U.S. Soldiers with Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA), a forward deployed element of Southern European Task Force - Africa (SETAF-AF) and Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and students from the American Corner stand together for a picture after completing the English Discussion Group at Djibouti City, Djibouti, May 25, 2021. The Civil Affairs soldiers concluded the final EDG courses with the American Corner students and presented them with certificates for completing the discussion groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)

U.S. Soldiers with Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA), a forward deployed element of Southern European Task Force - Africa (SETAF-AF) and Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and students from the Sunny Hill Hospitality School stand together for a picture after completing the English Discussion Group at Arta, May 20, 2021. CA-EA soldiers helped create an environment that encouraged continued learning and potential economic growth in local communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)

U.S. Soldiers with Civil Affairs East Africa (CA-EA), a forward deployed element of Southern European Task Force - Africa (SETAF-AF) and Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), present English discussion group certificates to students at the Sunny Hill Hospitality School, Arta, May 20, 2021. More than 60 members from the community participated in the group discussions, improving their English speaking and comprehension skills by interacting with native speakers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, Commander U.S. Army Southern European Task Force Africa, and Moroccan Army Général d'armée Belkhir El Farouk, Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Southern Zone Commander, enter the Rehearsal of Concept Drill for African Lion, Agadir Morocco, June 7, 2021. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, Joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal, 7-18 June. More than 7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. Al21 is a multi-domain, multi-component, and multi-national exercise, which employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jared Kindlespire)

U.S. Air Force combat aviation advisors assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command and Kenyan Air Force aircrews and Rapid Response Units conduct personnel recovery training on Moi Air Base, Kenya, May 12, 2021. The U.S. Air Force provided training in C-145 Skytruck flight and maintenance operations, as well as combat and survival training.

U.S. Air Force combat aviation advisors assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command showcase Kenya’s newly acquired C-145 Skytruck to President Uhuru Kenyatta and Kenyan officials in Nairobi, Kenya, May 12, 2021. The U.S. Air Force provided training in C-145 Skytruck flight and maintenance operations, as well as combat and survival training.

The engagement enabled a fully-trained flying crew - to include pilots, loadmasters, riggers and mechanics - proficient in operating and maintaining the C-145.

Nigerien and U.S. Civil Affairs teams from Airbase 201 partnered to deliver humanitarian aid to the citizens of Beital, Niger, 30 km north of Agadez on May 18, 2021. The donation consisted of 3,000 kilograms of rice, 120 mats, and 120 buckets.

Tunisian Minister of National Defence, Brahim Bertégi, gives remarks at the closing ceremony for exercise Phoenix Express 2021 in Tunis, Tunisia, May 28,2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

The Honorable Donald Blome, U.S. ambassador to Tunisia, speaks at the closing ceremony for exercise Phoenix Express 2021 in Tunis, Tunisia, May 28,2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

Rear Adm. Kevin Jones, director, Logistics Directorate, J-4, U.S. Africa Command gives remarks at the closing ceremony for exercise Phoenix Express 2021 in Tunis, Tunisia, May 28,2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

Rear Adm. Jeffrey Spivey, director, maritime partnership program, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, gives remarks at the closing ceremony for exercise Phoenix Express 2021 in Tunis, Tunisia, May 28,2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

Tunisian Minister of National Defence Brahim Bertégi arrives at the closing ceremony for exercise Phoenix Express 2021 in Tunis, Tunisia, May 28,2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 23, 2021) A member of the Tunisian navy visit, board, search and seizure team climbs down a Jacobs ladder while participating in Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Mediterranean Sea, May 23, 2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/Released)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 23, 2021) Members of the Tunisian navy visit, board, search and seizure team practice securing simulated hostile mariners while participating in Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Mediterranean Sea, May 23, 2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/Released)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 23, 2021) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel Layug prepares to tie a sea painter line in order to launch a rigid hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) as they begin to participate in Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Mediterranean Sea, May 23, 2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/Released)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 23, 2021) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Bodee Coffman prepares to launch a rigid hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) as they begin to participate in Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Mediterranean Sea, May 23, 2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/Released)

Kyle Burns, Homeland Security Investigations supervisory special agent and senior liaison to U.S. Africa Command, presents during the legal portion of the exercise Phoenix Express 2021 hosted by Tunisia from May 17-28, 2021. The session touched on tactics used by the U.S. agencies during smuggling seizures. Exercise Phoenix Express, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

Daniel Baldwin, Drug Enforcement Agency supervisory special agent and liaison to U.S. Africa Command, presents during the legal portion of the exercise Phoenix Express 2021 hosted by Tunisia from May 17-28, 2021. The session touched on tactics used by the U.S. agencies during smuggling seizures. Exercise Phoenix Express, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

A French Mirage 2000-5 refuels from a U.S. Marine KC-130J during a joint training in Djibouti, May 24, 2021. The partner forces conducted a joint interoperability training to enhance their capabilities and demonstrate their shared commitment to stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

