Service members, diplomats and multi-national guests applaud during a change of command ceremony April 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Sonntag is now in command of CJTF-HOA and responsible for its impact on the East African region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton/Released)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark Stammer, departing Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commanding general, speaks at a change of command ceremony April 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Stammer arrived at CJTF-HOA a year ago and will now be the deputy commander of the I Corps at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton/Released)
U.S. Soldiers present donated educational supplies to Cameroonian school children
8:38 AM4/19/2016
"Education is fundamental to the development of the country," said Sgt. Eunice Tahsoh, a supply technician assigned to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division while speaking to children from Ecole Maternelle Base Aerienne 301 Garoua (government nursery school) April 8. Soldiers from 3rd Inf. Div. provide non-lethal support to their Cameroonian hosts as part of U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Jonathan Singletary/Released)
From left to right: U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, U.S. Africa Command commanding general, Brig. Gen. Kurt Sonntag, new Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commanding general, and Maj. General Mark Stammer, departing CJTF-HOA commanding general, cut a cake during a change of command ceremony post-reception April 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Service members, diplomats and multi-national guests attended the ceremony and met the new commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton/Released)
U.S., Ethiopia Sign New Agreement, Enhance Security Partnership
11:24 AM4/7/2016
Gen. David Rodriguez, Commander U.S. Africa Command and en. Samora Yunis, Chief of Staff Ethiopian National Defense Force sign the summary of conclusions after a Bilateral Defense Committee (BDC) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 March, 2016. The new agreement out lines the cross-exchange of logistics, services, supplies and support, as well as a way forward for the Africa Data-Sharing Network and combat engineering. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
U.S., Ethiopia Sign New Agreement, Enhance Security Partnership
11:23 AM4/7/2016
Gen. Samora Yunis, Chief of Staff Ethiopian National Defense Force, and Siraj Fergessa the Ethiopian Minister of Defense, host a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony with Amanda Dory, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Patricia Haslach, Gen. David Rodriguez, Commander U.S. Africa Command, and Maj. Gen. Mark Stammer, Commanding General Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa before the 6th Annual Bilateral Defense Committee (BDC) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 March, 2016. The BDC is a ministerial level event in which high ranking civilian and military leaders from both countries come together in order to create a signed document which outlines both parties mutually agreed upon future cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
U.S., Ethiopia Sign New Agreement, Enhance Security Partnership
11:23 AM4/7/2016
Gen. David Rodriguez, Commander U.S. Africa Command and en. Samora Yunis, Chief of Staff Ethiopian National Defense Force sign the summary of conclusions after a Bilateral Defense Committee (BDC) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 March, 2016. The new agreement out lines the cross-exchange of logistics, services, supplies and support, as well as a way forward for the Africa Data-Sharing Network and combat engineering. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)
U.S. Works with Senegalese Military, Adds Demining Capability for West African Nation
2:09 PM3/17/2016
U.S. Marines are in their fifth week working alongside Senegalese armed forces partners, mentoring and advising a demining course for the West African nation.
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.
West Africa Piracy Case Highlights U.S. Capacity Building Efforts
4:20 PM3/11/2016
(Feb. 6, 2016) - A member of the Ghanaian Navy stands aboard a fishing vessel during a combined joint boarding operation Feb. 6, 2016. The Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station.
West Africa Piracy Case Highlights U.S. Capacity Building Efforts
4:20 PM3/11/2016
Machinery Technician 2nd Class Paul Avella, a U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Detachment member, conducts tactical procedures training with the Ghanaian combined boarding team members aboard USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) Feb. 10, 2016. The Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amy M. Ressler/Released)
Medical clinic during Flintlock 16 provides medical care to local residents
3:29 PM3/9/2016
Senegalese and U.S. Military health professionals treated more than 600 patients during a Medical Exercise Readiness Training at the Children’s School Feb. 25 in Kedougou, Senegal.
AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (1) of (6)
1:19 PM3/1/2016
U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, salutes a formation of Senegalese Soldiers during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. Flintlock, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is an annual exercise designed to increase interoperability among multinational Special Operations Forces. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)
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.
Tanzania, U.S. Conduct Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training
4:10 PM2/26/2016
Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, recently wrapped up a 25-day Humanitarian Mine Action Level 1 training class hosted by the Tanzania People's Defense Force in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
AFRICOM hosts open house for new Joint Operations Center (3) of (3)
7:35 PM2/18/2016
Yummy - and yes, we have cake! – A cake with the AFRICOM logo was served during an open house event for the new joint operations center, Feb. 5, 2016, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Brenda Law/RELEASED)