African military legal experts participate in "law of armed conflict" conference
9:10 PM6/8/2018
Military and academic legal experts from around the world were invited to discuss issues in the law of armed conflict at the 4th annual Maj. Gen. John L. Fugh and Multinational Interoperability Symposium, conducted at The Judge Advocate General Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Va., May 28-29, 2018. Center is Ms. June Chung, Maj. Gen. Fugh’s widow; on Ms. Chung’s left is Lt. Gen. Charles N. Pede, The Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army; on Ms. Chung’s right is Maj. Gen. Stuart W. Risch, The Deputy Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army. (Photo by Aliza Reisberg, The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School (TJAGLCS))
African military legal experts participate in "law of armed conflict" conference
3:18 PM6/5/2018
AFRICOM delegation from left to right: Mr. Mark "Max" Maxwell, AFRICOM Deputy Legal Counsel OLC; Brig. Gen. Thipe Setsemo, MATJILA, South Africa; Col. Godard BUSINGYE, Uganda; Col. Floribet NJAKO, Cameroon; Lt. Gen. Charles Pede, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General; Brig. Gen. Moses Kofi Gyeke ASANTE, Ghana; Brig. Gen. Mahmood Umaru WAMBAI, Nigeria; Ms. Debora ALBERSTADT, AFRICOM OLC-LCE; Brig. Gen. Daniel KUWALI, Malawi; U.S. Army Col. Karen Carlisle, U.S. Army Africa Staff Judge Advocate; U.S. Coast Guard Cdr. Trent Warner, AFRICOM OLC-LCE. The delegation were among the military and academic legal experts from around the world who were invited to discuss issues in the law of armed conflict at the 4th annual Maj. Gen. John L. Fugh and Multinational Interoperability Symposium, conducted at The Judge Advocate General Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Va., May 28-29, 2018. (Photo courtesy of The Judge Advocate General Legal Center and School (TJAGLCS))
NY National Guard commander, senior enlisted leader visit South African military academy students
9:26 AM6/5/2018
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major David Piwowarski, meets with Cadet T. Seiso at the Military Academy of South Africa in Saldanha, Western Cape Province, South Africa on May 8, 2018. German was speaking at the Academy as part of an exchange program executed as part of the New York National Guard State Partnership Program relationship with the South African National Defense Force. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Major Al Philips.)
NY National Guard commander, senior enlisted leader visit South African military academy students
8:48 AM6/5/2018
Major General Anthony German, the Adjutant General of New York, ( second from left) and New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major David Piwowarski ( second from right) pose with students at the Military Academy of South Africa in Saldanha, Western Cape Province, South Africa on May 8, 2018. German was speaking at the Academy as part of an exchange program executed as part of the New York National Guard State Partnership Program relationship with the South African National Defense Force. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Major Al Philips.)
NY National Guard commander, senior enlisted leader visit South African military academy students
8:47 AM6/5/2018
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major David Piwowarski, meets with Cadet T. Seiso at the Military Academy of South Africa in Saldanha, Western Cape Province, South Africa on May 8, 2018. German was speaking at the Academy as part of an exchange program executed as part of the New York National Guard State Partnership Program relationship with the South African National Defense Force. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Major Al Philips.)
NY National Guard commander, senior enlisted leader visit South African military academy students
8:47 AM6/5/2018
Major General Anthony German, the Adjutant General of New York, meets with cadets at the Military Academy of South Africa in Saldanha, Western Cape Province, South Africa on May 8, 2018. German was speaking at the Academy as part of an exchange program executed as part of the New York National Guard State Partnership Program relationship with the South African National Defense Force. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Major Al Philips.)
USARAF chaplains prepare for event, training with Ghana Armed Forces counterparts
2:54 PM5/30/2018
U.S. Army Africa chaplains joined forty Ghanaian chaplains, imams and religious specialists at a military-to-military chaplain engagement at the Ghana Naval Headquarters in Accra, Ghana, April 23-26, 2018. The purpose of the event, which culminated in a day of preparatory exercise interaction, was to plan and prepare for the United Accord training series, scheduled to take place in July. (Courtesy photo)
STUTTGART, Germany – Lt. Col. Stephanie Mont, chief of medical plans, engagements, and exercises, U.S. Africa Command, addresses attendees of the annual AFRICOM Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM command surgeon’s office, or J004, the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Africa Command hosted an annual Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM Command surgeon’s office the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – Ambassador Alexander Laskaris, deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement, U.S. Africa Command addresses attendees of the annual AFRICOM Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM Command surgeon’s office, or J004, the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Africa Command hosted an annual Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM Command surgeon’s office the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Africa Command hosted an annual Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM Command surgeon’s office the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – Col. Michael Weber, command surgeon, U.S. Africa Command, addresses attendees of the annual AFRICOM Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM command surgeon’s office, or J004, the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Clark, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command, addresses attendees of the annual U.S. Africa Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM command surgeon’s office, the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – Col. Michael Weber, command surgeon, U.S. Africa Command, addresses attendees of the annual AFRICOM Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM command surgeon’s office, or J004, the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and Ghana Armed Forces soldiers participate in a farewell event during United Accord 2017 at Bundase Training Camp, Bundase, Ghana, May 29, 2017. United Accord (formerly Western Accord) 2017 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and Western African forces, and encourages cross training and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Victor Perez Vargas)
Military personnel representing 38 African nations begin the scenario-driven exercise portion of Africa Endeavor 2013, Aug. 12, 2013, at an air force base in Lusaka, Zambia, after six days of preparation and planning. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise and focuses on information sharing and interoperability between African nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Zach Sheely/RELEASED)
Military police from the U.S. Army 93rd Military Police Battalion and the Zambian Defense Force fend of protesters during a simulated riot at Southern Accord 2015 in Lusaka, Zambia on Aug. 13, 2015. The annual exercise provides U.S. Military, United Nation allies and the Zambian Defense Force an opportunity to work and train together as a combined joint peacekeeping allied force. (U.S. Army Africa photo by USAF Brian Kimball)
Cpl. Michael Cloud, a riflemen with the 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, pulls security with a Ghanaian soldier for their area of operations during Exercise Western Accord, June 19, 2014, near Camp Thies, Senegal. The unit trained soldiers from different nations in various techniques and procedures for searching and detaining internally displaced personnel. Exercise Western Accord is a U.S. Africa Command sponsored annual joint training partnership exercise between the United States, the Economic Community of West African States and partner nations. The exercise is designed to increase interoperability between military forces and ensure the common ability to conduct peace operations throughout western Africa. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. V. Michelle Woods/ 40th PAD)
Major Samantha Madsen, a planner for the Utah Army National Guard, poses for a picture with Moroccan women and young girls waiting for dental services during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 24, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)