U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ghanaian military train on base camp design
12:00 AM10/14/2022
Engineers from the Ghanaian Army join with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Embassy in Accra, U.S. Security Forces Assistance Brigade and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force - Africa for a photo Oct. 14, 2022, at the schoolhouse where the engineers trained on base camp development. The training is part of the larger African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership Program.
Naval Forces Africa joins allies, partners for Grand African NEMO 22
12:00 AM10/11/2022
During the week long exercise, USS Hershel “Woody” Williams will participate in maritime security scenarios that combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, piracy, drug trafficking, pollution, and rescue at sea.
Brig. Gen. Steven Case, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa deputy commanding general, speaks at an opening ceremony for a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balbala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The Library is the first of many construction projects Civil Affairs, CJTF-HOA Army Engineers and U.S. partners and allies will work on across Djibouti and East Africa.
Andrea Tomaszewicz, U.S. Embassy Djibouti Deputy Chief of Mission, speaks during an opening ceremony for a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balbala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The project took four weeks to complete, with the 319th Engineer Support Company, assigned to CJTF-HOA, building the structure, Spanish military members providing books and reading materials, and the Japanese and Italian military members providing furniture for the interior.
The international team that contributed to building and furnishing the Library at the Balbala 7 School poses together for a photo after an opening ceremony at Balbala, Djibouti, Oct 4, 2022. The Balbala 7 Library will allow Djiboutian students to learn and grow, and give them a place to excel in reading skills and other educational pursuits.
Japanese Self-Defense Force Col. Takahiro Yoshida, Japanese installation commander, shakes hands with a member of the Djiboutian Ministry of Education at an opening ceremony for a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balbala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The Library was built and furnished through collaborative support from U.S. partners and allies.
Books line the shelves in a new Library at the Balbala 7 School built and furnished by coalition partners from the U.S. Military, U.S. State Department, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish militaries at Balabala, Djibouti, Oct. 4 2022. Spanish military members provided books and reading materials, and the Japanese and Italian military members provided furniture for the interior.
Adbi Dirir, Djibouti Ministry of Education secretary general, speaks during an opening ceremony for a Library at the Balbala 7 School in Balbala, Djibouti, Oct. 4, 2022. The Balbala 7 Library is a combined project that provides education opportunities to local children and gives thanks to the local community.
NAVAF, MARFORAF engineers kick off deployment to Ghana
12:00 AM9/30/2022
With support from Royal Danish Defense forces, the joint and combined team will also make critical construction builds or repairs to a mobile camp facility at the Ghana Navy Training command (NAVTRAC) in preparation for the NAVAF-led exercise Obangame Express 2023 and the U.S. Special Operations Command Africa-led exercise Flintlock.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Dr. Celeste Wallander, and Tunisian Minister of National Defense Imed Memmiche, sign a memorandum of understanding during the 35th U.S.-Tunisia Joint Military Commission held Sept. 27-28, 2022, at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. The U.S. and Tunisia agreed to continue to work closely together to strengthen their bilateral strategic partnership and achieve mutual strategic interests in accordance with goals of the U.S-Tunisian Roadmap for Defense Cooperation.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Dr. Celeste Wallander with the Tunisian delegation as part of the 35th U.S.-Tunisia Joint Military Commission held Sept. 27-28, 2022, at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Participants from the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the Tunisian Ministry of Defense discussed security cooperation, institutional capacity building, and Tunisia's role as a regional security leader.
Africa Distribution Network Forum expands transportation options for multinational partners
2:24 PM9/16/2022
The ADNF is a multinational network of 28 partner nations that collaborate to synchronize logistics efforts, reducing demand on fiscal and personnel resources while building relationships and interoperability.
AFRICOM delegation visits Namibia to develop security cooperation, partnership efforts
2:21 PM9/7/2022
Ms. Barbara Hughes, USAID senior development advisor to U.S. Africa Command, admires a young student’s seamstress design at the DREAMS Initiative during a U. S. Africa Command delegation visit to Windhoek, Namibia, on Aug. 30, 2022. The DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe) Initiative seeks to reduce HIV infection among adolescence girls and young women, funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program.
AFRICOM delegation visits Namibia to develop security cooperation, partnership efforts
2:21 PM9/7/2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William Lange (right), senior defense official/defense attaché to Namibia, speaks with a doctor and superintendent during a visit to the Katutura State Hospital, in Windhoek Namibia, on Aug. 30, 2022. Lange was accompanied by Ambassador Andrew Young (middle), U.S. Africa Command deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement, and Ms. Barbara Hughes (not picutured), USAID senior development advisor to U.S. Africa Command, for the visit. to the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief clinic that offers HIV testing and referral for treatment. These development efforts support defense to limit the HIV/AIDS impact on African militaries.
AFRICOM delegation visits Namibia to develop security cooperation, partnership efforts
2:21 PM9/7/2022
Amb. Andrew Young, U.S. Africa Command deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement, Ms. Barbara Hughes, USAID senior development advisor to U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Peter Bailey, U.S. Africa Command deputy director for Strategy, Engagement and Programs, take a selfie with members of the DREAMS Initiative during a visit to Windhoek, Namibia, on Aug. 30, 2022. The DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe) Initiative seeks to reduce HIV infection among adolescence girls and young women, funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program.
AFRICOM delegation visits Namibia to develop security cooperation, partnership efforts
2:21 PM9/7/2022
Members of a U. S. Africa Command delegation meet with members of the DREAMS Initiative, The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program, during a visit to Windhoek, Namibia, on Aug. 30, 2022. The delegation included Amb. Andrew Young, U.S. Africa Command deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement, and Ms. Barbara Hughes, USAID senior development advisor to U.S. Africa Command. Through PEPFAR the U.S. helps with HIV testing and referral for treatment, development efforts that support defense to limit the HIV/AIDS impact on African militaries.