North Carolina National Guard leader U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffery Copeland, the NCNG Director of Joint Staff, right, and retired Col. Rick Fay, NCNG Chief Counsel, listen to legal experts via translators at the African Military Law Forum Advisory Council at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 26 - 28, 2022. The conference, created by the United States Africa Command, brought African military legal advisors from several nations including Botswana, one of the NCNG State Partnership Program peers, and Nigeria, Cameroon, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Tunisia, Niger, Malawi, Burundi, and NCNG leaders to share their expertise in International, Operational, Administrative, and Civil law and to announce the formation of the Women’s Peace and Security component to the ongoing forum.
U.S. Africa Command Civilian Casualty Assessment Quarterly Report; 2nd Quarter, 2022
10:46 AM5/3/2022
In the latest quarterly civilian casualty assessment report period ending Mar. 31, 2022, U.S. Africa Command received no new reports of civilian casualties and there were no open reports carried over from previous quarters. There are currently no assessments open or under review.
U.S. Tri-maritime Services and Cabo Verde authorities interdict large trans-oceanic cocaine shipment
12:00 AM4/6/2022
Boatswain's Mate Seaman Samuel Martyka, from Joliet, Illinois, performs a communication check from a rigid-hull inflatable boat prior to small boat operations, aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), April 6, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
U.S. Tri-maritime Services and Cabo Verde authorities interdict large trans-oceanic cocaine shipment
12:00 AM4/6/2022
Boatswain's Mate Seaman Samuel Martyka, from Joliet, Illinois, signals for a crane hook to lower to a rigid-hull inflatable boat in preparation for small boat operations, aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), April 6, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
U.S. Tri-maritime Services and Cabo Verde authorities interdict large trans-oceanic cocaine shipment
12:00 AM4/6/2022
A Judicial Police officer from Cabo Verde, monitors Sailors, and U.S. Coast Guardsmen aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), prepare seized contraband for offload to the Cabo Verdean authorities, April 6, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
U.S. Tri-maritime Services and Cabo Verde authorities interdict large trans-oceanic cocaine shipment
12:00 AM4/6/2022
A Judicial Police officer from Cabo Verde, monitors Sailors, and U.S. Coast Guardsmen aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), prepare seized contraband for offload to the Cabo Verdean authorities, April 6, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
U.S. Tri-maritime Services and Cabo Verde authorities interdict large trans-oceanic cocaine shipment
12:00 AM4/6/2022
A Judicial Police officer from Cabo Verde, monitors a Sailor, and U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), prepare seized contraband for offload to the Cabo Verdean authorities, April 6, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.
African Land Forces Summit: going farther together
12:00 AM3/23/2022
Military senior leaders from the U.S. Army and over 40 African countries met for the 10th African Land Forces Summit from March 21-25. The goal of the ALFS is to strengthen partnerships across Africa to improve regional and continent-wide security, as well as demonstrate to African partners that the U.S. is committed to their long-term success. (Image clipped from video production)
African Land Forces Summit: going farther together
12:00 AM3/22/2022
Military senior leaders from the U.S. Army and over 40 African countries met for the 10th African Land Forces Summit from March 21-25. The goal of the ALFS is to strengthen partnerships across Africa to improve regional and continent-wide security, as well as demonstrate to African partners that the U.S. is committed to their long-term success.
African Land Forces Summit: going farther together
12:00 AM3/22/2022
Military senior leaders from the U.S. Army and over 40 African countries met for the 10th African Land Forces Summit from March 21-25. The goal of the ALFS is to strengthen partnerships across Africa to improve regional and continent-wide security, as well as demonstrate to African partners that the U.S. is committed to their long-term success.
Justified Accord hones peacekeeping operations for over 20 countries
9:45 PM3/17/2022
The exercise, with participation from more than 800 personnel from the U.S. joint force, interagencies, African Union and NATO, focused on training to enhance peacekeeping operations in the region from Feb. 28 to March 18, 2022.
Justified Accord hones peacekeeping operations for over 20 countries
12:00 AM3/13/2022
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, meet with Kenyan Defence Force Soldiers to discuss scheme of maneuver in preparation for a bi-lateral exercise during Justified Accord, March 13, 2022. The exercise, which started on Feb. 28, seeks to improve multinational interoperability and to incorporate regional civilian, police, and military entities into training.
Justified Accord hones peacekeeping operations for over 20 countries
12:00 AM3/13/2022
Kenyan Defence Force Lt. Col. Tarot Kimtai, Commander of 19th Kenya Rifles Battalion, speaks to U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during a walkthrough for a bi-lateral exercise. The exercise, which started on Feb. 28, seeks to improve multinational interoperability and to incorporate regional civilian, police, and military entities into training.
U.S. Africa Command Civilian Casualty Assessment Quarterly Report; 1st Quarter, 2022
3:11 PM3/11/2022
In the latest quarterly civilian casualty assessment report period ending Dec. 31, 2021, U.S. Africa Command received no new reports of civilian casualties, and no open reports were carried over from previous quarters. There are currently no assessments open or under review.
U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside partners in Benin
12:00 AM3/8/2022
A U.S. Army Green Beret assigned to Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3212, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) discusses contact drills and squad movement techniques with Beninese soldiers from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion in Ouassa, Benin, on March 8, 2022. U.S. engagement comes with mutual benefit, upholds international norms, and treats partners as equals.
Two contractors work on the electrical system at a camp in the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, also known as the Ivory Coast. The camp is part of Flintlock 2022, U.S. Africa Command’s premier and largest annual special operations exercise on the continent of Africa. The 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Logistics Civil Augmentation Program is providing base life support services for the exercise and its 350 participants from 10 nations. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)
Members of the Djiboutian Gendarmerie load a simulated casualty onto a truck during a medical knowledge exchange at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2022. Civil Affairs Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa partnered with the Gendarmerie at their mobile unit for a four-day event which allowed both parties to share their medical practices and tactics through educational comparisons and hands-on practical application. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A member of the Djiboutian Gendarmerie provides simulated security during a training lane at a medical knowledge exchange at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2022. Civil Affairs Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa partnered with the Gendarmerie at their mobile unit for a four-day event which allowed both parties to share their medical practices and tactics through educational comparisons and hands-on practical application. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A member of the Djiboutian Gendarmerie self-applies a tourniquet during a medical knowledge exchange at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2022. Civil Affairs Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa partnered with the Gendarmerie at their mobile unit for a four-day event which allowed both parties to share their medical practices and tactics through educational comparisons and hands-on practical application. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)
A member of the Djiboutian Gendarmerie applies a tourniquet to a simulated injured individual during a medical knowledge exchange event at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2022. Civil Affairs Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa partnered with the Gendarmerie at their mobile unit for a four-day event which allowed both parties to share their medical practices and tactics through educational comparisons and hands-on practical application. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Gauret Stearns)