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U.S. Africa Command welcomes new leader

11:53 AM8/16/2022

During U.S. Africa Command's change of command ceremony held Aug. 9 in Stuttgart, Germany, Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, began the formal passing of the guidon in which U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, outgoing commander, U.S. Africa Command, transferred command to U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, incoming commander. The Honorable Lloyd Austin III, U.S. Department of Defense secretary of defense, presided over the ceremony and accepted the colors from Townsend before transferring them to Langley, signifying the change in leadership.

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9:22 AM8/16/2022

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U.S. Partnering with Benin to combat piracy in Gulf of Guinea

12:00 AM8/12/2022

Sunset view of the recently completed boat launch project in Cotonou, Benin, on Aug. 12, 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delivered the project as part of a larger program led by the U.S. Africa Command and the U.S. Embassy in Benin in support of bolstering Beninese maritime policing capabilities as they play a key role in combatting regional piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

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Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk crew strengthens security cooperation with port visit in Côte d’Ivoire

12:00 AM8/12/2022

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk's crew arrived in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, for a scheduled port visit Aug. 12. While in Abidjan, the Mohawk crew exchanged with Côte d’Ivoire maritime forces on medical response treatment, close quarters combat and casualty care, illegal contraband collection and handling, and visit, board, search and seizure demonstrations. Over the last decade, the U.S. has increased maritime security cooperation with partners on Africa’s Atlantic coast to improve maritime domain awareness and the protection of their sovereign waters.

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Langley succeeds Townsend as U.S. Africa Command commander

12:16 PM8/11/2022

U.S. Africa Command is a small combatant command with a large mission that they are doing deftly, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said during the ceremony at the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.

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U.S. Africa Command special operations forces train alongside partners in Malawi

12:00 AM8/11/2022

Monkey Bay, Malawi -- Special Operations Command Africa forces partnered with members of the Malawian Maritime Force in a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Monkey Bay, Malawi that concluded June 24, 2022.

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Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

12:00 AM8/10/2022

In coordination with and in support of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted three airstrikes against al-Shabaab terrorists who attacked Somali National Army Forces near Beledweyne, Somalia, on Aug. 9, 2022.

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U.S. Africa Command welcomes new leader

2:33 PM8/9/2022

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley became the sixth commander of U.S. Africa Command during a ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. 9, 2022.

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U.S. Africa Command welcomes new leader

2:12 PM8/9/2022

Gen. Stephen Townsend, outgoing commander, U.S. Africa Command, passes the guidon to The Honorable Lloyd Austin III, secretary of defense, during a change of command ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. 9, 2022. Austin presided over the ceremony at Kelley Barracks, where nearly 400 guests from around the world gathered for the change of command.

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U.S. Africa Command welcomes new leader

2:12 PM8/9/2022

Gen. Stephen Townsend (right), outgoing commander, U.S. Africa Command, hails Gen. Michael Langley, incoming commander, U.S. Africa Command, during a change of command in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. 9, 2022. Townsend, who led U.S. Africa Command since July 2019, retired following the ceremony after a U.S. Army career spanning four decades.

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U.S. Africa Command welcomes new leader

2:12 PM8/9/2022

Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, marches the U.S. Africa Command colors to the stage during a change of command ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. 9, 2022.

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U.S. Africa Command welcomes new leader

2:02 PM8/9/2022

Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commander, U.S. European Command, meets with Gen. Thierry Burkhard, French chief of defense, following a U.S. Africa Command change of command ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. 9, 2022. The ceremony, held for Gen. Stephen Townsend (not pictured) to transfer command to Gen. Michael Langley (not pictured), was attended by nearly 400 guests including international, partner-nation and interagency dignitaries and leaders.

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U.S. Africa Command welcomes new leader

1:39 PM8/9/2022

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin passes the U.S. Africa Command guidon to Gen. Michael Langley, incoming commander, U.S. Africa Command, during a change of command ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. 9, 2022. Langley became the sixth commander since the command was established in 2008.

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U.S. Africa Command welcomes new leader

1:39 PM8/9/2022

Gen. Michael Langley, incoming commander, U.S. Africa Command, speaks with Ms. Chidi Blyden, deputy assistant secretary of defense for African Affairs, before a change of command ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. 9. Core to U.S. Africa Command’s mission is to work with allies and partners in a whole-of-government approach where defense supports diplomatic and development efforts to address shared security threats.

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U.S. Africa Command welcomes new leader

1:39 PM8/9/2022

Distinguished guests for the U.S. Africa Command change of command ceremony included international and partner-nation chiefs of defense, German officials and fellow service and component leadership.

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U.S. Africa Command welcomes new leader

1:39 PM8/9/2022

The official party, from left to right, for the U.S. Africa Command change of command held in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. 9, 2022: The Honorable Lloyd Austin III, secretary of defense; Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. Stephen Townsend, outgoing commander, U.S. Africa Command; Gen. Michael Langley, incoming commander, U.S. Africa Command.

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Partners host inaugural Women’s African Military Professional Legal Network Event in Botswana

12:00 AM8/8/2022

Legal advisors and professionals from 40 African nations gathered in Gaborone, Botswana, on Aug. 8, 2022, for the sixth African Military Law Forum, an event hosted by U.S. Africa Command, the North Carolina National Guard, and the Botswana Defence Force. The forum included the inaugural Women’s African Military Professional Legal Network meeting, which took place Aug. 6, to promote equity in the military.

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Partners host inaugural Women’s African Military Professional Legal Network Event in Botswana

12:00 AM8/6/2022

U.S. Africa Command’s Office of Legal Counsel co-hosted the inaugural Women’s African Military Professional Legal Network, along with the Botswana Defence Force, at the Grand Palm Convention Center in Gaborone, Botswana, on Aug. 6, 2022. This inaugural event was part of the larger sixth African Military Law Forum that took place later in the week from Aug. 8-10, co-sponsored with the North Carolina National Guard and the BDF.

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk crew calls port in The Gambia, Sierra Leone

1:15 PM8/2/2022

The Famous-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Mohawk sails into the sunset in the Atlantic Ocean, July 19, 2022. USCGC Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk crew calls port in The Gambia, Sierra Leone

1:14 PM8/2/2022

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Haynsworth, executive officer, works with Gambian Navy Warrant Officer Modou Lamin Sam, an embarked liaison officer, aboard the Famous-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Mohawk while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, July 23, 2022. USCGC Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

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