U.S. special operations forces train alongside partners in Mauritania
1:48 PM11/16/2021
A Mauritanian sailor applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty during a final training exercise with U.S. Army Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) while participating in a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Nouakchott, Mauritania, Nov. 8, 2021. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close quarters battles, small unit tactics and mission planning.
U.S. special operations forces train alongside partners in Mauritania
1:48 PM11/16/2021
A Mauritanian sailor performs a litter carry with a simulated casualty in a final training exercise with U.S. Army Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Nouakchott, Mauritania, Nov. 8, 2021. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close quarters battles, small unit tactics and mission planning. (This photo has been altered by blurring faces due to security concerns.)
U.S. special operations forces train alongside partners in Mauritania
1:47 PM11/16/2021
U.S. Army Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) oversee a final training exercise with Mauritanian sailors during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Nouakchott, Mauritania, Nov. 8, 2021. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close quarters battles, small unit tactics and mission planning.
U.S. special operations forces train alongside partners in Mauritania
1:47 PM11/16/2021
A U.S. Army Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) goes over range safety procedures prior to a final training exercise with Mauritanian sailors during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Nouakchott, Mauritania, Nov. 8, 2021. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as close quarters battles, small unit tactics and mission planning.
Warfighter Recovery Network conducts multi-day rescue at sea
12:21 PM11/16/2021
Members of the WRN received an urgent request for a mariner experiencing symptoms of a heart attack aboard the U.S. flagged cargo ship Liberty Grace located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 500 nautical miles east of Kenya.
Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment
1:20 PM11/15/2021
A Japanese P-3 Orion from the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti, flies over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 11, 2021. The mission joined a Bomber Task Force mission that represented the international participants' collective commitment to stability and security in the Horn of Africa, highlighted Djibouti as a leading security partner in the region, and exercised U.S. ability to operate in and through a variety of airspaces.
Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment
1:20 PM11/15/2021
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules flies over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 11, 2021. The aircraft joined a Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission that represented the international participants' collective commitment to stability and security in the Horn of Africa, highlighted Djibouti as a leading security partner in the region, and exercised U.S. ability to operate in and through a variety of airspaces.
Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment
11:45 AM11/15/2021
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flies a Bomber Task Force mission alongside two French Dassault Mirage 2000s, as well as a U.S. C-130 Hercules from Camp Lemonnier and a Japanese P-3 Orion from the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti, over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 11, 2021. The mission represented the international participants' collective commitment to stability and security in the Horn of Africa, highlighted Djibouti as a leading security partner in the region, and exercised U.S. ability to operate in and through a variety of airspaces.
Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment
11:45 AM11/15/2021
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flies a Bomber Task Force mission alongside two U.K. and two U.S. F-35 Lightning IIs from U.K. Carrier Strike Group's HMS Queen Elizabeth over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 11, 2021. The mission represented the international participants' collective commitment to stability and security in the Horn of Africa, highlighted Djibouti as a leading security partner in the region, and exercised U.S. ability to operate in and through a variety of airspaces.
Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment
11:35 AM11/15/2021
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flies a Bomber Task Force mission alongside two French Dassault Mirage 2000s, as well as a U.S. C-130 Hercules from Camp Lemonnier and a Japanese P-3 Orion from the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti, over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 11, 2021. The mission represented the international participants' collective commitment to stability and security in the Horn of Africa, highlighted Djibouti as a leading security partner in the region, and exercised U.S. ability to operate in and through a variety of airspaces.
Bomber Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment
11:09 AM11/11/2021
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flies a Bomber Task Force mission alongside two U.K. and two U.S. F-35 Lightning IIs from U.K. Carrier Strike Group's HMS Queen Elizabeth over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 11, 2021. The mission represented the international participants' collective commitment to stability and security in the Horn of Africa, highlighted Djibouti as a leading security partner in the region, and exercised U.S. ability to operate in and through a variety of airspaces.
Bomber Task Force mission over Djibouti highlights partnership and commitment
11:08 AM11/11/2021
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flies a Bomber Task Force mission alongside two French Dassault Mirage 2000s, as well as a U.S. C-130 Hercules from Camp Lemonnier and a Japanese P-3 Orion from the Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti, over Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 11, 2021. The mission represented the international participants' collective commitment to stability and security in the Horn of Africa, highlighted Djibouti as a leading security partner in the region, and exercised U.S. ability to operate in and through a variety of airspaces.
U.S. special operations forces train alongside partners in Senegal
12:00 AM11/11/2021
Senegal Maritime Special Forces soldiers kneel behind cover while conducting a raid during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 11, 2021. 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. special operations forces train alongside partners in Senegal
12:00 AM11/11/2021
Senegal Maritime Special Forces soldiers assault to an objective while conducting a raid during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 11, 2021. 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. special operations forces train alongside partners in Senegal
12:00 AM11/11/2021
A Senegal Maritime Special Forces soldier kneels in the grass during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 11, 2021. 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. special operations forces train alongside partners in Senegal
12:00 AM11/11/2021
Senegal Maritime Special Forces soldiers assault to an objective while conducting a raid during a Joint Combined Exchange Training in Dakar, Senegal, on Nov. 11, 2021. 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.
Students discuss the five conflict-handling modes during Switzerland’s International Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Course, October 13, 2021, in Gossau, Switzerland. The leadership course consisted of many different exercises for multi-national SNCO’s to participate in order to further develop and improve their leadership skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Autumn Vogt)
U.S., Kenya forces enhance partnership through integrated training
11:40 AM11/10/2021
U.S. Army Sgt. Alexander Poling, squad leader, 1st Platoon, C Company, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, instructs service members from the Kenya Defence Forces on urban rifle marksmanship tables of fire at Manda Bay, Kenya, Oct. 2, 2021. CJTF-HOA, operating from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, regularly trains with and works alongside allied and partner nations, coalition forces and interagency/intergovernmental organizations to achieve a unified effort in East Africa. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Stock)