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U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations exchange best practices during Phoenix Express 2021

U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations exchange best practices during Phoenix Express 2021

U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations exchange best practices during Phoenix Express 2021

10:17 AM5/25/2021

Petty Officer Second Class Phillip Haik, a machinery technician, learns a deterring technique from a member of the Royal Moroccan Navy as part of the Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 in Bizerte, Tunisia on May 18, 2021. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a multinational maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

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Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 holds opening ceremony in Tunisia

Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 holds opening ceremony in Tunisia

Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 holds opening ceremony in Tunisia

10:07 AM5/19/2021

Service members from the thirteen nations participating in exercise Phoenix Express 2021 pose for a photo during the opening ceremony. Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

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CJTF-HOA welcomes new commander

CJTF-HOA welcomes new commander

CJTF-HOA welcomes new commander

3:10 PM5/18/2021

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, outgoing commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), receives the Defense Superior Service Medal from U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), during his change of command ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 15, 2021. The Defense Superior Service Medal is award to those who have rendered superior meritorious service while serving in a position of high responsibility and in a joint service environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Grady Epperly)

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U.S. Naval Forces-Africa continues exercises to test movement of troops across Africa

U.S. Naval Forces-Africa continues exercises to test movement of troops across Africa

U.S. Naval Forces-Africa continues exercises to test movement of troops across Africa

4:27 PM5/13/2021

This movement continues U.S. Africa Command's series of exercises in West Africa this spring. The first two exercises were completed by troops stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and tested the command's ability to move troops quickly across the continent from east to west in support of partners throughout the region.

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Commander says Africa is too important for Americans to ignore

Commander says Africa is too important for Americans to ignore

Commander says Africa is too important for Americans to ignore

1:26 PM4/26/2021

LT Agatha Kpamina, Ghana Armed Forces, is the first female from one of U.S. Africa Command’s partners – Ghana – to attend and complete the Infantry Basic Officer Course at Fort Benning, Georgia. Mark Irish, chief of the Maneuver Center of Excellence’s International Military Student Office presents the Infantry blue cord to Kpamina.

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Marine aviation support to AFRICOM Crisis Response Force changes hands

Marine aviation support to AFRICOM Crisis Response Force changes hands

Marine aviation support to AFRICOM Crisis Response Force changes hands

12:45 PM4/21/2021

Sailors lift a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey from the North and West Africa Response Force Aviation Combat Element from the Expeditionary Sea Base Hershel “Woody” Williams operating off the Horn of Africa, Jan. 30, 2021. The NARF stands ready to respond to crisis response missions in Africa.

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Amb. Young recognized for service as ambassador to Burkina Faso 2016-20

Amb. Young recognized for service as ambassador to Burkina Faso 2016-20

Amb. Young recognized for service as ambassador to Burkina Faso 2016-20

12:00 AM4/21/2021

On behalf of Burkinabe President Faso Roch Kabore, Burkinabe Ambassador to the U.S. Seydou Kabore presented Ambassador Andrew Young, U.S. Africa Command deputy commander for civil-military engagement, the Knight of the Order of the Stallion for Young's service as U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso from 2016-20.

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U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise

U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise

U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise

2:15 PM4/19/2021

U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Company, Europe, Commander, Task Force - 68, and French armed forces soldiers conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain training during a joint forces readiness exercise in Timbuktu, Mali, April 16, 2021. This latest trip to Timbuktu tested the command’s ability to rapidly move troops from Europe into West Africa.

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U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise

U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise

U.S. Naval Forces-Africa’s FAST conducts cross-continent exercise

1:52 PM4/19/2021

The first two exercises were completed by troops stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and tested the command’s ability to move troops quickly across the continent from east to west in support of partners throughout the region.

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Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel

Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel

Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel

1:25 PM4/15/2021

As part of an overseas trip, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, from April 13-14, 2021, where he met with personnel and senior leaders to highlight his vision for security interests in the region.

