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On-time Logistics Support: AFRICOM Hosts Logistics Forum (1) of (8)
Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, delivers the keynote address during the Africa Logistics Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 23, 2015. Logisticians from 36 African nations and international partners attended the forum.
Photo by: SSG Klutts , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
New Clinic and School in Togo (4) of (4)
Ambassador Robert E. Whitehead greets community leaders and parents of children who will attend a new primary school in Atomé, Togo, May 28, 2015. U.S. Africa Command funded construction of the school through the Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Program. Photo by Ben Simyeli, U.S. Embassy Lomé.
New Clinic and School in Togo (3) of (4)
People dance during a ceremony to mark the start of construction on a healthcare facility for women in Amoutivé, Togo, May 26, 2015. U.S. Africa Command funded the project through the Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Program. Photo by Lauren McCaughey, U.S. Embassy Lomé.
New Clinic and School in Togo (2) of (4)
Ambassador Robert E. Whitehead marks the opening of a primary school during a ribbon cutting ceremony in Atomé, Togo, May 28, 2015. U.S. Africa Command funded the construction through the Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Program. Photo by Ben Simyeli, U. S. Embassy Lomé.
New Clinic and School in Togo (1) of (4)
Lt. Col. Lori Renwick, manager of the AFRICOM Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Program, greets community leaders during a ribbon cutting ceremony for a healthcare facility in Lomé, Togo May 26, 2015. Photo taken by Elliott Agbavon, U.S. Embassy Lomé.
AFRICOM Funds Humanitarian Mission in Cameroon (1) of (3)
Cameroon Soldiers assigned to the Battalion d'Intervention Rapide arrive at a humanitarian assistance site in Kourgui, Cameroon May 13, 2015. The mission, led by Cameroonian Soldiers and funded through the U.S. Africa Command Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Program, provided medical assistance and education to more than 1,250 people displaced due to Boko Haram violence.
Photo by: Courtesy Photo, Kourgui, Cameroon
AFRICOM Funds Humanitarian Mission in Cameroon (3) of (3)
A volunteer nurse teaches people how to properly take their prescriptions during a humanitarian assistance mission led by Cameroonian Soldiers from the Battalion d'Intervention Rapide in Kourgui, Cameroon May 13, 2015.The mission, funded through the U.S. Africa Command Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Program, provided medical assistance and education to more than 1,250 people displaced due to Boko Haram violence.
Photo by: Courtesy Photo, Kourgui, Cameroon
AFRICOM Funds Humanitarian Mission in Cameroon (2) of (3)
People wait for medical screenings and education during a humanitarian assistance mission led by Cameroonian Soldiers assigned to the Battalion d'Intervention Rapide in Kourgui, Cameroon May 13, 2015. The mission, funded through the U.S. Africa Command Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Program, provided medical assistance and education to more than 1,250 people displaced due to Boko Haram violence.
Photo by: Courtesy Photo, Kourgui, Cameroon
Defense Secretary Carter Visits AFRICOM (7) of (7)
U.S. service members listen as U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes remarks during a troop event at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, June 4, 2015. DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett
Photo by: , Stuttgart, Germany
Defense Secretary Carter Visits AFRICOM (6) of (7)
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr Andy Young asks a question during a troop event hosted by U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, June 4, 2015. DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett
Photo by: , Stuttgart, Germany
Defense Secretary Carter Visits AFRICOM (5) of (7)
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter walks with U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, to a troop event at the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, June 4, 2015. DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett
Defense Secretary Carter Visits AFRICOM (4) of (7)
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, and his wife, Stephanie, as they arrive in Stuttgart, Germany, June 4, 2015, where Carter hosted a troop talk with U.S. service members. Carter is wrapping up a trip that also took him to the Asia-Pacific region where he met with allies and partners to advance the next phase of the rebalance. DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett
Photo by: , Stuttgart, Germany
Defense Secretary Carter Visits AFRICOM (3) of (7)
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter addresses U.S. service members during a troop event at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, June 4, 2015. DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett
Photo by: , Stuttgart, Germany
Defense Secretary Carter Visits AFRICOM (2) of (7)
