1:05 PM9/5/2025

U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), walks with Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene “Boly,” the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of the African Union Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). A veteran Senegalese air commando and fighter pilot, Boly hosted the engagement in Mogadishu, which marked Gen. Anderson’s first visit to Somalia since assuming command of AFRICOM.

1:05 PM9/5/2025

U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), meets with Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene “Boly,” the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of the African Union Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Jonathan Riley, and senior AUSSOM troop-contributing nation military and police leaders in Mogadishu. The engagement took place during Gen. Anderson’s first visit to Somalia since assuming command of AFRICOM.

1:05 PM9/5/2025

(Sept. 1, 2025) — U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), poses for a photo with U.S. Ambassador Cynthia Kierscht, Djiboutian Minister of Defense Hassan Omar Mohamed, and Djiboutian Chief of Defense Gen. Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim during a meeting in Djibouti City. The engagement marked Anderson’s first official meeting with Djiboutian and U.S. leadership on the continent since assuming command of AFRICOM.

12:24 PM9/5/2025

U.S. Africa Command’s new commander, Gen. Dagvin Anderson, visited East Africa this week to meet with political and defense leaders and U.S. embassy country teams and to engage with U.S. servicemembers stationed there.

4:09 PM9/1/2025

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab on Aug. 30, 2025.

4:08 PM9/1/2025

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab on Aug. 30, 2025.

5:46 PM8/26/2025

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab on Aug. 23, 2025.

12:02 PM8/25/2025

12:02 PM8/25/2025

240823-N-CK885-1130 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 14, 2025) U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnancemen move ordnance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

12:02 PM8/25/2025

240823-N-CK885-1070 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 14, 2025) U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnancemen move ordnance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

12:02 PM8/25/2025

240823-N-CK885-1419 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 14, 2025) U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnancemen move ordnance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

12:02 PM8/25/2025

250823-N-XK462-2136 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 23, 2025) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducts flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

12:02 PM8/25/2025

250823-N-XK462-2246 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 23, 2025) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducts flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

12:02 PM8/25/2025

250823-N-IP140-1190 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 23, 2025) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducts flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

9:20 AM8/25/2025

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, concluded a two-week operation Aug. 23, 2025, that included multiple airstrikes targeting ISIS-Somalia in the Puntland region of Somalia.

9:18 AM8/25/2025

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab on Aug. 22, 2025.

7:56 AM8/25/2025

From August 4-6, 2025, DTRA's International Counterproliferation Program (ICP), in partnership with the EU CBRN CoE and UNICRI, hosted the AFRICA SHIELD 2025 Regional Counterproliferation Workshop in Rabat, Morocco. This inaugural workshop brought together nearly 100 participants from across the African continent, representing law enforcement, military, policy, and UNSCR-1540 national-level coordination.

7:56 AM8/25/2025

From August 4-6, 2025, DTRA's International Counterproliferation Program (ICP), in partnership with the EU CBRN CoE and UNICRI, hosted the AFRICA SHIELD 2025 Regional Counterproliferation Workshop in Rabat, Morocco. This inaugural workshop brought together nearly 100 participants from across the African continent, representing law enforcement, military, policy, and UNSCR-1540 national-level coordination.

7:56 AM8/25/2025

From August 4-6, 2025, DTRA's International Counterproliferation Program (ICP), in partnership with the EU CBRN CoE and UNICRI, hosted the AFRICA SHIELD 2025 Regional Counterproliferation Workshop in Rabat, Morocco. This inaugural workshop brought together nearly 100 participants from across the African continent, representing law enforcement, military, policy, and UNSCR-1540 national-level coordination.