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Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel

Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel

Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel

1:24 PM4/15/2021

As part of an overseas trip, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, from April 13-14, 2021, where he met with personnel and senior leaders to highlight his vision for security interests in the region.

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Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel

Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel

Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel

1:21 PM4/15/2021

As part of an overseas trip, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, from April 13-14, 2021, where he met with personnel and senior leaders to highlight his vision for security interests in the region.

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Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel

Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel

Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM to share vision, recognize personnel

2:38 PM4/14/2021

Topics of discussion included combating the malign influence of shared strategic rivals, and continued dialogue on U.S. force posture in Germany and elsewhere.

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U.S. Africa Command delegation attends presidential inauguration in Niger

U.S. Africa Command delegation attends presidential inauguration in Niger

U.S. Africa Command delegation attends presidential inauguration in Niger

8:04 PM4/6/2021

Ambassador Andrew Young, deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement traveled to Niger to attend the presidential inauguration of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, April 2. U.S. Ambassador to Niger, Eric P. Whitaker led the delegation, which included representatives from diplomacy, defense, and development.

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Projects in Benin increase both healthcare capacity and ability to document births

Projects in Benin increase both healthcare capacity and ability to document births

Projects in Benin increase both healthcare capacity and ability to document births

12:00 AM4/5/2021

A health clinic, with a water well hand pump on a concrete pad and a solar powered light pole seen in the foreground, is seen here in the remote village of Money, Benin. The clinic and various associated facilities comprise projects recently completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District through funding from U.S. Africa Command and coordinated closely with the U.S. State Department.

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Projects in Benin increase both healthcare capacity and ability to document births

Projects in Benin increase both healthcare capacity and ability to document births

Projects in Benin increase both healthcare capacity and ability to document births

12:00 AM4/5/2021

Humanitarian Assistance Program Coordinator Cosme Quenum, a local national with the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou, Benin, turns over the keys of a newly constructed health clinic to local officials in the village of Godjekoara, Benin, at the end of January 2021. The clinic and various associated facilities also built with it comprise one of two similar clinic projects recently completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in that region of Benin through funding from U.S. Africa Command and coordinated closely with the U.S. State Department.

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AFRICOM logistics team spearheads distribution Proof of Principle to support ongoing multinational operations in Africa

AFRICOM logistics team spearheads distribution Proof of Principle to support ongoing multinational operations in Africa

AFRICOM logistics team spearheads distribution Proof of Principle to support ongoing multinational operations in Africa

11:44 AM3/23/2021

The mission was conducted utilizing the only multinational C-17 wing in the world. The wing is comprised of 145 personnel from twelve strategic airlift-capable nations. The framework accepts Air Transportation and Refueling Exchange of Services (ATARES) as well as HAW hours as payment methods for airlift.

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Medical experts conduct virtual pandemic preparation, response event during Obangame Express

Medical experts conduct virtual pandemic preparation, response event during Obangame Express

Medical experts conduct virtual pandemic preparation, response event during Obangame Express

9:10 AM3/22/2021

The virtual medical event served as an opportunity for partner nations to discuss infectious disease surveillance and virus outbreak response.

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Obangame Express 21 Exercise

Obangame Express 21 Exercise

Obangame Express 21 Exercise

1:12 PM3/19/2021

Service members from the Ghanaian special forces provide cover while approaching a vessel during a boarding exercise as part of Obangame Express 2021, March 17, 2021. Obangame Express, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa coastal regions.

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USS Winston S. Churchill conducts port visit to Sudan

USS Winston S. Churchill conducts port visit to Sudan

USS Winston S. Churchill conducts port visit to Sudan

3:41 PM3/1/2021

The visit of the Winston Churchill falls on the heels of the visit of the USNS Carson City, which visited Port Sudan from Feb 24-26, as the first U.S. Navy ships to visit Sudan in at least 25 years.

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