US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017
2:00 PM4/4/2017
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, meets with Malawi Brig. Gen. Paul Phiri, Malawi Defense Force chief of training, at the Kumuzu Barracks, Lilongwe, Malawi, during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, March 27, 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 trans-regional challenges and threats. (Photo by Capt. Jason Welch, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)
Justified Accord 17: Increasing interoperability is key to a secure Africa
5:08 PM4/3/2017
Participants of the U.S. Army Africa-led exercise Justified Accord 17 pose for a group photo following a ceremony held on Mar. 20, 2017, at the Peace and Support Training Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The exercise is an annual combined joint exercise focused on bringing together U.S., African partners, Western partners, and international organizations to promote interoperability thru collaboration for peacekeeping operations in the East Africa region. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds/Released)
A Belgian Special Operations Forces service member shows a Nigerien soldier his sector of fire while reacting to contact on a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock bolsters partnerships between African, European and North American Special Operations Forces which increases their ability to work together in response to crises. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros/Released)
A U.S. Army Special Forces weapons sergeant observes as a Nigerien soldier bounds forward while practicing buddy team movement drills during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock is a Special Operations Forces exercise geared toward building interoperability between African and western partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros/Released)
Nigerien soldiers prepare their magazines for a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock brings together forces who share the common goal of peace and stability in North and West Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros/Released)
Nigerien army soldiers shoot targets under 60mm illumination mortar rounds as a part of Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 9, 2017. Skills learned at Flintlock enable warriors in the multinational fight against violent extremist organizations. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria/Released)
Belgian Special Operations Forces demonstrate their vehicle capabilities during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 9, 2017. Flintlock brings together forces who share the common goal of peace and stability in North and West Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros/Released)
U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers observe as Nigerien armed forces service members fire their weapons with the assistance of illumination rounds during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 9, 2017. Flintlock is a Special Operations Forces exercise geared toward building interoperability between African and western partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros/Released)
A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros/Released)
Nigerien armed forces service members observe as the Belgian Special Operations Forces prepare for a capabilities demonstration during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 9, 2017. Flintlock bolsters partnerships between African, European and North American Special Operations Forces which increases their ability to work together in response to crises. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros/Released)
A U.S. Army Special Forces weapons sergeant speaks to a group of Nigerien soldiers prior to the start of a buddy team movement class during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock 2017 is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to protect their borders and provide security for their people. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros)
A member of the Moroccan special operations forces employs a Next Generation Loudspeaker System during training focused on military information support operations, March 6, 2017 in Tifnit, Morocco. MISO instructors from Special Operations Command Forward Northwest Africa partnered with critical skills operators from Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command and their Moroccan counterparts for Exercise Filntlock 2017, the tenth iteration of Africa's largest special operations exercise. Flintlock provides opportunities for SOF partners from 24 nations to improve their interoperability and build capacity in the fight against trans-regional threats and violet extremist organizations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Hardy/Released)
A member of the Moroccan special operations forces employs a Next Generation Loudspeaker System during training focused on military information support operations, 6 March 2017 in Tifnit, Morocco. MISO instructors from Special Operations Command Forward Northwest Africa partnered with critical skills operators from Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command and their Moroccan counterparts for Exercise Filntlock 2017, the tenth iteration of Africa's largest special operations exercise. Flintlock provides opportunities for SOF partners from 24 nations to improve their interoperability and build capacity in the fight against trans-regional threats and violet extremist organizations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brian Hardy/Released)
Colonel Major TN Pale, Burkina Faso Army Chief of Staff, addresses Burkina Faso soldiers and U.S. Special Forces during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2017 at Camp Zagre, Burkina Faso on February 27, 2017. Exercise Flintlock is designed to build the capacity of key partners to provide better security for civilian populations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc Britany Slessman 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Multimedia Illustrator/released)
Colonel Major TN Pale, the Burkina Faso Army Chief of Staff, salutes U.S. Special Forces during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2017 in Camp Zagre, Burkina Faso on February 27, 2017.
Flintlock allows partner nations to build and strengthen relationships that are essential to creating lasting security and the ability to effectively respond to crisis. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt Benjamin Northcutt 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Public Affairs Sergeant/released)
David Young, the Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy Burkina Faso, presents his opening speech for Flintlock 2017 to Burkina Faso Soldiers and U.S. Special Forces on February 27, 2017 at Camp Zagre, Burkina Faso.
Flintlock is designed to build the capacity of key partners to provide better security for civilian populations, and strong partnerships to deny cross-border attacks by violent extremist organizations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt Benjamin Northcutt 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Public Affairs Sergeant/released)
David Young, the Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy Burkina Faso, is greeted by soldiers of the Burkina Faso Army during the opening ceremony for Flintlock 2017 on Feb. 27, at Camp Zagre, Burkina Faso.
Seven African partner nations are participating in Flintlock 2017 to include Burkina Faso, Niger, Morocco, Tunisia, Chad, Cameroon, and Mauritania. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt Benjamin Northcutt 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Public Affairs Sergeant/released)
Colonel Major TN Pale, Burkina Faso Army Chief of Staff, addresses Burkina Faso Soldiers and U.S. Special Forces during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2017 at Camp Zagre, Burkina Faso on February 27, 2017.
Exercise Flintlock is designed to build the capacity of key partners to provide better security for civilian populations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc Britany Slessman 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Multimedia Illustrator/released)
Soldiers with the Burkina Faso Army are addressed at the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2017 at Camp Zagre, Burkina Faso on February 27, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Spc Britany Slessman 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Multimedia Illustrator/released)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Elizabeth Kim, officer in charge of environmental health for Camp Lemonnier, confers with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Pauline Jones, noncommissioned officer in charge of preventative medicine, during a Field Sanitation Team Training course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 14, 2017. As course instructors, Kim and Jones taught participating service members field sanitation practices proven to mitigate disease and non-battle related injuries. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)