African partners hold fourth APORA conference in Gabon.
3:50 PM6/8/2017
The African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance conference held its fourth conference, May 31-June 2, 2017, at the School of Applied Military Health Service compound, Libreville, Gabon. Created as a response to the Ebola Crisis in Africa from 2014-2016, APORA provides a means for African partners to discuss measures to mitigate, detect, and effectively fight future pandemics epidemics on the continent of Africa.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, Public Affairs, U.S. AFRICOM)
African partners hold fourth APORA conference in Gabon.
3:40 PM6/8/2017
LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Col. Malick Diene, assistant director of military health, Senegal Armed Forces and Lt. Col. Gado Mahamadou, physician, Nigerien Armed Forces, together during a capstone exercise, June 2, 2017, at the School of Applied Military Health Service compound, as a part of the fourth African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance conference, May 31-June 2, 2017, Libreville, Gabon.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, AFRICOM Public Affairs)
U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets’ research seeks ways to improve anti-trafficking efforts in Gulf of Guinea
11:39 AM6/2/2017
1st Class Cadet Samuel Wood, 1st Class Cadet Erin Reynolds, and 1st Class Cadet John Roddy pose for a photo during a maritime workshop in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire Feb. 15, 2017.
U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets’ research seeks ways to improve anti-trafficking efforts in Gulf of Guinea
11:39 AM6/2/2017
Brian Lisko, U.S. Africa Command Maritime Programs, Capt. Brigid Pavilonis, Chair of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Department of Humanities, 1st Class Cadet John Roddy, 1st Class Cadet Samuel Wood, 1st Class Cadet Erin Reynolds, Lt. Cmdr. Todd Behney, U.S. Africa Command Maritime Programs, and Dr. Ginger Denton, research team advisor, post for a photo during the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Research Symposium March 27, 2017 at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Year in Review - a look back at AFRICOM's top stories in 2017
4:42 PM6/1/2017
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and Ghana Armed Forces soldiers participate in a farewell event during United Accord 2017 at Bundase Training Camp, Bundase, Ghana, May 29, 2017. United Accord (formerly Western Accord) 2017 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and Western African forces, and encourages cross training and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Victor Perez Vargas/Released)
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
2:02 PM6/1/2017
More than 6,500 U.S. service members are laid to rest or listed as missing in action at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia. U.S. Africa Command leadership and U.S. Embassy officials participated in a Memorial Day ceremony May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
2:02 PM6/1/2017
Wreaths were laid by U.S. Africa Command leadership and U.S. Embassy officials in honor of those buried at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia during a Memorial Day ceremony May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
2:01 PM6/1/2017
A U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard presents the colors during the Memorial Day ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
AFRICOM leadership participate in Memorial Day ceremony in Tunisia
2:01 PM6/1/2017
Members of a Tunisian Honor Guard participate in the Memorial Day Ceremony at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia May 29, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tunis photo by Zouhair Sfaxi/Released)
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
11:21 PM5/23/2017
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, spoke during a media engagement hosted by the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government Fayez al -Sarraj during a recent visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. Waldhauser was joined by Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya . This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
11:21 PM5/23/2017
Amb, Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya spoke during a media engagement hosted by the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government Fayez al -Sarraj during a recent visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. Bodde was joined by U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Walhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
11:20 PM5/23/2017
The Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government Fayez al -Sarraj held a media engagement along with U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), and Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, during their visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
11:20 PM5/23/2017
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, meets with Fayez al-Sarraj the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government, and other government officials during a recent visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
11:19 PM5/23/2017
Libyan military members await the arrival of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, during a visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
11:19 PM5/23/2017
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya greet members of the Libyan Army during their recent visit to Libya to meet with the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government, Fayez al-Sarraj in Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
11:19 PM5/23/2017
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya are greeted by Libyan miltary officials during their recent visit to meet with the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government, Fayez al-Sarraj in Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya
11:19 PM5/23/2017
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), and Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, meets with Fayez al-Sarraj the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government, during a recent visit to Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017. This marks the first time a a high ranking U.S. military official has been in Libya since 2014.
Africa Logistics Forum 2017; enhancing crisis response capacity
4:46 PM5/16/2017
French Naval Capt. Eric Renaut, military staff officer, European Union (logistics branch), raises his hand to ask a question, April 25, 2017, during the 2017 Africa Logistics Forum, in Plenary Hall, African Union Compound, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones/Released)
Phoenix Express 2017 kicks off with Opening Ceremony
11:00 AM5/12/2017
170510-N-XT273-031 CARTAGENA, Spain (May 10, 2017) Exercise Phoenix Express 2017 leadership pose for a group photo after opening ceremonies at the Spanish Naval Base Arsenal de Cartagena May 10, 2017. Phoenix Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, is designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea.