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TEMA, Ghana (March 23, 2018) A visit board search and seizure team from the Ghanaian special boat service attends training on boarding tactics during exercise Obangame Express 2018, March 23, 2018. Exercise Obangame Express 2018, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA), information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released)
Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Theron Godbold
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180321-N-XT273-053 LIBREVILLE, Gabon (March 21, 2018) Participating African forces and international partners attend the exercise Obangame Express 2018 opening ceremony in Libreville, Gabon, March 21, 2018. Obangame Express 2018, which is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA), information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Stumberg)
Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Stumberg
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 24, 2018)
The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) transits the Mediterranean Sea during exercise Obangame Express 2018, March 24. Exercise Obangame Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA), information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Krystina Coffey)
Photo by: Petty Officer 3rd Class Krystina Coffey
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 24, 2018)
Rear Adm. Shawn Duane, vice commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, rides in an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Ghost Riders" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, while conducting flight operations during exercise Obangame Express 2018, March 24. Exercise Obangame Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA), information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Krystina Coffey)
Photo by: Petty Officer 3rd Class Krystina Coffey
Airmen complete African Partnership Flight Senegal
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew Allen, chief of global health engagements branch, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, speaks during the closing ceremony of African Partnership Flight Senegal at Captain Andalla Cissé Air Base, Senegal, March 23, 2018. The purpose of APF Senegal is to conduct multilateral, military-to-military engagements and security assistance with African air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Elijah Chevalier, Dakar, , Senegal
Airmen complete African Partnership Flight Senegal
Senegalese Col. Boucar Sene, second in command of the Senegalese air force, speaks during the closing ceremony of African Partnership Flight Senegal at Captain Andalla Cissé Air Base, Senegal, March 23, 2018 The APF program is U.S. Air Forces in Africa’s premier security cooperation program with African partner nations to improve professional military aviation knowledge and skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Elijah Chevalier, Dakar, , Senegal
U.S. Embassy Djibouti Women's Day Panel
DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti - In recognition of International Women's Day (March 8) and Women's History Month, Camp Lemonnier Commanding Officer Capt. Nancy S. Lacore was a guest panelist at the Women's Panel Event hosted by the U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Larry Andre, March 19, 2018. The panelist provided insight on their experiences, both personal and professional, in achieving their dreams and goals in their current occupational roles.
Photo by: Lt. Desiree Woodman
U.S. Embassy Djibouti Women's Day Panel
DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti - In recognition of International Women's Day (March 8) and Women's History Month, Camp Lemonnier Commanding Officer Capt. Nancy S. Lacore was a guest panelist at the Women's Panel Event hosted by the U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Larry Andre, March 19, 2018. The panelist provided insight on their experiences, both personal and professional, in achieving their dreams and goals in their current occupational roles.
Photo by: Lt. Desiree Woodman, Camp Lemonnier, , Djibouti
USAFE Band rocks out with Senegalese music students
Tech. Sgt. Joseph Whitt teaches students bass guitar techniques at the National School of the Arts in Dakar, Senegal, March 21, 2018. The USAFE Band assists in building relationships through community engagement and outreach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Elijah Chevalier, Dakar, , Senegal
USAFE Band rocks out with Senegalese music students
Students perform music at the National School of the Arts in Dakar, Senegal, March 21, 2018. The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band visited the school to perform for as well as listen to the students’ music. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Elijah Chevalier, Dakar, , Senegal
USAFE Band rocks out with Senegalese music students
Students listen to the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band play a popular pop song at the National School of the Arts in Dakar, Senegal, March 21, 2018. The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band visited the school to perform for as well as listen to the students’ music. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Elijah Chevalier, Dakar, , Senegal
USAFE Band rocks out with Senegalese music students
Airman 1st Class Sierra Bailey, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band vocalist, sings for students of the National School of the Arts in Dakar, Senegal, March 21, 2018. The USAFE Band is in Dakar to support African Partnership Flight Senegal, a military-to-military event focusing on improving professional military aviation knowledge and skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Elijah Chevalier, Dakar, , Senegal
USAFE Band rocks out with Senegalese music students
Staff Sgt. Denver Murphy, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band vocalist, sings for students of the National School of the Arts in Dakar, Senegal, March 21, 2018. The visit to school was just one of the many community outreach events done by the band, who are in Dakar to support African Partnership Flight Senegal, which is U.S. Air Forces in Africa’s premier security cooperation program with African partner nations to improve professional military aviation knowledge and skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Elijah Chevalier, Dakar, , Senegal
USAFE Band rocks out with Senegalese music students