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes remarks during a troop event at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, June 4, 2015. DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett
Defense Secretary Carter Visits AFRICOM (1) of (7)
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, introduces U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter during a troop event at the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, June 4, 2015. DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett
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Col. Frances Hardison (right), U.S. Army Africa director of Human Resources, welcomes participants of the 2015 Gender Mainstreaming Seminar held in Arusha, Tanzania, May 18. USARAF co-hosted the conference, with the Tanzanian Peoples Defense Force, in an effort to frame the importance of gender mainstreaming and promote equality throughout the region. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Kimball)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Brian Kimball, ARUSHA, Tanzania
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A participant in the 2015 Gender Mainstreaming Seminar held in Arusha, Tanzania, signs an event banner May 18. U.S. Army Africa co-hosted the conference with the Tanzanian Peoples Defense Force, to emphasize the importance of gender mainstreaming and promote equality throughout the region. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Kimball)
Photo by: , ARUSHA, Tanzania
Central Accord 15 focuses on African and European partnership
Lt. Col. Jonathan Shine, commander, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, works with central African military personnel during the preparation phase of Central Accord 2015 in Libreville, Gabon, May 14. Shine and his counterparts developed a plan of action for events taking place during the exercise. CA 15 exercises mission command proficiency for UN peacekeeping operations, develops multinational logistical and communications capabilities, and improves regional ability to command, control and support forward deployed forces. Approximately 400 military personnel from member nations are scheduled to participate in the exercise. The exercise consists of one week of classroom-based academics and one week of a command post exercise. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Folkerth)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Michael Folkerth, LIBREVILLE, Gabon
Humanitarian Assistance Program Helps with School Construction in South Africa (1) of (3)
The new classrooms at the Lesodi-Motlana primary school house 230 students in grades five through seven. An administrative building and hygienic latrines were also constructed.
Photo by: Chief Mark Richardson, Limpopo, South Africa
Humanitarian Assistance Program Helps with School Construction in South Africa (2) of (3)
The new classrooms at the Lesodi-Motlana primary school house 230 students in grades five through seven. An administrative building and hygienic latrines were also constructed.
Photo by: Chief Mark Richardson, Limpopo, South Africa
Humanitarian Assistance Program Helps with School Construction in South Africa (3) of (3)
The new classrooms at the Lesodi-Motlana primary school house 230 students in grades five through seven. An administrative building and hygienic latrines were also constructed.
Photo by: Chief Mark Richardson, Limpopo, South Africa
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Angolan Marines, known as Fuzileiros Navais da Marinha de Guerra Angolana (MGA), practice clearing a room in Luanda, Angola, March 4, 2015. U.S. Marines, British Royal Marines and Spanish Marines spent three days training with the Angolans in close-quarters combat, small boat operations and repair, and search and seizure techniques before departing for Cameroon during the maritime security exercise, Africa Partnership Station. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman/Released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman
AFRICOM Honors Winners at 2014 Annual Awards Ceremony
Award winners pose for a group photo after receiving their awards at the AFRICOM 2014 Annual Awards Ceremony held May 8, 2015. The awards ceremony celebrated the outstanding service and achievements of all nominees over the course of 2014. (Photo by Adam Sanders, Visual Information Specialist, Training Support Center - Stuttgart)
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A joint team Chadian and U.S. military medical professionals work together during a surgery April 14 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N’Djamena, Chad. They performed a procedure on a Chadian soldier who sustained a gunshot wound that fractured his right femur and left tibia. The U.S. and Chadian medical teams are working together as part of a joint exercise called Medical Readiness and Training Exercise known as MEDRETE 15-3. The exercise is a joint effort between the Chadian government, U.S. Army Africa, the Army Reserve Medical Command and the 7th Civil Support Command. MEDRETE 15-3 serves as an opportunity for U.S. and Chadian forces to hone and strengthen their life saving skills as well as reinforce the partnership between both countries. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Andrea Merritt)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Andrea Merritt , N’DJAMENA, Chad
