training exercises. Exercise African Lion is a continuation of the U.S. and Morocco’s long-standing relationship focused on security cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Averi Coppa/Released)
A Royal Moroccan Armed Forces paratrooper prepares for a personnel drop during Exercise African Lion 18, April 16, 2018 near Kenitra Air Base. Approximately 900 U.S. military personnel have arrived in the Kingdom of Morocco to join nearly 400 members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces to take part in Exercise African Lion 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes Stanton)
U.S. Marines and Tunisian soldiers participating in Exercise African Lion 2018 demonstrate skills learned during their field training exercise for a distinguished visitor tour delegation in Tifnit, Morocco, April 26, 2018. Exercise African Lion is a continuation of the U.S. and Morocco’s long-standing relationship focused on security cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Averi Coppa/Released)
Air Force Maj.Gen. Mark Camerer, director of logistics for U.S. Africa Command, and other distinguished guests of Exercise African Lion 2018 gather during a distinguished visitor tour in Tifnit, Morocco, April 26, 2018. Marines and members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces demonstrated tactics, techniques, and procedures from the past two weeks of field training exercises to the distinguished visitors. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a continuation of the U.S. and Morocco’s long-standing relationship focused on security cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Averi Coppa/Released)
A Royal Moroccan Armed Forces paratrooper receives a U.S. Air Force 37th Airlift Squadron patch from a 37th AS loadmaster, during Exercise African Lion 18, April 16, 2018 at Rabat Airfield, Morocco. African Lion is a combined multilateral exercise designed to improve mutual understanding of each nations' tactics, techniques and procedures while demonstrating the strong bond between the nations' militaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes Stanton)
Participants of Exercise African Lion 2018 demonstrate tactics, techniques, and procedures from the past two weeks of field training exercises to distinguished visitors in Tifnit, Morocco, April 26th, 2018. African Lion is an annually-scheduled joint training with participants from 15 countries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Averi Coppa/Released)
Sergeant Samantha Miller, a dental technician and member of the Utah Army National Guard, takes a dental x-ray on a boy during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
The U.S. military and Moroccan Royal Armed Forces strengthened interoperability and further developed tactics, techniques, and procedures of participating nations to counter violent extremist organizations
Michigan National Guard works with partner nations, Liberia and Latvia
12:06 PM5/16/2018
MONROVIA, Liberia --During a visit to the Linda Thomas Greenfield Preparatory School, Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, the adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, was presented with a plaque in appreciation of his support to the Edward Binyah Kesselly facility and the families of the Armed Forces of Liberia. The children greeted him in their classrooms and showed him what they were learning. (Photo courtesy of Michigan National Guard)
Michigan National Guard works with partner nations, Liberia and Latvia
8:31 AM5/16/2018
Michigan National Guard highlights 10 years of partnership with the Armed Forces of Liberia and 25 years of partnership with Latvian National Armed Forces with a site visit to Monrovia.
U.S. statement on alleged civilian casualties in Somalia
5:15 PM5/11/2018
U.S. forces, in an advise-and-assist capacity, partnered in a Somali-led operation to disrupt and degrade al-Shabaab's terrorist network near Bulcida, Somalia, May 9, 2018.
Niger Report Highlights Bravery of U.S. Troops, Notes Training, Planning Deficiencies
10:37 AM5/11/2018
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Robert S. Karen, Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Army Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr., chief of staff, U.S. Africa Command, and lead investigating officer, brief the media on the results of the investigation of the Oct. 4, 2017 ambush in Niger at Pentagon in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2018. (DoD photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm)
Niger Report Highlights Bravery of U.S. Troops, Notes Training, Planning Deficiencies
10:32 AM5/11/2018
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Robert S. Karen, Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Army Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr., chief of staff, U.S. Africa Command, and lead investigating officer, brief the media on the results of the investigation of the Oct. 4, 2017 ambush in Niger at Pentagon in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2018. (DoD photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm)
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Robert S. Karen, Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Army Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr., chief of staff, U.S. Africa Command, and lead investigating officer, brief the media on the results of the investigation of the Oct. 4, 2017 ambush in Niger at Pentagon in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2018. (DoD photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Holm)