United States Africa Command

DoD, U.N. Hold Inaugural Training for Peacekeeping Investigators

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

Preventive Medicine Unit Supports AFRICOM Trilateral Medical Exchange in Angola, First-Ever for U.S.

Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries

Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries

Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries

Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries

Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries

Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band builds cultural bridge in Balbala

U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band builds cultural bridge in Balbala

U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band builds cultural bridge in Balbala

U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band builds cultural bridge in Balbala

CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

Exercise Cutlass Express 2018 Begins

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Jan. 31, 2018) Djiboutian Col. Was Omar Bogoreh, commander, Djiboutian Coast Guard, gives remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Cutlass Express 2018 Jan. 31 in Djibouti, Djibouti. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alyssa Weeks / Released)

Photo by: Petty Officer3rd Class Ford Williams and Petty Officer 2nd Class Alyssa Weeks

DoD, U.N. Hold Inaugural Training for Peacekeeping Investigators

The director of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies, Air Force Col. Kirk Davies, provides instruction at the inaugural training course for national investigative officers for U.N. peacekeeping operations, aimed at holding peacekeepers accountable for abuses such as sexual misconduct and preventing further crimes, Entebbe, Uganda, Jan. 16, 2018. More than two dozen participants from 11 African nations were in the course, which was held in Entebbe from Jan. 15-24. DoD photo

Photo by: Lisa Ferdinando, Fort Meade, Maryland

AFRICOM commander visits Niamey and Agadez, Niger

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, receives an update on ongoing construction at Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger Jan. 25, 2018.

Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany

AFRICOM commander visits Niamey and Agadez, Niger

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader, pose for a group photo with U.S. Airmen at Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger Jan. 25. 2018.

Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany

AFRICOM commander visits Niamey and Agadez, Niger

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader, meet with Air Base 201 leadership during a visit to Agadez, Niger Jan. 25, 2018.

Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany

AFRICOM commander visits Niamey and Agadez, Niger

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Nigerien Minister of Defense Kalla Moutari speak during a meeting Jan. 24, 2018 in Niamey, Niger.

Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany

AFRICOM commander visits Niamey and Agadez, Niger

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and other U.S. military officials meet with civic, government, Nigerien military leaders during a visit to Agadez, Niger Jan. 25, 2018.

Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany

AFRICOM commander visits Niamey and Agadez, Niger

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, meets with Air Base 201 leadership in Agadez, Niger Jan. 25, 2018.

Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany

AFRICOM commander visits Niamey and Agadez, Niger

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader, pose for a group photo with civic and government leaders from Agadez, Niger Jan. 25, 2018.

Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany

AFRICOM commander visits Niamey and Agadez, Niger

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, greets Lt. Gen. Ahmed Mohamed, Nigerien Chief of Defense, during a meeting Jan. 24, 2018 in Niamey, Niger.

Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

A Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) member reviews a sheet of input commands during a military-to-military exchange course with U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Communications Directorate, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 9, 2018. Throughout a two-week period, communications experts advised Djiboutian service members on how to set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot network equipment to increase communication capabilities between African Union Mission in Somalia forces. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) members watch as another FAD member checks the cable connections on an antenna during a military-to-military exchange course with U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Communications Directorate, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 9, 2018. Throughout a two-week period, communications experts advised Djiboutian service members on how to set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot network equipment to increase communication capabilities between African Union Mission in Somalia forces. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Jousselin, right, a multisystem transmission operator and maintainer assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Communications Directorate, explains how to arrange the wires in a cable to a Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) member during a military-to-military exchange course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 10, 2018. Throughout a two-week period, communications experts advised Djiboutian service members on how to set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot network equipment to increase communication capabilities between African Union Mission in Somalia forces. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

U.S. Army Spc. William Reed, a multisystem transmission operator and maintainer assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Communications Directorate, watches as a member of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) sets up an antenna during a military-to-military exchange course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2018. Throughout a two-week period, communications experts advised Djiboutian service members on how to set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot network equipment to increase communication capabilities between African Union Mission in Somalia forces. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

