Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries
2:19 PM1/26/2018
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marissa Morgan, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical technician, and Gabon air force Capt. Herve Batamio, prepare to load a patient on to a C-130J Super Hercules at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 18, 2018. Thirteen countries gathered at Ramstein to exchange aeromedical tactics, techniques, and procedures to encourage working relationships between the nations during a week-long symposium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)
Massive attack in Mogadishu spurs quick-response support from CJTF-HOA
12:32 PM10/17/2017
At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in coordination with the U.S. Mission to Somalia and U.S. Africa Command, a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft departed from the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) here, loaded with medical and recovery supplies in response to the terrorist attacks that killed and injured hundreds in Mogadishu on October 14.
U.S., Japanese, French, Italian militaries partner for first multilateral NEO exercise in Africa
9:36 AM10/2/2017
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa , along with members of the French and Italian militaries, conducted the first multilateral noncombatant evacuation operation exercise and training for the Japan at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 29, 2017. Along with participating in the loading of a Japanese light armored vehicle into a C-130 Hercules aircraft, participatns were involved in breakout sessions that included convoy and force protection procedure; seld-aid and buddy care; capabilities and assest assessments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)
U.S., Japanese, French, Italian militaries partner for first multilateral NEO exercise in Africa
9:31 AM10/2/2017
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa , along with members of the French and Italian militaries, conducted the first multilateral noncombatant evacuation operation exercise and training for the Japan at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 29, 2017. Along with participating in the loading of a Japanese light armored vehicle into a C-130 Hercules aircraft, participatns were involved in breakout sessions that included convoy and force protection procedure; seld-aid and buddy care; capabilities and assest assessments. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andria Allmond)
Soldiers share best medical practices with Djiboutian caretakers
12:36 PM1/17/2017
Sgt. Sarah DeArcy, a civil affairs team medic with C/Co 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, coaches SOS Village d’ Enfants inTadjoura caretakers on how to perform the abdominal thrust technique during a first aid discussion group on Jan. 3, 2017. The discussion group covered various medical topics and gave Djiboutians the opportunity to receive hands on training.
(US Army Photo By: Staff Sgt. Gregory Williams C Co/411th Civil Affairs Battalion/Released)
Tons of cargo and passengers are loaded on to a U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules during an East African Response Force validation exercise May 27, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The mission of the EARF is to provide rapidly deployable assets at a moment’s notice to reinforce embassies within the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers, Jr./Released)
AFRICOM, Defense Logistics Agency Extend Partnership (1) of (1)
4:51 PM3/14/2016
From left, Donald Liles, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) liaison to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James C. Vechery, AFRICOM director for logistics, and U.S. Army Col. Elizabeth Delbridge-Keough, commander of DLA Europe and Africa, sign a three-year agreement to extend the support relationship between DLA and AFRICOM in Stuttgart, Germany Feb. 18, 2016.
Flintlock Participants Help Women in Coastal Village (3) of (3)
9:13 PM2/28/2016
A U.S. Air Force airman with 130th Security Forces Squadron, West Virginia National Guard, helps build a fence at a farm for women in Nianing, Senegal, Feb. 27, 2016. More than a dozen service members from the U.S. and Senegal assisted in the project which was part of Flintlock 2016, an exercise designed to build interoperability between multinational Special Operations Forces. (U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
Flintlock Participants Help Women in Coastal Village (2) of (3)
8:12 PM2/28/2016
Women water their crops in Nianing, Senegal, Feb. 27, 2016. A dozen U.S. and Senegalese service members assisted the women by building a fence around their farm as part of a community project in conjunction with Flintlock 2016, an exercise for Special Operations Forces designed to build the military capacity of partner nations in North and West Africa. (U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
Flintlock Participants Help Women in Coastal Village (1) of (3)
8:11 PM2/28/2016
Service members from the Senegal Army, U.S. Navy Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 and the U.S. Air Force 130th Security Forces Squadron, West Virginia Air National Guard, pose for a photo with women from at their farm in Nianing, Senegal, Feb. 27, 2016. The service members built a fence around the farm in support of a U.S. Embassy Dakar funded project during Flintlock 2016, a U.S. Africa Command sponsored exercise for Special Operations Forces with more than 2,000 participants from 28 nations in Africa, Europe and North America. (U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
Flintlock Participants Help Women in Coastal Village
7:45 PM2/28/2016
A dozen U.S. and Senegalese service members took a break from supporting Flintlock 2016, U.S. Africa Command’s annual exercise for Special Operations Forces, to help women who are trying to help themselves.
Brig. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc, Special Operations Command Africa commander, inspects troops with his Senegalese counterpart Senegalese Brig. Gen. Amadou Kane in Thies, Senegal, Feb. 8, 2016. More than 1,700 participants from over 30 nations spanning from Africa, Europe and North America took part the annual Flintlock exercise. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Zayid Ballesteros)
AFRICOM Hosts First Visit by Spanish Joint Staff, Aims for Closer Cooperation (2) of (2)
11:02 AM12/17/2015
Members of the Spanish Joint Staff and U.S. Africa Command participate in a discussion at the AFRICOM Multinational Cooperation Center in Stuttgart, Germany, Dec. 2, 2015.
Commanders and senior enlisted leaders from AFRICOM's Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and special operations component commands met in Stuttgart Nov. 17.
U.S. service members completed a Tactical Intelligence Support To Maritime Operations Centers for the Ghanaian Navy Oct. 12-23 at Ghana’s Navy Trade Training School here.
AFRICOM Senior Diplomat Receives Top Joint Award for Civilians (4) of (4)
10:01 AM9/18/2015
Ambassador Phillip Carter III, right, the outgoing deputy to the commander for civil military engagement with U.S. Africa Command, shakes hands with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Michael T. Franken, the AFRICOM deputy to the commander for military operations, after Carter received the Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award during a ceremony at Kelley Barracks, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 17, 2015. Carter served as the commander’s senior diplomat and civilian advisor to the commander since November 2013.