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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Tracking Exercise with Ghanaian, Italian Navies

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Tracking Exercise with Ghanaian, Italian Navies

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Conducts Tracking Exercise with Ghanaian, Italian Navies

2:53 PM10/26/2020

An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the "Ghost Riders" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 takes off from the flight deck of the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams during a tracking exercise between Hershel “Woody” Williams, the Italian Navy frigate ITS Federico Martinengo, and the Ghana Navy Snake-class patrol vessel Ehwor in the Gulf of Guinea, Sept. 28, 2020. Also pictured is an Italian NH 90 helicopter assigned to Federico Martinengo. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.

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U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense

U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense

U.S. donates personal protective equipment to Zambian Ministry of Defense

10:50 AM10/20/2020

At the behest of the Ministry of Defense, the U.S. government, through U.S. Africa Command, secured the PPE and other supplies in support of the Zambian government’s inter-ministerial measures to contain the spread of this unprecedented public health crisis. The Oct. 1 donation saw Defense Ministry Permanent Secretary Felix Phiri receive the PPE donation from Lt. Col. Erick Jordan, U.S. Embassy Defense Attaché.

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U.S., Senegalese naval leaders plan new Naval Infantry Symposium

U.S., Senegalese naval leaders plan new Naval Infantry Symposium

U.S., Senegalese naval leaders plan new Naval Infantry Symposium

1:47 PM10/8/2020

Maj. Gen. Stephen Neary, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, visited with Senegalese Naval Chief of Staff Rear Adm. Oumar Wade and U.S. Ambassador to Senegal Tulinabo Mushingi, in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 5-7, 2020.

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AFRICOM’s new director of operations visits Africa to engage with partners

AFRICOM’s new director of operations visits Africa to engage with partners

AFRICOM’s new director of operations visits Africa to engage with partners

2:35 PM10/5/2020

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joel Tyler, director of operations, speaks with soldiers from the Djiboutian National Army’s Rapid Intervention Battalion (RIB) after watching a live-fire exercise Sept. 28. The RIB’s mission is to serve as a reactionary force to accomplish specific tasks directed by their higher command in the Djiboutian army.

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U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

10:25 AM10/5/2020

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper visited Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, highlighting America's long-term involvement in North Africa.

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U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

10:20 AM10/5/2020

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark Esper and Minister-Delegate for the Administration of National Defense Abdellatif Loudiyi sign a U.S.-Morocco defense cooperation road map in Rabat, Morocco, Oct. 2. Esper visited Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, highlighting America's long-term involvement in North Africa.

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U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

10:19 AM10/5/2020

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark Esper meets with Inspector General for the Kingdom of Morocco, Gen. Abdelfattah Louarak, at the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Headquaters, Rabat, Morocco, Oct. 2. Esper visited Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, highlighting America's long-term involvement in North Africa.

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U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

10:17 AM10/5/2020

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark Esper lays a wreath at the Monument of the Martyr, Algiers, Algeria, Oct. 1. Esper visited Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, highlighting America's long-term involvement in North Africa.

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U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

10:16 AM10/5/2020

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark Esper meets with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, at the presidential palace in Algiers, Algeria, Oct. 1. Esper visited Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, highlighting America's long-term involvement in North Africa.

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U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

10:14 AM10/5/2020

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark Esper meets with Tunisian President Kais Saied, at Carthage Palace, Tunisia, Sept. 30. Esper visited Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, highlighting America's long-term involvement in North Africa.

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U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

U.S. increases engagements with African nations

10:09 AM10/5/2020

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark Esper reviews the troops in a welcome ceremony with Tunisian Minister of Defense Ibraham Bartagi, Tunis, Tunisia, Sept. 30. Esper visited Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, highlighting America's long-term involvement in North Africa.

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Statement from AFRICOM commander U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend on the command’s 12th Anniversary

Statement from AFRICOM commander U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend on the command’s 12th Anniversary

Statement from AFRICOM commander U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend on the command’s 12th Anniversary

4:41 PM10/1/2020

Today, U.S. Africa Command’s theater is key terrain for global power competition. U.S. Africa Command enables the United States' enduring partnership with like-minded countries to address challenges from strategic competitors like China and Russia, who continue to expand their authoritarian influence worldwide, including in Africa.

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USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, Royal Moroccan Navy conduct tracking exercise

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, Royal Moroccan Navy conduct tracking exercise

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, Royal Moroccan Navy conduct tracking exercise

8:40 AM9/21/2020

The exercise follows Morocco’s participation in an air interoperability mission Sept. 7, in which four F-16s from the Moroccan Air Force trained alongside U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortresses and the U.S. Navy's USS Roosevelt.

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Statement from AFRICOM Commander U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend on 9/11 & Current Threats

Statement from AFRICOM Commander U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend on 9/11 & Current Threats

Statement from AFRICOM Commander U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend on 9/11 & Current Threats

5:19 PM9/11/2020

Today, U.S. Africa Command continues the fight against al-Qaeda and its affiliates across the African continent, protecting the American people as well as our African and international partners. This important work safeguards our nation, strengthens our partners, and protects our way of life from enemies intent on our destruction.

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Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab

Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab

Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab

12:00 AM8/24/2020

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted one (1) airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists after they attacked partner forces from a building in the vicinity of Dar as Salam, Somalia, on Aug. 24, 2020.

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U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services

U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services

U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services

3:49 PM8/14/2020

Airmen from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load COVID-19 personal protection equipment onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 13, 2020. Airmen from the 721st APS worked with the 37th Airlift Squadron to ensure the safe transport of personal protection equipment to South Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons)

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U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services

U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services

U.S. donates COVID-19 protective gear to South African Health Services

3:35 PM8/14/2020

Airmen from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load COVID-19 personal protection equipment onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 13, 2020. Airmen from the 721st APS worked with the 37th Airlift Squadron to ensure the safe transport of personal protection equipment to South Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons)

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U.S. Africa Command

U.S. Africa Command

U.S. Africa Command

3:41 PM8/13/2020

STUTTGART, Germany—Col. Jeffrey M, Schroeder (left), director, command control, communications, and computer systems, and Col. Gretchen Nunez (right), director, joint cyber center, U.S. Africa Command, listen to their African nation counterparts as they discuss cybersecurity during COVID-19, U.S. African Stuttgart, Germany, August 5, 2020. The two-day course included African partners from Uganda, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, and Morocco. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez, Public Affairs, U.S. Africa Command)

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Virtual symposium focuses on cybersecurity, teleworking during COVID

Virtual symposium focuses on cybersecurity, teleworking during COVID

Virtual symposium focuses on cybersecurity, teleworking during COVID

3:08 PM8/13/2020

Col. Jeffrey M, Schroeder (left), director, command control, communications, and computer systems, and Col. Gretchen Nunez (right), director, joint cyber center, U.S. Africa Command, listen to their African nation counterparts as they discuss cybersecurity during COVID-19, U.S. African Stuttgart, Germany, August 5, 2020. The two-day course included African partners from Uganda, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, and Morocco. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez, Public Affairs, U.S. Africa Command)

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U.S. Africa Command developing plans to move headquarters

U.S. Africa Command developing plans to move headquarters

U.S. Africa Command developing plans to move headquarters

9:22 AM7/31/2020

In response to the President’s direction, efforts are now underway to develop plans and options to relocate U.S. Africa Command headquarters and forces from Germany. The command will look first at options elsewhere in Europe, but also will consider options in the United States.

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