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Jason T. Galipeau, medical planner at the AFRICOM Surgeon's Office, briefs about the command support to Operation United Assistance during a three-day Global Health Engagement (GHE) and Medical Stability Operations (MSO) course held in Stuttgart, Germany. April 27-29, 2015. More than 40 medical experts from U.S. Africa Command, its subordinate commands and the United States attended the course held in Stuttgart, Germany, to build an awareness of the complex set of variables that shape the development of Department of Defense Global Health Engagement (GHE) and Medical Stability Operations (MSO). and to also help medical practitioners here gain an understanding of the key principles to plan and conduct a GHE/MSO activity. The course was hosted by the AFRICOM command surgeon's office. (AFRICOM photo by Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A. Owolabi)
Photo by: Owolabi, Olufemi A. SSgt, Stuttgart, Germany
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U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) David Tarantino, course director, Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine, briefs on Understanding of the strategic, operational, and civil-military considerations during a three-day Global Health Engagement (GHE) and Medical Stability Operations (MSO) course held in Stuttgart, Germany. April 27-29, 2015. More than 40 medical experts from U.S. Africa Command, its subordinate commands and the United States attended the course held in Stuttgart, Germany, to build an awareness of the complex set of variables that shape the development of Department of Defense Global Health Engagement (GHE) and Medical Stability Operations (MSO). and to also help medical practitioners here gain an understanding of the key principles to plan and conduct a GHE/MSO activity. The course was hosted by the AFRICOM command surgeon's office. (AFRICOM photo by Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A. Owolabi)
Photo by: Owolabi, Olufemi A. SSgt, Stuttgart, Germany
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A student listens to U.S. Army Capt. Ervin Arrendondo during an English class at the Diplomatic Institute April 29, 2015 in Djibouti. Arrendondo is the Civil Affairs Team lead who facilitates getting volunteers to the class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman/released)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Maria Bowman, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Building Friendships one Soccer Game at a Time
A Chebelley Village soccer player readies a kick as a defender for the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa team rushes him during the Chebelley Village Game Night soccer match at Chebelley Village, Djibouti, April 29, 2015. The U.S. Army’s 404th Civil Affairs Battalion hosts the monthly soccer match to build and grow the relationship between Chebelley Village and camp. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet , Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
Secretary Kerry Visits Kenya
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, speaks with, from left, U.S. Marine Maj. Anthony Rayome, the Navy programs officer for the Kenya/U.S. Liaison Office, U.S. Navy Cdr. Dan Kimberly, naval attaché, U.S. Air Force Col. Rusty Armstrong, air attaché, and U.S. Army Col. John Roddy, the senior defense official and defense attaché to Kenya May 3, 2015 in Nairobi. Kerry met with Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta, senior Kenyan security officials and the U.S. country team to Kenya as part of a multicountry trip.
Photo by: Courtesy Photo, Nairobi, Kenya
Spiritual Work Group Meets in Zambia (3) of (3)
Dr. Christopher M’Kandawire provides training on resilience during a Southern African Development Community Spiritual and Moral Services Work Group meeting in Livingstone, Zambia April 22, 2015. Chaplains share common interests in addressing issues of resiliency and the care of service members in their respective defense forces. (Photo by Zambia Defence Force Public Affairs Office)
Photo by: Zambia Defence Force Public Affairs, Livingstone, Zambia
Spiritual Work Group Meets in Zambia (2) of (3)
The Southern African Development Community Spiritual and Moral Services Work Group met in Zambia from 21-24 April 2015. Participants pose for a photo in Livingstone, Zambia April 22, 2015. Over 25 military chaplains from seven different nations attended the conference to discuss resiliency and its impact on military personnel. (Photo by Zambia Defence Force Public Affairs Office)
Photo by: Zambia Defence Force Public Affairs, Livingstone, Zambia
Spiritual Work Group Meets in Zambia (1) of (3)
Participants stand during an opening ceremony while the Zambia National Anthem is played in Livingstone, Zambia April 22, 2015. Pictured from right to left is Lt. Gen. Nathan Mulenga, commandant of the Zambia National Service; Brig. Gen. M.A. Jamangile, chaplain general for the South African National Defence Force; U.S. Navy Capt. Stephen P. Pike, command chaplain for U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Alejandro González, religious support senior enlisted leader at U.S. Africa Command. (Photo by Zambia Defence Force Public Affairs Office)
