Air Chiefs and representatives from 29 African nations gather for annual symposium
12:05 PM5/17/2017
Air chiefs attending the 2017 African Air Chiefs Symposium pose for a group photo in Kasane, Botswana on May 16, 2017. The nations in attendance are Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkino Faso, Burundi, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Keyna, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisa, Uganda, United States of America and Zambia. A representative from the African Union was also in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Krystal Ardrey/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:47 PM5/16/2017
Africa Union hosts the African Logistics Forum - 2017, in conjunction with U.S Africa Command, at Plenary Hall, AU Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25-27. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:47 PM5/16/2017
Africa Union hosts the African Logistics Forum - 2017, in conjunction with U.S Africa Command, at Plenary Hall, AU Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25-27. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:46 PM5/16/2017
Sivuyile Bam, Head-Peace Support Operations Division, African Union, addresses participants of the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 26, 2017. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:46 PM5/16/2017
French Naval Capt. Eric Renaut, military staff officer, European Union (logistics branch), raises his hand to ask a question, April 25, 2017, during the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:46 PM5/16/2017
Lt. Gen. (Ret) Ken Keen, former commander of the Joint Task Force-Haiti, during Operation Unified Response, addresses participants of the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 26, 2017. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:46 PM5/16/2017
Kevin W. Warthon, US Peace and Security Advisor, U.S. Mission to the African Union, addresses participants of the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25, 2017. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:46 PM5/16/2017
African Union hosts the Africa Logistics Forum - 2017, in conjunction with U.S. Africa Command, at Plenary Hall, AU Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25-27. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:45 PM5/16/2017
Jean Baptiste Faye, logistics officer, African Union, addresses participants of the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 26, 2017. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:45 PM5/16/2017
African Union hosts the Africa Logistics Forum - 2017, in conjunction with U.S Africa Command, at Plenary Hall, AU Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25-27. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:45 PM5/16/2017
Dr. Debela Achamyelesh, Medical Planner, African Union, addresses participants of the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 26, 2017. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:41 PM5/16/2017
Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, addresses participants of the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 25, 2017.
Phoenix Express 2017 kicks off with Opening Ceremony
11:04 AM5/12/2017
Capt. Daniel Hopkins, exercise Phoenix Express 2017 officer in tactical command, delivers remarks during the opening ceremony for Phoenix Express 2017 at the Spanish Naval Base Arsenal de Cartagena May 10, 2017. Phoenix Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, 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.
Phoenix Express 2017 kicks off with Opening Ceremony
11:00 AM5/12/2017
170510-N-XT273-031 CARTAGENA, Spain (May 10, 2017) Exercise Phoenix Express 2017 leadership pose for a group photo after opening ceremonies at the Spanish Naval Base Arsenal de Cartagena May 10, 2017. Phoenix Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, 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.
Phoenix Express 2017 kicks off with Opening Ceremony
10:53 AM5/12/2017
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Darren Williams, a U.S. Navy Reservist assigned to Navy Operational Support Center Denver, assists Mauritanian and Algerian sailors with a non-lethal weapons training demonstration during exercise Phoenix Express 2017, May 9. Phoenix Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, 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.
Partnership leads the way to capacity during ALFS 2017
2:55 PM5/9/2017
Senior military leaders from countries across the African continent applaud during an introductory session before the opening ceremony of the African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 8, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)
US & African partner nations conclude HADR workshop in Burkina Faso
4:29 PM5/5/2017
African Partnership flight concluded a one-week event April 21st, co-hosted by U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, and the Burkina Faso air force, bringing together air forces from around Africa.
Accord exercises build, strengthen partnerships with Africans
1:29 PM4/30/2017
U.S. Army Soldiers and members of the Zambian Defense Force work together during a daytime tactical movement during Exercise Southern Accord 15 in Lusaka, Zambia, Aug. 15, 2015.
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, answers questions for local journalists following the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)