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USS Hershel "Woody" Williams port visit fosters relationship with Namibian Navy
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USS Hershel "Woody" Williams port visit fosters relationship with Namibian Navy
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USS Hershel "Woody" Williams port visit fosters relationship with Namibian Navy
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USS Hershel "Woody" Williams port visit fosters relationship with Namibian Navy
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Africa Distribution Network Forum
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U.S. Forces at Camp Lemonnier commemorate 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
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Kentucky National Guard, Djibouti Demining Company train as part of State Partnership Program
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Kentucky National Guard, Djibouti Demining Company train as part of State Partnership Program
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Kentucky National Guard, Djibouti Demining Company train as part of State Partnership Program
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Kentucky National Guard, Djibouti Demining Company train as part of State Partnership Program
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Indiana National Guard trains Nigerien military mechanics
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Indiana National Guard trains Nigerien military mechanics
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Indiana National Guard trains Nigerien military mechanics
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Indiana National Guard trains Nigerien military mechanics
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Hershel “Woody” Williams crew joins Brazilian Navy for inaugural Operation Guinex
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Hershel “Woody” Williams crew joins Brazilian Navy for inaugural Operation Guinex
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Security cooperation in Ghana
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Morocco hosts U.S. Africa Command communications and cyber symposium with representatives from across Africa
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Morocco hosts U.S. Africa Command communications and cyber symposium with representatives from across Africa
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Morocco hosts U.S. Africa Command communications and cyber symposium with representatives from across Africa
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Humanitarian Aid reaches Algeria in form of field hospital to fight COVID-19
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Humanitarian Aid reaches Algeria in form of field hospital to fight COVID-19
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Cutlass Express 21
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North and West Africa Response Force conducts engagement in Niger
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North and West Africa Response Force conducts engagement in Niger
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Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 Concludes
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Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 Concludes
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Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 Concludes
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Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Gulf of Guinea, Strengthening Partnership with Coastal African Nations
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A different perspective: Women of Cutlass Express
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A different perspective: Women of Cutlass Express
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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visit in Liberia highlights shared vision for regional security
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Enlisted conference draws senior leaders on three continents to develop forces
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Enlisted conference draws senior leaders on three continents to develop forces
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AFRICOM commander visit to Tanzania highlights security cooperation
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AFRICOM commander visit to Tanzania highlights security cooperation
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Commander participates in Cutlass Express, JCET opening ceremonies during East Africa trip
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Cutlass Express 21 begins, aims to strengthen coalition to secure maritime domains
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Inaugural symposium connects U.S., European, African senior naval infantry leaders
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Inaugural symposium connects U.S., European, African senior naval infantry leaders
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USS Hershel "Woody" Williams port visit fosters relationship with Namibian Navy
A crewmember aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) explains ship operations during a tour for Namibian Navy leadership and U.S. embassy personnel Sept. 17, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
Photo by: MC3 Malachi Lakey, WALVIS BAY, Namibia
USS Hershel "Woody" Williams port visit fosters relationship with Namibian Navy
A sailor throws a heaving line to the pier during sea and anchor detail aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) as the ship pulls into port in Walvis Bay, Namibia, Sept. 16, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
Photo by: MC3 Malachi Lakey, WALVIS BAY, Namibia
USS Hershel "Woody" Williams port visit fosters relationship with Namibian Navy
Namibian Minister of Defense Hon. Frans Kapofi addresses a reception for Namibian Navy leadership and U.S. embassy personnel following a tour aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) on Sept. 17, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
Photo by: MC3 Malachi Lakey, WALVIS BAY, Namibia
USS Hershel "Woody" Williams port visit fosters relationship with Namibian Navy
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) approaches Walvis Bay, Namibia, Sept. 16, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
Photo by: MC3 Malachi Lakey, WALVIS BAY, Namibia
Africa Distribution Network Forum
U.S. Air Force Airmen and coalition partners load cargo onto an aircraft as part of the Proof of Principle mission across Europe and Africa's Sahel region. The PoP series of missions enable a multinational, partner-centric distribution network of medical supplies and repair parts to increase logistic capabilities and expand operational reach in the region.
Photo by: courtesy photo, Niger
U.S. Forces at Camp Lemonnier commemorate 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
Two French Dassault Mirage 2000 and a KC-130J Super Hercules with U.S. Marine Air Refuel Transport Squadron 234 perform a flyover during a Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Patriot Day ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 11, 2021, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.