Photo by: Zambia Defence Force Public Affairs, Livingstone, Zambia
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Cadets pose for a photo during the 14th Law of Armed Conflict Competition for Military Academies at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in San Remo, Italy. (Photo courtesy International Institute of Humanitarian Law)
Medical Pros Work Together in Chad (5) of (5)
Chadian Army Gen. Djetodjide Tetimian, the director of the Hospital Militaire D’Instruction, performs a hemiarthroplasty procedure on a patient with a fractured hip April 22. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Andrea Merritt)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Andrea Merritt, N'Djamena, Chad
Medical Pros Work Together in Chad (3) of (5)
U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Joe Hollingsworth, an emergency physician with the 4005th U.S. Army Hospital, Army Reserve Medical Command, conducts a surgical consultation with a patient April 22 at the Hospital Militaire D’Instruction (Military Teaching Hospital) in N’Djamena, Chad. The patient suffered a fractured femur six months ago and it has gone untreated since. Hollingsworth advised that traction to realign the bone would be necessary before surgery could be performed. U.S. and Chadian medical teams are working together as part of a joint exercise called Medical Readiness Training Exercise 15-3 and known as MEDRETE 15-3. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Andrea Merritt)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Andrea Merritt, N'Djamena, Chad
Medical Pros Work Together in Chad (2) of (5)
Brig. Gen. Peter Corey, the deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Africa, walks through the patients’ ward at the Hospital Militaire D’Instruction in N’Djamena, Chad, April 23. While at HMI, Corey visited the labs, patient wards, and operating rooms. He also observed a surgery and checked in with the U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Medical Readiness and Training Exercise 15-3. The Soldiers have been in Chad for nearly two weeks working alongside Chadian hospital staff conducting consultations with patients, performing and assisting in surgeries, and assessing and treating trauma patients. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Andrea Merritt)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Andrea Merritt, N'Djamena, Chad
Medical Pros Work Together in Chad (1) of (5)
Brig. Gen. Peter Corey (left), the deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Africa, takes a tour of the Hospital Militaire D’Instruction with Chadian Army Brig. Gen. Djetodjide Tetimian (right), the commander of the facility, April 23, 2015. While at HMI, Corey visited the labs, patient wards, and operating rooms. He also observed a surgery and checked in with the U.S. Army Soldiers participating in Medical Readiness and Training Exercise 15-3. The Soldiers have been in Chad for nearly two weeks working alongside Chadian hospital staff conducting consultations with patients, performing and assisting in surgeries, and assessing and treating trauma patients. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Andrea Merritt)
Photo by: Staff Sgt. Andrea Merritt, N'Djamena, Chad
African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance meets in Ghana (5) of (5)
Maj. Gen. Worthe Holt, special advisor to the commander, U.S. Africa Command, delivers opening remarks during the first African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance meeting in Accra, Ghana, April 20, 2015. Military and civilian doctors and medical practitioners from 12 African nations attended the three-day meeting. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A Owolabi)
Photo by: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A Owolabi, Accra, Ghana
African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance meets in Ghana (4) of (5)
Participants take notes during the lesson-learned presentation by members of the Liberian Armed Forces during the first African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance meeting in Accra, Ghana, April 20, 2015. More than 60 military and civilian doctors and medical practitioners from 12 African nations attended the meeting to discuss the capabilities of African partner nations to respond to a disease outbreak. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A Owolabi)
Photo by: Klutts, Christopher C. SSG, Stuttgart, Germany
African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance meets in Ghana (3) of (5)
U.S. Navy Capt. David Weiss, command surgeon for U.S. Africa Command, addresses the 60 participants of the first ever African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance meeting in Accra, Ghana, April 20, 2015. More than 60 military and civilian doctors and medical practitioners from 12 African nations attended the meeting to discuss the capabilities of African partner nations to respond to a disease outbreak. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A Owolabi)
Photo by: Klutts, Christopher C. SSG, Stuttgart, Germany
