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CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander

CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander

CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander

3:12 PM5/18/2021

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William L. Zana (left), incoming commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora (middle), outgoing commander of CJTF-HOA, and U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend (right), commander of U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), salute during the playing of Ruffles and Flourishes during a change of command ceremony, May 15, 2021, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Zana previously served as the Joint Staff J5, Deputy Director of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Grady Epperly)

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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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CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander

CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander

CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander

3:09 PM5/18/2021

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), hands the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) task force flag to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William L. Zana, in-coming commander, during a change of command ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 15, 2021. Prior to serving as the Joint Staff J5, Deputy Director of Africa, Zana was the Deputy Commanding General of CJTF-HOA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Grady Epperly)

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CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander

CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander

CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander

3:05 PM5/18/2021

Distinguished guests and visitors rendered courtesies during a change of command ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 15, 2021. Due to social distancing, the change of command ceremony was attended by a small number of invited guests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Grady Epperly)

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CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander

CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander

CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander

2:59 PM5/18/2021

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, the outgoing Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commanding general, transferred responsibility to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William L. Zana during a change of command ceremony May 15. U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander of the U.S. Africa Command, presided over the ceremony.

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Devil Raiders enable Exercise African Lion 21 with critical airfield surveys

Devil Raiders enable Exercise African Lion 21 with critical airfield surveys

Devil Raiders enable Exercise African Lion 21 with critical airfield surveys

2:13 PM5/18/2021

Tech. Sgt. William Russell, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisor, left, Master Sgt. John Vaccaro, 621st Contingency Response Squadron fuels technician, middle, and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Anderson, 621st Contingency Response Support Squadron civil engineer, right, measure the depth of pavement by drilling holes in a taxiway at Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco, April 18, 2021. The members, assigned to an airfield survey team, deployed at the request of Air Mobility Command to conduct five airfield surveys across the Kingdom of Morocco ahead of African Lion 21, U.S. Africa Command’s largest exercise, scheduled to take place in Morocco, June 7-18. (courtesy photo)

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Devil Raiders enable Exercise African Lion 21 with critical airfield surveys

Devil Raiders enable Exercise African Lion 21 with critical airfield surveys

Devil Raiders enable Exercise African Lion 21 with critical airfield surveys

1:49 PM5/18/2021

Air Mobility Command deployed two airfield survey teams from the 621st Contingency Response Wing to the Kingdom of Morocco April 17-27 to conduct airfield surveys in preparation for Exercise African Lion 21.

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AFRICOM leader highlights support to African and international partners during Sahel visit

AFRICOM leader highlights support to African and international partners during Sahel visit

AFRICOM leader highlights support to African and international partners during Sahel visit

12:13 PM5/3/2021

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Heidi Berg, director of intelligence, U.S. Africa Command, concluded a multiday visit to Senegal and Mali.

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AFRICOM leader highlights support to African and international partners during Sahel visit

AFRICOM leader highlights support to African and international partners during Sahel visit

AFRICOM leader highlights support to African and international partners during Sahel visit

12:00 AM5/1/2021

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Heidi Berg tours the aviation unit and gets capability briefing on the French EC665 Tiger multi-role combat helicopter while at the French Platform Operational Desert in Gao, Mali, May 1. Berg conducted a multiday visit to Senegal and Mali to highlight U.S. Africa Command’s continued support to African and French partners and their efforts to enhance security in the Sahel.

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AFRICOM leader highlights support to African and international partners during Sahel visit

AFRICOM leader highlights support to African and international partners during Sahel visit

AFRICOM leader highlights support to African and international partners during Sahel visit

12:00 AM4/30/2021

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Heidi Berg and Col. Jean Dieme, Senegalese Director of Military Intelligence, exchange gifts following a senior leader exchange in Dakar, Senegal, April 30. Berg conducted a multiday visit to Senegal and Mali to reinforce the importance of U.S. Africa Command’s bilateral partnership in Senegal and multinational support to countering violent extremism in the region.

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AFRICOM commander wraps-up posture testimony

AFRICOM commander wraps-up posture testimony

AFRICOM commander wraps-up posture testimony

8:21 AM4/23/2021

U.S. Africa Command commander, U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, wrapped up his annual posture statement to Congress with a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee April 22.

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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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Obangame Express 2021: women in arms lead the way

Obangame Express 2021: women in arms lead the way

Obangame Express 2021: women in arms lead the way

12:39 PM4/2/2021

A Ghanaian Sailor searches an outgoing car while standing watch at the Ghana, Eastern Naval Command, during Exercise Obangame Express, March 21, 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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Obangame Express 2021: women in arms lead the way

Obangame Express 2021: women in arms lead the way

Obangame Express 2021: women in arms lead the way

12:37 PM4/2/2021

A Ghanaian Sailor assumes a watch position at the Ghana, Eastern Naval Command, during Exercise Obangame Express, March 21, 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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U.S. Naval Forces Africa completes construction projects on Djiboutian Navy Base

U.S. Naval Forces Africa completes construction projects on Djiboutian Navy Base

U.S. Naval Forces Africa completes construction projects on Djiboutian Navy Base

9:04 AM4/1/2021

The project enhances the facilities used to host the annual Cutlass Express exercise and is part of a multi-year infrastructure investment partnership between U.S. Naval Forces Africa and the Djiboutian Navy that will create storage, maintenance and operational facilities for the Cutlass Express exercise and the Defender patrol boats provided by the U.S. Department of State in February 2020.

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AFRICOM commander meets Tunisian military leaders aboard the USS Eisenhower

AFRICOM commander meets Tunisian military leaders aboard the USS Eisenhower

AFRICOM commander meets Tunisian military leaders aboard the USS Eisenhower

11:57 AM3/26/2021

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, salutes Sailors on the flight deck as he arrives aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), in the Mediterranean Sea, March 25, 2021. The IKE Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa.

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U.S. Africa Command forces conduct operational assessment in Timbuktu, Mali

U.S. Africa Command forces conduct operational assessment in Timbuktu, Mali

U.S. Africa Command forces conduct operational assessment in Timbuktu, Mali

11:10 PM3/19/2021

U.S. forces comprised of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, Task Force Bayonet, and Southern European Task Force Africa civil affairs service members participate in a site assessment alongside French forces in Timbuktu, Mali, March 20, 2021. U.S. forces routinely conduct operational assessments across regions to prepare for contingencies, exercise readiness, and identify areas of improvement.

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International Exercise Obangame Express set to begin

International Exercise Obangame Express set to begin

International Exercise Obangame Express set to begin

12:00 AM3/12/2021

OE21 is part of a comprehensive strategy by U.S. Naval Forces Africa and U.S. Africa Command to provide collaborative opportunities for African forces and international partners to address maritime security concerns.

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U.S. Africa Command discusses operations and logistics with Sahel Region partners

U.S. Africa Command discusses operations and logistics with Sahel Region partners

U.S. Africa Command discusses operations and logistics with Sahel Region partners

4:25 PM3/5/2021

General Marc, commander of Barkhane Force, held a medal ceremony on Feb. 8 at the N’Djamena military base. As part of a U.S. delegation visit to Chad, the general awarded the Overseas Service Medal to four U.S. Soldiers for their participation in the operation conducted in the Sahelo Saharian area.

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