Photo by: Senior Airman Dwane Young, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Kentucky National Guard, Djibouti Demining Company train as part of State Partnership Program
Kentucky National Guard engineers and Djiboutian demining soldiers pose for a photo after completing a bomb suit training exercise on Aug. 24, 2021, in Djibouti City, Djibouti. The demining unit was established in 2001 to ensure that Djibouti could become mine-free after years of civil war throughout the 1990s, a goal that was achieved in 2003. Eighteen years later, mines remain a threat in the surrounding region.
Photo by: Sgt. Jessica Elbouab, Djibouti
Kentucky National Guard, Djibouti Demining Company train as part of State Partnership Program
Kentucky National Guard engineers traveled more than 15,000 miles to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to conduct training with the Djiboutian military's Demining Company as part of the State Partnership Program from Aug. 19-29, 2021. The demining unit was established in 2001 to ensure that Djibouti could become mine-free after years of civil war throughout the 1990s, a goal that was achieved in 2003. Eighteen years later, mines remain a threat in the surrounding region.
Photo by: Sgt. Jessica Elbouab, Djibouti
Kentucky National Guard, Djibouti Demining Company train as part of State Partnership Program
Service members from the Kentucky National Guard interact with soldiers from the Djiboutian Demining Company during a practical filed exercise in Djibouti City, Djibouti, on Aug. 24, 2021. The demining unit was established in 2001 to ensure that Djibouti could become mine-free after years of civil war throughout the 1990s, a goal that was achieved in 2003. Eighteen years later, mines remain a threat in the surrounding region.
Photo by: Sgt. Jessica Elbouab, Djibouti
Kentucky National Guard, Djibouti Demining Company train as part of State Partnership Program
Capt. Le Mohamed Louaita, commander of the Djiboutian Demining Company, expresses gratitude to Tech. Sgt. Dylan Wagner, explosive ordnance disposal technician, during training Aug. 22, 2021, in Djibouti City, Djibouti. The demining unit was established in 2001 to ensure that Djibouti could become mine-free after years of civil war throughout the 1990s, a goal that was achieved in 2003. Eighteen years later, mines remain a threat in the surrounding region.
Photo by: Sgt. Jessica Elbouab, Djibouti
Indiana National Guard trains Nigerien military mechanics
On Sept. 1, 2021, fourteen Forces Armees Nigeriennes (FAN) vehicle mechanics from Niamey, Ouallam, Diffa and Terra, and a two-person Mobile Training Team from the Indiana National Guard concluded a two-week knowledge exchange that focused on basic automotive theory, electrical theory, and basic troubleshooting related to the MAMBA Armored Personnel Carrier.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy in Niger , Niger
Indiana National Guard trains Nigerien military mechanics
On Sept. 1, 2021, fourteen Forces Armees Nigeriennes (FAN) vehicle mechanics from Niamey, Ouallam, Diffa and Terra, and a two-person Mobile Training Team from the Indiana National Guard concluded a two-week knowledge exchange that focused on basic automotive theory, electrical theory, and basic troubleshooting related to the MAMBA Armored Personnel Carrier.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy in Niger , Niger
Indiana National Guard trains Nigerien military mechanics
On Sept. 1, 2021, fourteen Forces Armees Nigeriennes (FAN) vehicle mechanics from Niamey, Ouallam, Diffa and Terra, and a two-person Mobile Training Team from the Indiana National Guard concluded a two-week knowledge exchange that focused on basic automotive theory, electrical theory, and basic troubleshooting related to the MAMBA Armored Personnel Carrier.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy in Niger , Niger
Indiana National Guard trains Nigerien military mechanics
On Sept. 1, 2021, fourteen Forces Armees Nigeriennes (FAN) vehicle mechanics from Niamey, Ouallam, Diffa and Terra, and a two-person Mobile Training Team from the Indiana National Guard concluded a two-week knowledge exchange that focused on basic automotive theory, electrical theory, and basic troubleshooting related to the MAMBA Armored Personnel Carrier.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy in Niger , Niger
Hershel “Woody” Williams crew joins Brazilian Navy for inaugural Operation Guinex
Members of a Brazilian Navy visit, board, search, and seizure team return to their boat following a drill aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Aug. 22, 2021. The engagement highlights the U.S. and Brazil’s shared interest in maritime safety and freedom of commerce in the southern Atlantic.
