Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Kicks-Off in Souda Bay
12:49 PM5/7/2018
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)
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Kicks-Off in Souda Bay
12:17 PM5/7/2018
The 14th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Phoenix Express 2018, May 3, with an opening ceremony at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center
Indiana Guard strengthens state partnership with Niger
11:01 AM5/1/2018
Nigerien Armed Forces conduct a key leader engagement training with 20th Special Forces Group during Flintlock 18 in Niger, Africa, on April 16, 2018. Flintlock 2018, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people.
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Eugene J. LeBoeuf, U.S. Army Africa acting commanding general, answers questions with local media during an interview following the opening ceremony of the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, April 16, 2018. ALFS 18 participants will build capacity by utilizing th elesson learned during the plenary sessions, breakout sessions and exchanges to combat violent extreme organizations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Tverberg)
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)
Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria, answers questions with reporters from “The Economist,” “The Wall Street Journal,” and “Agence France-Presse,” following a military demonstration as part of the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, April 17, 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.
621st Contingency Response Wing hosts African Partnership Flight program
8:00 PM4/26/2018
Participants of the African Partnership Flight disembark from a U.S. KC-10 Extender during a tour at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 20, 2018. APF is sponsored and developed by U.S. Air Forces Africa and is the premier security cooperation program which partners the U.S. and African personnel to improve professional military aviation knowledge, skills, and cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Gonzalez)
621st Contingency Response Wing hosts African Partnership Flight program
7:59 PM4/26/2018
Participants of the African Partnership Flight engagement listen to an operations briefing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 17, 2018. U.S. Air Forces Africa has advocated increased air engagement in Africa and APF is the next step in providing persistent diplomatic, informational, humanitarian, economic and other non-threatening outreach efforts to support the diverse people and nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Gonzalez)
UPDF Soldiers complete historic civil affairs operations training
5:10 PM4/26/2018
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Soldiers and U.S. Army Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, attached to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, pose for a group photo after a graduation ceremony from a 10-week civil affairs operations course provided by members of the 404th at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 13, 2018. The civil affairs course is designed to enhance the UPDF's capability and capacity to support its enduring African Union peacekeeping force and African Union Mission in Somalia mandates through civil military cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
UPDF Soldiers complete historic civil affairs operations training
5:10 PM4/26/2018
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Soldiers and U.S. Army Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, attached to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, pose for a group photo after a graduation ceremony from a 10-week civil affairs operations course provided by members of the 404th at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 13, 2018. The civil affairs course is designed to enhance the UPDF's capability and capacity to support its enduring African Union peacekeeping force and African Union Mission in Somalia mandates through civil military cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
UPDF Soldiers complete historic civil affairs operations training
5:07 PM4/26/2018
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Brig. Gen. Jack Backasumba, Camp Singo Commandant, addresses UPDF soldiers during the graduation ceremony for a 10-week civil affairs operations course provided by U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 13, 2018. The civil affairs course is designed to enhance the UPDF's capability and capacity to support its enduring African Union peacekeeping force and African Union Mission in Somalia mandates through civil military cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
UPDF Soldiers complete historic civil affairs operations training
5:06 PM4/26/2018
Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) Brig. Gen. Jack Backasumba, Camp Singo Commandant, thanks U.S. Army Soldiers during the graduation ceremony for a 10-week civil affairs operations course provided by the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 13, 2018. The civil affairs course is designed to enhance the UPDF's capability and capacity to support its enduring African Union peacekeeping force and African Union Mission in Somalia mandates through civil military cooperation. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn)
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).