Military equipment 'under way' for African Lion 21
4:25 PM5/25/2021
Vehicles assigned to the Georgia Army National Guard wait in line to be lifted onto a cargo ship May 10, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida. The Georgia Army National Guard deployed over 200 vehicles to Morocco for participation in exercise African Lion 21. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Bryant Wine)
Military equipment 'under way' for African Lion 21
4:24 PM5/25/2021
A M109A6 Paladin howitzer assigned to the Hartwell-based Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery Regiment, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard moves to a loading dock May 10, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida. The self-propelled howitzer was one of over 200 Georgia Army National Guard vehicles that deployed to Morocco for participation in exercise African Lion 21. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Bryant Wine)
Military equipment 'under way' for African Lion 21
4:19 PM5/25/2021
A M109A6 Paladin howitzer assigned to the Ellenwood-based Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery Regiment, 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard is lifted onto a cargo ship May 10, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida. The Georgia Army National Guard’s participation in exercise African Lion 21 allowed the organization to train on railhead and port operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Bryant Wine)
U.S., Burundi reconnect with African Data Sharing Network
9:49 AM5/25/2021
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Goodwin, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications chief projects officer, talks with Burundi Army Capt. Bigirimana Gélase, a signal officer, about dismantling the SIPR NIPR Access Point Terminal (SNAP) at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19 2021. The SNAP, now replaced by commercial internet, was used to connect users to the African Data Sharing Network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
U.S., Burundi reconnect with African Data Sharing Network
9:25 AM5/25/2021
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joel Nelson, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications projects non-commissioned officer in charge, tests the new communications equipment at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. U.S. Africa Command facilitated the new equipment update. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
U.S., Burundi reconnect with African Data Sharing Network
9:23 AM5/25/2021
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Goodwin, the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications chief projects officer, installs new communications equipment at the Burundi National Defense Force headquarters, May 19, 2021. The equipment included an encryptor, two networking devices, two laptops, and two phones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)
ALFS 21: US Army, African land force leadership discuss maintaining security despite pandemic challenges
4:29 PM5/21/2021
Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, left, and Col. Ed Williams, the SETAF-AF Security Cooperation Directorate director, discuss challenges and opportunities focused on this year’s African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) theme: “Maintaining Security in a Degraded Environment” with African land force commanders and senior enlisted leaders during a regional breakout session at the 2021 ALFS at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, May 19, 2021. This year, taking into consideration travel limitations and the safety of country delegations, ALFS was a virtual event. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)
ALFS 21: US Army, African land force leadership discuss maintaining security despite pandemic challenges
4:05 PM5/21/2021
Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, left, and SETAF-AF Command Sgt. Maj. Charles W. Gregory Jr., right, discuss challenges and opportunities focused on this year’s African Land Forces Summit theme: “Maintaining Security in a Degraded Environment” with African land force commanders and senior enlisted leaders during a regional breakout session at the 2021 ALFS at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, May 19, 2021. This year, taking into consideration travel limitations and the safety of country delegations, ALFS was a virtual event. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William L. Zana (left), incoming commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora (middle), outgoing commander of CJTF-HOA, and U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend (right), commander of U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), salute during the playing of Ruffles and Flourishes during a change of command ceremony, May 15, 2021, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Zana previously served as the Joint Staff J5, Deputy Director of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Grady Epperly)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, outgoing commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), receives the Defense Superior Service Medal from U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), during his change of command ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 15, 2021. The Defense Superior Service Medal is award to those who have rendered superior meritorious service while serving in a position of high responsibility and in a joint service environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Grady Epperly)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), hands the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) task force flag to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William L. Zana, in-coming commander, during a change of command ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 15, 2021. Prior to serving as the Joint Staff J5, Deputy Director of Africa, Zana was the Deputy Commanding General of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Grady Epperly)
Projects in Benin increase both healthcare capacity and ability to document births
12:00 AM4/5/2021
Humanitarian Assistance Program Coordinator Cosme Quenum, a local national with the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou, Benin, turns over the keys of a newly constructed health clinic to local officials in the village of Godjekoara, Benin, at the end of January 2021. The clinic and various associated facilities also built with it comprise one of two similar clinic projects recently completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in that region of Benin through funding from U.S. Africa Command and coordinated closely with the U.S. State Department.
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller greets U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command, upon his arrival at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on Nov. 26. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
STUTTGART, Germany-- U.S. Africa Command hosted virtual engagement on cybersecurity in Stuttgart, Germany, August 5, 2020. The forum focused on secure communications among partners, continued cooperation in the COVID-environment, and continuity of operations during a crisis. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez, Public Affairs, U.S. Africa Command)
STUTTGART, Germany—Col. Jeffrey M, Schroeder (left), director, command control, communications, and computer systems, and Col. Gretchen Nunez (right), director, joint cyber center, U.S. Africa Command, listen to their African nation counterparts as they discuss cybersecurity during COVID-19, U.S. African Stuttgart, Germany, August 5, 2020. The two-day course included African partners from Uganda, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, and Morocco. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez, Public Affairs, U.S. Africa Command)
Virtual symposium focuses on cybersecurity, teleworking during COVID
3:08 PM8/13/2020
U.S. Africa Command hosted a virtual engagement on cybersecurity in Stuttgart, Germany, August 5, 2020. The forum focused on secure communications among partners, continued cooperation in the COVID-environment, and continuity of operations during a crisis. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez, Public Affairs, U.S. Africa Command)
Virtual symposium focuses on cybersecurity, teleworking during COVID
3:08 PM8/13/2020
Col. Jeffrey M, Schroeder (left), director, command control, communications, and computer systems, and Col. Gretchen Nunez (right), director, joint cyber center, U.S. Africa Command, listen to their African nation counterparts as they discuss cybersecurity during COVID-19, U.S. African Stuttgart, Germany, August 5, 2020. The two-day course included African partners from Uganda, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, and Morocco. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez, Public Affairs, U.S. Africa Command)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael D. Turello, outgoing commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), addresses the audience during a socially distanced change of command ceremony, June 8, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Turello will next serve as a special assistant to the Director of the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, incoming commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), speaks during a socially distanced change of command ceremony, June 8, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Flora thanked the audience for attending and encouraged CJTF-HOA members to embrace the changes that inevitably will come to the command over the course of the next year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command, passes the command guidon to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, incoming commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during a socially distanced change of command ceremony, June 8, 2020, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Flora previously served as the U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor)