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AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

9:53 AM12/28/2020

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, speak with service members stationed at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya, as part of a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti visit to key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships and security Dec. 14-17. The visit allowed for an updated commander’s assessment of the operations, security and infrastructure, with a special focus on assessing security and force protection improvements.

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AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

9:51 AM12/28/2020

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, stands with senior Kenyan Defence Forces leadership prior to conducting a pass and review of KDF Soldiers Dec. 15. Townsend and Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command, conducted a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working with African partners.

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AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

9:48 AM12/28/2020

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, conducts a pass and review of KDF Soldiers Dec. 15. Townsend and Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command, conducted a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working with African partners.

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AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

9:47 AM12/28/2020

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, conducts a pass and review of KDF Soldiers Dec. 15. Townsend and Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command, conducted a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working with African partners.

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AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

AFRICOM commander visits key Africa nations to strengthen partnerships, security

9:47 AM12/28/2020

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, greets Gen. Robert Kibochi, Kenya's Chief of Defence, before conducting a pass and review of Kenya Defence Force Soldiers Dec. 15. Townsend and Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command, conducted a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working with African partners.

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COVID Considerations: coping with COVID-19

COVID Considerations: coping with COVID-19

COVID Considerations: coping with COVID-19

12:00 AM12/28/2020

Col. Jonathan “Craig” Taylor, command surgeon for U.S. Africa Command, discusses maintaining a positive outlook to combat the second wave of COVID-19.

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Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

4:29 PM11/18/2020

The field hospital was donated to the South African Ministry of Health through U.S. Africa Command Humanitarian Assistance funds and erected in Maheking, in South Africa's Northwest Province. (U.S. Embassy photo)

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Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

4:10 PM11/18/2020

The interior ward of the field hospital donated to the South African Ministry of Health through U.S. Africa Command Humanitarian Assistance funds and erected in Maheking, in South Africa's Northwest Province. (U.S. Embassy photo)

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Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

4:10 PM11/18/2020

The interior ward of the field hospital donated to the South African Minitry of Health by through U.S. Africa Command's Humanitarian Assistance program and erected in Maheking, in South Africa's Northwest Province. (U.S. Embassy photo)

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Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

4:10 PM11/18/2020

Air Force Lt. Col. Darrick Mosley (3rd from left), the chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in South Africa, is joined by Dr. Norman Masilo Mabote (2nd from left), the acting senior clinical manager of Mahikeng Provincial Hospital, and Dr. Jody Mbuilu (left), head of emergency and family medicine and coordinator of COVID-19 treatment at Mahikeng Provincial Hospital, along with other staff members as the field hospital donated through U.S. Africa Command Humanitarian Assistance program goes online. (U.S. Embassy photo.)

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Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

4:10 PM11/18/2020

The field hospital was donated to the South African Ministry of Health through U.S. Africa Command Humanitarian Assistance funds and erected in Maheking, in South Africa's Northwest Province. (U.S. Embassy photo)

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Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

Donation of 40-bed field hospital supports South Africa's COVID-19 response

4:10 PM11/18/2020

The hospital can operate autonomously and is equipped with eight air conditioning units equipped with high efficiency particulate air filtration and ultraviolet light scrubber systems to control infections.

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Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana

Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana

Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana

4:09 PM11/12/2020

Army Lt. Col. Robert Hammack, the Office of Security Cooperation chief at the U.S. Embassy in Botswana, loads medical equipment being donated by the United States at the border crossing between Botswana and South Africa on Sept. 23, 2020.

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Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana

Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana

Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana

4:09 PM11/12/2020

U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, Craig Cloud ( second from right) poses with Peggy Surame, Botswana’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry ( second from left) and Assistant Minister of Presidential Affairs Dumizweni Mthimkhula (center) during an official ceremony to mark the handover of medical equipment from the United States to Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana, on August 27, 2020. Also pictured are U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ravi Balaram and Lt. Col. Robert Hammack. The most recent transfer of medical equipment from the U.S. to Botswana took place on Sept. 23.

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Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana

Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana

Final installment of donated medical equipment reaches Namibia, Botswana

4:09 PM11/12/2020

The latest donation completes a $100 million Namibian dollars ($6.71 million US) donation of medical equipment to Namibia announced this spring.

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U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense

U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense

U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense

10:50 AM10/20/2020

At the behest of the Ministry of Defense, the U.S. government, through U.S. Africa Command, secured the PPE and other supplies in support of the Zambian government’s inter-ministerial measures to contain the spread of this unprecedented public health crisis. The Oct. 1 donation saw Defense Ministry Permanent Secretary Felix Phiri receive the PPE donation from Lt. Col. Erick Jordan, U.S. Embassy Defense Attaché.

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U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense

U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense

U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense

10:35 AM10/20/2020

The PPE donation includes: 8,000 surgical masks, 8,600 N-95 respirator masks, 4,500 examination gloves, 7,000 hand sanitizer bottles, and over 200 containers of chlorine disinfectant supplies.

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Nations of the African Outbreak Response Alliance conclude series of virtual symposiums on healthcare, COVID19 response

Nations of the African Outbreak Response Alliance conclude series of virtual symposiums on healthcare, COVID19 response

Nations of the African Outbreak Response Alliance conclude series of virtual symposiums on healthcare, COVID19 response

10:38 AM10/14/2020

Topics included threats and opportunities in the COVID-19 environment, best practices in prevention and response to COVID-19, biosecurity threat reduction, and disease management during COVID-19.

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U.S. Africa Command

U.S. Africa Command

U.S. Africa Command

3:41 PM8/13/2020

STUTTGART, Germany—Col. Jeffrey M, Schroeder (left), director, command control, communications, and computer systems, and Col. Gretchen Nunez (right), director, joint cyber center, U.S. Africa Command, listen to their African nation counterparts as they discuss cybersecurity during COVID-19, U.S. African Stuttgart, Germany, August 5, 2020. The two-day course included African partners from Uganda, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, and Morocco. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez, Public Affairs, U.S. Africa Command)

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Virtual symposium focuses on cybersecurity, teleworking during COVID

Virtual symposium focuses on cybersecurity, teleworking during COVID

Virtual symposium focuses on cybersecurity, teleworking during COVID

3:08 PM8/13/2020

Col. Jeffrey M, Schroeder (left), director, command control, communications, and computer systems, and Col. Gretchen Nunez (right), director, joint cyber center, U.S. Africa Command, listen to their African nation counterparts as they discuss cybersecurity during COVID-19, U.S. African Stuttgart, Germany, August 5, 2020. The two-day course included African partners from Uganda, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, and Morocco. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez, Public Affairs, U.S. Africa Command)

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