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U.S. increases engagements with African nations
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark Esper reviews the troops in a welcome ceremony with Tunisian Minister of Defense Ibraham Bartagi, Tunis, Tunisia, Sept. 30. Esper visited Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, highlighting America's long-term involvement in North Africa.
Photo by: Lisa Ferdinando, Tunis, Tunisia
U.S. Africa Command leaders meet with U.S. Coast Guard leadership
U.S. Africa Command leaders met with U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz Oct. 1 to discuss mutual efforts to enhance global safety, security, and stewardship of the maritime domain, including efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Commander visits Tunisia to discuss security
Following his meetings with Tunisian government officials, Townsend participated in a donation ceremony of COVID-19 medical and personal protective equipment.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia
AFRICOM & SOCAF leaders visit East & West partner nations
During the trip, both Young and Anderson conducted key leader engagements with African and international partner civilian and military leaders. At trip stops, leaders focused on the regional VEO threats and collective solutions to degrade these terrorist networks.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
AFRICOM & SOCAF leaders visit East & West partner nations
During the trip, both Young and Anderson conducted key leader engagements with African and international partner civilian and military leaders. At trip stops, leaders focused on the regional VEO threats and collective solutions to degrade these terrorist networks.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
AFRICOM & SOCAF leaders visit East & West partner nations
During the trip, both Young and Anderson conducted key leader engagements with African and international partner civilian and military leaders. At trip stops, leaders focused on the regional VEO threats and collective solutions to degrade these terrorist networks.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs
U.S. Africa Command leaders meet with Algeria’s leadership
Photo by: U.S. Embassy Algeria
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Tracking Exercise with Royal Moroccan Navy
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams and the Royal Moroccan Navy's Floreal-class Frigate Mohammad V conduct training for the tracking and intercept of vessels of interest in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 15, 2020.
Photo by: MCSA Conner Foy, Atlantic Ocean
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Tracking Exercise with Royal Moroccan Navy
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Ghost Riders" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, conduct visit board search and seizure drills with the Royal Moroccan Navy's Floreal-class Frigate Mohammad V and the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams in the Atlantic Ocean Sept. 15, 2020.
Photo by: MCSA Conner Foy, Atlantic Ocean
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Tracking Exercise with Royal Moroccan Navy
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams and the Royal Moroccan Navy's Floreal-class Frigate Mohammad V conduct training for the tracking and intercept of vessels of interest in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 15, 2020.
Photo by: MCSA Conner Foy, Atlantic Ocean
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Tracking Exercise with Royal Moroccan Navy
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Ghost Riders" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, conduct visit board search and seizure drills with the Royal Moroccan Navy's Floreal-class Frigate Mohammad V and the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams in the Atlantic Ocean Sept. 15, 2020.
Photo by: MCSA Conner Foy, Atlantic Ocean
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Tracking Exercise with Royal Moroccan Navy
Personnel aboard Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams participate in visit, board, search and seizure training with Sailors assigned to the Royal Moroccan Navy's Floreal-class Frigate Mohammad V in the Atlantic Ocean Sept. 15, 2020.
Photo by: MCSA Conner Foy, Atlantic Ocean
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SOCAF commander, expert panel discuss the significance of countering-VEO efforts in Africa
Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAF), and a panel of experts on violent extremist organizations in Africa conducted a web event, “The crossroad of competition: Countering the rise of violent extremists and revisionist powers in Africa,” moderated by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Sept. 9.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Stuttgart, Germany
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B-52H Stratofortress Integration with U.S.S Roosevelt
A U.S. B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, searches for the U.S.S. Roosevelt during a Bomber Task Force Europe mission, Sept. 8, 2020. The U.S. remains committed to all missions in all domains with allies and partners to decisively respond to threats.
Photo by: Senior Airman Xavier Navarro, Mediterranean Sea
B-52 Stratofortresses conduct interoperability missions in North Africa
Moroccan F-16's fly alongside a U.S. B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 5th
Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, during a Bomber Task Force
mission Sept. 7, 2020. Operations and engagements with allies and
partners demonstrate and strengthen shared commitment to global security
and stability.
Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro
U.S. Africa Command donates COVID supplies to Ghana
AFRICOM used Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds to purchase the supplies, which included 10,000 N95 face masks, 1,600 hospital gowns, 2,000 liters of methylated spirit, 3,000 liters of sodium hypochlorite, 20 glucometers, 200 glucometer strips, and 14 pulse oximeters.
Photo by: Courage Ahiati, Accra, Ghana
U.S. Africa Command donates COVID supplies to Ghana
AFRICOM used Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds to purchase the supplies, which included 10,000 N95 face masks, 1,600 hospital gowns, 2,000 liters of methylated spirit, 3,000 liters of sodium hypochlorite, 20 glucometers, 200 glucometer strips, and 14 pulse oximeters.
Photo by: Courage Ahiati, Accra, Ghana
U.S. Africa Command donates COVID supplies to Ghana
AFRICOM used Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds to purchase the supplies, which included 10,000 N95 face masks, 1,600 hospital gowns, 2,000 liters of methylated spirit, 3,000 liters of sodium hypochlorite, 20 glucometers, 200 glucometer strips, and 14 pulse oximeters.
Photo by: Courage Ahiati, Accra, Ghana
U.S. Africa Command donates COVID supplies to Ghana
AFRICOM used Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds to purchase the supplies, which included 10,000 N95 face masks, 1,600 hospital gowns, 2,000 liters of methylated spirit, 3,000 liters of sodium hypochlorite, 20 glucometers, 200 glucometer strips, and 14 pulse oximeters.
