NIAMEY, Niger – Maj. Gen. Marcus Hicks, commander, Special Operations Command Africa, gives remarks during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2018 in Niamey, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Heather Doppke/79th Theater Sustainment Command)
NIAMEY, Niger – U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Marcus Hicks, commander, Special Operations Command Africa, applauds during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2018 in Niamey, Niger, April 11, 2018. Approximately 1,900 service members from more than 20 African and western partner nations are participating in Flintlock 2018 at multiple locations in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Heather Doppke/79th Theater Sustainment Command)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Frank Stokes, AFRICOM Director of Strategy, Plans and Programs (J5) delivers opening comments. Thirty-seven USAID mission civil-military coordinators representing more than 40 countries and agencies across Africa learned about the roles and responsibilities of DoD when in support of USAID missions on the continent. The training, a coordinated effort by AFRICOM J5 and USAID counterparts, was conducted March 20-23, 2018, Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Brenda Law, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James C. Vechery, AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations (left) and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon "CZ" Colon-Lopez, AFRICOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader, answer questions from USAID personnel. Thirty-seven USAID "mission civil-military coordinators" representing more than 40 countries and agencies across Africa learned about the roles and responsibilities of DoD when in support of USAID missions on the continent. The training, a coordinated effort by AFRICOM J5 and USAID counterparts, was conducted March 20-23, 2018, in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Brenda Law, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
Brig. Gen. William Prendergast, U.S. Army Africa Deputy Commanding General, gives remarks during the opening ceremony for Unified Focus 2018 in Douala, Cameroon, March 12, 2018. Unified Focus 2018 is a joint, multinational staff exercise, field training exercise and , medical readiness training exercise brining military partners of the Lake Chad Basin commission troop contributing countries together to increase interoperability, and coordinate regional counter terrorism operations.
Brig. Gen. William Prendergast, U.S. Army Africa Deputy Commanding General, participates in an interview with Cameroonian media following the opening ceremony for Unified Focus 2018 in Douala, Cameroon, March 12, 2018. Unified Focus 2018 is a joint, multinational staff exercise, field training exercise and , medical readiness training exercise brining military partners of the Lake Chad Basin commission troop contributing countries together to increase interoperability, and coordinate regional counter terrorism operations.
AFRICOM, Partners Fight Violent Extremists, Other Threats
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Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee to deliver the 2018 U.S. Africa Command Posture Statement, March 13, 2018, Washington, D.C.
Brig. Gen. Yusuf Ibrahim Shalangwa of Nigeria, Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali of Malawi and Brig. Gen. Paul Dikita Ilunga of the Democratic Republic of Congo listen to a presentation during the U.S. AFRICOM hosted annual Africa Military Law Forum, Oberammergau in Germany, March 1, 2018. (Photo by Cpl. Victor Leonard, NATO School Public Affairs/Released)
AFRICOM Continues Efforts for Stable, Secure Continent
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Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, appears before the House Armed Services Committee to deliver the 2018 U.S. Africa Command Posture Statement, March 6, 2018, Washington, D.C.
AFRICOM Hosts East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James C. Vechery, AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations, speaks to attendees of the East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference Feb. 21, 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany.
AFRICOM Hosts East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James C. Vechery, AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations, and Brig. Gen. Abdiwahab Abdullahi Omar, Somali Director of Military Intelligence, pose for a photo during the East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference Feb. 21, 2018 in Stuttgart Germany.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, receives an update on ongoing construction at Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger Jan. 25, 2018.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader, pose for a group photo with U.S. Airmen at Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger Jan. 25. 2018.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader, meet with Air Base 201 leadership during a visit to Agadez, Niger Jan. 25, 2018.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Nigerien Minister of Defense Kalla Moutari speak during a meeting Jan. 24, 2018 in Niamey, Niger.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and other U.S. military officials meet with civic, government, Nigerien military leaders during a visit to Agadez, Niger Jan. 25, 2018.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader, pose for a group photo with civic and government leaders from Agadez, Niger Jan. 25, 2018.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, greets Lt. Gen. Ahmed Mohamed, Nigerien Chief of Defense, during a meeting Jan. 24, 2018 in Niamey, Niger.