160517-N-XT273-424 SOUDA BAY, Greece (May 17, 2016) Senior leaders from North Africa, Europe and the U.S. pose for a group photo in front of the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center after the Exercise Phoenix Express 2016 opening ceremony May 17. Phoenix Express 2016, sponsored and facilitated by U.S Africa Command, 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 Justin Stumberg/Released)
160517-N-XT273-101 SOUDA BAY, Greece (May 17, 2016) Distinguished visitors from North Africa, Europe, and the U.S. take a tour on a Hellenic rigid hull inflatable boat following the Exercise Phoenix Express 2016 opening ceremony May 17. Phoenix Express 2016, sponsored and facilitated by U.S Africa Command, 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 Justin Stumberg/Released)
Gen. David Rodriguez, Commander U.S. Africa Command and en. Samora Yunis, Chief of Staff Ethiopian National Defense Force sign the summary of conclusions after a Bilateral Defense Committee (BDC) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 31, 2016. The new agreement out lines the cross-exchange of logistics, services, supplies and support, as well as a way forward for the Africa Data-Sharing Network and combat engineering. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
A U.S. Army soldier swings from a ledge to a rope ladder during the French Desert Survival Course, May 6, 2015, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. The mountain obstacle course is the final test, requiring nearly every skill set learned in training, and must be completed in a strict 25-minute time limit to graduate the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Capt. Bryan Neal, operations planner for 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, discusses training priorities for exercise Eastern Accord 2016 with Lt. Col. Hozza, a Tanzanian People’s Defense Force officer, during the final planning event site visit to the Tanzanian Peacekeeping Training Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 3. Soldiers of 1-9 FA are supporting EA 2016 this summer as part of the regionally allocated force for U.S. Army Africa and U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris)
Tanzanian People’s Defense Force Lt. Col. Hozza teaches a popular Tanzanian handshake to Capt. Bryan Neal, operations planner for 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, during the exercise Eastern Accord 2016 final planning event site visit to the Tanzanian Peacekeeping Training Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 3. Soldiers of 1-9 FA are supporting EA 2016 this summer as part of the regionally allocated force for U.S. Army Africa and U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris)
Tanzanian People’s Defense Force Lt. Col. Hozza teaches a popular Tanzanian handshake to Capt. Bryan Neal, operations planner for 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, during the exercise Eastern Accord 2016 final planning event site visit to the Tanzanian Peacekeeping Training Center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, May 3. Soldiers of 1-9 FA are supporting EA 2016 this summer as part of the regionally allocated force for U.S. Army Africa and U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris)
U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, U.S. Africa Command commanding general, passes the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa flag to Brig. Gen. Kurt Sonntag during a change of command ceremony April 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The passing of the flag signified the change of command from Maj. Gen. Mark Stammer to Sonntag, as the CJTF-HOA commanding general. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton/Released)
U.S. Soldiers present donated educational supplies to Cameroonian school children
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"Education is fundamental to the development of the country," said Sgt. Eunice Tahsoh, a supply technician assigned to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division while speaking to children from Ecole Maternelle Base Aerienne 301 Garoua (government nursery school) April 8. Soldiers from 3rd Inf. Div. provide non-lethal support to their Cameroonian hosts as part of U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Jonathan Singletary/Released)
U.S. Soldiers present donated educational supplies to Cameroonian school children
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Soldiers from 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division stationed in Garoua, Cameroon, present school supplies purchased with Spirit of America funding to the Cameroon Air Base 301 Pre-School on April 8. Soldiers from 3rd Inf. Div. provide non-lethal support to their Cameroonian hosts as part of U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Jonathan Singletary/Released)
U.S. Soliders present donated educaitonal supplies to Cameroonian school children
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Soldiers from 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division stationed in Garoua, Cameroon, present school supplies purchased with Spirit of America funding to the Cameroon Air Base 301 Pre-School on April 8. Soldiers from 3rd Inf. Div. provide non-lethal support to their Cameroonian hosts as part of U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Jonathan Singletary/Released)
U.S. Soldiers present donated educational supplies to Cameroonian school children
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Soldiers from 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division stationed in Garoua, Cameroon, present school supplies purchased with Spirit of America funding to the Cameroon Air Base 301 Pre-School on April 8. Soldiers from 3rd Inf. Div. provide non-lethal support to their Cameroonian hosts as part of U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Jonathan Singletary/Released)
From left to right: U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, U.S. Africa Command commanding general, Brig. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, new Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commanding general, and Maj. General Mark Stammer, departing CJTF-HOA commanding general, cut a cake during a change of command ceremony post-reception April 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Service members, diplomats and multi-national guests attended the ceremony and met the new commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton/Released)
U.S., Ethiopia Sign New Agreement, Enhance Security Partnership
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Gen. David Rodriguez, Commander U.S. Africa Command and en. Samora Yunis, Chief of Staff Ethiopian National Defense Force sign the summary of conclusions after a Bilateral Defense Committee (BDC) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 March, 2016. The new agreement out lines the cross-exchange of logistics, services, supplies and support, as well as a way forward for the Africa Data-Sharing Network and combat engineering. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
U.S., Ethiopia Sign New Agreement, Enhance Security Partnership
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Gen. Samora Yunis, Chief of Staff Ethiopian National Defense Force, and Siraj Fergessa the Ethiopian Minister of Defense, host a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony with Amanda Dory, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Patricia Haslach, Gen. David Rodriguez, Commander U.S. Africa Command, and Maj. Gen. Mark Stammer, Commanding General Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa before the 6th Annual Bilateral Defense Committee (BDC) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 March, 2016. The BDC is a ministerial level event in which high ranking civilian and military leaders from both countries come together in order to create a signed document which outlines both parties mutually agreed upon future cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
U.S., Ethiopia Sign New Agreement, Enhance Security Partnership
11:23 AM4/7/2016
Gen. David Rodriguez, Commander U.S. Africa Command and en. Samora Yunis, Chief of Staff Ethiopian National Defense Force sign the summary of conclusions after a Bilateral Defense Committee (BDC) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 March, 2016. The new agreement out lines the cross-exchange of logistics, services, supplies and support, as well as a way forward for the Africa Data-Sharing Network and combat engineering. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
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DOUALA, Cameroon (March 25, 2016) - Vice Adm. Michael Franken, U.S. Africa Command deputy commander for military operations, speaks during the Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 closing ceremony in Douala, Cameroon, March 25, 2016. Obangame/Saharan Express, one of three African regional express series exercises facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, seeks to increase regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information sharing practices and improve interoperability among participating forces in order to enhance maritime security and regional economic stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda Dunford/Released)