12:00 AM10/6/2023

Fifteen New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, who traveled to South Africa in September for a military skills competition, took home a team second place and some individual awards at the end of the week-long event. The South African National Defence Force Military Skills Competition, held at a at a South African Army base in Potchefstroom from Sept. 9 to 16, tested competitors’ skills in rifle and pistol marksmanship, land and water obstacle courses, grenade throwing, and a eight kilometer combat run through the rugged landscape. The event was started by the South African military Reserve Forces Council in 2006 and is open to teams from other nations.

12:00 AM10/6/2023

New York National Guard Staff Sgt. Quian Han, gets marksmanship advice from a South African Army Senior warrant officer the South African National Defence Force Military Skills Competition in Potchefstroom, South Africa, September 12, 2023. The competition took place from September 9th through the 16th and involved rifle and pistol marksmanship, 5-mile run, grenade throwing, and a land/water obstacle course. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)

12:00 AM10/6/2023

New York National Guard Capt. Nick Trentarelli runs land obstacle course at the South African National Defence Force Military Skills Competition in Potchefstroom, South Africa, September 12, 2023. The New York National Guard sent 15 Soldiers and Airmen to compete in the 2023 competition which began on Sept. 9, 2023, and ran through Sept. 16, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)

12:00 AM10/6/2023

New York National Guard Spc. Joshua Gonzalez runs land obstacle course at the South African National Defence Force Military Skills Competition in Potchefstroom, South Africa, September 12, 2023. The New York National Guard sent 15 Soldiers and Airmen to compete in the 2023 competition which began on Sept. 9, 2023, and ran through Sept. 16, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)

12:00 AM10/6/2023

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the African Lion exercise series. What started as a bilateral exercise between the U.S. Marines and the Moroccan Army has grown every year to include three additional African host nations, multiple African and European partners and allies, and the entire U.S. joint and total force.

12:00 AM10/6/2023

Air Force Major General Denise Donnell, commander of the New York Air National Guard, right, presents a challenge coin to Army Staff Sgt. Keyonta Williams, a New York Army National Guard recruiter, who was competing in the South African National Defence Force Military Skills competition in Potchefstrom, South Africa on Sept. 16, 2023. The New York National Guard sent 15 Soldiers and Airmen to compete in the week-long event which ran from Sept. 9 ti 16.(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)

12:00 AM10/6/2023

New York National Guard Staff Sgt. Keyontae Williams competes in the water obstacle course at the South African National Defence Force Military Skills Competition in Potchefstroom, South Africa, September 12, 2023. The New York National Guard sent 15 Soldiers and Airmen to compete in the 2023 competition which began on Sept. 9, 2023, and ran through Sept. 16, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)

12:00 AM10/5/2023

Gen. Daniel Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard, will introduce the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund, SETAF-AF Commanding General, will discuss the Army’s support U. S. Africa Command's campaign in Africa and where it interfaces with SPPs in Africa, before turning over to Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, The Adjutant General for the North Dakota National Guard, state partner to Ghana, Benin and Togo to discuss his state’s individual partnership.

12:00 AM10/3/2023

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 reinforced is relieved by VMM-261 (REIN) during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1. U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa deployed both VMM squadrons to support aerial and combat operations in the Horn of Africa. CLDJ is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where and when they are needed to ensure security in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia.

12:00 AM10/3/2023

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, shakes hands with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. John Miller, commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 reinforced during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1. U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa deployed both VMM squadrons to support aerial and combat operations in the Horn of Africa. CLDJ is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where and when they are needed to ensure security in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia.

12:00 AM10/3/2023

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 reinforced is relieved by VMM-261 (REIN) during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1. U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa deployed both VMM squadrons to support aerial and combat operations in the Horn of Africa. CLDJ is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where and when they are needed to ensure security in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia.

12:00 AM10/3/2023

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 reinforced is relieved by VMM-261 (REIN) during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1. U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa deployed both VMM squadrons to support aerial and combat operations in the Horn of Africa. CLDJ is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where and when they are needed to ensure security in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia.

12:00 AM10/3/2023

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 reinforced is relieved by VMM-261 (REIN) during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1. U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa deployed both VMM squadrons to support aerial and combat operations in the Horn of Africa. CLDJ is an operational installation that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where and when they are needed to ensure security in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia.

12:00 AM10/3/2023

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 reinforced (VMM-364) handed off their mission as the Aviation Combat Element in the Horn of Africa to VMM-261 (REIN) following a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1.

12:00 AM10/2/2023

The U.S. and Ghana share a strong history of promoting maritime peace and stability in the Gulf of Guinea. The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Tema, Ghana for a routine port visit, Oct. 2, 2023.

12:00 AM9/23/2023

U.S. Army Spc. Phantajia Smith, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa radio maintenance specialist, adjusts a radio system during a communications exercise at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 24, 2023. Communications troops host a monthly communications exercise, testing networks and communications across a range of means, to ensure no matter what happens, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa stays in constant contact with those conducting missions.

12:00 AM9/23/2023

U.S. Army Spc. Sean Carney, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa radio maintenance specialist, adjusts a satellite dish during a communications exercise at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 23, 2023. Communications specialists support everyone from security forces, the East Africa Response Force, and training exercises to the more mundane daily activities of sending emails and browsing the web.

12:00 AM9/23/2023

U.S. Army Spc. Phantajia Smith, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa radio maintenance specialist, configures a radio antenna during a communications exercise at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 27, 2023. Communications specialists are functional experts in the realms of fixing and providing the technology for anyone leaving the confines of Camp Lemonnier.

8:06 AM9/22/2023

8:06 AM9/22/2023