U.S. special operations forces train alongside partners in Mauritania
12:00 AM11/10/2021
JCETs enhance the readiness of U.S. and partner forces while also improving interoperability between nations. The exercises help set the foundation for sustainable and productive military relationships.
Planning is underway for the African Land Forces Summit 2022
3:47 PM11/9/2021
Southern European Task Force, Africa, planners meet with a representative from Hotel Marriott to conduct market research and discuss logistical requirements for African Land Forces Summit 2022 at The Hotel Columbus Marriott in Columbus, Georgia on Oct. 19, 2021. ALFS is scheduled to take place in March 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Tianna Field)
Planning is underway for the African Land Forces Summit 2022
3:47 PM11/9/2021
Southern European Task Force, Africa, planners meet with representatives from several businesses to conduct market research and discuss logistical requirements for African Land Forces Summit 2022 at The Ironworks in Columbus, Georgia on Oct. 19, 2021. ALFS is scheduled to take place in March 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Tianna Field)
Planning is underway for the African Land Forces Summit 2022
3:47 PM11/9/2021
Southern European Task Force, Africa, planners meet with representatives from several businesses to conduct market research and discuss logistical requirements for African Land Forces Summit 2022 at The Ironworks in Columbus, Georgia on Oct. 19, 2021. ALFS is scheduled to take place in March 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Tianna Field)
U.S., Kenya forces enhance partnership through integrated training
3:13 PM11/9/2021
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to C Company, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and service members assigned to the Kenya Defence Forces inspect a target for bullet impact during urban rifle marksmanship training at Manda Bay, Kenya, Oct. 2, 2021. 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 Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
U.S., Kenya forces enhance partnership through integrated training
3:13 PM11/9/2021
Service members assigned to the Kenya Defence Forces inspect a target for bullet impact during urban rifle marksmanship training at Manda Bay, Kenya, Oct. 2, 2021. Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, 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 Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
U.S., Kenya forces enhance partnership through integrated training
3:13 PM11/9/2021
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to C Company, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and service members with the Kenya Defence Forces come together for a group photo following dynamic urban rifle marksmanship training at Manda Bay, Kenya, Oct. 2, 2021. 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 Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)
USAFE-AFAFRICA hosts African partners for the return of vital conference
12:00 AM11/8/2021
The forum provided the air chiefs an opportunity to discuss their shared vision for the future of multination coordination and interoperability in Africa.
AGAPE provides opportunity to build strategies in evolving environment
12:00 AM11/4/2021
The African Gap Analysis Planning Exercise brought a selected group of sustainment planners together from throughout the Joint Logistics Enterprise to address the logistical role SETAF-AF serves in Africa.
Justified Accord planning event paves way for peacekeeping operations exercise
1:27 PM11/2/2021
Military and civilian planners from the U.S., Africa, and multinational partner nations brief the Kenya Defence Force Maj. Gen. Peter Muteti, assistant chief of defence forces for operations doctrine and training, on the proposed exercise for Justified Accord 2022 at the Defence Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 22, 2021.
Justified Accord planning event paves way for peacekeeping operations exercise
1:27 PM11/2/2021
Military and civilian planners from the U.S., Africa, and multinational partner nations brief the Kenya Defence Force Maj. Gen. Peter Muteti, assistant chief of defence forces for operations doctrine and training, on the proposed exercise for Justified Accord 2022 at the Defence Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 22, 2021.
Justified Accord planning event paves way for PKO exercise
10:50 AM11/2/2021
The planning event is one of a series of similar events before the actual exercise in March. Beginning Oct. 18, 2021, participants laid the groundwork for the various aspects of Justified Accord 2022.
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Chris Maier visited U.S. personnel and operational facilities in Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, and Niger, Oct. 25-29.
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, addresses service members at Airbase 201, near Agadez, Niger, Oct. 28. The stop in Niger, as part of a 5-day visit to Africa with Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, included a meeting with Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and tours of Air Bases 101 and 201 to understand U.S. power projection capabilities in West Africa.
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.
Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, assistant to the President for Homeland Security, meets with members of SEAL Team 2 personnel deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia, Oct. 26. Sherwood-Randall, accompanied by U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, were in Somalia as part of a five-day trip to get a first-hand perspective of the complex security environment in Africa.
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, assistant to the President for Homeland Security, conduct a troop engagement with SEAL Team 2 personnel deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia, Oct. 26. Sherwood-Randall and Townsend were in Somalia as part of a five-day trip to get a first-hand perspective of the complex security environment in Africa.
Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, following mission briefs during a visit to Airbase 201, near Agadez, Niger, Oct. 28. The stop in Niger, as part of a 5-day visit to Africa with Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, included a meeting with Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and tours of Air Bases 101 and 201 to understand U.S. power projection capabilities in West Africa.
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, assistant to the President for Homeland Security, arrive at Airbase 201, near Agadez, Niger, Oct. 28. Sherwood-Randall and Townsend, here greeted by base leadership, visited the site to understand U.S. power projection capabilities in West Africa.
U.S. Army Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, fly and monitor a RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle during an operators course at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, Oct. 13, 2021. The course instructed Soldiers on how to operate and maintain the small hand-launched remote-controlled aircraft system. The Raven is a UAV system employed by CJTF-HOA for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Gauret Stearns)