Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
1:54 PM5/16/2022
Ms. Chidi Blyden, deputy assistant secretary of defense for African affairs, briefs Department of Defense and Department of State officials during the annual East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
1:54 PM5/16/2022
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Zana, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, welcomes Department of Defense and Department of State officials during the annual East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
1:54 PM5/16/2022
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, incoming commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen Case, deputy commanding general of CJTF-HOA, listen to a mission brief during the 2022 East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
1:54 PM5/16/2022
U.S. Army Col. Timothy Macdonald, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa director of operations, provides a mission brief for Department of Defense and Department of State officials during the annual East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
1:54 PM5/16/2022
U.S. Army Col. Timothy Macdonald, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa director of operations, provides a mission brief for Department of Defense and Department of State officials during the annual East Africa Security Forum at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2022.
Department of State and Defense officials meet for 2022 East African Security Forum
1:54 PM5/16/2022
Maj. Gen. William Zana, commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, hosted the forum, which provided a face-to-face platform for representatives with the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, U,S. Agency for International Development, and National Security Council. The discussions ranged from overarching long-term strategy to specific security threats in the region.
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
Sailors assigned to the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), lower seized contraband into a rigid-hull inflatable boat for transport 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 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.
Partner nations at Flintlock 2022 train to counter VEOs, collaborate across borders
10:00 AM3/24/2022
Flintlock 2022 was hosted by Senegal, with an additional training location hosted for the first time in Cote d’Ivoire. The exercise is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, collaborate across borders, and provide security for their people.
Flintlock - U.S. Africa Command’s premier and largest annual special operations exercise - has taken place annually since 2005 across the Sahel region of Africa among nations participating in the Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership and are planned by African-partner nation special operations forces, Special Operations Command - Africa, and the U.S. Department of State to develop the capacity of and collaboration among African security forces to protect civilian populations.
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.