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2:16 PM1/29/2016
U.S. Marines with the Ground Combat Element, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa conduct an alert-force drill aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a self-sustaining crisis-response force prepared for the protection of American personnel and facilities on the African continent when directed by U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Nagle)
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Crisis Response Forces Hones Evacuation Skills (3) of (3)

Crisis Response Forces Hones Evacuation Skills  (3) of (3) Crisis Response Forces Hones Evacuation Skills  (3) of (3)
9:18 AM1/21/2016
Nearly 100 Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa established an evacuation control center for an exercise in Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The exercise prepared the crisis response unit for a military assisted departure mission. The passenger terminal used hosted a real ECC 19 months ago when SPMAGTF-CR-AF, assisted in the evacuation of U.S. personnel from the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, Libya. U.S. citizens and embassy personnel traveled by ground convoy to neighboring Tunisia, before being flown to NAS Sigonella, where they were processed through the ECC before moving on to other locations.
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Crisis Response Forces Hones Evacuation Skills (2) of (3)

Crisis Response Forces Hones Evacuation Skills  (2) of (3) Crisis Response Forces Hones Evacuation Skills  (2) of (3)
9:18 AM1/21/2016
Nearly 100 Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa established an evacuation control center for an exercise in Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The exercise prepared the crisis response unit for a military assisted departure mission. The passenger terminal used hosted a real ECC 19 months ago when SPMAGTF-CR-AF, assisted in the evacuation of U.S. personnel from the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, Libya. U.S. citizens and embassy personnel traveled by ground convoy to neighboring Tunisia, before being flown to NAS Sigonella, where they were processed through the ECC before moving on to other locations.
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Crisis Response Forces Hones Evacuation Skills (1) of (3)

Crisis Response Forces Hones Evacuation Skills  (1) of (3) Crisis Response Forces Hones Evacuation Skills  (1) of (3)
9:18 AM1/21/2016
Nearly 100 Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa established an evacuation control center for an exercise in Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The exercise prepared the crisis response unit for a military assisted departure mission. The passenger terminal used hosted a real ECC 19 months ago when SPMAGTF-CR-AF, assisted in the evacuation of U.S. personnel from the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, Libya. U.S. citizens and embassy personnel traveled by ground convoy to neighboring Tunisia, before being flown to NAS Sigonella, where they were processed through the ECC before moving on to other locations.
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1:22 PM1/8/2016
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, (right) meets with U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany Jan. 4, 2016. (DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
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U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (5) of (5)

U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (5) of (5) U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (5) of (5)
4:11 PM1/7/2016
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa coordinate an aerial refueling mission with pilots from the Spanish Air Force, Aug. 13, at Morón Air Base, Spain. Five Spanish Eurofighter Typhoons and a KC-130J Hercules from SPMAGTF-CR-AF successfully conducted a refueling of the Spanish aircraft for the first time highlighting a mutual commitment to working together as allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/Released)
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U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (4) of (5)

U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (4) of (5) U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (4) of (5)
4:11 PM1/7/2016
A Eurofighter Typhoon with the Spanish Air Force based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, refuels from a KC-130J Hercules, a first for the Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, Aug. 13, in Spain. The U.S. and Spain have been fostering one of the closest defense partnerships around the world for more than 60 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/Released)
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U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (2) of (5)

U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (2) of (5) U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (2) of (5)
4:10 PM1/7/2016
A Eurofighter Typhoon with the Spanish Air Force receives fuel from a U.S. Marine KC-130J Hercules with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, August 13, in Spain. A total of five Spanish pilots and their aircraft had the opportunity to practice their air-to-air refueling skills with the Marines from SPMAGTF-CR-AF. While this particular training was a first for the two countries, the U.S. and Spain work together routinely, fostering one of the closest defense partnerships around the world.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/Released)
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U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (1) of (5)

U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (1) of (5) U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (1) of (5)
4:09 PM1/7/2016
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa fly an aerial refueling mission with pilots from the Spanish Air Force, Aug. 13, near Morón Air Base, Spain. While this particular training was a first for the two countries, the U.S. and Spain work together routinely, fostering one of the closest defense partnerships around the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/Released)
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U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots

