Year in Review - a look back at AFRICOM's top stories in 2017
4:42 PM6/1/2017
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and Ghana Armed Forces soldiers participate in a farewell event during United Accord 2017 at Bundase Training Camp, Bundase, Ghana, May 29, 2017. United Accord (formerly Western Accord) 2017 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and Western African forces, and encourages cross training and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Victor Perez Vargas/Released)
Gen. Griffin “Spoon” Phiri (left), Malawi Defense Force chief of staff, and Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, commander of U.S. Army Africa, answer questions during a press conference after the conclusion of African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer/Released)
Warrant Officer 1 Patson Mwanakanje (left), a member of the Zambian Army headquarters, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ramous Barker, Republic of Ghana Forces Sergeant Major, socialize during the African Land Forces Summit, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer/Released)
From left to right: Vincent Ghambi, Deputy Minister of Defense for Malawi, Virginia Palmer, American Ambassador to Malawi, Gen. Griffin “Spoon” Phiri, Malawi Defense Force chief of staff, and Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, commander of U.S. Army Africa, stand for the Malawi national anthem the closing ceremony of African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer/Released)
Gen. Griffin “Spoon” Phiri (left), Malawi Defense Force chief of staff, and Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, commander of U.S. Army Africa, answer questions during a press conference after the conclusion of African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:47 PM5/16/2017
Africa Union hosts the African Logistics Forum - 2017, in conjunction with U.S Africa Command, at Plenary Hall, AU Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25-27. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:47 PM5/16/2017
Africa Union hosts the African Logistics Forum - 2017, in conjunction with U.S Africa Command, at Plenary Hall, AU Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25-27. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:46 PM5/16/2017
Sivuyile Bam, Head-Peace Support Operations Division, African Union, addresses participants of the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 26, 2017. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:46 PM5/16/2017
French Naval Capt. Eric Renaut, military staff officer, European Union (logistics branch), raises his hand to ask a question, April 25, 2017, during the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:46 PM5/16/2017
Lt. Gen. (Ret) Ken Keen, former commander of the Joint Task Force-Haiti, during Operation Unified Response, addresses participants of the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 26, 2017. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:46 PM5/16/2017
Kevin W. Warthon, US Peace and Security Advisor, U.S. Mission to the African Union, addresses participants of the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25, 2017. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:46 PM5/16/2017
African Union hosts the Africa Logistics Forum - 2017, in conjunction with U.S. Africa Command, at Plenary Hall, AU Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25-27. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:45 PM5/16/2017
Jean Baptiste Faye, logistics officer, African Union, addresses participants of the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 26, 2017. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:45 PM5/16/2017
African Union hosts the Africa Logistics Forum - 2017, in conjunction with U.S Africa Command, at Plenary Hall, AU Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25-27. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:45 PM5/16/2017
Dr. Debela Achamyelesh, Medical Planner, African Union, addresses participants of the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 26, 2017. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
African-born officer gets back to his roots with Cameroon mission
4:11 PM5/16/2017
First Lt. Soule Malame, left, of Task Force Toccoa, a 101st Airborne Division-led unit based in Garoua, Cameroon, poses for a photo with a friend after visiting a mosque. Malame, a Muslim from Togo, uses his cultural identity to be a key part of the task force by helping Soldiers as a translator and giving them a better understanding of the local culture. (Photo Credit: Courtesy photo)
African-born officer gets back to his roots with Cameroon mission
4:10 PM5/16/2017
First Lt. Soule Malame, far right, of Task Force Toccoa, a 101st Airborne Division-led unit, translates French into English to help a Cameroonian soldier speak with U.S. Army medics during a visit to a medical clinic in Garoua, Cameroon. (Photo Credit: Sean Kimmons/Released)
African-born officer gets back to his roots with Cameroon mission
4:09 PM5/16/2017
First Lt. Soule Malame, of Task Force Toccoa, a 101st Airborne Division-led unit based in Garoua, Cameroon, uses his cultural identity to be a key part of the mission. Born in Togo, also a West African country, Malame helps Soldiers as a translator and gives them a better understanding of the local culture. (Photo Credit: Sean Kimmons/Released)
Partnership leads the way to capacity during ALFS 2017
2:55 PM5/9/2017
Senior military leaders from countries across the African continent applaud during an introductory session before the opening ceremony of the African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 8, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)
U.S. Soldiers representing the 805th Military Police Company from Cary N.C participate in crowd control training with Alpha 3rd Marine Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces during Exercise African Lion 17 April 23, at Tifnit, Morocco.Exercise African Lion is an annually scheduled, combined multilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation’s tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Army Reserve photo Spc. Tynisha L. Daniel/Released)