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Youth, Security & Peace in Africa: youth leader panel offers insight, ideas

Youth, Security & Peace in Africa: youth leader panel offers insight, ideas

Youth, Security & Peace in Africa: youth leader panel offers insight, ideas

11:19 AM10/22/2019

To better understand what the burgeoning youth population means for Africa’s future, AFRICOM hosted a panel of youth leaders in Stuttgart, Germany, to discuss ideas for engaging African youth as a means to promote peace throughout the continent.

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U.S., Federal Government of Somalia respond to al-Shabaab attack

U.S., Federal Government of Somalia respond to al-Shabaab attack

U.S., Federal Government of Somalia respond to al-Shabaab attack

6:00 PM9/30/2019

No U.S. or partner force personnel were injured after al-Shabaab militants conducted a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device attack at Baledogle Military Airfield complex in Baledogle, Somalia, on Sept. 30, 2019.

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AFRICOM hosts a reception for the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany

AFRICOM hosts a reception for the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany

AFRICOM hosts a reception for the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany

1:58 PM9/27/2019

The commander of U.S. Africa Command hosted a reception for influential members of the local community in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 24, 2019.

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Commander Reinforces U.S. Commitment and Support to Burkina Faso

Commander Reinforces U.S. Commitment and Support to Burkina Faso

Commander Reinforces U.S. Commitment and Support to Burkina Faso

12:00 AM9/18/2019

General Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, met with President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and several other Burkinabe and allied military leaders as part of a larger West Africa regional visit, Sept. 17.

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Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

8:46 PM9/17/2019

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S Africa Command conducted an airstrike on al-Shabaab insurgents after they attacked a Somali patrol northwest of Kismayo, Lower Juba Province, Somalia, on Sept. 17, 2019.

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AFRICOM Commander Meets with African Chiefs of Defense

AFRICOM Commander Meets with African Chiefs of Defense

AFRICOM Commander Meets with African Chiefs of Defense

11:37 PM8/15/2019

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, met with Chiefs of Defense from Liberia, Ghana, and Malawi Aug. 13-14, 2019 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. He also met with a representative from the Botswana Defence Force. Townsend and the African generals participated in the Africa Senior Enlisted Leader Conference.

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Symposium brings together interagency communicators to discuss collaboration

Symposium brings together interagency communicators to discuss collaboration

Symposium brings together interagency communicators to discuss collaboration

1:43 PM8/12/2019

STUTTGART, Germany – Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, listens to a question from one of the attendees of the AFRICOM Public Affairs Communicators Symposium, Aug. 2, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)

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AFRICOM welcomes new commander

AFRICOM welcomes new commander

AFRICOM welcomes new commander

4:46 PM7/26/2019

STUTTGART, Germany – Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend assumed command of U.S. Africa Command from Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser during a change of command ceremony on Patch Barracks, July 26.

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U.S. Africa Command to Conduct Change of Command July 26

U.S. Africa Command to Conduct Change of Command July 26

U.S. Africa Command to Conduct Change of Command July 26

3:37 PM7/19/2019

U.S. Africa Command will conduct a change of command ceremony Friday, July 26 at 10 a.m. at Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.

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New Commander Takes the Reins at U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa

New Commander Takes the Reins at U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa

New Commander Takes the Reins at U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa

11:21 AM7/9/2019

Major General Patrick J. Hermesmann , the incoming commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, receives the organizational colors from Maj. Gen. Russell A.C. Sanborn, the outgoing commander, during the change of command ceremony on the Devil Dog Field on Panzer Kaserne in Boeblingen, Germany, July 9, 2019. Sanborn, who commanded MARFOREUR/AF since July 2017, presided over several initiatives that grew the headquarters as a dynamic warfighting institution, to include increasing NATO capacity for allied amphibious operations; enhanced naval and amphibious integration into plans, operations and exercises; the expansion of the Marine Corps cold-weather and mountain-warfare rotational training presence in Norway's high north; and responsibility for US forces participating in Exercise Trident Juncture 2018, the largest NATO military exercise since the end of the Cold War. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Menelik Collins/Released)

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Special Operations Command Africa receives new commander

Special Operations Command Africa receives new commander

Special Operations Command Africa receives new commander

11:40 AM7/1/2019

STUTTGART, Germany – In a culmination of two years in command, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. J. Marcus Hicks transferred command of Special Operations Command Africa to U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson at Kelley Barracks, June 28, 2019.

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AFRICOM, Mission Somalia leaders discuss progress and partnership with Somali leadership

AFRICOM, Mission Somalia leaders discuss progress and partnership with Somali leadership

AFRICOM, Mission Somalia leaders discuss progress and partnership with Somali leadership

4:25 PM6/13/2019

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto met with Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire and other key Somali leaders during a visit to Mogadishu, Somalia, June 11.

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CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony

CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony

CJTF-HOA holds change of command ceremony

8:14 AM6/13/2019

Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa welcomed their new commander during a ceremony, June 12.

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General Waldhauser, Ambassador Yamamoto discuss progress with Somali leaders in Mogadishu

General Waldhauser, Ambassador Yamamoto discuss progress with Somali leaders in Mogadishu

General Waldhauser, Ambassador Yamamoto discuss progress with Somali leaders in Mogadishu

9:11 AM6/12/2019

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto met with senior Somali officials during a visit to Mogadishu, Somalia, June 11, 2019.

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U.S. Tactical Vehicle Damaged by Improvised Explosive Device in Niger

U.S. Tactical Vehicle Damaged by Improvised Explosive Device in Niger

U.S. Tactical Vehicle Damaged by Improvised Explosive Device in Niger

10:39 PM6/9/2019

A U.S. Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle (MAT-V) activated an improvised explosive device (IED) while entering a firing range in the vicinity of Ouallam, Niger on June 8, 2019.

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AFRICOM Holds Annual Command Surgeon Conference

AFRICOM Holds Annual Command Surgeon Conference

AFRICOM Holds Annual Command Surgeon Conference

6:21 AM6/3/2019

Attendees listen to a brief on the upcoming changes to the military health system during day one of the 2019 U.S. Africa Command Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference May 28, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. The conference brought together medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to enable collaboration and to discuss areas of concern within the medical enterprise in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Hurd/Released)

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AFRICOM Commander Lays Wreath at WWI Cemetery

AFRICOM Commander Lays Wreath at WWI Cemetery

AFRICOM Commander Lays Wreath at WWI Cemetery

7:46 PM5/26/2019

One-hundred and one years after the 1918 Armistice signified the end of the First World War, the commander of U.S. Africa Command paid his respects by laying a wreath May 26 at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial.

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New mobile hospital enhances Ugandan military capacity

New mobile hospital enhances Ugandan military capacity

New mobile hospital enhances Ugandan military capacity

1:16 PM5/23/2019

Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force trained on setting-up, taking down, and operating a UN-standard level-2 hospital, at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 6-17, 2019.

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U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

12:00 AM5/23/2019

JINJA, Uganda--Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force work to set up the frame of a UN-standard level-2 mobile treatment facility at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 13, 2019, as a part of vendor training under the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership program.

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U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

12:00 AM5/23/2019

JINJA, Uganda--A UN-standard level-2 mobile treatment facility stands in the motor pool of the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 16, 2019. Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) recently conducted training on efficiently and effectively setting-up, taking down and operating the mobile hospital at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 6-17, 2019, as a part of vendor training under the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership program.

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