French Air Force Brig. Gen. Stéphane Dupont, center, the commander of French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ), listens as U.S. Marine Cpl. Taylor Athey, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234 (VMGR-234), describes how to don a harness aboard a KC-130J Super Hercules in Djibouti, May 24, 2021. The partner forces completed air-to-air refueling and flew an escort mission with a simulated aggressor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

French Air Force Col. Olivier Saunier, the commander of the French Air Base in Djibouti, overlooks Djibouti aboard a U.S. Marine KC-130J Super Hercules, May 24, 2021. Saunier commands roughly 800 airmen and controls assets including the Mirage fighter aircraft, Puma helicopter and a tactical transport aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

French Air Force Brig. Gen. Stéphane Dupont, the commander of French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ), and French Marine Col. Patrick Lamiral, the chief of staff of FFDJ, are photographed in the cockpit of a KC-130J Super Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 24, 2021. U.S. and French forces conducted a joint interoperability training to enhance their capabilities and demonstrate their shared commitment to stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and French forces in Djibouti leadership board a U.S. Marine KC-130J Super Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 24, 2021. The partner forces conducted a joint interoperability training to enhance their capabilities and demonstrate their shared commitment to stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, travelled to Djibouti May 14-18, 2021. During the visit, he presided over the Change of Command ceremony for Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, where U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora relinquished command to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Zana. Townsend also joined U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Jonathan G. Pratt for a meeting with Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf ; and met with Djiboutian Minister of Defense M. Hassan Omar Mohamed, and Chief of Defense Maj. Gen. Zakaria Chekh Imbrahim. During the visit, the leaders discussed security in Djibouti and the region and their dedication to working together on the mutual goals of regional stability, security, and prosperity. The partnership between Djibouti and the United States remains strong as we work together to address the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Africa Command has contributed $6.2 million to Djiboutian COVID-19 relief efforts since the start of the pandemic.

A M88 Recovery Vehicle assigned to 1214th Forward Support Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery Regiment, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard moves to a loading dock May 10, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida. The M88 was one of over 200 Georgia Army National Guard vehicles that deployed to Morocco for participation in exercise African Lion 21. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Bryant Wine)

Vehicles assigned to the Georgia Army National Guard wait in line to be lifted onto a cargo ship May 10, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida. The Georgia Army National Guard deployed over 200 vehicles to Morocco for participation in exercise African Lion 21. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Bryant Wine)

A M109A6 Paladin howitzer assigned to the Hartwell-based Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery Regiment, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard moves to a loading dock May 10, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida. The self-propelled howitzer was one of over 200 Georgia Army National Guard vehicles that deployed to Morocco for participation in exercise African Lion 21. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Bryant Wine)

A M109A6 Paladin howitzer assigned to the Ellenwood-based Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery Regiment, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard is lifted onto a cargo ship May 10, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida. The Georgia Army National Guard’s participation in exercise African Lion 21 allowed the organization to train on railhead and port operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Bryant Wine)

Petty Officer Second Class Jeff Barker, a maritime enforcement specialist, and Petty Officer Second Class Phillip Haik, a machinery technician, demonstrate a handling technique for the Royal Moroccan Navy as part of Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 in Bizerte, Tunisia on May 18, 2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is multinational maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

Petty Officer Second Class Phillip Haik, a machinery technician, learns a deterring technique from a member of the Royal Moroccan Navy as part of the Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 in Bizerte, Tunisia on May 18, 2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a multinational maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

U.S. and Burundi soldiers dismantle a SIPR NIPR Access Point Terminal (SNAP) at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. Commercial internet replaced the SNAP, providing a more flexible method to connect users to the African Data Sharing Network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Goodwin, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications chief projects officer, talks with Burundi Army Capt. Bigirimana Gélase, a signal officer, about dismantling the SIPR NIPR Access Point Terminal (SNAP) at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19 2021. The SNAP, now replaced by commercial internet, was used to connect users to the African Data Sharing Network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joel Nelson, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications projects non-commissioned officer in charge, tests the new communications equipment at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. U.S. Africa Command facilitated the new equipment update. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

U.S. and Burundi soldiers discuss the updated capabilities of the African Data Sharing Network at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. The U.S. and coalition forces share information in Africa through ADSN, a network that allows partners a secure way to communicate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Goodwin, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications chief projects officer, installs new communications equipment at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. The equipment included an encryptor, two networking devices, two laptops, and two phones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, left, and Col. Ed Williams, the SETAF-AF Security Cooperation Directorate director, discuss challenges and opportunities focused on this year’s African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) theme: “Maintaining Security in a Degraded Environment” with African land force commanders and senior enlisted leaders during a regional breakout session at the 2021 ALFS at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, May 19, 2021. This year, taking into consideration travel limitations and the safety of country delegations, ALFS was a virtual event. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)

Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, left, and SETAF-AF Command Sgt. Maj. Charles W. Gregory Jr., right, discuss challenges and opportunities focused on this year’s African Land Forces Summit theme: “Maintaining Security in a Degraded Environment” with African land force commanders and senior enlisted leaders during a regional breakout session at the 2021 ALFS at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, May 19, 2021. This year, taking into consideration travel limitations and the safety of country delegations, ALFS was a virtual event. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)