Western Accord Begins in the Netherlands (2) of (2)
9:40 AM7/23/2015
U.S., African and European servicemembers stand in formation during the opening ceremony for Western Accord 2015, at Harkscamp, The Netherlands, July 20. Western Accord 2015 is a command post exercise in the Netherlands from July 20-31. Western Accord 15 replicates the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, Sector Headquarters mission command in support of United Nation and African Union mandated peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. Marcus Fichtl)
Western Accord Begins in the Netherlands (1) of (2)
9:38 AM7/23/2015
Dutch Brig. Gen. Gino van der Voet, director of training and operations, Royal Netherlands Army Command, addresses a formation of U.S., African and European servicemembers during the opening ceremony for Western Accord 2015, at Harkscamp, The Netherlands, July 20. Western Accord 2015 is a command post exercise in the Netherlands July 20-31. Western Accord 15 replicates the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, Sector Headquarters mission command in support of United Nation and African Union mandated peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. Marcus Fichtl)
Using a scenario modeled after an existing U.N. mission in Mali, Western Accord is a command post exercise designed to strengthen multinational coordination during military operations.
U.S.Troops Support Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Logistics School (1) of (1)
8:56 AM7/23/2015
Staff Sgt. Roberto Ortiz, a wheeled vehicle mechanic from AFRICOM’s Regionally Aligned Force, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division from Fort Bliss, Texas, provides assistance to a DRC student rebuilding a light truck engine during hands on training at the DRC Logistics School. (U.S. Army Africa photo)
AFRICOM Supports Disaster Preparedness Initiative (1) of (3)
3:05 PM7/21/2015
C. Patricia Alsup, left, chargé d’affairs, United States Embassy – Accra, greets Lt. Col. Sueann Ramsey, chief of health force protection for U.S. Africa Command, prior to the commissioning of the Republic of Ghana National Emergency Operations Center in Accra July 13, 2015.
AFRICOM Supports Disaster Preparedness Initiative (3) of (3)
3:04 PM7/21/2015
Erik Threet, left, disaster preparedness program manager with U.S. Africa Command, presents an award for service to Sir Ebeneezer Kofi Portuphy, former national coordinator for Ghana's National Disaster Management Organization, in Accra, Ghana July 13, 2015.
AFRICOM Supports Disaster Preparedness Initiative (2) of (3)
3:00 PM7/21/2015
Dr. Barbara Sotirin, deputy director for programs at U.S. Africa Command, provides remarks during the opening ceremony for the the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana July 13, 2015.
Building on lessons learned during Operation United Assistance, an initiative is underway in West Africa to increase the capacity of governments to respond to emergencies.
U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Joe Hollingsworth, an emergency physician with the 4005th U.S. Army Hospital, Army Reserve Medical Command, conducts a surgical consultation with a patient April 22, at the Hospital Militaire D’Instruction (Military Teaching Hospital) in N’Djamena, Chad. U.S. Army Africa announced another iteration of the recurring exercise will take place in Uganda in August 2015. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Andrea Merritt)
Tanzanian Land Force Commander Visits AFRICOM (3) of (3)
4:01 PM7/8/2015
Ambassador Phillip Carter, III, deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement, addresses Maj. Gen. Salim Mustafa Kijuu, land force commander of the Tanzanian People's Defence Force, and Brig. Gen Zoma Mathik Kongo, director of operations for the TPDF during a Command Sponsored Visit coordinated by U.S. Army Africa July 8, 2015.
Tanzanian Land Force Commander Visits AFRICOM (2) of (3)
4:01 PM7/8/2015
Ambassador Phillip Carter, III, U.S. Africa Command deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement, greets Brig. Gen. Gen. Zoma Mathik Kongo, director of operations for the Tanzanian People's Defence Force during of a Command Sponsored Visit, coordinated by U.S. Army Africa July 8, 2015.
Tanzanian Land Force Commander Visits AFRICOM (1) of (3)
4:01 PM7/8/2015
Ambassador Phillip Carter, III, deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement, greets Maj. Gen. Salim Mustafa Kijuu, land force commander of the Tanzanian People's Defence Force, during of a command sponsored visit coordinated by U.S. Army Africa July 8, 2015.
The land force commander and the director of operations of the Tanzanian People's Defence Force visited the U.S. AFRICOM headquarters as part of a command sponsored visit coordinated by U.S. Army Africa.