Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), pack school supplies into backpacks to be given to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Juan Vela, left, and 1st Lt. Aidan Dietz, right, both with Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), present a portable manual pencil sharpener mounted to a hand-made board engraved with their unit logo to Amin Houssein, a teacher in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugee students in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
U.S. Navy Seabee Builder 2nd Class (BU2) Kenneth Carey, with the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 (NMCB 11) currently deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, hands out sandals to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
U.S. Navy Seabee Construction Electrician 2nd Class (CE2) Crystal Dominguez, with the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 (NMCB 11) currently deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, hand out sandals to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Juan Vela, platoon sergeant with Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), selects school supplies to put into backpacks to be given to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Aidan Dietz, with Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), hands a backpack filled with school supplies a Somali child in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugee students in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
U.S. Army Soldiers with Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) put school supplies into backpacks to be given to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
U.S. Army Soldiers with Animal Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) put school supplies into backpacks to be given to Somali children in Ali Oune, Djibouti, March 28, 2018. CJTF-HOA service members donated more than $400 of school supplies and sandals to Somali refugees in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
“Bring a knife and some dip” No-nonsense Soldiers Train Nigerian Infantry
8:29 AM4/10/2018
Twelve U.S. Army Soldiers share tactics and training with a little over 200 Nigerian Army Soldiers from 26th Infantry Battalion in a remote military compound four hours north of the capital in Jaji. The seven- week training includes reacting to an IED, react to an ambush, securing an objective, operations planning, etc. The training's significance cannot be underestimated. These Nigerian Soldiers may eventually use these tactics when forward-deployed to fight against the violent terrorist organization, Boko Haram.
Nigerian Advanced infantry training has significant implications outside of on-the-ground tactical maneuvers. This bilateral military-to-military training carries diplomatic weight showcasing the U.S.'s commitment to its African partners and Nigeria's commitment to countering violent extremist organizations. (Photo by Capt. James Sheehan)
AFRICOM J8 holds annual Resources and Assessments Conference
12:23 PM4/9/2018
STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Africa Command hosted a Resources and Assessments Workshop, March 27, 2018, in Mainz, Germany. Led by the AFRICOM Directorate of Resources and Assessments, or J8, the theme of the event was “Shaping the Future.” Topics of discussion included programming and budget review, integrated priority list process, strategic assessments, science and technology, and security cooperation authorizations, fund allocations, future posture of U.S. forces in Africa, and how to align efforts with the new national defense strategy.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
AFRICOM J8 holds annual Resources and Assessments Conference
12:23 PM4/9/2018
STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Africa Command hosted a Resources and Assessments Workshop, March 27, 2018, in Mainz, Germany. Led by the AFRICOM Directorate of Resources and Assessments, or J8, the theme of the event was “Shaping the Future.” Topics of discussion included programming and budget review, integrated priority list process, strategic assessments, science and technology, and security cooperation authorizations, fund allocations, future posture of U.S. forces in Africa, and how to align efforts with the new national defense strategy.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
AFRICOM J8 holds annual Resources and Assessments Conference
12:23 PM4/9/2018
STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Africa Command hosted a Resources and Assessments Workshop, March 27, 2018, in Mainz, Germany. Led by the AFRICOM Directorate of Resources and Assessments, or J8, the theme of the event was “Shaping the Future.” Topics of discussion included programming and budget review, integrated priority list process, strategic assessments, science and technology, and security cooperation authorizations, fund allocations, future posture of U.S. forces in Africa, and how to align efforts with the new national defense strategy.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
AFRICOM J8 holds annual Resources and Assessments Conference
12:23 PM4/9/2018
STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Africa Command hosted a Resources and Assessments Workshop, March 27, 2018, in Mainz, Germany. Led by the AFRICOM Directorate of Resources and Assessments, or J8, the theme of the event was “Shaping the Future.” Topics of discussion included programming and budget review, integrated priority list process, strategic assessments, science and technology, and security cooperation authorizations, fund allocations, future posture of U.S. forces in Africa, and how to align efforts with the new national defense strategy.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
AFRICOM J8 holds annual Resources and Assessments Conference
4:29 PM4/6/2018
Theme of “Shaping the Future” focused on strategic assessments, science and technology, and security cooperation authorizations, and how to align efforts with the new national defense strategy
U.S. conducts airstrike in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
1:25 PM4/6/2018
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Forces conducted an airstrike against Al-Shabaab militants near Jilib, Somalia, on April 5, 2018, killing three terrorists and destroying one vehicle with a mounted heavy machine gun.
Thirty-seven USAID mission civil-military coordinators representing more than 40 countries and agencies across Africa learned about the roles and responsibilities of DoD when in support of USAID missions on the continent. The training, a coordinated effort by AFRICOM J5 and USAID counterparts, was conducted March 20-23, 2018, Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Brenda Law, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
Thirty-seven USAID mission civil-military coordinators representing more than 40 countries and agencies across Africa learned about the roles and responsibilities of DoD when in support of USAID missions on the continent. The training, a coordinated effort by AFRICOM J5 and USAID counterparts, was conducted March 20-23, 2018, Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Brenda Law, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
Thirty-seven USAID mission civil-military coordinators representing more than 40 countries and agencies across Africa learned about the roles and responsibilities of DoD when in support of USAID missions on the continent. The training, a coordinated effort by AFRICOM J5 and USAID counterparts, was conducted March 20-23, 2018, Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Brenda Law, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
Thirty-seven USAID mission civil-military coordinators representing more than 40 countries and agencies across Africa learned about the roles and responsibilities of DoD when in support of USAID missions on the continent. The training, a coordinated effort by AFRICOM J5 and USAID counterparts, was conducted March 20-23, 2018, Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Brenda Law, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)