Photo by: Petty Officer 3rd Class Malachi , Norfolk, Virginia, Atlantic Ocean
Hershel “Woody” Williams crew joins Brazilian Navy for inaugural Operation Guinex
Brazilian Navy frigate Independencia (F-44) executes a maneuver on the port side of the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) during maneuvering drills in the Atlantic Ocean Aug. 22, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
Photo by: Petty Officer 3rd Class Malachi , Atlantic Ocean
Security cooperation in Ghana
A member of the Ghanaian Special Boat Squadron conducts a live-fire drill at the Naval Training Command in Nutekpor-Sogakope, Ghana, Aug. 12, 2021. The training was conducted with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa personnel deployed aboard the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams to enhance operational capabilities and readiness throughout Western Africa.
Photo by: Sgt. James Bourgeois, Nutekpor-Sogakope, Ghana
Morocco hosts U.S. Africa Command communications and cyber symposium with representatives from across Africa
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command, hosted a virtual symposium with representatives from countries across Africa Aug. 16-19 for Africa Endeavor 2021. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command’s annual senior leader communication symposium focused on discussing opportunities to improve training and workforce development for armed forces’ communication capabilities.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy to Morocco, Rabat, Morocco
Morocco hosts U.S. Africa Command communications and cyber symposium with representatives from across Africa
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command, hosted a virtual symposium with representatives from countries across Africa Aug. 16-19 for Africa Endeavor 2021. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command’s annual senior leader communication symposium focused on discussing opportunities to improve training and workforce development for armed forces’ communication capabilities.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy to Morocco, Rabat, Morocco
Morocco hosts U.S. Africa Command communications and cyber symposium with representatives from across Africa
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command, hosted a virtual symposium with representatives from countries across Africa Aug. 16-19 for Africa Endeavor 2021. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command’s annual senior leader communication symposium focused on discussing opportunities to improve training and workforce development for armed forces’ communication capabilities.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy to Morocco, Rabat, Morocco
Humanitarian Aid reaches Algeria in form of field hospital to fight COVID-19
Algerian and American officials inaugurated a U.S.-donated state-of-the-art field hospital near Blida, Algeria, Aug. 11, to help the nation fight the COVID-19 pandemic across the country. The field hospital will serve Algeria’s civilian population and is equipped with a negative pressure isolation system specifically designed to treat patients with infectious diseases.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy in Algeria, Blida, Algeria
Humanitarian Aid reaches Algeria in form of field hospital to fight COVID-19
Algerian and American officials inaugurated a U.S.-donated state-of-the-art field hospital near Blida, Algeria, Aug. 11, to help the nation fight the COVID-19 pandemic across the country. The field hospital will serve Algeria’s civilian population and is equipped with a negative pressure isolation system specifically designed to treat patients with infectious diseases.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy in Algeria, Blida, Algeria
Cutlass Express 21
Members of the Seychellois Coast Guard prepare to board the Seychellois patrol boat SCGS La Vigilant (P31) during visit, board, search, and seizure training as part of exercise Cutlass Express 2021 in Victoria, Seychelles, Aug. 5, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.
Photo by: Yeoman 1st Class Ann Geiman, VICTORIA, Seychelles
North and West Africa Response Force conducts engagement in Niger
A member of the French Air Force briefs U.S. Army Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, assigned to U.S. Africa Command’s North and West Africa Response Force, on the capabilities the French Air Force Mirage 2000-D during an informal tour at Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger, August 8, 2021. The NARF, under the command and control of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, conducted a cross-continent strategic engagement in Niger, August 7-9.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Amanda Fry, Niamey, Niger
North and West Africa Response Force conducts engagement in Niger
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to U.S. Africa Command’s North and West Africa Response Force (NARF) set up a communication center in Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger, August 8, 2021. The NARF, under the command and control of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, conducted a cross-continent strategic engagement in Niger, August 7-9.
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Amanda Fry, Niamey, Niger
Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 Concludes
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MOMBASA, Kenya (Aug. 5, 2021) Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 participants get together for a group photo at the Bandari Maritime Academy, in Mombasa, Kenya, Aug. 5, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV / Released)
Photo by: MC1 (SW/AW) Fred Gray IV, Mombasa, Kenya
Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 Concludes
Members of the Seychellois Coast Guard board the Seychellois patrol boat SCGS La Fleche (P32) during visit, board, search, and seizure training as part of exercise Cutlass Express 2021 in Victoria, Seychelles, Aug. 3, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.
Photo by: Yeoman 1st Class Ann Geiman, Victoria, Seychelles
Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 Concludes
Djiboutian, Somalian, Comorian and U.S. service members review visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) procedures before practicing simulated scenarios during exercise Cutlass Express 2021 at L'Escale Marina, Djibouti, Aug. 2, 2021. VBSS is conducted to capture and control a suspected enemy vessel to combat terrorism, piracy and smuggling operations at sea. Exercise Cutlass Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet, is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.
Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Andrew Kobialka, DJIBOUTI
Hershel “Woody” Williams Returns to Gulf of Guinea, Strengthening Partnership with Coastal African Nations
210803-N-LK647-0187 TEMA, Ghana (Aug. 3, 2021) Chief Culinary Specialist Gerald Foxworth, left, Chief Master-at-Arms Brandon Spears, second from left, and Comand Senior Chief Mark Rayner, second from right, all assigned to the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) share snacks with Ghanaian Navy personnel on the pier, Aug. 3, 2021. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Malachi Lakey/Released)
Photo by: Petty Officer 3rd Class Malachi , Tema, Ghana
A different perspective: Women of Cutlass Express
Special Agent Kyle Burns, Homeland Security Investigations liaison to U.S. Africa Command, teaches a class about maritime smuggling during exercise Cutlass Express 2021, in Mombasa, Kenya, July 30, 2021.
Photo by: PO1 Fred Gray IV, MOMBASA, Kenya
A different perspective: Women of Cutlass Express
Service members from the Comorian military discuss maritime law while attending a class during exercise Cutlass Express 2021, in Mombasa, Kenya, July 30, 2021.
Photo by: PO1 Fred Gray IV, MOMBASA, Kenya
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams visit in Liberia highlights shared vision for regional security
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Monrovia, Liberia, for a scheduled port visit on July 28. The visit also kicks off the U.S. Embassy in Liberia’s year-long observance of the 175th year of the Republic of Liberia.
Photo by: U.S. Embassy in Liberia, MONROVIA, Liberia
Enlisted conference draws senior leaders on three continents to develop forces
U.S. Africa Command hosted a virtual Africa Senior Enlisted Conference on July 15, 2021, bringing together the top enlisted leaders from 20 African nations, U.S. National Guard state partners, and U.S. Africa and European Commands to discuss the development and education of enlisted leaders.
Photo by: Takisha Miller, Stuttgart, Germany
Enlisted conference draws senior leaders on three continents to develop forces
U.S. Africa Command hosted a virtual Africa Senior Enlisted Conference on July 15, 2021, bringing together the top enlisted leaders from 20 African nations, U.S. National Guard state partners, and U.S. Africa and European Commands to discuss the development and education of enlisted leaders.
Photo by: Takisha Miller, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM commander visit to Tanzania highlights security cooperation
U.S. Army General Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, conducted a two-day visit to Tanzania, July 27-28, where he met with senior defense officials and opened the first joint special forces training exercise between the two nations since 2017.
Photo by: Mohammed Mvumbagu, Tanzania
AFRICOM commander visit to Tanzania highlights security cooperation
U.S. Army General Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, conducted a two-day visit to Tanzania, July 27-28, where he met with senior defense officials and opened the first joint special forces training exercise between the two nations since 2017.
Photo by: Mohammed Mvumbagu, Tanzania
Commander participates in Cutlass Express, JCET opening ceremonies during East Africa trip
Indian Sailors, assigned to the Marine Commandos aboard the INS Talwar (F 40), share visit, board, search and seizure best practices with personnel from the navies of Kenya, Djibouti, Mozambique and Comoro, and the Georgia Coast Guard, on July 27, 2021, at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa as part of exercise Cutlass Express 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.
Photo by: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Justin Stumberg, MOMBASA, Kenya
Cutlass Express 21 begins, aims to strengthen coalition to secure maritime domains
Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, delivers remarks during the opening ceremony of exercise Cutlass Express 2021 held at the Bandari Maritime Academy in Mombasa, Kenya, July 26, 2021. Cutlass Express is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness and information sharing practices to increase capabilities between the U.S., East African and Western Indian Ocean nations to counter illicit maritime activity.
Photo by: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Justin Stumberg, MOMBASA, Kenya
Inaugural symposium connects U.S., European, African senior naval infantry leaders
U.S. Marine, European and African naval infantry senior leaders met for the Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium-Africa on July 15 by video conference to organize future exercises and endeavors. Through participation in the forum, allied and partner naval infantries increase understanding of the operating environment, broaden perspectives on maritime security, and identify ways to increase capability, capacity and interoperability.
Photo by: U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa
Inaugural symposium connects U.S., European, African senior naval infantry leaders
U.S. Marine, European and African naval infantry senior leaders met for the Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium-Africa on July 15 by video conference to organize future exercises and endeavors. Through participation in the forum, allied and partner naval infantries increase understanding of the operating environment, broaden perspectives on maritime security, and identify ways to increase capability, capacity and interoperability.
Photo by: U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa
