AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
5:12 PM4/24/2018
Col. Theophilus Dana, a commander in the Armed Forces of Liberia shakes hands with U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, April 4, 2018, at the Liberian Armed Forces training Center. The meeting was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
4:43 PM4/24/2018
Soldiers from the Armed Forces of Liberia conduct a halt during patrol training, April 4, 2018, near the Liberian Armed Forces Training Center, during a site visit conducted by U.S. Africa Command Senior Enlisted Advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez.The event was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
4:25 PM4/24/2018
U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, poses with students from the first fully-Liberian led Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, April 3, 2018, at the Liberia Armed Forces Training Command compound. The event was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
4:19 PM4/24/2018
Liberia Minister of National Defense Daniel Ziankahn and U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, engage in discussion, April 2, 2018, at the Liberia MOD office in Monrovia. The event was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
7:24 AM4/24/2018
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader conducted a site visit to Liberia, April 2-4, following close of UN Peacekeeping Mission In Liberia; discusses enhancing Liberian Armed Forces through NCO development
A U.S. military member interacts with orphans at Saint Vincent Orphanage of Niamey during Flintlock 2018 in Niamey, Niger, April 18, 2018. Approximately 1,900 service members from more than 20 African and western partner nations are participating in Flintlock at multiple locations in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Heather Doppke/79th Theater Sustainment Command)
Flintlock 2018 Women, Peace, and Security Seminar
A Women, Peace and Security seminar was held April 13-14, 2018 in Niamey, Niger in conjunction with Flintlock 2018. Flintlock is U.S. Africa Command's premier and largest annual Special Operations Forces exercise.
AFRICOM senior enlisted advisor meets with U.S. Ambassador to Liberia.
4:43 PM4/17/2018
U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez, speaks during a panel discussion with U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder, and Lt. Col. Marc Saphir, U.S. Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché , during a visit to the U.S. Embassy there, April 2, 2018. The engagement was a part of a site to Liberia to meet with Liberia’s military leadership in order to foster partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia, following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia, after nearly 15 years in operation.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
AFRICOM senior enlisted advisor meets with U.S. Ambassador to Liberia.
4:43 PM4/17/2018
U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez, speaks during a panel discussion with U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder, and Lt. Col. Marc Saphir, U.S. Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché , during a visit to the U.S. Embassy there, April 2, 2018. The engagement was a part of a site to Liberia to meet with Liberia’s military leadership in order to foster partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia, following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia, after nearly 15 years in operation.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
AFRICOM senior enlisted advisor meets with U.S. Ambassador to Liberia.
3:33 PM4/17/2018
U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez, met with U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, during a visit to the U.S. Embassy there, April 2, 2018. The engagement was a part of a site to Liberia to meet with Liberia’s military leadership in order to foster partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia, following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia, after nearly 15 years in operation.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
Lt. Col. Marc Saphir, U.S. Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Christine Elder, and U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez, pose for a photo, during a visit to the U.S. Embassy there, April 2, 2018. The engagement was a part of a site to Liberia to meet with Liberia’s military leadership in order to foster partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia, following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia, after nearly 15 years in operation.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
U.S. Africa Command and Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) co-sponsored a natural disaster response forum in Accra. The event brought together experts in disaster management from multiple organizations in Ghana and the U.S. and was conducted at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, March 12-15, 2018. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Robin Cromer)
NIAMEY, Niger – Amb. Eric Whitaker, U.S. Ambassador to Niger, gives a speech during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 2018 in Niamey, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock is an annual, African-led, integrated military and law enforcement exercise that has strengthened key partner nation forces throughout North and West Africa as well as western Special Operations Forces since 2005. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Heather Doppke/79th Theater Sustainment Command)
NIAMEY, Niger – A Nigerien Soldier marches across the airfield at the start of 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)
TAHOUA, Niger - Capt. Neal a U.S. Army Special Forces Operational Detachment – Alpha Commander in 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), addresses dignitaries during the Tahoua opening ceremony of Flintlock 2018 April 11, 2018. Flintlock 2018, 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 Staff Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria/RELEASED)
TAHOUA, Niger - Col. Mohamed Toumba, Zone 4 Commander, Forces Armees Nigeriennes, or FAN, gives a speech to the dignitaries who attended the Tahoua opening ceremony for Flintlock 2018 in Tahoua, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock 2018, 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.
TAHOUA, Niger - Col. Mohamed Toumba, Zone 4 Commander, Forces Armees Nigeriennes, or FAN, does a pass and review of the Nigerian detachment participating in Flintlock 2018 in Tahoua, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock 2018, 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 Staff Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria/RELEASED)
TAHOUA, Niger - Col. Mohamed Toumba, Zone 4 Commander, Forces Armees Nigeriennes, or FAN, does a pass and review of the FAN participating in Flintlock 2018 in Tahoua, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock 2018, 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 Staff Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria/RELEASED)
TAHOUA, Niger - Governor Elhadj Mahamadou Zéti Maiga, the governor of the Tahoua Region gives a speech to the participants of Flintlock 2018 in Tahoua, Niger, April 11, 2018. Flintlock 2018, 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.