African Lion, NCO development discussed during visits in Senegal

Senegal Armed Forces Chief of Army Staff Brig. Gen. Souleymane Kande (center right) and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force - Africa Commander Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund (center left) discuss land forces cooperation and shared priorities Dec. 8, 2022 during Wasmund’s visit to Dakar, Senegal. SETAF-AF provides U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Europe & Africa a dedicated headquarters to synchronize Army activities in Africa and scalable crisis response options in Africa and Europe.



By Lt. Col. Michael Weisman U.S. Army Southern European Task Dakar, Senegal Dec 08, 2022
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