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Unified Focus 2018

Unified Focus 2018 Unified Focus 2018
11:44 AM4/2/2018
Over 100 participants including a support staff from United States Army Africa comes together for Unified Focus 2018, in Douala, Cameroon on March 12, 2018. Unified Focus is a week-long event to learn best practices from rule-of-law to countering improvised explosive devices. Strengthening partnerships by educating each other on information operations, strategic messaging, civilian protection, soldier resiliency and how to properly reintegrate and disarm defectors.
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11:44 AM4/2/2018
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.
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11:43 AM4/2/2018
Capt. Mark Starchman, U.S. Army Africa operational law attorney, instructs a class on the law of armed conflict during the academics portion of 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.
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11:43 AM4/2/2018
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.
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11:42 AM4/2/2018
Over 100 participants including a support staff from United States Army Africa comes together for Unified Focus 2018, in Douala, Cameroon on March 12, 2018. Unified Focus is a week-long event to learn best practices from rule-of-law to countering improvised explosive devices. Strengthening partnerships by educating each other on information operations, strategic messaging, civilian protection, soldier resiliency and how to properly reintegrate and disarm defectors.
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U.S. conducts airstrike in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

U.S. conducts airstrike in support of the Federal Government of Somalia U.S. conducts airstrike in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
2:52 PM12/12/2017
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against an al-Shabaab vehicle-borne improvised explosive device Dec. 12, 2017, approximately 65 kilometers southwest of the capital, Mogadishu.
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724th EABS medical team teaches hygiene class to local Women’s Association

724th EABS medical team teaches hygiene class to local Women’s Association 724th EABS medical team teaches hygiene class to local Women’s Association
11:05 AM11/17/2017
The 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron medical section conducted a three-day women’s hygiene class in Agadez, Niger for women from the Association of Nigerien Women Against War from Aug. 12 -14.
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AFRICOM, Nigerien investigation teams return to Tongo Tongo, Niger

AFRICOM, Nigerien investigation teams return to Tongo Tongo, Niger AFRICOM, Nigerien investigation teams return to Tongo Tongo, Niger
7:28 PM11/12/2017
A joint U.S. Africa Command and Niger military investigation team returned to the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger on Nov. 12 in order to gain a clearer understanding of the Oct. 4 ambush, the attack site and the surrounding environment.
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Mauritania military leaders participate in AFRICOM hosted country cooperation meeting

Mauritania military leaders participate in AFRICOM hosted country cooperation meeting Mauritania military leaders participate in AFRICOM hosted country cooperation meeting
4:17 PM7/13/2017
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Lehreitani, Chief of the Mauritanian AirForce, speaks with personnel from U.S. Africa Command and its components, during the annual Mauritanian Country Cooperation meeting held in Stuttgart, Germany July 11-12, 2017. The purpose of the country cooperation meeting is to coordinate defense planning efforts for the upcoming fiscal year and identify areas for future cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Dominique J. Shelton RELEASED)
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Mauritania military leaders participate in AFRICOM hosted country cooperation meeting

Mauritania military leaders participate in AFRICOM hosted country cooperation meeting Mauritania military leaders participate in AFRICOM hosted country cooperation meeting
4:17 PM7/13/2017
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Lehreitani, Chief of the Mauritanian AirForce, speaks with personnel from U.S. Africa Command and its components, during the annual Mauritanian Country Cooperation meeting held in Stuttgart, Germany July 11-12, 2017. The purpose of the country cooperation meeting is to coordinate defense planning efforts for the upcoming fiscal year and identify areas for future cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Dominique J. Shelton RELEASED)
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Paving the road to a more secure Somalia

Paving the road to a more secure Somalia Paving the road to a more secure Somalia
4:09 PM1/25/2017
Somali National Army Chief of Defense Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammed Adan Ahmed, right, and Chief of Staff Col. Ahmed Mohammed, left, converse with African Union Mission in Somalia Col. Ali Noor during the SNA Symposium in downtown Mogadishu, Jan. 12, 2017. The symposium is part of an ongoing international effort to aid security conditions throughout Somalia by fostering the growth and revitalization of the national military defense force, which disbanded following the collapse of the country’s central government in 1991. (Photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Released)
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U.S. airstrikes in support of GNA: Oct. 12

U.S. airstrikes in support of GNA: Oct. 12 U.S. airstrikes in support of GNA: Oct. 12
2:38 PM10/13/2016
U.S. Africa Command press release
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African Partnership Flight Ghana builds trust, relationships and interoperability

African Partnership Flight Ghana builds trust, relationships and interoperability African Partnership Flight Ghana builds trust, relationships and interoperability
2:01 PM9/28/2016
APF draws 12 African partner nations for military to military engagement in Ghana.
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U.S. airstrikes in support of GNA: Sept. 12

U.S. airstrikes in support of GNA: Sept. 12 U.S. airstrikes in support of GNA: Sept. 12
10:52 AM9/13/2016
U.S. Africa Command press release
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U.S. airstrikes in support of GNA: Aug. 12 to 14

U.S. airstrikes in support of GNA: Aug. 12 to 14 U.S. airstrikes in support of GNA: Aug. 12 to 14
11:27 AM8/15/2016
U.S. Africa Command press release
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Africa Readiness Training 2016

Africa Readiness Training 2016 Africa Readiness Training 2016
4:05 PM8/3/2016
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Inf. Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Inf. Division and the Senegalese Army's 1st Paratrooper Battalion rehearse mortar crew drills July 12, in Thies, Senegal as part of Africa Readiness Training 2016. ART 2016 is a U.S. Army Africa exercise designed to increase U.S. and Senegalese readiness and partnership through combined infantry training and live fire events. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Craig Philbrick/Released)
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U.S. forces conduct defensive fires in Somalia against al-Shabaab terrorists in May

U.S. forces conduct defensive fires in Somalia against al-Shabaab terrorists in May U.S. forces conduct defensive fires in Somalia against al-Shabaab terrorists in May
12:57 PM6/17/2016
U.S. forces supporting the Federal Government of Somalia provided defensive fires on May 9, 12 and 13, 2016, to protect forces from imminent threats posed by the terrorist group al-Shabaab.
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Rwandan Engineers See Camp Concepts Become Reality

Rwandan Engineers See Camp Concepts Become Reality Rwandan Engineers See Camp Concepts Become Reality
12:30 PM3/4/2016
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher Mason, 870th Air Expeditionary Squadron Civil Engineering power production, shows Rwanda Defence Force engineers a 12-person tent at Chebelley Airfield, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2016. RDF members visited Chebelley and Camp Lemonnier to see how U.S. partners set up different types of expeditionary camps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed)
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Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (2) of (5)

Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (2) of (5) Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (2) of (5)
9:13 AM2/18/2016
Senegalese Special Operations Forces conduct a beach landing exercise during Flintlock 2016 in Saint Louis, Senegal, Feb. 12, 2016. Riverine type operations are important in Military Zone 2 in Saint Louis because the region has 700 kilometers of coastline. The riverine operation was a culmination exercise after a weeklong training with Netherlands and U.S. Special Operation Forces. Flintlock 2016 is designed to enhance interoperatibility among all participating nations. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. David M. Shefchuk)
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Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (1) of (5)

Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (1) of (5) Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (1) of (5)
9:12 AM2/18/2016
A Senegalese Special Operations Forces Soldier waits for hand signals while in a Zodiac boat in Saint Louis, Senegal, Feb. 12, 2016. The Senegalese hosted Flintlock for the third time this year. More than 1,700 Soldiers from over 30 nations participated in this year's exercise aimed at strengthening Special Operations Forces bonds between participating nations. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. David M. Shefchuk/Released)
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