IKE Strike Group operates with Morocco in Lightning Handshake
8:19 AM3/10/2021
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) sails behind the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), March 3, 2021. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is participating in Lightning Handshake, a bi-lateral maritime exercise between the U.S. and the Royal Moroccan Navy (RMN) and Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF).
Air advisors, Chadian Air Force team up for regional security in the Sahel
12:00 AM3/8/2021
Brig. Gen. Idriss Amine Ahmed (right), Chadian Air Force chief of staff, and Lt. Col. Emmanuel Djangbei (center), Chadian Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center director, congratulate U.S. Air Force Maj. John Harris, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron assistant director of operations, on his final flight as a U.S. Air Force pilot March 8, 2021, at Adji Kossei Air Base, N’Djamena, Chad. Harris and air advisors from the 818th MSAS conducted training to support Chadian Air Force peacekeeping and security operations in the region.
Air advisors, Chadian Air Force team up for regional security in the Sahel
12:00 AM3/8/2021
David Gilmour, U.S. Embassy N'Djamena chargé d'affaires, presents a water salute to U.S. Air Force Maj. John Harris, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron assistant director of operations, March 8, 2021, at Adji Kossei Air Base, N’Djamena, Chad. Harris took his final flight as a U.S. Air Force pilot after instructing Chadian Air Force personnel on RC-208B Caravan basic flight maneuvering, instructorship and flight safety.
Air advisors, Chadian Air Force team up for regional security in the Sahel
12:00 AM3/8/2021
U.S. Air Force Maj. John Harris, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron assistant director of operations, receives a certificate of achievement from David Gilmour, U.S. Embassy N'Djamena chargé d'affaires, March 8, 2021, at Adji Kossei Air Base, N’Djamena, Chad. The 818th MSAS helped develop standard operating procedures for the Chadian Air Force AC-208 Combat Caravan aircraft.
U.S. Africa Command discusses operations and logistics with Sahel Region partners
4:25 PM3/5/2021
General Marc, commander of Barkhane Force, held a medal ceremony on Feb. 8 at the N’Djamena military base. As part of a U.S. delegation visit to Chad, the general awarded the Overseas Service Medal to four U.S. Soldiers for their participation in the operation conducted in the Sahelo Saharian area.
U.S. Africa Command discusses operations and logistics with Sahel Region partners
4:23 PM3/5/2021
U.S. Africa Command Director of Operations U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel Tyler and AFRICOM Director of Logistics U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Kevin Jones met with Sahel region leaders, partner military leaders and forces, and U.S. troops during a multi-day trip to Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, Feb. 8-12. During the trip, Tyler and Jones met with African and French partners and U.S. leadership in all four countries to reaffirm the command’s ongoing mission, personnel support, and commitment in the region.
U.S. Africa Command discusses operations and logistics with Sahel Region partners
3:58 PM3/5/2021
During the trip, Tyler and Jones met with African and French partners and U.S. leadership in all four countries to reaffirm the command’s ongoing mission, personnel support, and commitment in the region.
IKE Strike Group operates with Morocco in Lightning Handshake
9:32 AM3/5/2021
The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) and aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 fly over the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Atlantic Ocean, March 3, 2021. The IKE Carrier Strike Group is participating in Lightning Handshake, a bi-lateral exercise between the U.S. and the Royal Moroccan Navy (RMN) and Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF).
U.S. Africa Command Civilian Casualty Assessment Quarterly Report; 1st Quarter, 2021
12:00 AM3/5/2021
In the latest quarterly civilian casualty assessment report ending Dec. 31, 2020, U.S. Africa Command received no new reports of civilian casualties and closed out two of three open cases.
IKE Strike Group operates with Morocco in Lightning Handshake
10:29 AM3/4/2021
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), left, the Royal Moroccan Navy frigate Tarik Ben Ziyad, center, and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), sail in formation with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), March 3, 2021. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is participating in Lightning Handshake, a bi-lateral maritime exercise between the U.S. and the Royal Moroccan Navy (RMN) and Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF). IKE is on a routine deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
IKE Strike Group operates with Morocco in Lightning Handshake
10:26 AM3/4/2021
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78), left, the Royal Moroccan Navy frigate Tarnk Ben Ziyad, center, and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG-57), sail in formation with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). IKE is on a routine deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
IKE Strike Group operates with Morocco in Lightning Handshake
10:21 AM3/4/2021
The exercise enhances interoperability between the U.S. and Moroccan Navies across multiple warfare areas, many of which include: surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, air and strike warfare, combined logistics support, maritime interdiction operations.
U.S. forces conducts operational and logistics assessment with 37th Airlift Squadron
6:49 PM3/3/2021
U.S. forces comprised of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, Task Force Bayonet, and Southern European Task Force Africa civil affairs service members, participate in a site assessment in Gao, Mali, March 3, 2021 alongside French forces. U.S. forces routinely conduct operational and logistics assessment exercises across regions to prepare for contingencies, exercise readiness, and identify areas of improvement.
U.S. forces conducts operational and logistics assessment with 37th Airlift Squadron
6:21 PM3/3/2021
U.S. forces comprised of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, Task Force Bayonet, and Southern European Task Force Africa civil affairs service members, participate in a site assessment in Gao, Mali, March 3, 2021 alongside French forces. U.S. forces routinely conduct operational and logistics assessment exercises across regions to prepare for contingencies, exercise readiness, and identify areas of improvement.
U.S. forces conducts operational and logistics assessment with 37th Airlift Squadron
6:19 PM3/3/2021
U.S. forces comprised of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, Task Force Bayonet, and Southern European Task Force Africa civil affairs service members, participate in a site assessment in Gao, Mali, March 3, 2021 alongside French forces. U.S. forces routinely conduct operational and logistics assessment exercises across regions to prepare for contingencies, exercise readiness, and identify areas of improvement.
U.S. forces conducts operational and logistics assessment with 37th Airlift Squadron
6:03 PM3/3/2021
U.S. forces comprised of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, Task Force Bayonet, and Southern European Task Force Africa civil affairs service members, participate in a site assessment in Gao, Mali, March 3, 2021 alongside French forces. U.S. forces routinely conduct operational and logistics assessment exercises across regions to prepare for contingencies, exercise readiness, and identify areas of improvement.
USS Winston S. Churchill conducts port visit to Sudan
3:53 PM3/1/2021
Sailors man the rails as the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) arrived in Port Sudan, Sudan for a scheduled port visit, March 1. Winston S. Churchill is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa