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U.S., South African troops kick off Shared Accord 2017 with ceremonial tribute
South African Army Brig. Gen. Gustav Lategan and Brig. Gen. William J.Prendergast, U.S. Army Africa Deputy Commanding General, places the final plaque on the pile of rocks signifying the pledge to train safely during Shared Accord 2017 at the South Africa Army Combat Training Center, July 17, 2017. SA17 is a Joint-Combined Command Post Exercise (CPX) and company field training exercise (FTX) focused on peace keeping operations designed to exercise participants' capability and capacity to conduct African Union/United Nations mandated peace keeping operations.
Photo by: Sgt. 1st Class Alexandra Hays, Lohatla , South Africa
Deputy to the commander attends African peace and security conference
Vice Adm. Michael Franken, Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations, participates in a session during the OCP Policy Center’s African Peace and Security Annual Conference in Rabat, Morocco July 9-11, 2017.
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Stuttgart, Germany
Mauritania military leaders participate in AFRICOM hosted country cooperation meeting
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Lehreitani, Chief of the Mauritanian AirForce, speaks with personnel from U.S. Africa Command and its components, during the annual Mauritanian Country Cooperation meeting held in Stuttgart, Germany July 11-12, 2017. The purpose of the country cooperation meeting is to coordinate defense planning efforts for the upcoming fiscal year and identify areas for future cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Dominique J. Shelton RELEASED)
Photo by: U.S. Navy Mass Communications Spec. Dominique Shelton, Stuttgart, Germany
Mauritania military leaders participate in AFRICOM hosted country cooperation meeting
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Lehreitani, Chief of the Mauritanian AirForce, speaks with personnel from U.S. Africa Command and its components, during the annual Mauritanian Country Cooperation meeting held in Stuttgart, Germany July 11-12, 2017. The purpose of the country cooperation meeting is to coordinate defense planning efforts for the upcoming fiscal year and identify areas for future cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Dominique J. Shelton RELEASED)
Photo by: U.S. Navy Mass Communications Spec. Dominique Shelton, Stuttgart, Germany
African partners hold fourth APORA conference in Gabon.
LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Lt. Col. Laurette Magouka, internal medicine specialist, Gabonese Army, addresses participants of the 4th conference of the African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance, May 31, 2017, at the School of Applied Military Health Service compound, Libreville, Gabon.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Public Affairs, U.S. AFRICOM)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
African partners hold fourth APORA conference in Gabon.
LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Dr. Charles Beadling, associate professor of military and emergency medicine, Uniformed Services University Of The Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, addresses participants of the 4th conference of the African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance at the School of Applied Military Health Service compound, Libreville, Gabon.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Public Affairs, U.S. AFRICOM)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
African partners hold fourth APORA conference in Gabon.
LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Cynthia Akuetteh, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Gabon, and Sao Tome and Principe, addresses participants of the fourth African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance conference, May 31, 2017, at the School of Applied Military Health Service compound, Libreville, Gabon.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Public Affairs, U.S. AFRICOM)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
African partners hold fourth APORA conference in Gabon.
LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Gen. Jean Raymond Nzenze, surgeon general, Gabonese Army, addresses participants of the 4th conference of the African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance, May 31, 2017, at the School of Applied Military Health Service compound, Libreville, Gabon.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Public Affairs, U.S. AFRICOM)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
African partners hold fourth APORA conference in Gabon.
LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Col. Malick Diene, assistant director of military health, Senegal Armed Forces and Lt. Col. Gado Mahamadou, physician, Nigerien Armed Forces, together during a capstone exercise, June 2, 2017, at the School of Applied Military Health Service compound, as a part of the fourth African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance conference, May 31-June 2, 2017, Libreville, Gabon.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team completes first exercise in Africa
170524-N-UJ417-011 RABAT, Morocco (May 24, 2017) Marines from Alpha Company 1st Platoon Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, Company Europe (FASTEUR), take a break from an embassy engagement exercise with Moroccan Police to take some pictures in Rabat, Morocco. FASTEUR was in Rabat conducting an embassy training exercise to strengthen interoperability with host nation response forces and prepare a coordinated response for any unforeseen emergency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell R. Rhodes Jr./Released)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell Ryne Rhodes Jr.
Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team completes first exercise in Africa
170525-N-UJ417-060 RABAT, Morocco (May 25, 2017) Marine Lance Corporal Samuel Shearer, second team leader, first squad in Alpha Company 1st Platoon Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, Company Europe (FASTEUR), forms up a column of Marines during a Non-Lethal Combatant techniques demonstration for Moroccan police in Rabat, Morocco. FASTEUR was in Rabat training with Moroccan Police during the first embassy training exercise within AFRICOM to strengthen interoperability with host nation response forces and prepare a coordinated response plan for any unforeseen emergency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell R. Rhodes Jr./Released)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell Ryne Rhodes Jr.
Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team completes first exercise in Africa
170525-N-UJ417-150RABAT, Morocco (May 25, 2017) Marines from Alpha Company 1st Platoon Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, Company Europe (FASTEUR), learn a traditional Moroccan dance from Moroccan police during a training exercise in Rabat, Morocco. FASTEUR was in Rabat conducting an embassy engagement exercise to strengthen interoperability with host nation response forces and prepare a coordinated response plan for any unforeseen emergency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell R. Rhodes Jr./Released)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell Ryne Rhodes Jr.
Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team completes first exercise in Africa
170524-N-UJ417-005 RABAT, Morocco (May 24,2017) Marine Sergeant Anthony King, first squad leader with Alpha Company 1st Platoon Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, Company Europe (FASTEUR), oversees Moroccan Police as they execute various Close Quarters Battle techniques in Rabat, Morocco. FASTEUR was in Rabat to train with Moroccan Police and U.S. Embassy Security during the first embassy training exercise within AFRICOM to strengthen interoperability and prepare a coordinated response plan for any unforeseen emergency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell R. Rhodes Jr./Released)
Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell Ryne Rhodes Jr.
U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets’ research seeks ways to improve anti-trafficking efforts in Gulf of Guinea
1st Class Cadet Samuel Wood, 1st Class Cadet Erin Reynolds, and 1st Class Cadet John Roddy pose for a photo during a maritime workshop in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire Feb. 15, 2017.
Photo by: Lt. Cmdr. Todd Behney
U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets’ research seeks ways to improve anti-trafficking efforts in Gulf of Guinea
Brian Lisko, U.S. Africa Command Maritime Programs, Capt. Brigid Pavilonis, Chair of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Department of Humanities, 1st Class Cadet John Roddy, 1st Class Cadet Samuel Wood, 1st Class Cadet Erin Reynolds, Lt. Cmdr. Todd Behney, U.S. Africa Command Maritime Programs, and Dr. Ginger Denton, research team advisor, post for a photo during the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Research Symposium March 27, 2017 at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Photo by: Lt. Cmdr. Todd Behney
United Accord 2017 concludes
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division give their unit patches to Ghana Armed Forces soldiers during United Accord 2017 at Bundase Training Camp, Bundase, Ghana, May 29, 2017. United Accord (formerly Western Accord) 2017 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and Western African forces, and encourages cross training and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Victor Perez Vargas/Released)
Photo by: Spc. Victor F Perez Vargas
Year in Review - a look back at AFRICOM's top stories in 2017
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and Ghana Armed Forces soldiers participate in a farewell event during United Accord 2017 at Bundase Training Camp, Bundase, Ghana, May 29, 2017. United Accord (formerly Western Accord) 2017 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and Western African forces, and encourages cross training and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Victor Perez Vargas/Released)
Photo by: U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
More than 6,500 U.S. service members are laid to rest or listed as missing in action at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia. U.S. Africa Command leadership and U.S. Embassy officials participated in a Memorial Day ceremony May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
Wreaths were laid by U.S. Africa Command leadership and U.S. Embassy officials in honor of those buried at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia during a Memorial Day ceremony May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
A U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard presents the colors during the Memorial Day ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
Musicians from the Wyoming National Guard band provide ceremonial music during the Memorial Day ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia May 29, 2017. The Wyoming National Guard is partnered with the Tunisian military as part of the U.S. National Guard's State Partnership Program. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
Members of a Tunisian Honor Guard participate in the Memorial Day Ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Wadhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, delivers remarks during the Memorial Day ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
The graves of US Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia, May 30, 2016. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Samantha Reho/Released)
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, spoke during a media engagement hosted by the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government Fayez al -Sarraj during a recent visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. Waldhauser was joined by Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya . This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
Photo by: MC2 Dominique J. Shelton, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
Amb, Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya spoke during a media engagement hosted by the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government Fayez al -Sarraj during a recent visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. Bodde was joined by U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Walhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
Photo by: MC2 Dominique J. Shelton, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
The Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government Fayez al -Sarraj held a media engagement along with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), and Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, during their visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
Photo by: MC2 Dominique J. Shelton, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, meets with Fayez al-Sarraj the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government, and other government officials during a recent visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
Photo by: MC2 Dominique J. Shelton, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
Libyan military members await the arrival of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, during a visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
Photo by: MC2 Dominique J. Shelton, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya greet members of the Libyan Army during their recent visit to Libya to meet with the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government, Fayez al-Sarraj in Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
Photo by: MC2 Dominique J. Shelton, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya are greeted by Libyan miltary officials during their recent visit to meet with the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government, Fayez al-Sarraj in Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
Photo by: MC2 Dominique J. Shelton, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), and Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, meets with Fayez al-Sarraj the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government, during a recent visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
Photo by: MC2 Dominique J. Shelton, Stuttgart, Germany
Malawi hosts 2017 African Land Forces Summit:
Gen. Griffin “Spoon” Phiri (left), Malawi Defense Force chief of staff, and Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, commander of U.S. Army Africa, answer questions during a press conference after the conclusion of African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer/Released)
Photo by: Sgt. Paige Behringer
Malawi hosts 2017 African Land Forces Summit
Warrant Officer 1 Patson Mwanakanje (left), a member of the Zambian Army headquarters, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ramous Barker, Republic of Ghana Forces Sergeant Major, socialize during the African Land Forces Summit, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer/Released)
Photo by: Sgt. Paige Behringer
Malawi hosts 2017 African Land Forces Summit
From left to right: Vincent Ghambi, Deputy Minister of Defense for Malawi, Virginia Palmer, American Ambassador to Malawi, Gen. Griffin “Spoon” Phiri, Malawi Defense Force chief of staff, and Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, commander of U.S. Army Africa, stand for the Malawi national anthem the closing ceremony of African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer/Released)
Photo by: Sgt. Paige Behringer
Malawi hosts 2017 African Land Forces Summit
Gen. Griffin “Spoon” Phiri (left), Malawi Defense Force chief of staff, and Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, commander of U.S. Army Africa, answer questions during a press conference after the conclusion of African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer/Released)
Photo by: Sgt. Paige Behringer
USAFRICOM’s Senior Enlisted Leader visits and motivates CJTF-HOA forces
Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) for Headquarters United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, visited enlisted members of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) on Camp Lemonnier, here April 27. (Photo by Air Force Tech Sgt. Andria Allmond/Released)
Photo by: Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond
Air Chiefs and representatives from 29 African nations gather for annual symposium
Attendees of the 2017 African Air Chiefs Symposium listen to air chiefs introductions during the opening ceremony in Kasane, Botswana on May 16, 2017. The purpose of the symposium is to create a forum for air chiefs from across the African continent to come together to address regional and continental issues, enhance relationships and increase cooperation. This year's conference will focus on the training aspect of force development. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Krystal Ardrey/Released)
Photo by: Air Force Staff Sgt. Krystal Ardrey
Air Chiefs and representatives from 29 African nations gather for annual symposium
Gen. Tod D. Wolters, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2017 African Air Chiefs Symposium in Kasane, Botswana on May 16, 2017. The purpose of the symposium is to create a forum for air chiefs from across the African continent to come together to address regional and continental issues, enhance relationships and increase cooperation. This year's conference will focus on the training aspect of force development. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Krystal Ardrey/Released)
Photo by: Air Force Staff Sgt. Krystal Ardrey
Air Chiefs and representatives from 29 African nations gather for annual symposium
Maj. Gen. Innocent S. Phatshwana, Botswana Defence Force Air Arm commander, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2017 African Air Chiefs Symposium in Kasane, Botswana May 16, 2017. This year's conference is co-hosted by the United States and Botswana and will focus on the training aspect of force development. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Krystal Ardrey/Released)
Photo by: Air Force Staff Sgt. Krystal Ardrey
