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UPDF Soldiers complete historic civil affairs operations training

5:07 PM4/26/2018
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Brig. Gen. Jack Backasumba, Camp Singo Commandant, addresses UPDF soldiers during the graduation ceremony for a 10-week civil affairs operations course provided by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 13, 2018. The civil affairs course is designed to enhance the UPDF's capability and capacity to support its enduring African Union peacekeeping force and African Union Mission in Somalia mandates through civil military cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
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UPDF Soldiers complete historic civil affairs operations training

5:06 PM4/26/2018
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Brig. Gen. Jack Backasumba, Camp Singo Commandant, thanks U.S. Army Soldiers during the graduation ceremony for a 10-week civil affairs operations course provided by the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 13, 2018. The civil affairs course is designed to enhance the UPDF's capability and capacity to support its enduring African Union peacekeeping force and African Union Mission in Somalia mandates through civil military cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
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UPDF Soldiers complete historic civil affairs operations training

5:00 PM4/26/2018
The course is the first of its kind offered at Camp Singo and founded in NATO civil military and U.S. military civil affairs doctrine
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Africa Logistics Symposium 2018 hosted in Addis Ababa

5:17 PM4/25/2018
Col. (ret.) Mor Ndiandame Mbow, chief of mission support operations, Peace and Support Operations Division, African Union, addresses attendees of the Africa Logistics Symposium 2018, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 11, 2018, during the opening ceremony. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
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Senior enlisted leaders foster relationships at African Land Forces Summit

4:13 PM4/25/2018
Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremiah Inman, U.S. Army Africa senior enlisted leader, briefs senior non-commissioned officers from 13 African nations during a breakout session as part of the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, April 16, 2018. ALFS 18 is a weeklong seminar that brings together land forces chiefs from across Africa to discuss and develop cooperative solutions, as well as improve trans-regional security and stability. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Tverberg, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs)
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Senior enlisted leaders foster relationships at African Land Forces Summit

3:22 PM4/25/2018
The theme at this year’s ALFS was “Unity is Strength: Combating Africa’s Security Challenges.”
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AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development

5:39 PM4/24/2018
Liberia Minister of National Defense Daniel Ziankahn and U.S. Africa Command command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, engage in discussion, April 2, 2018, at the Liberia MOD office in Monrovia. The event was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
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AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development

5:25 PM4/24/2018
U.S. Africa Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez , shakes hands with Dr. Zoe Parwon, a medical doctor working at the Kessley Barracks Health Center in Monrovia, April 3, 2018. The event was a part of a 3-day site visit to the region in order to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
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AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development

5:21 PM4/24/2018
Sgt. Henry Lavala, a student in the first fully-Liberian led Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, shakes hands with U.S. Africa Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez , April 3, 2018, following his mission brief at the Liberian Armed Forces Training Center, in Monrovia. Lavala attended the first fully-Liberian Led Basic Noncommissioned OFficer course. The event was a part of a 3-day site visit to the region, conducted by Colon-Lopez, in order to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
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AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development

5:19 PM4/24/2018
Sgt. Henry Lavala, a student in the first fully-Liberian led Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, gives a mission briefing to his fellow classmates, April 3, 2018, at the Liberian Armed Forces Training Center, in Monrovia. The meeting was a part of a 3-day visit to the region, conducted by U.S. Africa Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
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AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development

5:14 PM4/24/2018
Command Sgt. Maj. Cooper Manqueh, Liberian Forces Sergeant Major, takes a photos with U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, April 3, 2018, at the Liberian Armed Forces training Center. Colon Lopez recently conducted a 3-day site visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
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AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development

5:12 PM4/24/2018
Col. Theophilus Dana, a commander in the Armed Forces of Liberia shakes hands with U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, April 4, 2018, at the Liberian Armed Forces training Center. The meeting was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
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AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development

4:43 PM4/24/2018
Soldiers from the Armed Forces of Liberia conduct a halt during patrol training, April 4, 2018, near the Liberian Armed Forces Training Center, during a site visit conducted by U.S. Africa Command Senior Enlisted Advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez.The event was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
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AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development

4:25 PM4/24/2018
U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, poses with students from the first fully-Liberian led Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, April 3, 2018, at the Liberia Armed Forces Training Command compound. The event was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
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AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development

4:19 PM4/24/2018
Liberia Minister of National Defense Daniel Ziankahn and U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, engage in discussion, April 2, 2018, at the Liberia MOD office in Monrovia. The event was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
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AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development

7:24 AM4/24/2018
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader conducted a site visit to Liberia, April 2-4, following close of UN Peacekeeping Mission In Liberia; discusses enhancing Liberian Armed Forces through NCO development
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Nigerian Air Force set for training on A-29 Super Tucano

12:00 AM4/24/2018
Training will be provided by the 81st Fighter Squadron, an existing A-29 Light Air Support training squadron that currently trains Afghan Air Force personnel. This program will ensure the Nigerian Air Force receives the support and training it needs to safely and effectively employ the A-29 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erick Requadt)
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11:59 AM4/23/2018
A U.S. military member interacts with orphans at Saint Vincent Orphanage of Niamey during Flintlock 2018 in Niamey, Niger, April 18, 2018. Approximately 1,900 service members from more than 20 African and western partner nations are participating in Flintlock at multiple locations in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Heather Doppke/79th Theater Sustainment Command)
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Flintlock 2018 military personnel visit orphanage near Niamey

1:41 PM4/19/2018
Service Members visited with kids, and donated supplies in Niamey, Niger April 18, 2018. There are nearly 1,900 participants from 20 African, western nations participating in Flintlock 2018 at multiple locations in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Senegal
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African Land Forces Summit 2018

2:28 PM4/18/2018
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Eugene J. LeBoeuf, U.S. Army Africa acting commanding general, answers questions with local media during an interview following the opening ceremony of the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, April 16, 2018. ALFS 18 participants will build capacity by utilizing th elesson learned during the plenary sessions, breakout sessions and exchanges to combat violent extreme organizations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Tverberg)
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