Photo by: Courage Ahiati, Accra, Ghana
Naval Special Warfare Group TWO
A Somali Soldier assigned to the 3rd DANAB maintains a watchful eye during a short security halt a on patrol near the town of Wanla Weyn, Somalia, July 22, 2019. The DANAB are a highly trained Somali National Army infantry commando force, named after the Somali word for lightning.
Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick , Somalia
U.S., Djiboutian veterinarians partner to treat local livestock
Local village children collect water and watch a veterinary exchange in the rural village of Ali Oune, Djibouti, Aug. 30, 2020. In partnership with the Djiboutian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion was able to assist the veterinarian for Damerjog, Djibouti, in providing livestock care to the people in the remote desert village.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Dana Cable, Ali Oune, Djibouti
(rotator) U.S., Djiboutian veterinarians partner to treat local livestock
U.S. Army Sgt. Ebony O’Brien, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team animal care specialist, handles a baby goat during a veterinary exchange in the rural village of Ali Oune, Djibouti, Aug. 30, 2020. Veterinary care and welfare for animals is essential throughout rural villages of Djibouti, where animals are interconnected with residents’ livelihoods.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Dana Cable, Ali Oune, Djibouti
U.S., Djiboutian veterinarians partner to treat local livestock
U.S. Army Sgt. Ebony O’Brien, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team animal care specialist, handles a baby goat during a veterinary exchange in the rural village of Ali Oune, Djibouti, Aug. 30, 2020. Veterinary care and welfare for animals is essential throughout rural villages of Djibouti, where animals are interconnected with residents’ livelihoods.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Dana Cable, Ali Oune, Djibouti
U.S., Djiboutian veterinarians partner to treat local livestock
U.S. Army Maj. (Dr.) Mark Cunningham, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team preventive medicine veterinarian, examines a donkey with a stethoscope during a veterinary exchange in the rural village of Ali Oune, Djibouti, Aug. 30, 2020. In partnership with the Djiboutian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, the 443rd CA BN was able to assist the veterinarian for Damerjog, Djibouti, in providing livestock care for the people in the remote desert village.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Dana Cable, Ali Oune, Djibouti
U.S., Djiboutian veterinarians partner to treat local livestock
U.S. Army Maj. (Dr.) Mark Cunningham, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team preventive medicine veterinarian, examines a donkey with a stethoscope during a veterinary exchange in the rural village of Ali Oune, Djibouti, Aug. 30, 2020. In partnership with the Djiboutian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, the 443rd CA BN was able to assist the veterinarian for Damerjog, Djibouti, in providing livestock care for the people in the remote desert village.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Dana Cable, Ali Oune, Djibouti
SOCAFRICA senior enlisted leader reflects on 35 years of service
Command Sergeant Major Hank Marsh, former senior enlisted advisor of Special Operations Command Africa pauses with his wife Jesse after presenting the "retired" pin during Marsh's retirement ceremony August 21, 2020. Marsh retired after 35 years of service.
Photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Love, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
SOCAFRICA senior enlisted leader reflects on 35 years of service
Major General Dagvin Anderson, (left) commander of Special Operations Command Africa, and Command Sergeant Major Hank Marsh, senior enlisted advisor of Special Operations Command Africa stand at attention during the start of Marsh's retirement ceremony August 21, 2020. Marsh retired after 35 years of service.
Photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Love, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams supports U.S. SOF interoperability
Sailors on combat craft assault conduct small boat operations with the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams in the Mediterranean Sea Aug. 27, 2020. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.
Photo by: MCSA Conner Foy, Mediterranean Sea
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams supports U.S. SOF interoperability
Sailors on combat craft assault conduct small boat operations with the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams in the Mediterranean Sea Aug. 27, 2020. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.
Photo by: MCSA Conner Foy, Mediterranean Sea
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams supports U.S. SOF interoperability
Sailors on combat craft assault conduct small boat operations with the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams in the Mediterranean Sea Aug. 27, 2020. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.
Photo by: MCSA Conner Foy, Mediterranean Sea
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams supports U.S. SOF interoperability
Sailors on combat craft assault conduct small boat operations with the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams in the Mediterranean Sea Aug. 27, 2020. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.
Photo by: MCSA Conner Foy, Mediterranean Sea
USNS Trenton and Tunisian Navy exercise maritime security capabilities
The expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton participates in a photo exercise with the expeditionary sea base Hershel "Woody" Williams (not pictured) in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 20, 2020.
Photo by: MCSA Conner Foy, Mediterranean Sea
U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Franks, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, reviews paperwork on the back of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 13, 2020. The aircraft transported personal protection equipment that will benefit the South African public health sector in response to COVID-19. The U.S. remains committed to its long standing relationship with South Africa through humanitarian relief efforts to advance peace and security in the region. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services
Airmen from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load COVID-19 personal protection equipment onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 13, 2020. Airmen from the 721st APS worked with the 37th Airlift Squadron to ensure the safe transport of personal protection equipment to South Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Franks, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, reviews paperwork on the back of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 13, 2020. The aircraft transported personal protection equipment that will benefit the South African public health sector in response to COVID-19. The U.S. remains committed to its long standing relationship with South Africa through humanitarian relief efforts to advance peace and security in the region. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Clark, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides COVID-19 personal protection equipment onto a C-130J Super Hercules at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 13, 2020. The medical supplies will be taken to South Africa to assist with COVID-19 relief efforts. U.S. Africa Command sourced the $300k worth of personal protection equipment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Clark, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs a cargo loader at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 13, 2020. Ramstein Airmen transported COVID-19 personal protection equipment purchased by U.S. Africa Command to South Africa. The supplies included N-95 masks, gloves, gowns, and sanitizer. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services
Airmen from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load COVID-19 personal protection equipment onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 13, 2020. Airmen from the 721st APS worked with the 37th Airlift Squadron to ensure the safe transport of personal protection equipment to South Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
