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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U.S. Africa Command Civilian Casualty Assessment Quarterly Report; 2nd Quarter, 2022

U.S. Tri-maritime Services and Cabo Verde authorities interdict large trans-oceanic cocaine shipment

Under the jurisdiction of Cabo Verde, U.S. and Cabo Verde law enforcement authorities boarded and inspected the vessel, seizing approximately 6,000 kilograms of suspected cocaine.

United States Africa Command

AFRICOM leadership visits USS Makin Island