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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

12:18 PM1/25/2017

Leaders meet for the 2017 Somali National Army Symposium

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Plans set for Flintlock 2017 exercise

Plans set for Flintlock 2017 exercise

Plans set for Flintlock 2017 exercise

3:46 PM1/17/2017

U.S. Africa Command press release

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Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

9:09 AM1/9/2017

U.S. Marine Corps members with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct and monitor range operations during Exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 18, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. Coordination with participating assets ensures safety and provides situational updates of events on the range. Marines from the 11th MEU are temporarily training in the area. (U.S. Air National Guard photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy) (Image edited for operational security)

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Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

9:08 AM1/9/2017

U.S. Marine Corps members with Scout Sniper Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), focus downrange during exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 13, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The unknown distance course was part of bilateral training with the 3rd Infantry French Marines Sniper Platoon. The exercise allows opportunities for the 11th MEU to maintain their respective skills and proficiencies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

9:08 AM1/9/2017

U.S. Marine Corps members with the11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors from the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, wait to for a helo-borne raid on the range during Exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 18, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The exercise allows opportunities for the 11th MEU to maintain their respective skills and proficiencies while intermittently participating in bilateral training with the French. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

9:08 AM1/9/2017

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Joshua Gray, Scout Sniper Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), speaks with the 3rd Infantry French Marines’ Sniper Platoon during exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 13, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The Marines participated in an unknown distance course as a part of bilateral training with the French. The exercise allows opportunities for the 11th MEU to maintain their respective skills and proficiencies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

9:07 AM1/9/2017

U.S. Marine Corps members with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), wait to communicate with players during a helo-borne raid on the range during Exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 18, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The exercise allows opportunities for the 11th MEU to maintain their respective skills and proficiencies while intermittently participating in bilateral training with the French. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

9:07 AM1/9/2017

French Marine Capt. A, 6th Support Company commander, and U.S. Marine Corps members with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), discuss the events to occur on the range during Exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 18, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The exercise allows opportunities for the 11th MEU to maintain their respective skills and proficiencies while intermittently participating in bilateral training with the French. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

9:07 AM1/9/2017

U.S. Marine Corps mortarmen, Weapons Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observe M721 illumination rounds fired from a M224 60mm Lightweight Company Mortar System during exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 13, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. Once the M721 round is ignited, it produces visible light for situations like night operations or day and nighttime signaling. The exercise allows opportunities for the 11th MEU to maintain their respective skills and proficiencies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

9:07 AM1/9/2017

A UH-1Y Huey helicopter flies over the range after a helo-borne raid during Exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 18, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The exercise allows opportunities for the 11th MEU to maintain their respective skills and proficiencies while intermittently participating in bilateral training with the French. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

9:07 AM1/9/2017

U.S. Marine Corps mortarmen, Weapons Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire a white phosphorous M722A1 round from a M224 60mm Lightweight Company Mortar System during exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 13, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The M722A1 rounds, weighing just under four pounds, can be used for spotting or marking a target area with a smoke cloud. The exercise allows opportunities for the 11th MEU to maintain their respective skills and proficiencies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

9:07 AM1/9/2017

U.S. Marine Corps members with the11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors from the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, watch an UH-1Y Huey helicopter fly over after a helo-borne raid on the range during Exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 18, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The exercise allows opportunities for the 11th MEU to maintain their respective skills and proficiencies while intermittently participating in bilateral training with the French. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

9:07 AM1/9/2017

U.S. Marine Corps members with the11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors from the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, watch a Super Cobra attack helicopter fly over after a helo-borne raid on the range during Exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 18, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The exercise allows opportunities for the 11th MEU to maintain their respective skills and proficiencies while intermittently participating in bilateral training with the French. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

Bilateral training during Exercise Alligator Dagger

9:07 AM1/9/2017

A UH-1Y Huey helicopter flies over the range after a helo-borne raid during Exercise Alligator Dagger, Dec. 18, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The exercise allows opportunities for the 11th MEU to maintain their respective skills and proficiencies while intermittently participating in bilateral training with the French. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Penny Snoozy)

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U.S., Niger troops observe, learn from Niger basic training

U.S., Niger troops observe, learn from Niger basic training

U.S., Niger troops observe, learn from Niger basic training

5:58 PM12/17/2016

Sgt. 1st Class Sean Carey shows a Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN) Instructor what he knows about the assembly and disassembly of the AK-47, the primary individual weapon for the units of the Nigerien Army. Other weapon systems the recruits learn about are the HKG3 and the PKM machine gun. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, of the 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), spent four weeks observing and mentoring basic combat training cadre of the FAN. The Bastogne Brigade is the regionally allocated force supporting U.S. Army Africa events and exercises across the African continent this year. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Cameron Marsh/Released)

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AFRICOM, EUCOM celebrate National Guard’s 380th Birthday

AFRICOM, EUCOM celebrate National Guard’s 380th Birthday

AFRICOM, EUCOM celebrate National Guard’s 380th Birthday

4:24 AM12/13/2016

Maj. Gen. Worthe Holt, Jr, (left) AFRICOM Special Assist. to the Cdr. and Brig. Gen. Sonny Hurtado, EUCOM Dep. Dir. for Plans, Policy and Strategy, pose with "The First Muster." AFRICOM and EUCOM Guardsmen, family and friends celebrated the National Guard's 380th Birthday at an event hosted by Maj. Gen. Holt, Dec. 9, 2016, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, GE. (Photo by Brenda Law, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)

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AFRICOM hosts media delegation

AFRICOM hosts media delegation

AFRICOM hosts media delegation

5:36 PM12/6/2016

Saley Moustapha Hassane, director of Labari TV & Radio News (left) shakes hands with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Michael Franken, deputy to the commander for military operations at U.S. Africa Command. A media delegation of journalists from Cameroon and Niger were hosted by AFRICOM Nov. 28 – Dec. 1, 2016, at the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. The event provided an opportunity for journalists and reporters from the continent to learn about the command's mission, role and programs. The week concluded with the journalists having the opportunity to interview both Franken, and U.S. Amb. Alexander Laskaris, AFRICOM's deputy for civil-military engagement. (U.S. Africa Command photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)

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Basic Intel Course conducted for female African military partners

Basic Intel Course conducted for female African military partners

Basic Intel Course conducted for female African military partners

5:50 PM12/2/2016

Women graduates of AFRICOM sponsored intel training class gather for a group photo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Nov. 18, 2016. (Photo by James Gentille, U.S. Air Forces Europe-Africa/Released)

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Tropical Medicine Course conducted at Camp Lemonnier

Tropical Medicine Course conducted at Camp Lemonnier

Tropical Medicine Course conducted at Camp Lemonnier

11:09 AM11/28/2016

CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI- Lt. Cmdr. Nehkonti Adams, Doctor, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, details how traditional medicine interacts with modern medicine in the cultures of developing nations during the Tropical Military Medicine Course at Camp Lemonnier, 15 Nov. 2016. The Tropical Medical course supports the operational needs of AFRICOM and the Special Operations Command and is a requirement for all medical professionals deploying to provide health care on the African continent. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Jadot/Released)

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AFRICOM leaders discuss future during symposium

AFRICOM leaders discuss future during symposium

AFRICOM leaders discuss future during symposium

1:03 PM11/21/2016

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, U.S. Africa Command commander, gives his opening statement at the annual Regional Synchronization Working Group symposium at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 14, 2016. The event is an Africa-focused security cooperation forum with leaders from the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Agency for International Development and other personnel to synchronize efforts across the diplomatic, defense and developmental sectors in AFRICOM.

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