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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

9:26 AM2/10/2022

Members of the Djiboutian Gendarmerie practice tourniquet techniques with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edward Kovac, medic, 404th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), Civil Affairs East Africa, during a medical knowledge exchange at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2022. Civil Affairs Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa partnered with the Gendarmerie at their mobile unit for a four-day event which allowed both parties to share their medical practices and tactics through educational comparisons and hands-on practical application. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

9:26 AM2/10/2022

Members of the Djiboutian Gendarmerie prepare to practice tactical drag techniques during a medical knowledge exchange at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti, Africa, Jan. 17, 2022. Civil Affairs Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa partnered with the Gendarmerie at their mobile unit for a four-day event which allowed both parties to share their medical practices and tactics through educational comparisons and hands-on practical application. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

9:26 AM2/10/2022

Members of the Djiboutian Gendarmerie practice tactical lift techniques during a medical knowledge exchange at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2022. Civil Affairs Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa partnered with the Gendarmerie at their mobile unit for a four-day event which allowed both parties to share their medical practices and tactics through educational comparisons and hands-on practical application. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

Combined Joint Task Force - Horn

9:26 AM2/10/2022

Members of the Djiboutian Gendarmerie are pictured with U.S. service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa following a medical knowledge exchange at the Gendarmerie compound in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jan. 17, 2022. Civil Affairs Soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa partnered with the Gendarmeries at their mobile unit for a four-day event which allowed both parties to share their medical practices and tactics through educational comparisons and hands-on practical application. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

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U.S. Naval Forces-Africa continues exercises to test movement of troops across Africa

U.S. Naval Forces-Africa continues exercises to test movement of troops across Africa

U.S. Naval Forces-Africa continues exercises to test movement of troops across Africa

4:34 PM5/13/2021

U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Company, Europe (FASTEUR), U.S. Navy Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 8 (EODMU 8), and Naval Construction Forces, the “Seabees”, Commander, Task Force - 68 (CTF-68) personnel wait to board a U.S. Air Force C-130J with the 37th Airlift Squadron in Agadez, Niger, May 8, 2021 for a joint forces readiness exercise in Mali, Africa. U.S. forces routinely conduct operational and logistics assessment exercises across regions to prepare for contingencies, exercise readiness, and identify areas of improvement. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. William Chockey)

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AFRICOM Donates Field Hospital to Kenya Border Police

AFRICOM Donates Field Hospital to Kenya Border Police

AFRICOM Donates Field Hospital to Kenya Border Police

4:26 PM11/23/2020

U.S. Africa Command donated a 40-bed, negative air pressure mobile field hospital to the Kenya Border Police, demonstrating its longstanding commitment to Kenya and continued support for partner nations in the fight against COVID-19.

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AFRICOM Donates Field Hospital to Kenya Border Police

AFRICOM Donates Field Hospital to Kenya Border Police

AFRICOM Donates Field Hospital to Kenya Border Police

4:22 PM11/23/2020

In addition to providing the control officer for the project, the Massachusetts National Guardsman will also assist in providing medical expertise post-COVID response when the Mobile Field Hospital is deployed to other areas.

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New evidence of Russian aircraft active in Libyan airspace

New evidence of Russian aircraft active in Libyan airspace

New evidence of Russian aircraft active in Libyan airspace

12:00 AM6/18/2020

These Russian aircraft are being used to support private military companies (PMCs) sponsored by the Russian government. A MiG-29 was photographed operating in the vicinity of the city of Sirte, Libya. The Spoon Rest is a Russian-made, mobile early warning radar system, designed to provide tactical support to military activities. Russia uses this system when deployed to a nation in the conduct of tactical combat operations.

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AFRICOM raises visibility, launches updated, mobile-friendly website

AFRICOM raises visibility, launches updated, mobile-friendly website

AFRICOM raises visibility, launches updated, mobile-friendly website

2:07 PM6/5/2020

Site supports multiple languages to address threats to African/U.S. interests, to include video captured by our pilots of Russian aircraft en route to Libya in May.

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U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

1:21 PM4/15/2020

TOUBA, Senegal--Soldiers in the Senegalese Armed Forces, participate in the training on how to efficiently and effectively set-up, take down and operate the mobile hospital at the Senegal Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Touba, Senegal. One of these hospitals and their trained medical staff is deployed to help cope with the emergency of the outbreak of Covid-19. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Embassy Senegal)

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AFRICOM Commander Visits U.S., Partner Troops during Exercise Cutlass Express

AFRICOM Commander Visits U.S., Partner Troops during Exercise Cutlass Express

AFRICOM Commander Visits U.S., Partner Troops during Exercise Cutlass Express

9:36 AM11/5/2019

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, visited the Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Lewis B. Puller to observe evolutions and meet with troops during the multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2019.2 in Djibouti, Nov. 4, 2019.

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AFRICOM Commander Visits U.S., Partner Troops during Exercise Cutlass Express

AFRICOM Commander Visits U.S., Partner Troops during Exercise Cutlass Express

AFRICOM Commander Visits U.S., Partner Troops during Exercise Cutlass Express

9:22 AM11/5/2019

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), visited the Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) to observe evolutions and meet with troops during the multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2019.2 (CE 19.2) in Djibouti, Nov. 4, 2019.

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New mobile hospital enhances Ugandan military capacity

New mobile hospital enhances Ugandan military capacity

New mobile hospital enhances Ugandan military capacity

1:16 PM5/23/2019

Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force trained on setting-up, taking down, and operating a UN-standard level-2 hospital, at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 6-17, 2019.

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U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

12:00 AM5/23/2019

JINJA, Uganda--A UN-standard level-2 mobile treatment facility stands in the motor pool of the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 16, 2019. Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) recently conducted training on efficiently and effectively setting-up, taking down and operating the mobile hospital at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 6-17, 2019, as a part of vendor training under the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership program.

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U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

12:00 AM5/23/2019

JINJA, Uganda--A UN-standard level-2 mobile treatment facility stands in the motor pool of the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 16, 2019. Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) recently conducted training on efficiently and effectively setting-up, taking down and operating the mobile hospital at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 6-17, 2019, as a part of vendor training under the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership program.

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U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

12:00 AM5/23/2019

JINJA, Uganda--A UN-standard level-2 mobile treatment facility stands in the motor pool of the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 16, 2019. Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) recently conducted training on efficiently and effectively setting-up, taking down and operating the mobile hospital at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 6-17, 2019, as a part of vendor training under the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership program.

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U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

12:00 AM5/23/2019

JINJA, Uganda--Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force work to set up the frame of a UN-standard level-2 mobile treatment facility at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 13, 2019, as a part of vendor training under the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership program.

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U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

12:00 AM5/23/2019

JINJA, Uganda--1st Lt. Vincent Nzayisenga, medical clinic officer, Uganda People’s Defence Force, gives directives to UPDF soldiers about the layout of a UN-standard level-2 mobile treatment facility, May 15, 2019, during the vendor training event at the URDCC motor pool, Jinja, Uganda.

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U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

12:00 AM5/23/2019

JINJA, Uganda--1st Lt. Vincent Nzayisenga, medical clinic officer, Uganda People’s Defence Force, gives directives to UPDF soldiers about the layout of a UN-standard level-2 mobile treatment facility, May 15, 2019, during the vendor training event at the URDCC motor pool, Jinja, Uganda.

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U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19

12:00 AM5/23/2019

JINJA, Uganda--Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force work to set up the frame of a UN-standard level-2 mobile treatment facility at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 13, 2019, as a part of vendor training under the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership program.

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