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U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/

3:01 PM5/20/2025

250516-N-RC734-1102 PRAIA, Cabo Verde (May 16, 2025) – U.S. Africa Command Ambassador Robert Scott, delivers remarks at the closing ceremony for Obangame Express 2025. Obangame Express is one of three regional maritime exercises led by U.S. Sixth Fleet as part of a comprehensive strategy to provide collaborative opportunities to African forces and international partners to address maritime security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joseph M. Buliavac)

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U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/

3:01 PM5/20/2025

250516-N-RC734-1161 PRAIA, Cabo Verde (May 16, 2025) – Distinguished visitors and exercise participants gather for a group photo at the closing ceremony of Obangame Express 2025. Obangame Express is one of three regional maritime exercises led by U.S. Sixth Fleet as part of a comprehensive strategy to provide collaborative opportunities to African forces and international partners to address maritime security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joseph M. Buliavac)

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Ambassador Robert Scott Joins Obangame Express 2025 in Cabo Verde

Ambassador Robert Scott Joins Obangame Express 2025 in Cabo Verde

Ambassador Robert Scott Joins Obangame Express 2025 in Cabo Verde

3:01 PM5/20/2025

U.S. Ambassador Robert Scott, Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement, U.S. Africa Command, visited Praia, Cabo Verde, in support of Obangame Express 2025, U.S. Naval Forces Africa’s premier West Africa maritime security exercise, May 13-16, 2025.

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U.S. Africa Command

U.S. Africa Command

U.S. Africa Command

10:45 AM5/6/2025

The AFRICOM chaplain delegation, led by U.S. Army Chaplain Colonel Karen Meeker, concluded a series of meetings with key religious leaders in Cairo, Egypt, including His Holiness Theodoros II, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, to foster peace and stability across the continent, March 17, 2025. Hosted at St. Nicolas Church, the delegation discussed shared values of resilience and service with diverse faith leaders, recognizing their critical role in supporting vulnerable communities through schools, hospitals, and orphanages in conflict zones. This engagement laid the groundwork for Strategic Religious Leader Engagement (SRLE), including a collaboration with an Egyptian university to train chaplains and religious leaders in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, positioning Egypt as a regional hub for interfaith training. By leveraging the Patriarch’s extensive influence and AFRICOM’s expertise in ethical guidance, this partnership underscores the importance of addressing social, economic, and religious factors to achieve lasting security, with plans for continued collaboration to promote unity, resilience, and mutual understanding across Africa. 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, and security cooperation, and conducts crisis response on the African continent to advance U.S. interests and promote regional security, stability, and prosperity. (US. Navy photo by Courtesy Contributor)

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Special Operations Command Afric

Special Operations Command Afric

Special Operations Command Afric

9:59 AM4/29/2025

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command, walks with General Lassina Doumbia, Chief of Defense Staff of Côte d’Ivoire, during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 25, April 24, 2025. Flintlock, Africa's premier special operations exercise, unites U.S., allied and partner forces to build the readiness and lethality essential for achieving peace through strength. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Zachary Wright)

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Special Operations Command Afric

Special Operations Command Afric

Special Operations Command Afric

9:59 AM4/29/2025

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command, observes a joint special operations demonstration during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 25, April 24, 2025. During Flintlock 25's opening ceremony, Ivorian and UK Special Forces showcased the lethality and readiness essential for combatting shared threats with a joint raid demonstration, underscoring the exercise's commitment to achieving peace through strength. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Zachary Wright)

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USAFRICOM Successfully Tests AI-Powered Personnel System During Continuity of Operations Exercise

USAFRICOM Successfully Tests AI-Powered Personnel System During Continuity of Operations Exercise

USAFRICOM Successfully Tests AI-Powered Personnel System During Continuity of Operations Exercise

4:38 PM4/28/2025

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) personnel utilize a new AI driven PowerApp prototype. The innovative new technology allows AFRICOM to track and maintain situational awareness of geographically dispersed personnel across myriad agencies, leveraging AI for rapid personnel accountability and resource allocation.

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USAFRICOM Successfully Tests AI-Powered Personnel System During Continuity of Operations Exercise

USAFRICOM Successfully Tests AI-Powered Personnel System During Continuity of Operations Exercise

USAFRICOM Successfully Tests AI-Powered Personnel System During Continuity of Operations Exercise

4:38 PM4/28/2025

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) personnel utilize a new AI driven PowerApp prototype during a recent continuity of operations (COOP) tabletop exercise. The innovative new technology allows AFRICOM to track and maintain situational awareness of geographically dispersed personnel across myriad agencies, leveraging AI for rapid personnel accountability and resource allocation.

