Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Kicks-Off in Souda Bay
1:00 PM5/7/2018
SOUDA BAY, Greece (April 30, 2018) Ambassador of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to Greece, Noureddine Bardad-Daidj, arrives in Souda Bay, Greece, for exercise Phoenix Express 2018, April 30. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Kicks-Off in Souda Bay
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SOUDA BAY, Greece (May 3, 2018) Capt. Amy Egeli, exercise director of Phoenix Express 2018, delivers remarks at the exercise’s pre-sail conference, May 3, 2018. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Kicks-Off in Souda Bay
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SOUDA BAY, Greece (May 3, 2018) Capt. Amy Egeli, exercise director of Phoenix Express 2018, delivers remarks at the exercise’s pre-sail conference, May 3, 2018. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Kicks-Off in Souda Bay
12:50 PM5/7/2018
SOUDA BAY, Greece -- Lt. Irvin Pajarillo, exercise planner for exercise Phoenix Express 2018, delivers remarks at the exercise’s pre-sail conference, May 3, 2018. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Kicks-Off in Souda Bay
12:49 PM5/7/2018
SOUDA BAY, Greece (May 3, 2018) Capt. Amy Egeli, left, Libian Coast Guard Commodore Essaid Rohuma Mohamed Abu Nwara, center, and Cmdr. Jon Sunderland pose for a photo during exercise Phoenix Express 2018, May 3. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Kicks-Off in Souda Bay
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SOUDA BAY, Greece (May 3, 2018) Cmdr. Jon Sunderland, officer in tactical command for exercise Phoenix Express 2018, left, speaks with Libian Coast Guard Commodore Essaid Rohuma Mohamed Abu Nwara during the exercise’s opening ceremony, May 3, 2018. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Kicks-Off in Souda Bay
12:45 PM5/7/2018
SOUDA BAY, Greece (May 3, 2018) Capt. Amy Egeli, center, exercise director of Phoenix Express 2018, participates in the exercise’s pre-sail conference, May 3, 2018. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)
U.S. Army Gen. James C. McConville, 36th Vice Chief of Staff gives a few remarks at African Land Forces Summit Opening Ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria, Apr. 16, 2018. Forty African nations, NATO Allies, Department of State officials, Non Governmental Organizations, State Partnership Program Adjutant Generals, African Union, U.S. Africa Command, and other senior military leaders participated in this year’s African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, Apr. 16-20, 2018. ALFS 18 is a weeklong seminar bringing together land forces chiefs from across Africa for candid dialogue to discuss and develop cooperative and improve trans-regional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angelica Gardner)
Forty African nations, NATO allies, Department of State officials, non-governmental organizations, State Partnership Program adjutant generals, African Union, U.S. Africa Command and other senior military leaders participate in this year’s African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, April 16-19, 2018. ALFS 18 is a weeklong seminar that brings together land force chiefs from across Africa to discuss and develop cooperative solutions, as well as improve trans-regional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angelica Gardner)
Africa Logistics Symposium 2018 hosted in Addis Ababa
5:17 PM4/25/2018
Col. (ret.) Mor Ndiandame Mbow, chief of mission support operations, Peace and Support Operations Division, African Union, addresses attendees of the Africa Logistics Symposium 2018, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 11, 2018, during the opening ceremony.
(Photos by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
Senior enlisted leaders foster relationships at African Land Forces Summit
4:13 PM4/25/2018
Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremiah Inman, U.S. Army Africa senior enlisted leader, briefs senior non-commissioned officers from 13 African nations during a breakout session as part of the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, April 16, 2018. ALFS 18 is a weeklong seminar that brings together land forces chiefs from across Africa to discuss and develop cooperative solutions, as well as improve trans-regional security and stability. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Tverberg, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs)
AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
5:39 PM4/24/2018
Liberia Minister of National Defense Daniel Ziankahn and U.S. Africa Command command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, engage in discussion, April 2, 2018, at the Liberia MOD office in Monrovia. The event was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
5:25 PM4/24/2018
U.S. Africa Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez , shakes hands with Dr. Zoe Parwon, a medical doctor working at the Kessley Barracks Health Center in Monrovia, April 3, 2018. The event was a part of a 3-day site visit to the region in order to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
5:21 PM4/24/2018
Sgt. Henry Lavala, a student in the first fully-Liberian led Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, shakes hands with U.S. Africa Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez , April 3, 2018, following his mission brief at the Liberian Armed Forces Training Center, in Monrovia. Lavala attended the first fully-Liberian Led Basic Noncommissioned OFficer course. The event was a part of a 3-day site visit to the region, conducted by Colon-Lopez, in order to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
5:19 PM4/24/2018
Sgt. Henry Lavala, a student in the first fully-Liberian led Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, gives a mission briefing to his fellow classmates, April 3, 2018, at the Liberian Armed Forces Training Center, in Monrovia. The meeting was a part of a 3-day visit to the region, conducted by U.S. Africa Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
5:14 PM4/24/2018
Command Sgt. Maj. Cooper Manqueh, Liberian Forces Sergeant Major, takes a photos with U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, April 3, 2018, at the Liberian Armed Forces training Center. Colon Lopez recently conducted a 3-day site visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
5:12 PM4/24/2018
Col. Theophilus Dana, a commander in the Armed Forces of Liberia shakes hands with U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, April 4, 2018, at the Liberian Armed Forces training Center. The meeting was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
AFRICOM senior enlisted leader visits with Armed Forces of Liberia leadership; observes NCO development
4:43 PM4/24/2018
Soldiers from the Armed Forces of Liberia conduct a halt during patrol training, April 4, 2018, near the Liberian Armed Forces Training Center, during a site visit conducted by U.S. Africa Command Senior Enlisted Advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez.The event was a part of a 3-day visit to the region to foster the partnership between AFRICOM and the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) following the close of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).