A student plays along with the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band at the National School of the Arts in Dakar, Senegal, March 21, 2018. The USAFE Band assists in building relationships through community engagement and outreach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Elijah Chevalier, Dakar, , Senegal
African Partnership Flight Senegal kicks off
Senegalese Brig. Gen. Joseph Diop, Senegal air force Chief of Staff, speaks during the opening ceremony of African Partnership Flight Senegal at Captain Andalla Cissé Air Base, Senegal, March 19, 2018. The purpose of APF Senegal is to conduct multilateral, military-to-military engagements and security assistance with African air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Elijah Chevalier
African Partnership Flight Senegal kicks off
Participants of African Partnership Flight Senegal pose for a photo after the opening ceremony of APF at Captain Andalla Cissé Air Base, Senegal, March 19, 2018. Ten nations are participating in this event, which will focus on casualty evacuation, aeromedical evacuation, as well as air and ground safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Elijah Chevalier, Dakar, , Senegal
African Partnership Flight Senegal kicks off
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dieter Bareihs, U.S. Air Forces in Africa director of plans, programs and analyses, speaks during the opening ceremony of African Partnership Flight Senegal at Captain Andalla Cissé Air Base, Senegal, March 19, 2018. The APF program is U.S. Air Forces in Africa’s premier security cooperation program with African partner nations to improve professional military aviation knowledge and skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Elijah Chevalier, Dakar, , Senegal
The Verdict is Out: Trials Advance Ebola Vaccine
Amy Shurtleff, Ph.D., works in a biosafety level 4 laboratory at U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). Shurtleff is part of a team that evaluated the protective efficacy of Merck's EBOV vaccine, V920. (Image courtesy of U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases)
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The Verdict is Out: Trials Advance Ebola Vaccine
Amy Shurtleff, Ph.D., works in a biosafety level 4 laboratory at U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). Shurtleff is part of a team that evaluated the protective efficacy of Merck's EBOV vaccine, V920. (Image courtesy of U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases)
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AFRICOM, Partners Fight Violent Extremists, Other Threats
Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee to deliver the 2018 U.S. Africa Command Posture Statement, March 13, 2018, Washington, D.C.
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Brig. Gen. Yusuf Ibrahim Shalangwa of Nigeria, Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali of Malawi and Brig. Gen. Paul Dikita Ilunga of the Democratic Republic of Congo listen to a presentation during the U.S. AFRICOM hosted annual Africa Military Law Forum, Oberammergau in Germany, March 1, 2018. (Photo by Cpl. Victor Leonard, NATO School Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Cpl. Victor Leonard
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Rwandan military prosecutor Lt. Col. Pacifique Kabanda (standing) describes the current challenges in supporting investigations, Oberammergau, Germany, March 1, 2018. (Photo by Cpl. Victor Leonard, NATO School Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Cpl. Victor Leonard
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Col. (ret.) Benardus Klappe (standing in the background) of the Military Law and Law of War Society, delivers a presentation on investigations within the peace operations context, with a focus on protection of civilian mandates, Oberammergau, Germany, March 1, 2018. (Photo by Cpl. Victor Leonard, NATO School Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Cpl. Victor Leonard
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Africa Military Law Forum Co-Chairwoman Lt. Col. Marguerite Meffand Loaw, (standing at podium in background) current president of the Cameroon Military Tribunal, describes terrorism prosecutions and the institutional safeguards which exist in Cameroon to insure a fair trial, Oberammergau, Germany, March 1, 2018. (Photo by Cpl. Victor Leonard, NATO School Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Cpl. Victor Leonard
Africa Military Law Forum
Brig. Gen. Yusuf Ibrahim Shalangwa of Nigeria, Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali of Malawi and Brig. Gen. Paul Dikita Ilunga of the Democratic Republic of Congo listen to a presentation during the U.S. AFRICOM hosted annual Africa Military Law Forum, Oberammergau in Germany, March 1, 2018. (Photo by Cpl. Victor Leonard, NATO School Public Affairs/Released)
Photo by: Cpl. Victor Leonard
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Exercise planners from various nations pose for a photograph during the United Accord 2018 Main Planning Event at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center, Accra, Ghana March 1, 2018. The combined-joint planning event hosted by the GAF included delegates from 5 Western partner nations and 10 African partner nations with a wide range of experience in regional peacekeeping operations, the basis for the accord series of exercises. (Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Chris Bridson)
Photo by: U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Bridson
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Exercise planners from various nations pose for a photograph during the United Accord 2018 Main Planning Event at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center, Accra, Ghana March 1, 2018. The combined-joint planning event hosted by the GAF included delegates from 5 Western partner nations and 10 African partner nations with a wide range of experience in regional peacekeeping operations, the basis for the accord series of exercises. (Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Chris Bridson)
Photo by: U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chris Bridson
Former slave, two-time Olympian becomes an Airman
Guor Maker, a trainee at Air Force Basic Military Training, stands in formation at the Coin Ceremony Feb. 1, 2018 outside the Pfingston Reception Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. During the BMT Coin Ceremony Trainees are given “Airman’s Coins’ signifying the final transition from trainee to Airman.
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Dillon Parker, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, United States
Former slave, two-time Olympian becomes an Airman
Guor Maker, a trainee at Air Force Basic Military Training, receives an “Airman’s Coin” at the Coin Ceremony Feb. 1, 2018 outside the Pfingston Reception Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. During the BMT Coin Ceremony Trainees are given “Airman’s Coins’ signifying the final transition from trainee to Airman.
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Dillon Parker, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, United States
Former slave, two-time Olympian becomes an Airman
Guor Maker, a trainee at Air Force Basic Military Training, stands in formation at the Coin Ceremony Feb. 1, 2018 outside the Pfingston Reception Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. During the BMT Coin Ceremony Trainees are given “Airman’s Coins’ signifying the final transition from trainee to Airman.
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Dillon Parker, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, United States
Former slave, two-time Olympian becomes an Airman
Guor Maker, a trainee at Air Force Basic Military Training, supports a wingman taking a physical fitness test Jan. 30, 2018 at the 324th Training Squadron’s physical training pad at Join Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Maker was selected as a physical training leader for his time at BMT, his duties include leading the flight during warm-ups and providing support for struggling trainees.
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Dillon Parker, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, United States
Former slave, two-time Olympian becomes an Airman
Guor Maker, a trainee at Air Force Basic Military Training, completes the one and a half mile run portion of the Air Force physical fitness test Jan. 30, 2018 at the 324th Training Squadron’s physical training pad at Join Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Maker finished his run with a time of 7:31, earning the top fitness score for males in his graduating class.
Photo by: Airman 1st Class Dillon Parker, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Guor Maker, a trainee at Air Force Basic Military Training, supports a wingman taking a physical fitness test Jan. 30, 2018 at the 324th Training Squadron’s physical training pad at Join Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Maker was selected as a physical training leader for his time at BMT, his duties include leading the flight during warm-ups and providing support for struggling trainees.
Photo by: Airman Dillon Parker
AFRICOM Continues Efforts for Stable, Secure Continent - cover
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AFRICOM Continues Efforts for Stable, Secure Continent
Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, appears before the House Armed Services Committee to deliver the 2018 U.S. Africa Command Posture Statement, March 6, 2018, Washington, D.C.
AFRICOM Hosts East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James C. Vechery, AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations, speaks to attendees of the East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference Feb. 21, 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones
AFRICOM Hosts East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James C. Vechery, AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations, and Brig. Gen. Abdiwahab Abdullahi Omar, Somali Director of Military Intelligence, pose for a photo during the East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference Feb. 21, 2018 in Stuttgart Germany.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones , Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Hosts East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference
Stuttgart, Germany - Senior military intelligence officials from East Africa, Europe, the U.S., and Canada participate in the East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence (DMI) Conference Feb 21-22, 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Stuttgart, Germany
AFRICOM Hosts East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference
Stuttgart, Germany - Senior military intelligence officials from East Africa, Europe, the U.S., and Canada participate in the East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence (DMI) Conference Feb 21-22, 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany.
Photo by: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Stuttgart, Germany
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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Davis and Maj. Richard Delaney recognize Senegalese Commandant Balla Diop, Feb. 22, 2018, for his assistance in coordinating MEDRETE 18-1, during a ceremony held at Hospital Militaire De Ouakam, Dakar, Senegal. MEDRETE is a combined effort between the Senegalese government, U.S. Army Africa, and the Vermont National Guard. MEDRETE 18-1 is the first in a series of medical readiness training exercises that U.S. Army Africa is scheduled to facilitate within various countries in Africa, and serves as an opportunity for the partnered militaries to hone and strengthen their general surgery and trauma skills while reinforcing the partnership between the countries. The mutually beneficial exercise brings together Senegalese military and U.S. Army medical professionals to foster cooperation while conducting medical specific tasks. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Micah Merrill)
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