Brigadier General Thomas Fisher, commander of Land Component Command for the Utah Army National Guard, visits the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
A Moroccan woman poses for a photo after receiving her medication from the pharmacy during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Moroccan Men waiting for surgical services during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Brigadier General Thomas Fisher, commander of Land Component Command for the Utah Army National Guard, visits the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Staff Sergeant Michele Johnson, a patient administration technician with Utah Army National Guard, organizes the pharmacy during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Moroccan 1stLt. Hamza Layat, a pharmacist and member of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces, provides aid to a girl after a having a dental procedure during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Children playing while waiting for medical services during the Humanitarian Civic Assistance component of Exercise African Lion 2018 in Bounaamane, Morocco, April 25, 2018. Exercise African Lion 2018 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity to improve interoperability and cooperation while demonstrating the strong military bond that exists between the participating nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Samantha Madsen)
Michigan National Guard works with partner nations, Liberia and Latvia
8:31 AM5/16/2018
Michigan National Guard highlights 10 years of partnership with the Armed Forces of Liberia and 25 years of partnership with Latvian National Armed Forces with a site visit to Monrovia.
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - The Expeditionary Medical Facility hosted a health fair for personnel deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Mar. 25, 2018. Topics included heat injuries, dental care, blood pressure screening, exercise, weight loss, and stress management. Several departments put together static displays of base services available on the installation. (U.S. Navy photos by Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Theresa Mullis/Released)
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - The Expeditionary Medical Facility hosted a health fair for personnel deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Mar. 25, 2018. Topics included heat injuries, dental care, blood pressure screening, exercise, weight loss, and stress management. Several departments put together static displays of base services available on the installation. (U.S. Navy photos by Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Theresa Mullis/Released)
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - The Expeditionary Medical Facility hosted a health fair for personnel deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Mar. 25, 2018. Topics included heat injuries, dental care, blood pressure screening, exercise, weight loss, and stress management. Several departments put together static displays of base services available on the installation. (U.S. Navy photos by Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Theresa Mullis/Released)
Zambia Defense Force, U.S. Army Africa chaplains discuss deployment cycle support, combat stresses
3:15 PM2/27/2018
Sgt. 1st Class George L. Butler, the U.S. Army Africa senior religious affairs noncommissioned officer in charge, speaks during a seminar attended by USARAF and Zambian Defense Force chaplains in Lusaka, Zambia, Jan. 23-25, 2018. During the seminar, the chaplains discussed peacekeeping operations deployment cycle support and the emotional and spiritual stresses of combat on the African continent. (U.S. Army photo/Chaplain (Col.) David Lile)
Zambia Defense Force, U.S. Army Africa chaplains discuss deployment cycle support, combat stresses
3:15 PM2/27/2018
U.S. Army Africa and Zambian Defense Force chaplains attended a seminar in Lusaka, Zambia, Jan. 23-25, 2018. The event, hosted by Zambian Defense Force Chief of Chaplains Brig. Gen. Vincent Mwenya, was part of the ZDF chaplain corps multi-year developmental plan and a continuation of USARAF and Zambian chaplain collaboration. During the seminar, the chaplains discussed peacekeeping operations deployment cycle support and the emotional and spiritual stresses of combat on the African continent. (Courtesy photo)
Zambia Defense Force, U.S. Army Africa chaplains discuss deployment cycle support, combat stresses
3:14 PM2/27/2018
Warrant Officer Class 1 Wirgan Mwape from the Zambian Defense Force, left, and Chaplain (Col.) David Lile, the U.S. Army Africa command chaplain, right, participate in a suicide prevention training exercise during a seminar attended by USARAF and Zambian Defense Force chaplains in Lusaka, Zambia, Jan. 23-25, 2018. During the seminar, the chaplains discussed peacekeeping operations deployment cycle support and the emotional and spiritual stresses of combat on the African continent. (Courtesy photo)
Zambia Defense Force, U.S. Army Africa chaplains discuss deployment cycle support, combat stresses
3:13 PM2/27/2018
Sgt. 1st Class George L. Butler, the U.S. Army Africa senior religious affairs non-commissioned officer in charge, speaks during a seminar attended by USARAF and Zambian Defense Force chaplains in Lusaka, Zambia, Jan. 23-25, 2018. During the seminar, the chaplains discussed peacekeeping operations deployment cycle support and the emotional and spiritual stresses of combat on the African continent. (U.S. Army photo/Chaplain (Col.) David Lile)
Task Force Darby soldiers of1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, TF Darby Airmen and Cameroonian Air Base 301 Airmen participate in the Do-Nou Road Project January 25, near Contingency Location Garoua, Cameroon. The project uses sandbags to repair roads that tend to wash out during the rainy season. Local leaders also witness the project to see if the Do-Nou method can be useful to their own road repair projects. TF Darby soldiers are serving in a support role for the Cameroon military’s fight against the violent extremist organization Boko Haram.
Task Force Darby soldiers of 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, TF Darby Airmen and Cameroonian Air Base 301 Airmen participate in the Do-Nou Road Project January 25, near Contingency Location Garoua, Cameroon. The project uses sandbags to repair roads that tend to wash out during the rainy season. Local leaders also witness the project to see if the Do-Nou method can be useful to their own road repair projects. TF Darby soldiers are serving in a support role for the Cameroon military’s fight against the violent extremist organization Boko Haram.
Members of Task Force Darby completed a road repair project Jan. 25 by using a method called "Do-Nou", as a part of assisting Cameroon's military fight against Boko Haram.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, receives an update on ongoing construction at Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger Jan. 25, 2018.