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State Partnership, shared visions highlight African Chiefs of Defense conference

State Partnership, shared visions highlight African Chiefs of Defense conference

State Partnership, shared visions highlight African Chiefs of Defense conference

9:52 AM3/8/2023

Stability was a key element of this year's meeting, with discussions held on the root causes, indicators, and vectors of instability.

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter ports in Cabo Verde

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter ports in Cabo Verde

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter ports in Cabo Verde

3:21 PM1/3/2023

The port visit underscores our work with African partners to counter illicit maritime activity in the Atlantic Ocean.

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U.S., Angola conclude inaugural military medical exercise

U.S., Angola conclude inaugural military medical exercise

U.S., Angola conclude inaugural military medical exercise

12:00 AM11/16/2022

Capt. Claudia McDermott (right), emergency room registered nurse and commander, 357th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, converses with members of the Angolan Army medical staff during a medical lecture for MEDREX Angola 23-1, held at the Hospital Militar Principal in Luanda, Angola. The Angolan Medical Readiness Exercise is a medical training exercise that allows military medical personnel from the U.S. Army and their African partners to exchange medical practices procedures and techniques.

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U.S., Angola conclude inaugural military medical exercise

U.S., Angola conclude inaugural military medical exercise

U.S., Angola conclude inaugural military medical exercise

12:00 AM11/14/2022

The Angolan Medical Readiness Exercise is a medical training exercise, planned and executed by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, that allows military medical personnel from the U.S. Army and their African partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques that build and strengthen treatment capabilities, resulting in lasting relationships between medical professionals.

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U.S., Angola conclude inaugural military medical exercise

U.S., Angola conclude inaugural military medical exercise

U.S., Angola conclude inaugural military medical exercise

12:00 AM11/9/2022

Maj. Andrew Isaacson (center), general surgeon, 848th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, performs hernia surgery on an Angolan patient while an Angolan Army medical intern (left) assists, during MEDREX Angola 23-1, held at the Hospital Militar Principal in Luanda, Angola. MEDREX is a medical training exercise that allows military health specialists from the U.S. Army and their African Partners to exchange medical practices, procedures and techniques.

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African Partnership Flight kicks off North and West Africa ISR conference

African Partnership Flight kicks off North and West Africa ISR conference

African Partnership Flight kicks off North and West Africa ISR conference

12:00 AM10/26/2022

U.S. Air Force Gen. James Hecker, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, gives a speech during the 2022 Africa Air Forces Forum, Oct. 26, 2022, in Dakar, Senegal. The Senegalese Air Force-hosted Africa Air Force Forum is a launching point to build connections and promote dialogue between partners to bridge capability gaps, promote integration, and assure peace throughout the continent.

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Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

2:50 PM10/17/2022

Attendees of the African Land Forces Summit 2022 stand together for a photo following the "Airborne 5000" demonstration, an overview of U.S. Army Airborne school in Fort Benning, Georgia, Mar. 22, 2022. ALFS is a week-long summit hosted by the U.S. Army Chief of Staff intended to bring together chiefs of land forces from the African continent to discuss solutions to challenges they face and solidify relationships with partner nations.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ghanaian military train on base camp design

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ghanaian military train on base camp design

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ghanaian military train on base camp design

12:00 AM10/14/2022

Engineers from the Ghanaian Army join with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Embassy in Accra, U.S. Security Forces Assistance Brigade and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force - Africa for a photo Oct. 14, 2022, at the schoolhouse where the engineers trained on base camp development. The training is part of the larger African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership Program.

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Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

Planning underway for ALFS 23 in Cote d’Ivoire

12:00 AM10/7/2022

ALFS is a weeklong event that hosts leaders from more than forty African countries for training and partnership building with U.S. Army leaders.

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African Lion 23 planning begins

African Lion 23 planning begins

African Lion 23 planning begins

12:00 AM10/6/2022

African Lion is a U.S. Africa Command event, led by SETAF-AF in coordination with all U.S. joint forces, multiple U.S. government agencies and Allies and Partners.

