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U.S. Africa Command Hosts the 2023 Strategic Religious Affairs Conference
12:00 AM9/1/2023
U.S. Africa Command held its annual strategic religious affairs conference at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, from Aug. 15-17, 2023. Chaplains and their Senior Enlisted Religious Affairs Advisors joined from U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) Service Component Commands, U.S. National Guards State Partnership Program, Department of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. European Command.
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The Staff Ride as a Security Cooperation Tool
1:13 PM8/25/2023
The U.S. Army Center for Military History’s The Staff Ride: Fundamentals, Experiences, and Techniques describes a Staff Ride as an educational tool whose, “purpose is achieved through the development of critical thinking, creative problem-solving and decision-making skills.”
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Africa Malaria Task Force focuses on new emerging threats from Africa’s top killer
3:04 PM8/11/2023
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) Force Surgeon held an operational entomology event in support of the Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF), July 17-21, in Accra, Ghana.
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Zambia’s Minister of Defense visits AFRICOM Headquarters
10:23 AM6/23/2023
Zambia’s Minister of Defense Ambrose Lufuma met with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander of U.S. Africa Command, at the command’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany on June 12.
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Bomber Task Force participates in Exercise African Lion
10:24 AM6/21/2023
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from 7th Bomb Wing, conducted a Bomber Task Force Mission in support of Exercise African Lion 2023 (AL23) June 16, 2023. The bomber task force mission included a low-approach fly over in addition to close air support training with the Moroccan military at and around the TanTan Training Complex.
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African Lion 23 Begins
10:20 AM5/19/2023
18 nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 2023, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia from May 13-June 18, 2023.
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US, IVORIAN ARMIES HOST AFRICAN LAND FORCES SUMMIT IN ABIDJAN
2:03 PM5/9/2023
Senior military leaders from African nations, as well as the U.S. and some European nations, meet to build relationships, exchange information on current topics of mutual interest and encourage cooperation in addressing challenges, May 8-12 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire during the African Land Forces Summit. The theme for this year’s summit is “Addressing security challenges through civil-military partnerships.”
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U.S. and Nigerian officials join to celebrate $38 million in Kainji Air Force Base improvements
1:31 PM5/4/2023
Senior U.S. Department of State and Department of Defense officials joined Nigerian Air Force Air Vice Marshal IG Lubo, representing Nigeria’s Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao, and other Nigerian partners to celebrate the completion of $38 million of improvements to the air base April 27.
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Flintlock 2023 opens with ceremonies across Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire
7:30 AM3/16/2023
Participants from 29 countries kicked off the command post and field training portion of Exercise Flintlock 2023 with opening ceremonies at four sites across Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire on March 7, 2023.
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State Partnership, shared visions highlight African Chiefs of Defense conference
9:52 AM3/8/2023
Stability was a key element of this year's meeting, with discussions held on the root causes, indicators, and vectors of instability.
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U.S. Army, KDF offer medical services to remote Kenyan communities
2:23 PM2/24/2023
Day one at Archer's Post Sub-County Hospital brought over 300 people, mostly with gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal issues, as well as some snake bites with infections.
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Exercise Obangame Express 23 aids maritime security and prosecution in the Gulf of Guinea
12:58 PM2/2/2023
The exercise focuses on building capacities in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo to counter more effectively all forms of maritime-based crime in the Gulf of Guinea.
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USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) completes multinational maritime security patrol, arrives in Dakar, Senegal
12:00 AM1/25/2023
Spencer’s visit to Dakar included meetings with Capt. Karim Mara, Senegalese deputy chief of naval staff, as well as leaders from the Senegalese Navy and the U.S. Office of Security Cooperation. Jan. 17, 2023.
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African special operations forces, U.S. SOC-Africa announce Flintlock 2023
12:00 AM1/13/2023
Flintlock strengthens partner nations to counter violent extremist organizations, collaborate across borders, and provide security for their people with respect for human rights.
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U.S. and Seychellois divers team up in the Port of Victoria
12:00 AM1/10/2023
The divers worked in tandem to start salvaging a wreck that posed a hazard to navigation at the site of a future pier expansion project.
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International exercise Obangame Express 2023 set to begin
12:00 AM1/9/2023
Hosted in Nigeria, OE23 works to improve regional cooperation, information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to counter illicit sea-based activity.
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U.S. donates $9 million in weapons, equipment to support the Somali National Army
12:00 AM1/8/2023
Aside from heavy weapons, equipment included support and construction vehicles, explosive ordinance disposal kits, medical supplies, and maintenance equipment for vehicles and weapons.
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U.S. transfers C-130 aircraft to Nigerien partners
2:04 PM1/6/2023
This is the second C-130 Hercules offered to the Niger Air Force.
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter ports in Cabo Verde
3:21 PM1/3/2023
The port visit underscores our work with African partners to counter illicit maritime activity in the Atlantic Ocean.
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams crew spends Christmas in Tanzania
12:00 AM12/26/2022
The visit marks the second time Hershel “Woody” Williams has made a stop in Tanzania in 2022.
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