Gen. Townsend visits Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana
to advance mutual security interests
9:43 AM11/24/2021
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, speaks with Botswana Defense Force non-commissioned officers as part of a multi-country trip to the Southern Africa region from Nov. 17-23. “The Botswanan Defense Force is an excellent example of a military with a strong, professional non-commissioned officer corps,” said Thresher. “I look forward to continuing the strong relationship forged through the African Enlisted Development Strategy.”
Gen. Townsend visits Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana
to advance mutual security interests
9:43 AM11/24/2021
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, U.S. Africa Command senior enlisted leader, speaks with Botswana Defense Force non-commissioned officers as part of a multi-country trip to the Southern Africa region from Nov. 17-23. “The Botswanan Defense Force is an excellent example of a military with a strong, professional non-commissioned officer corps,” said Thresher. “I look forward to continuing the strong relationship forged through the African Enlisted Development Strategy.”
Warfighter Recovery Network conducts multi-day rescue at sea
12:21 PM11/16/2021
Members of the WRN received an urgent request for a mariner experiencing symptoms of a heart attack aboard the U.S. flagged cargo ship Liberty Grace located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 500 nautical miles east of Kenya.
Strengthening the partnership and addressing common challenges are key tenants in U.S. Africa Command’s African Enlisted Development Strategy, which enabled Lazaar’s participation in the course that focused on non-commissioned officer development and leadership training in a multinational environment.
Planning is underway for the African Land Forces Summit 2022
3:47 PM11/9/2021
Southern European Task Force, Africa, planners meet with a representative from Hotel Marriott to conduct market research and discuss logistical requirements for African Land Forces Summit 2022 at The Hotel Columbus Marriott in Columbus, Georgia on Oct. 19, 2021. ALFS is scheduled to take place in March 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Tianna Field)
Planning is underway for the African Land Forces Summit 2022
3:47 PM11/9/2021
Southern European Task Force, Africa, planners meet with representatives from several businesses to conduct market research and discuss logistical requirements for African Land Forces Summit 2022 at The Ironworks in Columbus, Georgia on Oct. 19, 2021. ALFS is scheduled to take place in March 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Tianna Field)
Planning is underway for the African Land Forces Summit 2022
3:47 PM11/9/2021
Southern European Task Force, Africa, planners meet with representatives from several businesses to conduct market research and discuss logistical requirements for African Land Forces Summit 2022 at The Ironworks in Columbus, Georgia on Oct. 19, 2021. ALFS is scheduled to take place in March 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Tianna Field)
U.S. Africa Command Civilian Casualty Assessment Quarterly Report; 4th Quarter, 2021
11:02 AM11/1/2021
In the latest quarterly civilian casualty assessment report period ending Sept. 30, 2021, 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.
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Chris Maier visited U.S. personnel and operational facilities in Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, and Niger, Oct. 25-29.
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, addresses service members at 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.
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, assistant to the President for Homeland Security, learn about the air traffic capabilities from Lt. Col. John Lodes, aerial operations battalion commander, 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, at Camp Simba in Manda Bay, Kenya, Oct. 27, 2021. Camp Simba was one of several stops on a trip throughout East Africa that provided Sherwood-Randall a first-hand perspective of the complex security environment in Africa as well as U.S. Africa Command’s counter-terrorism missions across the continent.
Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall, assistant to the President for Homeland Security, meets with members of SEAL Team 2 personnel deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia, Oct. 26. Sherwood-Randall, accompanied by U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, were in Somalia as part of a five-day trip to get a first-hand perspective of the complex security environment in Africa.
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.