Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command (left), and Maj. Gen. Barise, Front Line States commander, greet each other outside the Joint Operations Control Center at Mogadishu, Somalia, June 13, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Vandergriff)
Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, gives an interview to The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) media in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 13, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Vandergriff)
Col. John Bishop, Joint Special Operations Task Force-Somalia commander, greets Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command (right), as he arrives at the Mogadishu International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 13, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Vandergriff)
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia leaders and U.S. military leaders take a group photo outside the ATMIS headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 13, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Vandergriff)
Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, preforms a pass and review of The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) troops at ATMIS headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 13, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Vandergriff)
Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command (left), and Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, Somalia Minister of Defense, share a laugh during a meeting at the Presidential Hanger in the airport at Mogadishu, Somalia, June 13, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Vandergriff)
Mr. Tim Trenkle, Chargé d'Affaires to U.S. Embassy Mogadishu (left), Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command (center), and Federal Government of Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud conduct a meeting in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 13, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Vandergriff)
U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
3:00 PM6/2/2023
At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of the Somali National Army engagements against al Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike in the vicinity of Wayanta, Somalia on June 1.
U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
9:33 PM5/27/2023
In support of the Federal Government of Somalia and the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia operations against al Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against militants on May 26.
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM conducted an airstrike against the al-Shabaab militant network in Somalia on May 20, 2023.
U.S. Africa Command Civilian Casualty Assessment Report; 2nd Quarter, 2023
11:18 AM5/22/2023
In the latest quarterly civilian casualty assessment report period ending Mar. 31, 2023, U.S. Africa Command received no new reports of civilian casualties and there were no open reports carried over from previous quarters. There are currently no assessments open or under review.
Senior leaders pose for a group photo at the opening of the African Land Forces Summit 2023 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, May 8, 2023. African Land Forces Summit 2023 brings together senior land forces leaders from across Africa and other partner nations to solidify relationships, exchange information on current topics of mutual interest and encourage cooperation in addressing challenges. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Elijah Dority | Photo illustration by Brenadine C. Humphrey)
Senior enlisted leaders pose for a group photo at the opening of the African Land Forces Summit 2023 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, May 8, 2023. African Land Forces Summit 2023 brings together senior land forces leaders from across Africa and other partner nations to solidify relationships, exchange information on current topics of mutual interest and encourage cooperation in addressing challenges. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Elijah Dority | Photo illustration by Brenadine C. Humphrey)
U.S. and Nigerian officials join to celebrate $38 million in Kainji Air Force Base improvements
1:31 PM5/4/2023
Senior U.S. Department of State and Department of Defense officials joined Nigerian Air Force Air Vice Marshal IG Lubo, representing Nigeria’s Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao, and other Nigerian partners to celebrate the completion of $38 million of improvements to the air base April 27.
U.S Africa Command and Angola Military Intelligence and Security Service hosted the 2023 Directors of Military Intelligence Conference, in Luanda, Angola April 25-28.