Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team completes first exercise in Africa
2:31 PM6/6/2017
170525-N-UJ417-150RABAT, Morocco (May 25, 2017) Marines from Alpha Company 1st Platoon Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, Company Europe (FASTEUR), learn a traditional Moroccan dance from Moroccan police during a training exercise in Rabat, Morocco. FASTEUR was in Rabat conducting an embassy engagement exercise to strengthen interoperability with host nation response forces and prepare a coordinated response plan for any unforeseen emergency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell R. Rhodes Jr./Released)
Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team completes first exercise in Africa
2:30 PM6/6/2017
170524-N-UJ417-005 RABAT, Morocco (May 24,2017) Marine Sergeant Anthony King, first squad leader with Alpha Company 1st Platoon Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, Company Europe (FASTEUR), oversees Moroccan Police as they execute various Close Quarters Battle techniques in Rabat, Morocco. FASTEUR was in Rabat to train with Moroccan Police and U.S. Embassy Security during the first embassy training exercise within AFRICOM to strengthen interoperability and prepare a coordinated response plan for any unforeseen emergency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell R. Rhodes Jr./Released)
U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets’ research seeks ways to improve anti-trafficking efforts in Gulf of Guinea
11:39 AM6/2/2017
1st Class Cadet Samuel Wood, 1st Class Cadet Erin Reynolds, and 1st Class Cadet John Roddy pose for a photo during a maritime workshop in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire Feb. 15, 2017.
U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets’ research seeks ways to improve anti-trafficking efforts in Gulf of Guinea
11:39 AM6/2/2017
Brian Lisko, U.S. Africa Command Maritime Programs, Capt. Brigid Pavilonis, Chair of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Department of Humanities, 1st Class Cadet John Roddy, 1st Class Cadet Samuel Wood, 1st Class Cadet Erin Reynolds, Lt. Cmdr. Todd Behney, U.S. Africa Command Maritime Programs, and Dr. Ginger Denton, research team advisor, post for a photo during the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Research Symposium March 27, 2017 at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division give their unit patches to Ghana Armed Forces soldiers 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/Released)
Year in Review - a look back at AFRICOM's top stories in 2017
4:42 PM6/1/2017
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/Released)
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
2:02 PM6/1/2017
More than 6,500 U.S. service members are laid to rest or listed as missing in action at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia. U.S. Africa Command leadership and U.S. Embassy officials participated in a Memorial Day ceremony May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
2:02 PM6/1/2017
Wreaths were laid by U.S. Africa Command leadership and U.S. Embassy officials in honor of those buried at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia during a Memorial Day ceremony May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
2:01 PM6/1/2017
A U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard presents the colors during the Memorial Day ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
2:01 PM6/1/2017
Musicians from the Wyoming National Guard band provide ceremonial music during the Memorial Day ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia May 29, 2017. The Wyoming National Guard is partnered with the Tunisian military as part of the U.S. National Guard's State Partnership Program. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
2:01 PM6/1/2017
Members of a Tunisian Honor Guard participate in the Memorial Day Ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
2:01 PM6/1/2017
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Wadhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, delivers remarks during the Memorial Day ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
12:54 PM5/25/2017
The graves of US Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia, May 30, 2016. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Samantha Reho/Released)
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
11:21 PM5/23/2017
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, spoke during a media engagement hosted by the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government Fayez al -Sarraj during a recent visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. Waldhauser was joined by Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya . This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
11:21 PM5/23/2017
Amb, Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya spoke during a media engagement hosted by the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government Fayez al -Sarraj during a recent visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. Bodde was joined by U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Walhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
11:20 PM5/23/2017
The Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government Fayez al -Sarraj held a media engagement along with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), and Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, during their visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.