U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots
3:59 PM1/7/2016
Marines work with European partners during rotation as U.S. response force for Africa.
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U.S. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa image

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9:41 AM1/5/2016
U.S. Navy Lt. Steven Hunt, Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa engineer, illustrates soil stabilization techniques during a military-to-military engagement with the Rwandan Defense Force at the RDF Engineering Brigade Headquarters near Kigali, Rwanda, Dec. 15, 2015. Engineers from both forces exchanged ideas on the optimal ways to plan expeditionary camps considering local terrain features.
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8:58 AM1/5/2016
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at Africom headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Jan. 4, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro
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8:58 AM1/5/2016
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany Jan. 4, 2016. (DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
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U.S., Rwandan Engineers Enhance Expeditionary Camp Planning Skills

U.S., Rwandan Engineers Enhance Expeditionary Camp Planning Skills U.S., Rwandan Engineers Enhance Expeditionary Camp Planning Skills
3:58 PM12/29/2015
A team of engineers from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa met with Rwandan Defense Force engineering officers to share best practices on expeditionary camp planning.
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Gabonese Interoperability with U.S, France key to MINUSCA in Central Africa

Gabonese Interoperability with U.S, France key to MINUSCA in Central Africa Gabonese Interoperability with U.S, France key to MINUSCA in Central Africa
5:25 PM12/21/2015
U.S. and France unite in strategic lift operation to deliver essential equipment to a key partner in Africa.
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US, Tanzanian planners map road to ALFS 2016

US, Tanzanian planners map road to ALFS 2016 US, Tanzanian planners map road to ALFS 2016
3:57 PM12/16/2015
Col. Victor Kisiri, a 303rd Infantry Brigade administrative officer with Tanzanian People’s Defense Force, leads a planning session with members of U.S. Army Africa and the TPDF for the African Land Forces Summit 2016 at the East African community headquarters at Arusha, Tanzania, Dec. 1, 2015. . ALFS events bring army chiefs of staff from multiple African nations together to discuss regional and transregional topics. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Capt. Jason Welch)
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Botswana Defence Force, U.S. Army Leaders Meet in Europe (3) of (3)

Botswana Defence Force, U.S. Army Leaders Meet in Europe (3) of (3) Botswana Defence Force, U.S. Army Leaders Meet in Europe (3) of (3)
10:08 AM12/14/2015
(From Right) Carl Giles, director of Instrumentation Training Analysis Computer Simulations and Support team, speaks with Maj. Gen. Molefi Seikano, Ground Forces Commander, Botswana Defense Force, and his party, to provide an understanding of how ITACSS benefits unit training during a U.S. Army Africa command sponsored visit to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Dec. 3, 2015. The visit offered Botswana leadership an opportunity to observe JMRC facilities and capabilities, as well as explore opportunities for future training and partnership. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Gemma Iglesias)
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AFRICOM and UN Host Coastal Resiliency Symposium (1) of (3)

AFRICOM and UN Host Coastal Resiliency Symposium (1) of (3) AFRICOM and UN Host Coastal Resiliency Symposium (1) of (3)
2:06 PM12/11/2015
A Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando moves up the beach during the final exercise with U.S. service members in Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 17, 2015. The Marines and Coast Guardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa spent four weeks training the COFUMACO on basic infantry tactics and small-boat operations as a part of a Maritime Security Force Assistance mission to increase interoperability with Senegal’s and strengthen the bond between the partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)
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11:52 AM12/9/2015
The West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative Way Forward conference opened with speakers from various West African, international, and U.S. agencies. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Nate Herring/RELEASED)
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U.S. Marines and Ugandan Soldiers Fortify Engineering Skills (2) of (4)

U.S. Marines and Ugandan Soldiers Fortify Engineering Skills (2) of (4) U.S. Marines and Ugandan Soldiers Fortify Engineering Skills (2) of (4)
3:53 PM12/2/2015
U.S. Marine combat engineers with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, assist Uganda People’s Defense Force soldiers nail in one of the wall frames during a civil engineering exercise at Camp Singo, Nov. 19, 2015. The exercise helps the partner nations fortify their civil engineering skills while strengthening the bond between the two. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)
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