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U.S. Army Southern European Task

U.S. Army Southern European Task

U.S. Army Southern European Task

10:05 AM3/26/2025

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Justin Belford, an exercise planner with 7th Mission Support Command, introduces key planning concepts to participants of exercise Justified Accord 2025 (JA25) at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 10, 2025. The introduction session set the stage for multinational collaboration ahead of the official opening ceremony. JA25 is the premier U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) exercise in East Africa, designed to enhance multinational combat readiness, strengthen crisis response capabilities and empower allies and partners in the region. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted in Kenya, Djibouti and Tanzania, JA25 integrates high-intensity training scenarios that sharpen warfighting skills, increase operational reach and enhance the ability to execute complex joint and multinational operations. The exercise runs from Feb. 10–21, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Solomon Navarro)

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U.S. Army Southern European Task

U.S. Army Southern European Task

U.S. Army Southern European Task

10:05 AM3/26/2025

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Reneka Redmond, right, division chief of Rule of Law, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Knipfer, a gender focal point with the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, 621st Contingency Response Wing, show off their unit patches during the initial planning event for exercise Justified Accord 2025 (JA25) in Vicenza, Italy, Jun. 11, 2024. JA25 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 10-21, 2025. Led by SETAF-AF, and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise incorporates personnel and units from over 20 nations. JA25 builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

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U.S. Army Southern European Task

U.S. Army Southern European Task

U.S. Army Southern European Task

10:05 AM3/26/2025

Forrest McKinley, exercises contractor for U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), speaks U.S. Army Lt. Col. Reneka Redmond, left, division chief of Rule of Law, SETAF-AF, U.S. Army Maj. Teisha Barnes, SETAF-AF civil affairs officer with Civil Military Operations (G39, CMO), and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Knipfer, a gender focal point with the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, 621st Contingency Response Wing, during the initial planning event for exercise Justified Accord 2025 (JA25) in Vicenza, Italy, Jun. 11, 2024. JA25 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 10-21, 2025. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise incorporates personnel and units from over 20 nations. JA25 builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

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U.S. Army Southern European Task

U.S. Army Southern European Task

U.S. Army Southern European Task

10:05 AM3/26/2025

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Brig. William Kamoiro, KDF exercise director for Justified Accord 2025 (JA25), addresses multinational partners during JA25 at the Counter Insurgency Terrorism and Stability Operations Center in Nanyuki, Kenya, Feb. 11, 2025. JA25 is the premier U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) exercise in East Africa, designed to enhance multinational combat readiness, strengthen crisis response capabilities and empower allies and partners in the region. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted in Kenya, Djibouti and Tanzania, JA25 integrates high-intensity training scenarios that sharpen warfighting skills, increase operational reach and enhance the ability to execute complex joint and multinational operations. The exercise runs from Feb. 10–21, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kylejian Francia)

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Army lawyers provide training on rules for armed conflict at exercise Justified Accord

Army lawyers provide training on rules for armed conflict at exercise Justified Accord

Army lawyers provide training on rules for armed conflict at exercise Justified Accord

10:05 AM3/26/2025

NAIROBI, Kenya – Among the flurry of tactical live fires and squad movement drills, air ground integration and even the humanitarian initiatives at exercise Justified Accord 2025 (JA25), lies the one thing those who serve in any armed force must follow: The Law. The Law of Armed Conflict, or LOAC, is a key aspect of training for any military. JA25’s academics course aimed at learning from the international legal lessons of previous wars in an effort to reduce the amount of human suffering in future conflicts. “The soldier’s rules are a broad set of rules that we have pulled from the large breadth of international law,” said U.S. Army Maj. Tim Olliges, an operational law attorney assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), the lead U.S. Army command and planner of JA25. “The LOAC is extensive and can be complex, so we pull out the ten most critical concepts that every soldier, right down to the private, should know before they go into combat.”

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U.S. Army Southern European Task

U.S. Army Southern European Task

U.S. Army Southern European Task

10:00 AM3/26/2025

A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier uses a detection wand to scan another KDF member for potential contamination during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 18, 2025. Conducted as part of exercise Justified Accord 2025 (JA25), the training enhances KDF personnel’s ability to detect and mitigate hazardous threats in operational environments. JA25 is the premier U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) exercise in East Africa, designed to enhance multinational combat readiness, strengthen crisis response capabilities and empower allies and partners in the region. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted by Kenya, Djibouti and Tanzania, JA25 integrates high-intensity training scenarios that sharpen warfighting skills, increase operational reach and enhance the ability to execute complex joint and multinational operations. The exercise runs from Feb. 10–21, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Solomon Navarro)

