General Cheikh WADE - Deputy Chiefs D'Etat Major General Des Armees (AFRICOM
CSEL discussed the upcoming Key Leadership Engagement with the Deputy Chiefs
D'Etat Major General Des Armess and the Senegalese Armed Forces service
chiefs)
U.S. Africa Command continues to develop Senegal's Enlisted Development Strategy
7:58 AM2/10/2020
U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Ryan P. Burton, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) acting command senior enlisted leader, met with the Senegal Chief of Defense Lt. Gen. Birame Diop, his staff, and Senegalese command senior enlisted leaders Jan. 22-23, in Dakar City, Senegal
U.S. Africa Command trains on humanitarian assistance
7:47 AM2/10/2020
STUTTGART, Germany— Staff members from U.S. Africa Command attended the Humanitarian Assistance Response Training Course that contains a total of 14 modules that focused on providing Department of Defense doctrinal knowledge and lectures, as well as, how to respond to a disaster appropriately, at Kelley Barracks on Jan. 22-23. The two-day course is designed to prepare AFRICOM's workforce to respond more effectively during civilian-led humanitarian assistance and foreign disaster response missions. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez/Released)
U.S. Africa Command trains on humanitarian assistance
7:47 AM2/10/2020
STUTTGART, Germany— Ryan McGovern, an instructor from the Center for Excellence, Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, explains Department of Defense response fundamentals at the Humanitarian Assistance Response Training Course at Kelley Barracks on Jan. 22-23. The two-day course is designed to prepare AFRICOM's workforce to respond more effectively during civilian-led humanitarian assistance and foreign disaster response missions. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez/Released)
U.S. Africa Command trains on humanitarian assistance
7:47 AM2/10/2020
STUTTGART, Germany— Ryan McGovern, an instructor from the Center for Excellence, Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, explains coordination principles well as the guidelines for using foreign military assets at the Humanitarian Assistance Response Training Course, at Kelley Barracks on Jan. 22-23. The two-day course is designed to prepare AFRICOM's workforce to respond more effectively during civilian-led humanitarian assistance and foreign disaster response missions. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez/Released)
U.S. Africa Command trains on humanitarian assistance
7:47 AM2/10/2020
STUTTGART, Germany— Staff members from U.S. Africa Command receive training on the different types of foreign assistance at the Humanitarian Assistance Response Training Course, at Kelley Barracks on Jan. 22-23. The two-day course is designed to prepare AFRICOM's workforce to respond more effectively during civilian-led humanitarian assistance and foreign disaster response missions. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Flor Gonzalez/Released)
Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct two airstrikes against al-Shabaab terrorists
12:00 AM2/8/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted two (2) airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab terrorists and a compound in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, on Feb. 6, 2020.
Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM conduct operations against al-Shabaab terrorists
12:00 AM2/4/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a series of operations to disrupt al-Shabaab terrorists in various locations in southern Somalia, from Jan. 23-29, 2020.
Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM conduct airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorist
12:00 AM2/4/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab terrorist in the vicinity of Beer Xaani, Somalia, on Feb. 4, 2020.
Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorist
12:00 AM2/2/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab terrorist in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, on Feb. 2, 2020.
Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists
12:00 AM1/27/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab terrorist in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, on Jan. 27.
Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
12:00 AM1/20/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists who engaged Somali National Army Danab Unit near Bangeeni, Somalia, on Jan. 19
Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists
12:00 AM1/17/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Qunyo Barrow, Somalia, on Jan. 16
Senior military leaders are gathering for an Accountability Colloquium taking place 26-28 Feb., 2019 in Lilongwe, Malawi. The Colloquium brings together African military commanders, chiefs of staff, and their legal advisors from throughout the Continent to discuss topics confronting current and future military operations to ensure adherence to the law. It also provides a venue to share best practices in serving their militaries.
“The relationship between military commanders and legal advisers, military commanders are supposed to lead the troops both in the barracks as well as on the battlefield. Whereas legal advisors are supposed to guide commanders on making informed decisions so that they conduct operations in accordance with the law,” Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali, the Chief of Legal Services, Malawi Defense Force. “The commander wants to efficiently accomplish the mission, he needs to understand the legal advisor and in so doing they can professionally and efficiently achieve their mission.”
All-female military-intelligence training in Nigeria supports peace, security initiatives
3:50 PM1/14/2020
Students, instructors and dignitaries following completion of the Intermediate Intelligence Course, comprised of nearly 20 West African female intelligence officers, non-commissioned officers, and civilians at the Nigerian Defense Intelligence College, near Abuja, Nigeria, Dec. 20. The ceremony recognized those service members from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, and Senegal having completed the course with the goal of creating a cadre of intelligence professionals using a common framework and terminology to enable multinational coordination in shared missions.