Ghanaian Chief of the Naval Staff Rear Adm. Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro speaks during the closing ceremony of Exercise Obangame Express March 27, 2015. Obangame Express is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored multinational maritime exercise designed to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Krigbaum/Released)
AFRICOM Recognizes 4th Quarter Award Winners (1) of (2)
9:30 AM3/30/2015
Recipients and winners of U.S. Africa Command’s 4th Quarter Awards pose for a group photo after the presentation of the awards during a ceremony at the event center here March 27, 2015. The ceremony, which recognized the outstanding achievements of all winners over the course of the previous year’s fourth quarter, was held in conjunction with an all-hands call. (AFRICOM photo by Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A. Owolabi)
Africa’s premier senior enlisted course gains momentum (2) of (2)
9:15 AM3/27/2015
Malawi Sergeants Major Course graduates pose for a class photo Nov. 14 outside the Peace Support building, Malawi Armed Forces College, Salima, Malawi. The graduates are the second group of Malawi Defence Force soldiers to attend the course. Top students were selected from both courses be instructors for future courses. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. Maj. Ron La Fond)
Africa’s premier senior enlisted course gains momentum (1) of (2)
9:15 AM3/27/2015
Sergeants Maj. Jerryn McCarroll and Ron La Fond present the Top Student award to Staff Sgt. Tiwonge Munthali, Malawi Defence Force, at the Peace Support Building, Malawi Armed Forces College, Salima, Malawi Nov. 14. Earning an academic 95 percent grade point average, Munthali distinguished herself as the top honor graduate. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Warrant Officer Linda Chikondi)
U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez at the closing ceremony for Flintlock, Mar. 9, 2015, N'Djamena, Chad. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Espinosa, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa/RELEASED)
USAID, CJTF-HOA and Djibouti medical teams share knowledge (1) of (2)
10:56 AM3/25/2015
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joshua Hawley–Molloy, CJTF-HOA 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, functional specialties team physician, takes a look at a patient’s throat during a pediatric examination as part of the Djibouti Ministry of Health Medical Caravan to the Yoboki Medical Clinic, Mar 17. The caravan brought together medical providers from Combine Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Djibouti Ministry of Health and United States Agency for International Development, to provide medical care to patients that don’t get the opportunity to see the specialists these events can provide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie/Released)
Former U.S. Coast Guard Ship Plays Critical Role in Ghana Navy
9:52 AM3/25/2015
TEMA, Ghana (March 19, 2015) – GNS Bonsu, a former U.S. Coast Guard ship sold to the Ghana navy in 2001, is moored at the port of Tema, Ghana, March 19, 2015. Bonsu is currently docked as it awaits repairs, and is scheduled to participate in work-up trials later this summer. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Luis R. Chavez Jr/Released)
Former U.S. Coast Guard Ship Plays Critical Role in Ghana Navy
9:49 AM3/25/2015
On December 31, 1943, Marine Iron & Ship Builders of Duluth, Minn. launched the Sweetbrier, a 180-foot Balsam Class U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender. Nearly 72 years later, a multinational group of navies practiced visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operations on board the Sweetbrier, known since 2001 as the Ghana Naval Ship (GNS) Bonsu.
Obangame Express Boarding Operations Enhance Gulf of Guinea
8:56 AM3/25/2015
Ivory Coast boarding team members establish perimeter security aboard the German navy vessel FGS Brandenburg (F215) March 21, 2015 during an illegal fishing training scenario as part of Obangame Express 2015. Obangame Express is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored multinational maritime exercise designed to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea. (U.S. Army photo by Specialist Raul Pacheco/Released)
U.S. Navy Boatswain Mate 1st Class Anthony Al-Russan, Tactical Craft Crewman and Gunner, provides security watch from the bow of a Coastal Riverine Squadron One SeaArk 34-foot Dauntless patrol boat, while escorting USNS Laramie, Mar. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
“The Rule of Law is our most important export.” – U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Steven Hummer, AFRICOM Dep. Cdr. for Military Operations. Military lawyers from 17 African nations have joined U.S. counterparts to discuss a variety of legal topics during a forum hosted by U.S. Africa Command, Mar. 17-19, 2015, at the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Kelley Barracks. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Brenda Law/RELEASED)
More than 40 participants from the UK High Command and Staff College visit the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, March 13, 2015. The students consisting of 34 student military officers and their teaching and civilian support staff learned about AFRICOM’s roles and mission on the African continent, and they also had the opportunity to interact with senior staff from the command. (U.S. Africa Command photo/Technical Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)
Rear Adm. Kevin Kovacich, U.S. Africa Command’s Strategy, Plans, and Programs (J5) director, briefs students of the UK High Command and Staff College during their visit to the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, March 13, 2015. The students comprising of 34 student-military officers and their teaching and civilian support staff learned about AFRICOM’s roles and mission on the African continent, and they also had the opportunity to interact with senior staff from AFRICOM. (U.S. Africa Command photo/Technical Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)
Rear Adm. Kevin Kovacich, U.S. Africa Command’s Strategy, Plans, and Programs (J5) director, briefs students of the UK High Command and Staff College during their visit to the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, March 13, 2015. The students comprising of 34 student-military officers and their teaching and civilian support staff learned about AFRICOM’s roles and mission on the African continent, and they also had the opportunity to interact with senior staff from AFRICOM. (U.S. Africa Command photo/Technical Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)
UK High Command and Staff College Students Visit AFRICOM
4:01 PM3/13/2015
Students of the United Kingdom's High Command and Staff College visit the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, March 13, 2015. The students, consisting of 34 student military officers and their teaching and civilian support staff learned about AFRICOM’s roles and mission on the African continent, and they also had the opportunity to interact with senior staff from the command during their visit.
A member of the Angolan marines escorts Lance Cpl. Micah Salmon during a training exercise aboard the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) as part of Africa Partnership Station March 6, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to 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 2nd Class Kenan O’Connor/Released)
USNS Spearhead Completes Angolan Phase of Africa Partnership Station 2015
2:34 PM3/10/2015
U.S., British and Spanish Marines embarked aboard Military Sealift Command joint, high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead conducted a full schedule of weapons and tactics training alongside Angolan military personnel as part of Africa Partnership Station 2015 in the port of Luanda, Angola, March 2-7.
Special Operations Command Africa Commander General, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Linder, congratulates Tunisian special forces after a successful multi-national demonstration on Mar. 7, 2015 in the vicinity of Mao, Chad. The soldiers completed three weeks of training in austere conditions as part of the Flintlock 2015 exercise. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Broshear/RELEASED)