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U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside partners in Benin

U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside partners in Benin

U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside partners in Benin

12:00 AM9/7/2022

Beninese soldiers from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion provide security for the Alpha platoon during a Joint Combined Exercise Training in Ouassa, Benin, on Sept. 7, 2022. International engagement is necessary to counter violent extremism, and our military engagements are just one way we support African partners as part of an international community.

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Pan-African air mobility unit plans developed

Pan-African air mobility unit plans developed

Pan-African air mobility unit plans developed

7:31 AM9/6/2022

The Air Transport Sharing Mechanism capstone was held during the 5th Liaison Officer Working Group hosted by U.S. Air Forces Africa and Botswana Defence Force in Kasane, Botswana, Aug. 22-26, 2022.

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Pan-African air mobility unit plans developed

Pan-African air mobility unit plans developed

Pan-African air mobility unit plans developed

12:00 AM8/25/2022

Tunisian air force Col. Kais Sghaier, 11th Air Unit commander, briefs liaison officers about the Air Transport Sharing Mechanism during the Association of African Air Forces’ 2022 LNO Working Group in Kasane, Botswana, Aug. 25, 2022. The ATSM goal is to enhance the African Union’s strategic lift capability.

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Association of African Air Forces: twenty-seven African nations come together

Association of African Air Forces: twenty-seven African nations come together

Association of African Air Forces: twenty-seven African nations come together

8:01 AM8/24/2022

The event allows action officer-level personnel designated by their respective Air Forces to collaborate.

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Faces of AFRICOM | Office of Legal Counsel

Faces of AFRICOM | Office of Legal Counsel

Faces of AFRICOM | Office of Legal Counsel

8:25 AM8/23/2022

The "Faces of AFRICOM" project is a recurring series that aims to provide greater insight to different positions across U.S. Africa Command and how those roles support U.S. and African partner shared goals. This edition sheds light on the role of the Office of Legal Counsel from the perspective of Sandra Franzblau, a civilian attorney at U.S. Africa Command. Legal advisors are essential to U.S. Africa Command as they guide commanders and their staff on making informed decisions in accordance with the law. Their goal is to provide advice in a timely and accurate manner to ensure operations and missions are rewarding for both the U.S. military and its partners. "We are not like a traditional legal office, where we are providing legal opinions on other staff's plans. Instead, we are working as staff officers ourselves, providing guidance to the command on security cooperation activities designed to address our partner's capacity and capability gaps," Franzblau said. The Office of Legal Counsel provides legal guidance in various areas, including international law, operational law, administrative law, legal engagements, military justice, ethics/ standards of conduct, personnel matters, fiscal law, and contract law. Almost everything at U.S. Africa Command goes through the Office of Legal Counsel. "We provide essential support to the exercise program, engaging with African military legal partners on how they exercise consistent with the law. We have our own two signature legal engagements - the African Military Law Forum and the Accountability Colloquium. It is one of the most gratifying professional positions that I have ever held," said Franzblau. U.S. Africa Command is one of seven U.S. Department of Defense geographic combatant commands. The command is responsible for all U.S. military operations, exercises, security cooperation, and conducts crisis response on the African continent in order to advance U.S. interests and promote regional security, stability, and prosperity.

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Faces of AFRICOM | U.S. Coast Guard

Faces of AFRICOM | U.S. Coast Guard

Faces of AFRICOM | U.S. Coast Guard

12:00 AM8/18/2022

The "Faces of AFRICOM" project is a recurring series that aims to provide greater insight to different positions across U.S. Africa Command and how those roles support U.S. and African partner shared goals. This edition sheds light on the role of the U.S. Coast Guard from the perspective of U.S. Coast Guard Codr. Danielle Shupe. The eight U.S. Coast Guard members stationed at U.S. Africa Command provide expertise including protecting living marine resources, environmental protection, law enforcement, drug interdiction, search and rescue, and defense operations. "African partners often tell us that the U.S. Coast Guard is their partner of choice when it comes to maritime training and development," Shupe said. U.S. Coast Guard objectives in Africa include exercising maritime security agreements, enhancing partner nation capacities and promoting the US partnership. This is achieved through joint maritime exercises, engagements, and real-world operations conducted with African partners. "In reality, most African navies are more similar to the Coast Guard than the Navy as they work to enforce national sovereignty in their territorial seas and exclusive economic zones," said Shupe. A stable and sustainable Africa reduces illicit maritime activity and prevents the spread of Violent Extremist Organizations. The U.S. Coast Guard with U.S. Africa Command is helping partner nations develop robust networks to stop illicit activities - such as illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, illegal trafficking, and piracy - at the strategic and operational levels. U.S. Africa Command is one of seven U.S. Department of Defense geographic combatant commands. The command is responsible for all U.S. military operations, exercises, security cooperation, and conducts crisis response on the African continent in order to advance U.S. interests and promote regional security, stability, and prosperity.