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U.S. Army Southern European Task

U.S. Army Southern European Task

U.S. Army Southern European Task

10:00 AM3/26/2025

Keith Weatherspoon Jr., a chemical-biological software integrator with U.S. Africa Command’s (USAFRICOM) Technical Support Group, conducts training on chemical and biological warfare for Botswana Defence Force (BDF) partners and U.S. service members during exercise Justified Accord 2025 (JA25) at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 17, 2025. In this session, Weatherspoon explained a fentanyl lab scenario and mustard agent synthesis to enhance participants’ understanding of hazardous material threats and response procedures. JA25 is the premier USAFRICOM exercise in East Africa, designed to enhance multinational combat readiness, strengthen crisis response capabilities and empower allies and partners in the region. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted by Kenya, Djibouti and Tanzania, JA25 integrates high-intensity training scenarios that sharpen warfighting skills, increase operational reach and enhance the ability to execute complex joint and multinational operations. The exercise runs from Feb. 10–21, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Solomon Navarro)

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US, Kenya prepare for the unimaginable CBRN threat

US, Kenya prepare for the unimaginable CBRN threat

US, Kenya prepare for the unimaginable CBRN threat

10:00 AM3/26/2025

NAIROBI, Kenya – Imagine two scenarios. Scenario 1: Dawn breaks over the capital of Kenya. A U.S. diplomat leaves his residence for the embassy. After a 20-minute ride, his car arrives at the gate and he enters. He sits in his office to begin the day when, all of a sudden, he hears an explosion through the open window. It seems far off; it is not a large explosion. He thinks maybe it was just a car accident, but minutes later he smells something bitter in the air. His eyes water, sirens blare and a U.S. Marine Corps security detail enters his office wearing gas masks. They put a mask on him and tell him they must evacuate immediately because a deadly chemical is blowing over the compound. Scenario 2: U.S. intelligence receives credible information that radiological material is being loaded onto a ship in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa. Time is short and no one knows which ship, only that it will embark soon, possibly bound for the hands of violent extremists or other state actors looking to imperil the U.S. homeland. There is no time to send U.S. security forces to intercept the package. Instead, the Kenyan Disaster Response Battalion (DRB) mobilizes and arrives at the port. Using tactics and tools gained from years of training with the United States, they find the ship and the weapon, placed there by a violent extremist organization, and prevent its departure, defeating the threat to America and its citizens. Similar scenarios have happened before in other areas of the world.

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AFRICOM and Norwegian Military Leaders Strengthen Maritime Security Cooperation in Africa

AFRICOM and Norwegian Military Leaders Strengthen Maritime Security Cooperation in Africa

AFRICOM and Norwegian Military Leaders Strengthen Maritime Security Cooperation in Africa

10:10 AM3/25/2025

A delegation from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) concluded a series of meetings with Norwegian military and civilian officials in Oslo, March 18-20, addressing maritime challenges that threaten international security interests and stability in Africa.

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250226-F-UN699-1053

250226-F-UN699-1053

250226-F-UN699-1053

11:06 AM3/3/2025

250226-F-UN699-1053: Two U.S. Army joint terminal attack controllers conduct reconnaissance of the Libyan desert alongside Libyan pilots in preparation for a B-52H Stratofortress bomber task force demonstration to promote the process of reunification of Libyan military and security institutions, conducted near Sirte, Libya, Feb. 26, 2025. These missions enhance joint force lethality and deter aggression by highlighting the U.S. ability to project power globally for the collective defense and security of the U.S. homeland, partners and allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Carter)

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250225-F-UN699-1140

250225-F-UN699-1140

250225-F-UN699-1140

11:06 AM3/3/2025

250225-F-UN699-1140: A U.S. Army joint terminal attack controller uses his android tactical assault kit to demonstrate the marking of target points to Libyan pilots in preparation for a B-52H Stratofortress bomber task force demonstration to promote the process of reunification of Libyan military and security institutions near Sirte, Libya, Feb. 26, 2025. These missions enhance joint force lethality and deter aggression by highlighting the ability to project power globally for the collective defense and security of the U.S. homeland, partners and allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Carter)

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Deputy Commander Strengthens Partnerships in Tanzania

Deputy Commander Strengthens Partnerships in Tanzania

Deputy Commander Strengthens Partnerships in Tanzania

12:36 PM2/26/2025

Lt. Gen. John Brennan, U S. Africa Command Deputy Commander, traveled to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Feb. 20-21 to meet with the Chief of Tanzanian People 's Defence Forces Gen. Jacob John Mkunda, and to be the keynote speaker at the closing ceremony for Exercise Cutlass Express.

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