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UN Military Unit Manuals Regional Seminar held in Ghana

UN Military Unit Manuals Regional Seminar held in Ghana UN Military Unit Manuals Regional Seminar held in Ghana
1:51 PM3/21/2017
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana hosted the first UN Military Unit Manuals Regional Seminar, with support from the US Africa Command March 8-10, 2017. The seminar shared the methodology for the eleven UN peacekeeping field manuals with all major African troop contributing countries for their awareness and implementation at their respective peacekeeping training centers. Partnering with the UN Dept. of Peacekeeping Operations and African academic centers of excellence such as the KAIPTC greatly enables AFRICOM to advance AFRICOM Theater Campaign Plan efforts to “Build African peacekeeping capacity”.
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Exercise Cutlass Express 2017 Comes to an End

Exercise Cutlass Express 2017 Comes to an End Exercise Cutlass Express 2017 Comes to an End
12:07 PM3/20/2017
Maritime forces from Eastern Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe and the United States, as well as several international organizations concluded the sixth iteration of the annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express, Feb. 8, 2017 in concurrent closing ceremonies in Le Chaland, Mauritius and Djibouti, Djibouti.
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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:44 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:43 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:43 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:43 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:43 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:43 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
10:42 PM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde completed disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
1:22 AM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde complete disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
1:15 AM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde complete disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
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Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training

Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training Cabo Verde completes disaster preparedness training
1:15 AM3/6/2017
Cabo Verde complete disaster preparedness training, Feb. 13-24, 2017. Cabo Verde became the 15th and final country under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commission to successfully complete training and participate in the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI) program. WADPI is supported by AFRICOM’s Disaster Preparedness Program, in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), ECOWAS and the National Management Organization of Ghana. It is funded by U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (ODHACA) funds. (Photo by Samantha Reho, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs/Released)
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USAFRICOM hosts newly promoted brigadier generals & rear admirals as a part of the CAPSTONE program.

USAFRICOM hosts newly promoted brigadier generals & rear admirals as a part of the CAPSTONE program. USAFRICOM hosts newly promoted brigadier generals & rear admirals as a part of the CAPSTONE program.
7:10 PM2/24/2017
Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, U.S. Africa Command commander, meets with newly-promoted brigadier generals and rear admirals visiting U.S. AFRICOM as part of the CAPSTONE program, on Kelly Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, Feb. 24, 2017. CAPSTONE is a course conducted by the National Defense University to help senior officers gain a better understanding of national and international security issues from both the U.S. and host nation perspective. (USAFRICOM photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones / Released)
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War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series

War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series
2:09 PM2/13/2017
War and Conflict in Africa: Members of U.S. Africa Command listen as Dr. Paul Williams, associate director of the Security Policy Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, talks about wars in Africa, Jan. 27, 2017, at Kelly Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. As part of the AFRICOM Commander’s Speaker Series, Williams was invited to share his research on wars and conflicts in Africa since the end of the Cold War.
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War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series

War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series
12:27 PM2/8/2017
War and Conflict in Africa: Dr. Paul Williams, associate director of the Security Policy Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, addresses members of U.S. Africa Command, Jan. 27, 2017, during his visit to Kelly Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. As part of the AFRICOM Commander’s Speaker Series, Williams was invited to share his research on wars and conflicts in Africa since the end of the Cold War.
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War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series

War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series
12:27 PM2/8/2017
War and Conflict in Africa: Dr. Paul Williams, associate director of the Security Policy Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, addresses members of U.S. Africa Command, Jan. 27, 2017, during his visit to Kelly Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. As part of the AFRICOM Commander’s Speaker Series, Williams was invited to share his research on wars and conflicts in Africa since the end of the Cold War.
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War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series

War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series
12:27 PM2/8/2017
War and Conflict in Africa: Dr. Paul Williams, associate director of the Security Policy Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, addresses members of U.S. Africa Command, Jan. 27, 2017, during his visit to Kelly Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. As part of the AFRICOM Commander’s Speaker Series, Williams was invited to share his research on wars and conflicts in Africa since the end of the Cold War
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War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series

War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series
12:26 PM2/8/2017
War and Conflict in Africa: Dr. Paul Williams, associate director of the Security Policy Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, addresses members of U.S. Africa Command, Jan. 27, 2017, during his visit to Kelly Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart. As part of the AFRICOM Commander’s Speaker Series, Williams was invited to share his research on wars and conflicts in Africa since the end of the Cold War.
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War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series

War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series War and conflict in Africa: subject of guest speaker series
11:51 AM2/8/2017
Dr. Paul Williams, associate director of the Security Policy Studies Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs, shares his research with U.S. AFRICOM personnel regarding the increase of conflicts in Africa since the end of the Cold War.
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Somali National Army Symposium 2017

Somali National Army Symposium 2017 Somali National Army Symposium 2017
4:23 PM1/25/2017
Leaders of the Somali National Army gather with international military and civilian officials for the SNA Symposium in downtown Mogadishu, Jan. 11, 2017. More than 60 participants attended the two-day event, including representatives from Denmark, Germany, Italy, Somalia, Turkey, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States of America. Also in attendance, were representatives from international organizations such as the United Nations, European Union Training Mission, and the African Union Mission in Somalia. (Photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman/Released)
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