AFRICOM leadership visits USS Makin Island

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, speaks to Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island during an award ceremony on the ship's flight deck. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit have operated off the coast of Somalia since Dec. 21 as part of the Joint Forces Maritime Component Command for Joint Task Force – Quartz.

By Sgt. Sarah Stegall , U.S. Naval Forces Africa Indian Ocean Jan 18, 2021

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Joint Statement from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of National Defense of the Republic of Niger

The effective cooperation and communication between the U.S. and Nigerien armed forces ensured that this turnover was finished ahead of schedule and without any complications.

First C-17 Withdrawal Flight Departs from Niger

Joint Statement from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of National Defense of the Republic of Niger

This significant transition began with the departure of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Air Base 101 in Niamey on June 7, 2024.

Joint Statement from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of National Defense of the Republic of Niger

The effective cooperation and communication between the U.S. and Nigerien armed forces ensured that this turnover was finished ahead of schedule and without any complications.

First C-17 Withdrawal Flight Departs from Niger

Joint Statement from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of National Defense of the Republic of Niger

This significant transition began with the departure of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Air Base 101 in Niamey on June 7, 2024.

Joint Statement from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of National Defense of the Republic of Niger

The effective cooperation and communication between the U.S. and Nigerien armed forces ensured that this turnover was finished ahead of schedule and without any complications.

First C-17 Withdrawal Flight Departs from Niger

Joint Statement from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of National Defense of the Republic of Niger

This significant transition began with the departure of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Air Base 101 in Niamey on June 7, 2024.

United States Africa Command

AFRICOM leadership visits USS Makin Island