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US, IVORIAN ARMIES HOST AFRICAN LAND FORCES SUMMIT IN ABIDJAN

US, IVORIAN ARMIES HOST AFRICAN LAND FORCES SUMMIT IN ABIDJAN

US, IVORIAN ARMIES HOST AFRICAN LAND FORCES SUMMIT IN ABIDJAN

2:03 PM5/9/2023

Senior military leaders from African nations, as well as the U.S. and some European nations, meet to build relationships, exchange information on current topics of mutual interest and encourage cooperation in addressing challenges, May 8-12 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire during the African Land Forces Summit. The theme for this year’s summit is “Addressing security challenges through civil-military partnerships.”

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U.S. Army, KDF offer medical services to remote Kenyan communities

U.S. Army, KDF offer medical services to remote Kenyan communities

U.S. Army, KDF offer medical services to remote Kenyan communities

2:23 PM2/24/2023

Day one at Archer's Post Sub-County Hospital brought over 300 people, mostly with gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal issues, as well as some snake bites with infections.

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USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) completes multinational maritime security patrol, arrives in Dakar, Senegal

USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) completes multinational maritime security patrol, arrives in Dakar, Senegal

USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) completes multinational maritime security patrol, arrives in Dakar, Senegal

12:00 AM1/25/2023

Spencer’s visit to Dakar included meetings with Capt. Karim Mara, Senegalese deputy chief of naval staff, as well as leaders from the Senegalese Navy and the U.S. Office of Security Cooperation. Jan. 17, 2023.

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African Partner Flight 2022

African Partner Flight 2022

African Partner Flight 2022

12:00 AM11/4/2022

Tunisian Maj. Gen. Mohamed Hajem, Chief of Staff of the Tunisian Air Force, gives opening remarks during the 2022 African Partnership Flight held in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 2, 2022. The APF hosted partners from across North and West Africa, including delegations from Algeria, Chad, Ghana, Libya, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal as well as the two co-hosts, Tunisia and the U.S.

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African Partner Flight 2022

African Partner Flight 2022

African Partner Flight 2022

12:00 AM11/4/2022

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen James Kriesel, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa national guard assistant to the commander, gives opening remarks during the 2022 African Partnership Flight held in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 2, 2022. The APF hosted partners from across North and West Africa, including delegations from Algeria, Chad, Ghana, Libya, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal as well as the two co-hosts, Tunisia and the U.S.

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USAFE-AFAFRICA commander visits Niger, Africa

USAFE-AFAFRICA commander visits Niger, Africa

USAFE-AFAFRICA commander visits Niger, Africa

12:00 AM10/29/2022

U.S. Air Force Gen. James Hecker, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, commander, receives a tour of the fenceline defensive fighting positions tower at Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 29, 2022. During his tour, he was briefed on force protection along with a perimeter tour to better understand the installation’s significant improvements as well as ongoing challenges.

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USAFE-AFAFRICA commander visits Niger, Africa

USAFE-AFAFRICA commander visits Niger, Africa

USAFE-AFAFRICA commander visits Niger, Africa

12:00 AM10/29/2022

U.S. Air Force Gen. James Hecker, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, commander, greets members of the 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron during a base visit at Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 29, 2022. Hecker was briefed on force protection along with a perimeter tour to better understand the installation’s significant improvements as well as ongoing challenges.

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USAFE-AFAFRICA commander visits Niger, Africa

USAFE-AFAFRICA commander visits Niger, Africa

USAFE-AFAFRICA commander visits Niger, Africa

12:00 AM10/29/2022

U.S. Air Force Gen. James Hecker, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, commander, peers through binoculars at the defensive fighting positions tower as Staff Sgt. Sheldon Sugita, 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron defender, stands next to him. During his tour, he was briefed on force protection along with a perimeter tour to better understand the installation’s significant improvements as well as ongoing challenges.

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Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

12:00 AM10/7/2022

ALFS is a weeklong event that hosts leaders from more than forty African countries for training and partnership building with U.S. Army leaders.

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OHDACA donation to help Namibia anti-poaching efforts

OHDACA donation to help Namibia anti-poaching efforts

OHDACA donation to help Namibia anti-poaching efforts

2:04 PM9/7/2022

The trip highlighted multiple fronts of the U.S./Namibia partnership, from investments in healthcare to shared interests in protecting the natural resources as well as deepening security exchanges including the second visit in a year by the USS Hershel "Woody" Williams.

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Faces of AFRICOM | Medical Logistics

Faces of AFRICOM | Medical Logistics

Faces of AFRICOM | Medical Logistics

12:00 AM7/20/2022

The “Faces of AFRICOM” project is a recurring series that aims to provide greater insight to different positions across U.S. Africa Command and how those roles support U.S. and African partner shared goals. This edition sheds light on the role of medical logistics with the help of U.S. Navy Commander Byron Jordan. Jordan, along with the rest of the medical logistics team, provides intensive management of medical products as well as repair and maintenance of medical equipment. Crucial aspects to the success of the medical logistics capability are the anticipation of customer needs and the ability to self-sustain through the thorough care of equipment. Personnel known as biomedical technicians calibrate and certify the medical equipment so that medical teams can perform their jobs more effectively. “We like to be bored, but we like to be prepared if something happens,” said Jordan. U.S. Africa Command’s medical logistics team ships, moves, and manages personnel and FDA approved products in African partner nations in support of various operations and exercises throughout the year. Also under the team’s management are blood products. “If you donate blood, it could end up in Africa to help support surgery to one of our service members” said Jordan. Medical logistics is and will continue to be an integral part of the Military Health System and U.S. Africa Command operations. U.S. Africa Command is one of seven U.S. Department of Defense geographic combatant commands. The command is responsible for all U.S. military operations, exercises, security cooperation, and conducts crisis response on the African continent in order to advance U.S. interests and promote regional security, stability, and prosperity.

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Nigerien Armed Forces, U.S. Air Force discuss security in region

Nigerien Armed Forces, U.S. Air Force discuss security in region

Nigerien Armed Forces, U.S. Air Force discuss security in region

12:00 AM7/19/2022

During the roundtable July 12, 2022, the partners discussed their strong relationship as well as the shared interests within the Agadez community.

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African Land Forces Summit: going farther together

African Land Forces Summit: going farther together

African Land Forces Summit: going farther together

12:00 AM3/25/2022

The goal of the African Land Forces Summit 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.

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African Land Forces Summit: going farther together

African Land Forces Summit: going farther together

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)

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African Land Forces Summit: going farther together

African Land Forces Summit: going farther together

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.

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African Land Forces Summit: going farther together

African Land Forces Summit: going farther together

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.

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Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment

Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment

Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment

11:45 AM11/15/2021

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flies a Bomber Task Force mission alongside two French Dassault Mirage 2000s, as well as a U.S. C-130 Hercules from Camp Lemonnier and a Japanese P-3 Orion from the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti, over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 11, 2021. The mission represented the international participants' collective commitment to stability and security in the Horn of Africa, highlighted Djibouti as a leading security partner in the region, and exercised U.S. ability to operate in and through a variety of airspaces.

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Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment

Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment

Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment

11:35 AM11/15/2021

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flies a Bomber Task Force mission alongside two French Dassault Mirage 2000s, as well as a U.S. C-130 Hercules from Camp Lemonnier and a Japanese P-3 Orion from the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti, over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 11, 2021. The mission represented the international participants' collective commitment to stability and security in the Horn of Africa, highlighted Djibouti as a leading security partner in the region, and exercised U.S. ability to operate in and through a variety of airspaces.

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Bomber Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment

Bomber Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment

Bomber Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment

11:08 AM11/11/2021

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flies a Bomber Task Force mission alongside two French Dassault Mirage 2000s, as well as a U.S. C-130 Hercules from Camp Lemonnier and a Japanese P-3 Orion from the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti, over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 11, 2021. The mission represented the international participants' collective commitment to stability and security in the Horn of Africa, highlighted Djibouti as a leading security partner in the region, and exercised U.S. ability to operate in and through a variety of airspaces.

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AFRICOM commander, Homeland Security Advisor conclude visit to Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Niger

AFRICOM commander, Homeland Security Advisor conclude visit to Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Niger

AFRICOM commander, Homeland Security Advisor conclude visit to Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Niger

8:09 AM10/30/2021

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, assistant to the President for Homeland Security, learn about the air traffic capabilities from Lt. Col. John Lodes, aerial operations battalion commander, 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, at Camp Simba in Manda Bay, Kenya, Oct. 27, 2021. Camp Simba was one of several stops on a trip throughout East Africa that provided Sherwood-Randall a first-hand perspective of the complex security environment in Africa as well as U.S. Africa Command’s counter-terrorism missions across the continent.

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