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Faces of AFRICOM | Exercise Planner

Faces of AFRICOM | Exercise Planner

Faces of AFRICOM | Exercise Planner

9:44 AM8/17/2022

This edition sheds light on the role of Joint Training, Readiness and Exercises directorate with the help of U.S. Army Lt. Col. Adam McCombs. "A lot of the exercises focus not only on countering VEOs (violent extremist organizations) on the continent, a threat that we both share, but also promoting stability and regional security within the host nations and the surrounding nations for the objectives we are looking to achieve within the exercise program," explained McCombs. "We take a big account to what our partner nation's objectives are and making sure that the exercise also meets those ideas." The main objectives when planning exercises are to take the combatant commander's guidance for the operations and align the program in a way that achieves the campaign strategy, assists in countering threats, strengthens alliances, and increases the overall joint readiness of the force. Exercises are a necessary part of how the command operates in Africa by incorporating all lines of effort by gaining access and influence, countering threats, incorporating crisis mitigation and response, and coordinating with allies and partners. U.S. Africa Command is one of seven U.S. Department of Defense geographic combatant commands. The command is responsible for all U.S. military operations, exercises, security cooperation, and conducts crisis response on the African continent in order to advance U.S. interests and promote regional security, stability, and prosperity.

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U.S. Africa Command welcomes new leader

U.S. Africa Command welcomes new leader

U.S. Africa Command welcomes new leader

1:39 PM8/9/2022

Gen. Michael Langley, incoming commander, U.S. Africa Command, speaks with Ms. Chidi Blyden, deputy assistant secretary of defense for African Affairs, before a change of command ceremony in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. 9. Core to U.S. Africa Command’s mission is to work with allies and partners in a whole-of-government approach where defense supports diplomatic and development efforts to address shared security threats.

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Faces of AFRICOM | Medical Logistics

Faces of AFRICOM | Medical Logistics

Faces of AFRICOM | Medical Logistics

12:00 AM7/20/2022

The “Faces of AFRICOM” project is a recurring series that aims to provide greater insight to different positions across U.S. Africa Command and how those roles support U.S. and African partner shared goals. This edition sheds light on the role of medical logistics with the help of U.S. Navy Commander Byron Jordan. Jordan, along with the rest of the medical logistics team, provides intensive management of medical products as well as repair and maintenance of medical equipment. Crucial aspects to the success of the medical logistics capability are the anticipation of customer needs and the ability to self-sustain through the thorough care of equipment. Personnel known as biomedical technicians calibrate and certify the medical equipment so that medical teams can perform their jobs more effectively. “We like to be bored, but we like to be prepared if something happens,” said Jordan. U.S. Africa Command’s medical logistics team ships, moves, and manages personnel and FDA approved products in African partner nations in support of various operations and exercises throughout the year. Also under the team’s management are blood products. “If you donate blood, it could end up in Africa to help support surgery to one of our service members” said Jordan. Medical logistics is and will continue to be an integral part of the Military Health System and U.S. Africa Command operations. U.S. Africa Command is one of seven U.S. Department of Defense geographic combatant commands. The command is responsible for all U.S. military operations, exercises, security cooperation, and conducts crisis response on the African continent in order to advance U.S. interests and promote regional security, stability, and prosperity.

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New York Army National Guard Soldiers partner with South African military in Shared Accord 2022

New York Army National Guard Soldiers partner with South African military in Shared Accord 2022

New York Army National Guard Soldiers partner with South African military in Shared Accord 2022

12:00 AM7/13/2022

This year's iteration of Shared Accord, taking place in South Africa during June 2022, focuses on medical readiness and field training exercise to demonstrate interoperability and strengthen partnerships.

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