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U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services

U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services

U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services

3:35 PM8/14/2020

Airmen from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load COVID-19 personal protection equipment onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 13, 2020. Airmen from the 721st APS worked with the 37th Airlift Squadron to ensure the safe transport of personal protection equipment to South Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons)

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U.S. donates $8M in military equipment to Niger

U.S. donates $8M in military equipment to Niger

U.S. donates $8M in military equipment to Niger

3:30 PM8/14/2020

The equipment will aid the West African nation and its G5 Sahel Joint Force partners in the fight against terrorism in the region.

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U.S. donates $8M in military equipment to Niger

U.S. donates $8M in military equipment to Niger

U.S. donates $8M in military equipment to Niger

12:53 PM8/14/2020

The equipment will aid the West African nation and its G5 Sahel Joint Force partners in the fight against terrorism in the region.

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U.S. Africa Command

U.S. Africa Command

U.S. Africa Command

3:41 PM8/13/2020

STUTTGART, Germany—Col. Jeffrey M, Schroeder (left), director, command control, communications, and computer systems, and Col. Gretchen Nunez (right), director, joint cyber center, U.S. Africa Command, listen to their African nation counterparts as they discuss cybersecurity during COVID-19, U.S. African Stuttgart, Germany, August 5, 2020. The two-day course included African partners from Uganda, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, and Morocco. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez, Public Affairs, U.S. Africa Command)

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Virtual symposium focuses on cybersecurity, teleworking during COVID

Virtual symposium focuses on cybersecurity, teleworking during COVID

Virtual symposium focuses on cybersecurity, teleworking during COVID

3:08 PM8/13/2020

Col. Jeffrey M, Schroeder (left), director, command control, communications, and computer systems, and Col. Gretchen Nunez (right), director, joint cyber center, U.S. Africa Command, listen to their African nation counterparts as they discuss cybersecurity during COVID-19, U.S. African Stuttgart, Germany, August 5, 2020. The two-day course included African partners from Uganda, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, and Morocco. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez, Public Affairs, U.S. Africa Command)

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Burke to helm U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa

Burke to helm U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa

Burke to helm U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa

1:00 PM7/20/2020

Foggo, outgoing commander, strengthened the U.S. Navy-Africa partnership, increasing maritime security and combating the influence of common malign actors.

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Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station

Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station

Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station

10:30 AM6/26/2020

From left, Rudolph Stroebel, the South African High Commission Maseru First Secretary, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Darrick Mosley, U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation Chief, Lesotho Ministry of Health Supply Chain Manager Lefa Mabesa, Lesotho Ministry of Health Director of Supply Chain, Mamojalefa Matsoara and U.S. Army Maj. Todd Meskil, the U.S. Embassy Army Attache assigned in Pretoria, South Africa. Military personnel assigned to the U.S. embassy in South Africa delivered 12,000 medical grade face masks, 11,000 face shields and 256 thermometers to their counterparts from the U.S. embassy in the Kingdom of Lesotho.

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Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station

Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station

Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station

10:30 AM6/26/2020

U.S. Army Maj. Todd Meskil, the U.S. Embassy Army Attache assigned in Pretoria, South Africa, passes protective equipment supplies to Rudolph Stroebel, the South African High Commission Maseru First Secretary during a supply transfer at the Maseru Bridge Border Post crossing between South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho on June 25, 2020.

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Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station

Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station

Medical equipment donated to Lesotho at border station

10:30 AM6/26/2020

Department of Defense personnel assigned to the South African embassy delivered 12,000 medical grade face masks, 11,000 face shields and 256 thermometers to their counterparts from the U.S. embassy in the Kingdom of Lesotho.

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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

9:40 AM6/16/2020

Kenya Air Force Lt. Col. Rodah Mwasigwa, foreign liaison officer (FLO) for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), stands by the CJTF-HOA shield in the headquarters building, Jun. 11, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Mwasigwa serves as the first female FLO from the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). Mwasigwa’s role as a FLO include liaising between KDF headquarters and CJTF-HOA on matters pertaining to operations and training, briefing Joint Task Force headquarters on activities within Kenya or the African Union Mission to Somalia’s (AMISOM) area of responsibility, and coordinating with coalition partners and nations represented at CJTF-HOA for a seamless, accurate flow of information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)

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Liaison officer bridges Kenya, U.S. cooperation

Liaison officer bridges Kenya, U.S. cooperation

Liaison officer bridges Kenya, U.S. cooperation

9:40 AM6/16/2020

With mission sets that cover 12 different countries throughout East Africa, the ability to work with various units and nations is key to the success of an organization like the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA).

