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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

8:08 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, 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.

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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

8:08 AM10/30/2021

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.

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Militaries begin planning for largest U.S. Africa Command exercise

Militaries begin planning for largest U.S. Africa Command exercise

Militaries begin planning for largest U.S. Africa Command exercise

12:00 AM10/25/2021

The event was the first in a series of planning events for the exercise with U.S. military personnel working alongside Moroccan, Senegalese and Ghanaian partners for African Lion 2022.

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Southern European Task Force Afr

Southern European Task Force Afr

Southern European Task Force Afr

3:30 PM10/5/2021

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, the Southern European Task Force Africa commanding general, speaks to other senior leaders for the closing session of African Land Forces Colloquium 2021 in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 24, 2021. The 7th Army Training Command hosts the inaugural African Land Forces Colloquium-2021, designed specifically to showcase military training capabilities and provide a platform for building partner capacity.

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Southern European Task Force Afr

Southern European Task Force Afr

Southern European Task Force Afr

3:30 PM10/5/2021

Senior leaders from across the African continent, allied and partner nations, U.S. military, country-specific liaison officers and other representatives listen to briefings 7th Army Training Command Headquarters, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 24, 2021. The 7th Army Training Command and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, hosted the inaugural African Land Forces Colloquium , designed specifically to showcase military training capabilities and provide a platform for building partner capacity.

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Southern European Task Force Afr

Southern European Task Force Afr

Southern European Task Force Afr

3:30 PM10/5/2021

Gabonese Armed Forces Col. Adolphe Yonghan, Army Chief of Staff, speaks to other senior leaders for the closing session of African Land Forces Colloquium 2021 in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 24, 2021. The 7th Army Training Command hosts the inaugural African Land Forces Colloquium-2021, designed specifically to showcase military training capabilities and provide a platform for building partner capacity.

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ALFC 2021 concludes, senior leaders provide closing remarks

ALFC 2021 concludes, senior leaders provide closing remarks

ALFC 2021 concludes, senior leaders provide closing remarks

3:30 PM10/5/2021

The African Land Forces Colloquium 2021 concluded at the 7th Army Training Command Headquarters in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 24, 2021.

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AFRICOM Commander concludes visit to Libya, Algeria, Tunisia

AFRICOM Commander concludes visit to Libya, Algeria, Tunisia

AFRICOM Commander concludes visit to Libya, Algeria, Tunisia

4:47 PM9/28/2021

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, wrapped up a two-day visit to Libya, Algeria, and Tunisia, Sept. 27-28. During the visit Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Amb. Richard Norland, U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, met with interim GNU Prime Minister and Defense Minister Dabaiba in advance of the December elections and to support the country's path toward stability and unity.

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AFRICOM Commander concludes visit to Libya, Algeria, Tunisia

AFRICOM Commander concludes visit to Libya, Algeria, Tunisia

AFRICOM Commander concludes visit to Libya, Algeria, Tunisia

4:46 PM9/28/2021

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, wrapped up a two-day visit to Libya, Algeria, and Tunisia, Sept. 27-28.

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U.S. Africa Command chaplains hold conference

U.S. Africa Command chaplains hold conference

U.S. Africa Command chaplains hold conference

9:27 AM9/27/2021

U.S Africa Command held its religious affair conference at Kelley Barracks, near Stuttgart, Germany, from Sept. 20-22, 2021; including participation from command components, U.S. National Guards, and European Command, with some joining in virtually.

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U.S. Africa Command chaplains hold conference

U.S. Africa Command chaplains hold conference

U.S. Africa Command chaplains hold conference

9:19 AM9/27/2021

Chaplains assigned to U.S. Africa Command held a religious conference from Sept. 20-22, 2021. The conference's purpose was to come together and build their framework and strategies, and coordinate religious support, while looking at U.S. Africa Command's campaign plan outlining the mission of chaplains supporting partners in Africa.

