AFRICOM hosts first ever Chiefs of Defense conference
5:54 PM4/21/2017
More than 40 African Chiefs of Defense or their representatives participated in the first ever CHoD conference hosted by U.S. Africa Command, April 19-20, 2017, in Stuttgart, GE. Countering VEOs and peace support operations were the central topics for discussion. (Photos by Brenda Law and Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
AFRICOM hosts first ever Chiefs of Defense conference
5:53 PM4/21/2017
More than 40 African Chiefs of Defense or their representatives participated in the first ever CHoD conference hosted by U.S. Africa Command, April 19-20, 2017, in Stuttgart, GE. Countering VEOs and peace support operations were the central topics for discussion. (Photos by Brenda Law and Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
AFRICOM hosts first ever Chiefs of Defense conference
5:53 PM4/21/2017
More than 40 African Chiefs of Defense or their representatives participated in the first ever CHoD conference hosted by U.S. Africa Command, April 19-20, 2017, in Stuttgart, GE. Countering VEOs and peace support operations were the central topics for discussion. (Photos by Brenda Law and Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs/Released)
Tunisian, American trainers partner at Allied Spirit VI
5:50 PM4/18/2017
Exercise Allied Spirit VI includes 2,770 participants from NATO and Partner for Peace nations, exercising tactical interoperability and testing secure communications within Alliance members and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Karen Sampson/ Released)
U.S. Army Africa chaplains conduct training for deploying Zambian counterparts
6:33 PM4/17/2017
Chaplain (Col.) David Lile (left), the U.S. Army Africa command chaplain, conducts a training for Zambian army and air force chaplain teams at the Nanking army battle training center near Lusaka, Zambia, March 13, 2017. Lile and Sgt. 1st Class George Butler, also assigned the USARAF chaplain section based in Vicenza, Italy, discussed deployment cycle support and spiritual leadership and development components with the Zambian chaplains, who were preparing to support service members scheduled to deploy to Central African Republic and South Sudan on extended peacekeeping missions. (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Army Africa chaplains conduct training for deploying Zambian counterparts
6:33 PM4/17/2017
Chaplain (Col.) David Lile (front row, center), the U.S. Army Africa command chaplain, poses for a group photo with Zambian army and air force chaplains at the Nanking army battle training center near Lusaka, Zambia, March 15, 2017. Lile and Sgt. 1st Class George Butler, also assigned the USARAF chaplain section based in Vicenza, Italy, discussed deployment cycle support and spiritual leadership and development components with the Zambian chaplains, who were preparing to support service members scheduled to deploy to Central African Republic and South Sudan on extended peacekeeping missions. (Courtesy photo)
A Djiboutian shepherd waits in the rain for U.S. Soldiers with the 418th Civil Affairs Battalion Function Specialty Unit (FxSP) to treat her livestock in a rural area outside of Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, March 28, 2017. Livestock, such as goats and sheep are essential for the survival of nomadic people in the summer desert climate of east Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot/Released)
AFRICOM holds forum to discuss migration challenges
3:54 PM4/10/2017
AFRICOM’s Multinational Cooperation Center and Strategic Outreach Division, hosts migration forum to educate elements of the command on irregular migration concerns throughout Africa and across the Mediterranean Sea.
US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017
2:08 PM4/4/2017
Manuel Melendez, U.S. Army Africa conference planner, briefs U.S. and Malawi military planners at the Bingu Wa Mutharika International Conference Center during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, Lilongwe, Malawi, 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.
US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017
2:08 PM4/4/2017
Malawi and U.S. military planners pose for a group photo at the Bingu Wa Mutharika International Conference Center during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, Lilongwe, Malawi, 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.
US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017
2:07 PM4/4/2017
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, thanks a Malawi airborne lieutenant after he briefed the gathered Malawi and U.S. military planners near the Malawi Armed Forces College, Salima, Malawi, during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, March 28, 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.
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)
AFRICOM science advisors focus on solving warfighter challenges
4:50 PM3/22/2017
A touchless fingerprint scanner system for capturing finger prints for biometrics with the simple pass of a hand over a sensor was an emerging technology on display at the U.S. Pacific Command Operational Science and Technology Conference March 6 to 10 in Honolulu. The U.S. Africa Command science advisory team attended the conference to exchange information on ways to respond to capability gaps as well as enhance partner nation capability. (U.S. Africa Command photo courtesy of Ricardo Arias)
UN Military Unit Manuals Regional Seminar held in Ghana
1:51 PM3/21/2017
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana hosted the first UN Military Unit Manuals Regional Seminar, with support from the US Africa Command March 8-10, 2017. The seminar shared the methodology for the eleven UN peacekeeping field manuals with all major African troop contributing countries for their awareness and implementation at their respective peacekeeping training centers. Partnering with the UN Dept. of Peacekeeping Operations and African academic centers of excellence such as the KAIPTC greatly enables AFRICOM to advance AFRICOM Theater Campaign Plan efforts to “Build African peacekeeping capacity”.
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)