U.S. delivers specialized vehicles to Moroccan Special Operations Forces
12:00 AM5/6/2020
The U.S. transferred ownership of 21 specialized vehicles to the Moroccan Forces Armées Royale Special Operations Company valued May 6. The delivery marks a critical step in enhancing the unit’s capacity to conduct special operations and internal company command and control by the end of this year. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Embassy Morocco)
AFRICOM Commander engages Senegal's Chief of Defense
10:34 AM5/1/2020
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, spoke with Senegalese Chief of Defense, Air Force Lieutenant General Birame Diop, on Apr. 24 via telephone.
Initial U.S. Africa Command Civilian Casualty Assessment Quarterly Report
1:34 PM4/27/2020
As part of the command’s fundamental commitment to transparency, U.S. Africa Command is implementing a quarterly report on the status of ongoing and completed civilian casualty allegations and assessments.
Air Force Face Mask Guidance
All individuals on Department of Air Force property, installations, and facilities are required to wear cloth face coverings when they cannot maintain six feet of physical distance in public areas or work centers. See the attached flyer on how to properly wear a face mask.
Narration by U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, with excerpts taken from testimony Townsend provided to the Senate Armed Services Committee Jan. 30, 2020. United States Africa Command is one of six of the U.S. Defense Department's geographic combatant commands and is responsible to the Secretary of Defense for military relations with African nations, the African Union, and African regional security organizations.
Al-Shabaab releasing false information following April 10 airstrike
12:00 AM4/15/2020
U.S Africa Command is aware of two news affiliates alleging an innocent civilian was killed as a result of the command’s precision airstrike in the vicinity of Jamaame, Somalia, on Apr. 10, 2020.
U.S. Africa Command's partnership endures during COVID-19
12:00 AM4/14/2020
In 2019 four African partner nations, Ghana, Senegal, Uganda, and Rwanda, were provided with the training and equipment to efficiently and effectively set-up, take down, and operate an UN-standard level-2 hospital through the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership program.
UN-standard level-2 hospitals provided by the U.S. to African partner nations as part of the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership (ARPRP) have been deployed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
12:00 AM4/10/2020
**RELEASE UPDATED April 13: April 10 airstrike location updated**
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike against al-Shabaab terrorists on April 9, 2020, and an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists on April 10, 2020.
Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab
12:00 AM4/7/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, on April 6, 2020.
U.S. Africa Command post-strike assessments confirm that one of the three terrorists killed in the command's April 2, 2020, precision airstrike was a long-standing, high-ranking leader in the al-Shabaab terrorist organization.
Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab
12:00 AM4/6/2020
**RELEASE UPDATED April 13: number of strikes updated**
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Mubaraak, Somalia, on April 5, 2020.
Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab
12:00 AM4/4/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Bush Madina, Somalia, on April 3, 2020.
Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab
12:00 AM4/3/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Bush Madina, Somalia, on April 2, 2020.
AFRICOM Civilian Casualty Status Report Initiative
12:00 AM3/31/2020
By the end of April, U.S. Africa Command intends to issue a new quarterly report on the status of ongoing civilian casualty allegations and assessments.
Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab
12:00 AM3/28/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Buulo Fuulay, Somalia, on March 27, 2020.
Tunisia International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2020
12:36 PM3/23/2020
Brig. Gen. Adrian White, Mobilization Assistant Director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, greets United States Navy service members during the Tunisia International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition, Djerba, Tunisia, March 4, 2020. U.S. Air Force and Navy participation in this international exhibition is intended to build aviation capacity, enhance regional cooperation, and increase interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Apolonia L. Gaspar)