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Official U.S. Africa Command Photo of Command Sergeant Major Garric M. Banfield.

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Photo by: Jason Johnston, Germany

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U.S. Air Force (USAF) Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Roland McGinnis, Marine Forces Africa senior enlisted leader posed with a group of soldiers from the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 12, 2025. The commander and ARICOM senior leaders met with the new U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, Bill Bazzi, and embassy leadership on topics that addressed ongoing bilateral programs and efforts to support Tunisia’s continued development as a regional security contributor. Discussions focused on sustaining momentum in joint training, exercises, and military-to-military cooperation. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Emely Eckels)

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Photo of the North Africa American Cemetery (NAAC) in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 12, 2025. U.S. Air Force (USAF) Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Bill Bazzi, U.S. Ambassador for Tunisia visited the North Africa American Cemetery (NAAC) in honor of paying homage to the American service members who gave their fall to defend the United States during World War II. The NAAC, established in 1948 and dedicated in 1960, stands as a lasting symbol of the enduring ties and shared history between our two nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Emely Eckels)

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U.S. Air Force (USAF) Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and AFRICOM senior leaders visited Tunis, Tunisia, Nov.13, 2025. In continuing a relationship of more than 200 years, the visit allowed the command an opportunity to engage Tunisian partners for discussions and demonstrations on how U.S.-Tunisia defense engagements have advanced Tunisia’s military operational and capacity and contributions to regional security. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Emely Eckels)

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U.S. Air Force (USAF) Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), met with the new U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, Bill Bazzi, at the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 12, 2025. They spoke about topics that addressed ongoing bilateral programs and efforts to support Tunisia’s continued development as a regional security contributor. Discussions focused on sustaining momentum in joint training, exercises, and military-to-military cooperation. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Emely Eckels)

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U.S. Air Force (USAF) Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and AFRICOM senior leaders visited Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 13, 2025. In continuing a relationship of more than 200 years, the visit allowed the command an opportunity to engage Tunisian partners for discussions and demonstrations on how U.S.-Tunisia defense engagements have advanced Tunisia’s military operational and capacity and contributions to regional security. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Emely Eckels)

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U.S. Air Force (USAF) Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Roland McGinnis, Marine Forces Africa senior enlisted leader, Bill Bazzi, U.S. Ambassador for Tunisia paid his respects to fallen U.S. service members at the North Africa American Cemetery (NAAC) in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 12, 2025. They visited the North Africa American Cemetery (NAAC) in honor of paying homage to the American service members who gave their fall to defend the United States during World War II. The NAAC, established in 1948 and dedicated in 1960, stands as a lasting symbol of the enduring ties and shared history between our two nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Emely Eckels)

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U.S. Air Force (USAF) Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), paid his respects to fallen U.S. service members at the North Africa American Cemetery (NAAC) Tunisia, Bill Bazzi, at the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 12, 2025. Gen. Anderson and Bill Bazzi, U.S. Ambassador for Tunisia visited the NAAC in honor of paying homage to the American service members who gave their fall to defend the United States during World War II. The NAAC, established in 1948 and dedicated in 1960, stands as a lasting symbol of the enduring ties and shared history between our two nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Emely Eckels)

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U.S. Air Force (USAF) Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and AFRICOM senior leaders visited Tunis, Tunisia, Nov.13, 2025. In continuing a relationship of more than 200 years, the visit allowed the command an opportunity to engage Tunisian partners for discussions and demonstrations on how U.S.-Tunisia defense engagements have advanced Tunisia’s military operational and capacity and contributions to regional security. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Emely Eckels)

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U.S. Service members with the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia paid his respects to fallen U.S. service members at the North Africa American Cemetery (NAAC) Tunisia, Bill Bazzi, at the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 12, 2025. U.S. Air Force (USAF) Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Bill Bazzi, U.S. Ambassador for Tunisia visited the NAAC in honor of paying homage to the American service members who gave their fall to defend the United States during World War II Gen. The NAAC, established in 1948 and dedicated in 1960, stands as a lasting symbol of the enduring ties and shared history between our two nations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Emely Eckels)

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A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is flown over Czech Special Forces, Mauritanian pilots, and U.S. Forces as part of Bomber Task Force 26-1 and a close air support training event in Atar, Mauritania, November 19, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Katelynn Moeller)

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Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Katelynn Moeller, Mauritania

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A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is flown over the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility, as a part of Bomber Task Force 26-1, Nov. 19, 2025. The ability of U.S. forces and equipment to operate in conjunction with those of our Allies and partners is critical to bolstering an extended network of capabilities to decisively meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Katelynn Moeller)

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Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Katelynn Moeller, Mauritania

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Justin Cole, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller assigned to the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, assists pilots from the Mauritanian Air Force in making 9-Line close air support training calls to a B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron in Atar, Mauritania, November 19, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Katelynn Moeller)

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Photo by: Tech. Sgt. Katelynn Moeller, Mauritania

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jared Bindl, chief of science, technology and innovation at U.S. Africa Command speaks during the Joint Warfighter Innovation at the Edge breakout session of the 2025 Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference, in Washington, D.C. August 28, 2025. (courtesy photo, National Defense Industrial Association)

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Photo by: Isaac Latimer isaac@latimerart.d, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Gen. Dagvin Anderson, Commander of U.S. Africa Command, presided over a Change of Responsibility ceremony transitioning senior enlisted leadership from SgtMaj Michael P. Woods to Command SGM Garric M. Banfield at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, on Nov. 20, 2025. The ceremony is significant because it reinforces AFRICOM’s commitment to strong enlisted leadership and continued stability, readiness, and partnership across the African continent. (U.S. Africa Command Photo by Jason Johnson)

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Gen. Dagvin Anderson, U.S. Africa Command Commander speaks during AFRICOM's Command Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility ceremony at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, on Nov. 20, 2025. The ceremony formally transitions senior enlisted leadership from U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major Michael P. Woods to U.S. Army Sergeant Major Garric M. Banfield. (U.S. Africa Command Photo by Jason Johnson)

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