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U.S. Africa Command chaplains hold conference

U.S. Africa Command chaplains hold conference

U.S. Africa Command chaplains hold conference

9:18 AM9/27/2021

Chaplains assigned to U.S. Africa Command tour a monastery, as part of their conference, to learn more about the host nation's culture and help highlight the importance of interoperability with their African partners, as well as European partners that have equities in Africa. U.S Africa Command held its religious affair conference at Kelley Barracks, near Stuttgart, Germany, from Sept. 20-22, 2021.

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Seabees construct new ward at Tunisian hospital to support covid, future response needs

Seabees construct new ward at Tunisian hospital to support covid, future response needs

Seabees construct new ward at Tunisian hospital to support covid, future response needs

9:45 AM9/24/2021

U.S. Navy Seabees and U.S. Marine Corps Engineers work with Tunisian engineers and health officials to construct a new ward at the Tabarka Regional Hospital that will be used as an over-flow ward for COVID-19 or other emergency situations. The project facilitated cooperation with Tunisian partners while improving basic healthcare capacity in rural Tunisia.

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Seabees construct new ward at Tunisian hospital to support covid, future response needs

Seabees construct new ward at Tunisian hospital to support covid, future response needs

Seabees construct new ward at Tunisian hospital to support covid, future response needs

9:45 AM9/24/2021

U.S. Navy Seabees and U.S. Marine Corps Engineers work with Tunisian engineers and health officials to construct a new ward at the Tabarka Regional Hospital that will be used as an over-flow ward for COVID-19 or other emergency situations. The project facilitated cooperation with Tunisian partners while improving basic healthcare capacity in rural Tunisia.

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Seabees construct new ward at Tunisian hospital to support covid, future response needs

Seabees construct new ward at Tunisian hospital to support covid, future response needs

Seabees construct new ward at Tunisian hospital to support covid, future response needs

9:45 AM9/24/2021

U.S. Navy Seabees and U.S. Marine Corps Engineers work with Tunisian engineers and health officials to construct a new ward at the Tabarka Regional Hospital that will be used as an over-flow ward for COVID-19 or other emergency situations. The project facilitated cooperation with Tunisian partners while improving basic healthcare capacity in rural Tunisia.

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AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

12:35 PM9/23/2021

President of Togo Faure Gnassingbe welcomes Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, during a multi-day visit to West Africa, with stops in Togo and Benin, September 22-23. Meetings were held among high-ranking security leaders to recognize the strong military ties between the U.S. and Togo, and to encourage Togo’s continued role in regional security.

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AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

12:30 PM9/23/2021

President of Benin Patrice Talon welcomes Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Ambassador to Benin Patricia Mahoney during a multi-day visit to West Africa, with stops in Togo and Benin, September 22-23. “Our coastal West African partners share many security threats. Effectively countering those threats requires a cooperative regional approach. Like all of our security partners in West Africa, Benin has an important role. We continue to work with Benin and other partners to build capacity and improve interoperability,” said Townsend.

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AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

12:15 PM9/23/2021

Together with U.S. Africa Command’s Senior Development Advisor, Barbara Hughes, and Ambassador Andrew Young, deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement (center), U.S. Africa Command leaders met with USAID’s Benin country representative, Carl Anderson (not pictured), during a multi-day visit to West Africa, with stops in Togo and Benin, September 22-23. Discussions centered on ways to cooperate in community strengthening and civil society approaches to thwarting the spread of violent extremist ideologies.

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AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

12:14 PM9/23/2021

Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, senior enlisted leader, meet senior Beninese leaders during a multi-day visit to West Africa, with stops in Togo and Benin, September 22-23. “Our coastal West African partners share many security threats. Effectively countering those threats requires a cooperative regional approach," said Townsend.

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AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin

11:58 AM9/23/2021

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, continued a multi-day visit to West Africa, with stops in Togo and Benin, September 22-23.

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