U.S. Works with Senegalese Military, Adds Demining Capability for West African Nation
2:09 PM3/17/2016
U.S. Marines are in their fifth week working alongside Senegalese armed forces partners, mentoring and advising a demining course for the West African nation.
AFRICOM, Defense Logistics Agency Extend Partnership (1) of (1)
4:51 PM3/14/2016
From left, Donald Liles, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) liaison to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James C. Vechery, AFRICOM director for logistics, and U.S. Army Col. Elizabeth Delbridge-Keough, commander of DLA Europe and Africa, sign a three-year agreement to extend the support relationship between DLA and AFRICOM in Stuttgart, Germany Feb. 18, 2016.
West Africa Piracy Case Highlights U.S. Capacity Building Efforts
4:20 PM3/11/2016
(Feb. 6, 2016) - A member of the Ghanaian Navy stands aboard a fishing vessel during a combined joint boarding operation Feb. 6, 2016. The Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station.
West Africa Piracy Case Highlights U.S. Capacity Building Efforts
4:20 PM3/11/2016
Machinery Technician 2nd Class Paul Avella, a U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment member, conducts tactical procedures training with the Ghanaian combined boarding team members aboard USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) Feb. 10, 2016. The Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amy M. Ressler/Released)
West Africa Piracy Case Highlights U.S. Capacity Building Efforts
2:46 PM3/11/2016
When pirates hijacked the MT MAXIMUS in the Gulf of Guinea in mid-February, collaboration between four West African nations, with assistance from the U.S. and France, allowed the African navies to track, interdict the vessel, free 18 hostages and apprehend the pirates.
Medical clinic during Flintlock 16 provides medical care to local residents
3:29 PM3/9/2016
Senegalese and U.S. Military health professionals treated more than 600 patients during a Medical Exercise Readiness Training at the Children’s School Feb. 25 in Kedougou, Senegal.
Rwandan Engineers See Camp Concepts Become Reality
12:31 PM3/4/2016
U.S. Navy Lt. Raul Cuevas, Camp Lemonnier Public Works Department civil engineer corps officer, explains the inner workings of the reverse osmosis water purification unit to Rwanda Defence Force engineers at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 23, 2016. The ROWPU provides clean, drinkable water to the residents of Camp Lemonnier. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed)
AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (5) of (6)
1:42 PM3/1/2016
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc, Special Operations Command-Africa commander, shakes hands with Senegal Army Maj. Gen. Mamadou Sow, chief of general staff, after being inducted into the Senegal National Order of the Lion as part of the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. The National Order of the Lion is the highest category of Senegal’s military awards.
AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (6) of (6)
1:33 PM3/1/2016
Senegal Army Maj. Gen. Mamadou Sow, chief of general staff, speaks during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. This year’s exercise was the tenth iteration of Flintlock and the third hosted by Senegal. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (4) of (6)
1:32 PM3/1/2016
U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. Flintlock 2016, sponsored by AFRICOM, involved more than 2,200 participants from 28 African, European and North American partner nations. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (3) of (6)
1:20 PM3/1/2016
From left, U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, and Senegal Army Maj. Gen. Maj. Gen. Mamadou Sow, chief of general staff, salute during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. Flintlock is an annual exercise for multinational Special Operations Forces designed to strengthen the military capacity of partner nations in North and West Africa. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (2) of (6)
1:19 PM3/1/2016
Jim Zumwalt, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Senegal and the Republic of Guinea Bissau, speaks during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. Flintlock 2016, an exercise for Special Operations Forces, incorporated U.S. interagency partners and their regional counterparts to strengthen the cooperation between military and civilian organizations. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (1) of (6)
1:19 PM3/1/2016
U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, salutes a formation of Senegalese Soldiers during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. Flintlock, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is an annual exercise designed to increase interoperability among multinational Special Operations Forces. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
Flintlock Participants Help Women in Coastal Village (3) of (3)
9:13 PM2/28/2016
A U.S. Air Force airman with 130th Security Forces Squadron, West Virginia National Guard, helps build a fence at a farm for women in Nianing, Senegal, Feb. 27, 2016. More than a dozen service members from the U.S. and Senegal assisted in the project which was part of Flintlock 2016, an exercise designed to build interoperability between multinational Special Operations Forces. (U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)