AFRICOM leadership visits USS Makin Island

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, speaks to Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island during a tour of the ship. 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 MC2 Michael J. Lieberknecht , U.S. Naval Forces Africa Indian Ocean Jan 18, 2021

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The facility will go a long way toward reducing overcrowding, with classrooms previously overflowing with nearly 100 students in a single class.

Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

The United States takes a stand against illegal fishing

IUU fishing undermines scientific fisheries management, disadvantages legitimate producers and can infringe on the sovereign rights of coastal states.

U.S. Army helps improve South African schools, clinics

The facility will go a long way toward reducing overcrowding, with classrooms previously overflowing with nearly 100 students in a single class.

Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

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AFRICOM leadership visits USS Makin Island