U.S. Army Spc. Taylor Noble, a multisystem transmission operator and maintainer assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Communications Directorate, shows members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) how to acquire a satellite signal through using an antenna during a military-to-military exchange course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2018. Throughout a two-week period, communications experts advised Djiboutian service members on how to set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot network equipment to increase communication capabilities between African Union Mission in Somalia forces. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

U.S. Army Spc. Taylor Noble, a multisystem transmission operator and maintainer assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Communications Directorate, watches as service members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) set up an antenna during a military-to-military exchange course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2018. Throughout a two-week period, communications experts advised Djiboutian service members on how to set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot network equipment to increase communication capabilities between African Union Mission in Somalia forces. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

U.S. Army Spc. William Reed, a multisystem transmission operator and maintainer assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Communications Directorate, watches as a service member of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) sets up an antenna during a military-to-military exchange course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2018. Throughout a two-week period, communications experts advised Djiboutian service members on how to set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot network equipment to increase communication capabilities between African Union Mission in Somalia forces. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

U.S. Army Spc. William Reed, a multisystem transmission operator and maintainer assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Communications Directorate, helps a service member of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) set up an antenna during a military-to-military exchange course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2018. Throughout a two-week period, communications experts advised Djiboutian service members on how to set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot network equipment to increase communication capabilities between African Union Mission in Somalia forces. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

U.S. Army Spc. William Reed, a multisystem transmission operator and maintainer assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Communications Directorate, inspects the cable connector created by a Djibouti Armed Forces member during a military-to-military exchange course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 10, 2018. Throughout a two-week period, communications experts advised Djiboutian service members on how to set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot network equipment to increase communication capabilities between African Union Mission in Somalia forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

A Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) member reviews a guide to set up the wires for a cable during a military-to-military exchange course with U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Communications Directorate, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 10, 2018. Throughout a two-week period, communications experts advised Djiboutian service members on how to set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot network equipment to increase communication capabilities between African Union Mission in Somalia forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Communications Directorate and members of the Djibouti Armed Forces pose for a photo after completing a military-to-military exchange course at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2018. Throughout a two-week period, communications experts advised Djiboutian service members on how to set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot network equipment to increase communication capabilities between African Union Mission in Somalia forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

Preventive Medicine Unit Supports AFRICOM Trilateral Medical Exchange in Angola, First-Ever for U.S.

PAMBALA 2017, which took place Dec. 4-15, 2017, in the Republic of Angola, was a two-phase combined medical engagement and marked the first time the U.S. was invited to participate in the exercise, through a trilateral agreement between the Angolan Armed Forces, Serbian Armed Forces and Ohio National Guard. The first-of-its-kind engagement provided mutually beneficial training and experience to Angola, Serbia and the ONG and helped to forge some lasting friendships. (Ohio National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Wendy Kuhn)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Wendy Kuhn, United States

Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marissa Morgan, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical technician, Zambian Maj. Charles Mukunta, and Gabonese air force Capt. Herve Batamio, secure a patient litter during an exercise for the U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces in Africa Partnership Flight Symposium at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 18, 2018. Thirteen countries gathered at Ramstein to exchange aeromedical tactics, techniques, and procedures to encourage working relationships between the nations during a week-long symposium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)

Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman, Ramstein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries

Hungarian air force 1st Lt. Anita Huszarik studies a hanging strap used to secure litter patients on a C-130J Globemaster III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 18, 2018. The C-130 is capable of carrying a large number of litter patients and a five-person aeromedical evacuation crew in a crisis situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)

Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman, Ramstein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Brian Potje, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, explains how litters are secured aboard a C-130J Super Hercules to Hungarian air force 1st Lt. Laszlo Kovacs during the U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces in Africa Partnership Flight Symposium at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 18, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)

Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman, Ramstein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Brian Potje, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, shows Zambian air force Maj. Nelson Lombe, how to secure a patient on a litter in a C-130J Super Hercules at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 18, 2018. As part of the U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces in Africa Partnership Flight Symposium aeromedical aircrews from 13 nations exchanged ideas and procedures with other nations to better understand capabilities and strategies used in medical airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)

Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman, Ramstein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries

Hungarian air force 2nd Lt. Anita Huszarik takes a video of U.S. Air Force aeromedical team members demonstrating a patient being off-loaded on a C-130J Super Hercules at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 18, 2018. Military aeromedical teams attended a week-long Partnership Flight Symposium to discuss aeromedical evacuation tactics, techniques and procedures while strengthening cooperation and enhancing relationships between African, European and United States military medical systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)

Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman, Ramstein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marissa Morgan, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical technician, and Gabon air force Capt. Herve Batamio, prepare to load a patient on to a C-130J Super Hercules at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 18, 2018. Thirteen countries gathered at Ramstein to exchange aeromedical tactics, techniques, and procedures to encourage working relationships between the nations during a week-long symposium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)

Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman, Ramstein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, left, meets with Belgian Brig. Gen. Bart Laurent, commander, European Union Training Mission in Mali Jan 23, 2018 in Bamako, Mali. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Nate Herring/Released)

Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command meets with Malian President Ibrahim Keita Jan. 23, 2018 in Bamako, Mali. The leaders discussed defense and security cooperation as common goals. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Nate Herring/Released)

Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command and Malian President Ibrahim Keita shake hands during a meeting Jan. 23, 2018 in Bamako, Mali. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Nate Herring/Released)

Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany

AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials

Photo by: Nate Herring, Stuttgart, Germany

U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band builds cultural bridge in Balbala

U.S. Airmen with the U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) Band perform at the Balbala E-Learning Center in Djibouti, January 10, 2018. The AFCENT Band performed at the E-Learning center as part of their two week tour where they held workshops, clinics, and concerts throughout the city of Djibouti. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn/Released)

Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Ahearn, Djibouti

U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band builds cultural bridge in Balbala

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Craig Larimer, a member of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) Band, sings and dances with Djiboutians during a concert at the Balbala E-Learning Center in Djibouti, January 10, 2018. The AFCENT Band performed at the E-Learning center as part of their two week tour where they held workshops, clinics, and concerts throughout the city of Djibouti. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn/Released)

Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Ahearn, Djibouti

U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band builds cultural bridge in Balbala

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Craig Larimer, a member of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) Band, sings and connects with a Djiboutian local during a concert at the Balbala E-Learning Center in Djibouti, January 10, 2018. The AFCENT Band performed at the E-Learning center as part of their two week tour where they held workshops, clinics, and concerts throughout the city of Djibouti. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn/Released)

Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Ahearn, Djibouti

U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band builds cultural bridge in Balbala

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lencys Estaban Nunez, a member of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) Band, sings lead vocals to “Despacito” while U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Craig Larimer sings backup to an enthusiastic crowd at the Balbala E-Learning Center in Djibouti, January 10, 2018. The AFCENT Band performed at the E-Learning center as part of their two week tour where they held workshops, clinics, and concerts throughout the city of Djibouti. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn/Released)

Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Ahearn, Djibouti

CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, inventory their medical equipment before participating in a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore

CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

A U.S. Army site security team Soldier assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, simulates packing combat gauze into a simulated wound of a fellow Soldier during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

Photo by: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore

CJTF-HOA Site Security Team conducts medical training

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Bayonet, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, reassess a fellow Soldier’s condition after treating a simulated open chest wound and moving the patient during a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) training event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 30, 2017. Participants demonstrated CLS principals during scenarios that simulated being under enemy fire, having the possibility to come under enemy fire, and moving casualties to medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)