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Response force hones capability in air-ground integration exercise

8:58 AM12/14/2021
U.S. Army paratroopers prepare to load a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey during a North and West Africa Response Force air-ground integration exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 7, 2021. Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade trained with Marine aviators of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron - 365 in the exercise to hone the NARF's crisis response.
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Response force hones capability in air-ground integration exercise

8:58 AM12/14/2021
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment take part in a North and West African Response Force validation exercise at Dandolo range in Pordenone, Italy on Dec. 08, 2021. The NARF utilizes 173rd Airborne Brigade’s infantry units as decisive, forward postured, quick response element for crisis related taskings in the United States Africa Command areas of responsibility.
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Response force hones capability in air-ground integration exercise

8:57 AM12/14/2021
173rd Airborne Brigade Soldiers assigned to the North and West Africa Response Force carry a simulated patient to a drop zone during an Air Ground Integration exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 7, 2021. The exercise strengthened the capability of the NARF to respond to crisis and protect American interests in Africa.
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Response force hones capability in air-ground integration exercise

8:57 AM12/14/2021
A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey lands to pick up Army paratroopers during a North and West Africa Response Force air-ground integration exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 7, 2021. Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade trained with Marine aviators of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron - 365 in the exercise to hone the NARF's crisis response.
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Response force hones capability in air-ground integration exercise

8:57 AM12/14/2021
A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey carries Army paratroopers during a North and West Africa Response Force air-ground integration exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 7, 2021. Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade trained with Marine aviators of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron - 365 in the exercise to hone the NARF's crisis response.
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Response force hones capability in air-ground integration exercise

8:57 AM12/14/2021
A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey carries Army paratroopers during a North and West Africa Response Force air-ground integration exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Dec. 7, 2021. Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade trained with Marine aviators of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron - 365 in the exercise to hone the NARF's crisis response.
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U.S. donates isolation facilities in Botswana to support pandemic mitigation

9:32 AM12/13/2021
The U.S. government, through the Department of Defense, donated two isolation facilities worth over P2.9 million to the Botswana government in a handover ceremony in Bobonong on Dec. 7, 2021. The two facilities, constructed through the U.S. Africa Command’s Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid program, will support critical pandemic mitigation efforts in the region.
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U.S. donates isolation facilities in Botswana to support pandemic mitigation

9:31 AM12/13/2021
The U.S. government, through the Department of Defense, donated two isolation facilities worth over P2.9 million to the Botswana government in a handover ceremony in Bobonong on Dec. 7, 2021. The two facilities, constructed through the U.S. Africa Command’s Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid program, will support critical pandemic mitigation efforts in the region.
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U.S. donates isolation facilities in Botswana to support pandemic mitigation

9:31 AM12/13/2021
The U.S. government, through the Department of Defense, donated two isolation facilities worth over P2.9 million to the Botswana government in a handover ceremony in Bobonong on Dec. 7, 2021. The two facilities, constructed through the U.S. Africa Command’s Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid program, will support critical pandemic mitigation efforts in the region.
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Response force hones capability in air-ground integration exercise

12:00 AM12/10/2021
The training included multiple air insertion and airborne operations involving Army paratroopers aboard U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys.
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U.S. donates isolation facilities in Botswana to support pandemic mitigation

10:27 AM12/9/2021
The two facilities, constructed through the U.S. Africa Command’s Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid program, will support critical pandemic mitigation efforts in the region.
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U.S. donates second C-130 to Niger to support enduring Sahel operations

10:11 AM12/9/2021
U.S. and Nigerien officials cut a ceremonial ribbon in front of the second C-130 Hercules aircraft delivered to Niger during a Dec. 7, 2021, ceremony at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niger. Niger received the second of three scheduled C-130 aircraft deliveries by the U.S. on Nov. 9, 2021.
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U.S. donates second C-130 to Niger to support enduring Sahel operations

10:11 AM12/9/2021
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen James Kriesel, USAFE-AFAFRICA National Guard assistant to the commander and Nigerien Gen. Salifou Mody shake hands, Dec. 7, 2021, during the C-130 Hercules delivery ceremony at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niger. Niger received the second of three scheduled C-130 aircraft deliveries by the U.S. in November.
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U.S. donates second C-130 to Niger to support enduring Sahel operations

10:11 AM12/9/2021
Two C-130H Hercules delivered to the Nigerien Armed Forces sit side-by-side on the Niamey flightline during a Dec. 7, 2021, ceremony at the Nigerien Air Base 101, Niger. Niger received the first of the three scheduled C-130 aircraft deliveries by the U.S. in January 2021. The second was delivered in November 2021.
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U.S. donates second C-130 to Niger to support enduring Sahel operations

9:04 AM12/8/2021
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen James Kriesel, USAFE-AFAFRICA National Guard assistant to the commander, gives remarks during the C-130 Hercules delivery ceremony at Niamey Air Base 101, Niger. The addition C-130s to the Nigerien Armed Forces fleet places Niger among 70 others nations with this airlift capability and marks the enduring commitment of the U.S. Air Force to support continued humanitarian operations and counter violent extremist organizations missions throughout the Sahel alongside Nigerien Air Force partners.
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U.S. donates second C-130 to Niger to support enduring Sahel operations

12:00 AM12/7/2021
Niger received the first of the three scheduled C-130 aircraft deliveries by the U.S. in January 2021, and has employed the mobility platform for various humanitarian assistance operations and United Nations troop and vehicle movements.
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Militaries begin planning for largest U.S. Africa Command exercise

9:36 AM12/2/2021
Military planners gather in Agadir, Morocco, Oct. 28, 2021, to make initial coordination for African Lion 22. U.S. military planners joined partners from Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Ghana, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and elsewhere to discuss initial plans for U.S. Africa Command's premier exercise.
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USAFE-AFAFRICA hosts African partners for the return of vital conference

2:11 PM12/1/2021
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Commander Gen. Jeff Harrigian and Tunisian Air Force Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Mohamed Hajem discuss potential opportunities for combined operations during an Executive African Partnership Flight strategic planning event at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 8, 2021. The forum provided the air chiefs an opportunity to discuss their shared vision for the future of multination coordination and interoperability in Africa.
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USAFE-AFAFRICA hosts African partners for the return of vital conference

2:11 PM12/1/2021
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Commander Gen. Jeff Harrigian and air chiefs from African partner nations discuss shared interests during an Executive African Partnership Flight strategic planning event at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 8, 2021. The forum provided the air chiefs an opportunity to discuss their shared vision for the future of multination coordination and interoperability in Africa.
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USAFE-AFAFRICA hosts African partners for the return of vital conference

2:11 PM12/1/2021
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin Hedden, and Commander, Gen. Jeff Harrigian, are joined by Ghanaian Air Commodore Joshua Larkai, Accra Air Base commander during a presentation at the Executive African Partnership Flight strategic planning event at Ramstein AB, Germany, Nov. 8, 2021. The forum provided the air chiefs an opportunity to discuss their shared vision for the future of multination coordination and interoperability in Africa.
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