Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander
3:36 PM10/19/2022
During his first trip to North Africa since taking command of U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley visited Morocco, Tunisia, and the USNS Trenton.
Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander
12:00 AM10/19/2022
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, greets U.S. Embassy Tunis staff and service members outside the USNS Trenton while at port at La Goulette Pier, Tunisia, Oct. 19, 2022. The command Senior Enlisted Advisor, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, accompanied Langley on the three-day trip which included stops in Morocco and Tunisia to meet with host nation military leaders, U.S. Chiefs of Mission, and U.S. Navy sailors currently in the region.
Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander
12:00 AM10/19/2022
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, greets U.S. service members assigned to the USNS Trenton while at port at La Goulette Pier, Tunisia, Oct. 19, 2022. The command Senior Enlisted Advisor, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, accompanied Langley on the three-day trip which included stops in Morocco and Tunisia to meet with host nation military leaders, U.S. Chiefs of Mission, and U.S. Navy sailors currently in the region.
Gen. Langley makes first visit to North Africa as commander
12:00 AM10/19/2022
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, answers questions from Sailors during a visit on board the USNS Trenton while at port at La Goulette Pier, Tunisia, Oct. 19, 2022. The command Senior Enlisted Advisor, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, accompanied Langley on the three-day trip which included stops in Morocco and Tunisia to meet with host nation military leaders, U.S. Chiefs of Mission, and U.S. Navy sailors currently in the region.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, greets General Belkhir El Farouk, inspector general of the Moroccan Armed Forces and commander of the Southern Zone, to discuss shared security interests and future areas of potential cooperation, in Rabat, Morocco, Oct. 17, 2022. The visit in Morocco, which was followed by a stop in Tunisia, was Langley's third to Africa since taking command.
Planning for crisis response: personnel recovery professionals collaborate, train for recovery operations
12:00 AM10/17/2022
U.S. Africa Command’s Personnel Recovery Branch strengthened partnerships and enhanced crisis response by hosting the first-ever Personnel Recovery Table Top Exercise Rodeo at the Edelweiss Resort and Conference Center in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, from Oct. 16-20, 2022.
Planning for crisis response: personnel recovery professionals collaborate, train for recovery operations
12:00 AM10/17/2022
U.S. Africa Command’s Personnel Recovery Branch strengthened partnerships and enhanced crisis response by hosting the first-ever Personnel Recovery Table Top Exercise Rodeo at the Edelweiss Resort and Conference Center in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, from Oct. 16-20, 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.
U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana
9:47 AM10/5/2022
Members of the U.S. Army, Ghanaian army, and Northern Regional Peace council speak to locals during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Yendi, Ghana, August 31, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.
U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana
9:47 AM10/5/2022
A Ghanaian nurse assigned to the 6th Infantry Battalion works with a translator to treat a patient during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Yendi, Ghana, August 31, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.
U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana
9:47 AM10/5/2022
Soldiers assigned to the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion speak to local children during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Yendi, Ghana, August 31, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.
U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana
9:47 AM10/5/2022
A Ghanaian nurse assigned to the 6th Infantry Battalion conducts a preliminary eye exam during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Yendi, Ghana, August 31, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.
U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces host medical civic action program in Ghana
9:47 AM10/5/2022
A Soldier assigned to the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion consults with a Ghanaian soldier from the 6th Infantry Battalion during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Yendi, Ghana, September 01, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.
U.S. forces conduct strike in Somalia targeting al-Shabaab leader
4:42 PM10/3/2022
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against the al-Shabaab militant network in Somalia on Oct. 1, 2022.
NAVAF, MARFORAF engineers kick off deployment to Ghana
12:00 AM9/30/2022
With support from Royal Danish Defense forces, the joint and combined team will also make critical construction builds or repairs to a mobile camp facility at the Ghana Navy Training command (NAVTRAC) in preparation for the NAVAF-led exercise Obangame Express 2023 and the U.S. Special Operations Command Africa-led exercise Flintlock.
U.S. Africa Command Special Operations Forces train alongside partners in Benin
12:00 AM9/29/2022
Special Operations Command Africa JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.
U.S. Partnering with Benin to combat piracy in Gulf of Guinea
12:00 AM9/29/2022
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer Chris De Pooter measures the width of a newly constructed boat launch in Cotonou, Benin, on Sept. 29, 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delivered the project as part of a larger program led by the U.S. Africa Command and the U.S. Embassy in Benin in support of bolstering Beninese maritime policing capabilities as they play a key role in combatting regional piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.