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AFRICOM commander meets with Djiboutian leaders

AFRICOM commander meets with Djiboutian leaders

AFRICOM commander meets with Djiboutian leaders

2:17 PM6/11/2020

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, met with Ismail Omar Guelleh, president of the Republic of Djibouti, and other senior leaders of the East African nation this week. This was Townsend’s first trip abroad since the coronavirus pandemic unfolded.

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Donation equips Eswatini Ministry of Health to combat COVID-19

Donation equips Eswatini Ministry of Health to combat COVID-19

Donation equips Eswatini Ministry of Health to combat COVID-19

10:40 AM6/8/2020

U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation Chief, Lt. Col. Darrick Mosley, and Kingdom of Eswatini Ministry of Health Principal Secretary Dr. Simon Zwane pose with members of the ministry and U.S. embassy personnel from South Africa and Eswatini at the South African and Eswatini border after transferring medical protective equipment on June 3, 2020. ( U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Al Phillips.)

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Airmen in Niger stand ready to support African partners

Airmen in Niger stand ready to support African partners

Airmen in Niger stand ready to support African partners

3:58 PM5/29/2020

Airmen stationed at Nigerien Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger, and Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, support partner forces and international efforts to counter violent extremist organizations in the region.

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Protective masks distributed in South Africa

Protective masks distributed in South Africa

Protective masks distributed in South Africa

12:00 AM5/15/2020

Lana. J.Marks, the United States Ambassador to South Africa, bumps elbows with South African Deputy Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaala, as they mark the delivery of 720,000 FFP2 protective masks to to South Africa's National Department of Heatlh from the U.S. Department of Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Biological Threat Reduction Program at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa on May 15, 2020. Photo by Army Lt. Col. Al Phillips, U.S. Embassy Pretoria.

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Protective masks distributed in South Africa

Protective masks distributed in South Africa

Protective masks distributed in South Africa

12:00 AM5/15/2020

Lana. J.Marks, center left, the United States Ambassador to South Africa, joins South African Deputy Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaala, center right, in marking the delivery of 720,000 FFP2 protective masks to to South Africa's National Department of Heatlh from the U.S. Department of Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Biological Threat Reduction Program at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa on May 15, 2020. Also pictured are U.S. Navy Capt. Steven Morgenfeld, the Senior Defense Attache at the U.S. Embassy, far left, and Lt. Col. Darrick Mosley, the U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation Chief in South Africa. Photo by Army Lt. Col. Al Phillips, U.S. Embassy Pretoria.

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Protective masks distributed in South Africa

Protective masks distributed in South Africa

Protective masks distributed in South Africa

12:00 AM5/14/2020

Embassy announces 729,000 protective masks donated for South Africa’s National Department of Health to help combat COVID-19.

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DoD supports African partner nations in multiple ways

DoD supports African partner nations in multiple ways

DoD supports African partner nations in multiple ways

12:00 AM5/1/2020

AFRICOM continues to work closely with African partners to for capacity-building programs, security assistance, military equipment sales, education and exercises.

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Logistics challenges, opportunities discussed during Lexington Institute webinar

Logistics challenges, opportunities discussed during Lexington Institute webinar

Logistics challenges, opportunities discussed during Lexington Institute webinar

10:18 AM4/26/2020

Staff Sgt. Kalem Postell, 727th Air Mobility Squadron security manager, marshals a K-loader during the loading of pallets and equipment onto a C-5 Super Galaxy assigned to the 9th Airlift Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, during a medical cargo mission at RAF Mildenhall, England, April 18, 2020. The 9th AS and the 727th AMS, based at RAF Mildenhall, took part in a mission which involved delivering COVID-19 test kits and other equipment to Accra, Ghana, to be distributed throughout the U.S. African Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brandon Esau)

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Locally-sourced protective masks donated to South Africa

Locally-sourced protective masks donated to South Africa

Locally-sourced protective masks donated to South Africa

12:00 AM4/25/2020

The U.S Embassy in South Africa provided 12,400 protective masks to the South African National Defence Force’s military health to enhance efforts in combating COVID-19.

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