African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership Underway (2) of (2)
11:48 AM2/8/2016
160204-N-WV703-025 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 04, 2016) A member of the Ghanaian Navy and a U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment member discuss boarding procedure while on a fishing vessel that was boarded during combined joint boarding operations Feb. 04, 2016. The Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amy M. Ressler/Released)
African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership Underway (1) of (2)
11:48 AM2/8/2016
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 04, 2016) – Members of the Ghanaian Navy and U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment board a fishing vessel during combined joint boarding operations Feb. 04, 2016. The Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amy M. Ressler/Released)
U.S. and South African Military Chaplains Partner in Europe (1) of (2)
9:06 AM2/4/2016
Multinational chaplains from the South African National Defense Force, U.S. Africa Command, 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command and 2nd Cavalry Regiment listen to after-action notes from a Joint Multinational Readiness Center's observer, coach, trainer during Allied Spirit IV at 7th Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 24, 2016.
AFRICOM and National Guard Leaders Meet to Discuss State Partnership Program (4) of (4)
9:25 AM2/2/2016
Senior leaders of 10 National Guard states from across the U.S., U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Africa gather to talk about strategic and long-term planning at the State Partnership Program conference in Raleigh, N.C., on Jan. 26, 2016. The service members met at the conference to discuss the long-term strategic plans and programs for AFRICOM. These plans include security force assistance programs, strengthening institutions and regional approaches to disaster preparedness. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Vines, Public Affairs Office/ Released)
AFRICOM and National Guard Leaders Meet to Discuss State Partnership Program (3) of (4)
9:25 AM2/2/2016
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk, the adjutant general of North Carolina, speaks to senior leaders of ten National Guard states from across the U.S, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Africa, about kicking off the State Partnership Program conference in Raleigh, N.C., Jan. 26, 2016. The service members met at the conference to discuss the long-term strategic plans and programs for AFRICOM. These plans include security force assistance programs, strengthening institutions and regional approaches to disaster preparedness. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Vines, Public Affairs Office/Released)
AFRICOM and National Guard Leaders Meet to Discuss State Partnership Program (2) of (4)
9:25 AM2/2/2016
Dr. Barbara Sotirin, deputy director of programs at AFRICOM, speaks to senior leaders of 10 National Guard states from across the U.S., U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Africa about strategic and long-term planning at the State Partnership Program conference in Raleigh, N.C., on Jan. 26, 2016. The service members met at the conference to discuss the long-term strategic plans and programs for AFRICOM. These plans include security force assistance programs, strengthening institutions and regional approaches to disaster preparedness. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Vines, Public Affairs Office/ Released)
AFRICOM and National Guard Leaders Meet to Discuss State Partnership Program (1) of (4)
9:24 AM2/2/2016
Air Force Brig. Gen. David San Clemente, deputy director for strategy, plans and program at AFRICOM, speaks to senior leaders of ten National Guard states from across the U.S., U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Africa, about strategic and long-term planning at the State Partnership Program conference in Raleigh, N.C., Jan. 26, 2016. The service members met at the conference to discuss the long-term strategic plans and programs for AFRICOM. These plans include security force assistance programs, strengthening institutions and regional approaches to disaster preparedness. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Vines, Public Affairs Office/Released)
U.S. Marines with the Ground Combat Element, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa conduct an alert-force drill aboard Naval Station Rota, Spain. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a self-sustaining crisis-response force prepared for the protection of American personnel and facilities on the African continent when directed by U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Nagle)
Military members in a working group discuss Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance during the East Africa Security Synchronization Conference Jan. 21, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. More than 70 U.S. embassy representatives from each East African country and organizations including the African Union, U.S. Africa Command, and AFRICOM components attended the event to kick start the process of synchronizing and prioritizing all activities in East Africa.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Pierre de Villiers, chief of France's defense staff, conduct a military honors ceremony at Ecole Militarie, a military school, in Paris, Jan. 22, 2016.
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, (right) meets with U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany Jan. 4, 2016. (DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
Brig. Gen. Ferdinand Gaspard Olame Ndong, deputy chief of the general staff of the Gabonese Armed Forces, Brig. Gen. Jon Jensen, U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general, and Lt. Col. James Lander, deputy commanding officer of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, welcomed military planners from 16 African and European nations to the main planning event for Central Accord 2016. Central Accord is an annual exercise that brings together partner nations to demonstrate mission command proficiency for a United Nations peacekeeping operation, improve multi-echelon operations and develop multinational logistical and communications capabilities.
U.S., Gabonese, and planners from 14 African and European partner nations gather in Libreville, Gabon, Dec. 7 to coordinate planning efforts for Central Accord 2016. Central Accord is an annual exercise that brings together partner nations to demonstrate mission command proficiency for a United Nations peacekeeping operation, improve multi-echelon operations and develop multinational logistical and communications capabilities.
Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Sheldon briefs planners from the U.S., Gabonese, and 14 African and European partner nations during a survey trip Dec. 9 to Point Denis, Libreville, Gabon, for the main planning event of Central Accord 2016. Central Accord is an annual exercise that brings together partner nations to demonstrate mission command proficiency for a United Nations peacekeeping operation, improve multi-echelon operations and develop multinational logistical and communications capabilities.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at Africom headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Jan. 4, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro