U.S. conducts airstrike in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
4:33 PM5/24/2018
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Forces conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants approximately 15 miles southwest of Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 23, 2018, killing ten terrorists.
STUTTGART, Germany – Lt. Col. Stephanie Mont, chief of medical plans, engagements, and exercises, U.S. Africa Command, addresses attendees of the annual AFRICOM Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM command surgeon’s office, or J004, the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Africa Command hosted an annual Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM Command surgeon’s office the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – Ambassador Alexander Laskaris, deputy to the commander for civil-military engagement, U.S. Africa Command addresses attendees of the annual AFRICOM Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM Command surgeon’s office, or J004, the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Africa Command hosted an annual Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM Command surgeon’s office the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Africa Command hosted an annual Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM Command surgeon’s office the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – Col. Michael Weber, command surgeon, U.S. Africa Command, addresses attendees of the annual AFRICOM Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM command surgeon’s office, or J004, the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Clark, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command, addresses attendees of the annual U.S. Africa Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM command surgeon’s office, the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
STUTTGART, Germany – Col. Michael Weber, command surgeon, U.S. Africa Command, addresses attendees of the annual AFRICOM Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference, May 22-24, 2018, at the Kelly Special Events Center. Led by the AFRICOM command surgeon’s office, or J004, the purpose was to bring medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to discuss challenges and concerns within the medical enterprise in Africa.
(Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs)
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)
Women from the U.S., Netherlands and Burkina Faso Armies shared their military experiences with young adults at the U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso on March 7th. The event was a joint effort between the host nation, Western partners and the U.S. Embassy to celebrate International Women's Day. Civil-Military Outreach and Interagency Cooperation are crucial components to #Flintlock17.
Military personnel representing 38 African nations begin the scenario-driven exercise portion of Africa Endeavor 2013, Aug. 12, 2013, at an air force base in Lusaka, Zambia, after six days of preparation and planning. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command's annual 10-day communications exercise and focuses on information sharing and interoperability between African nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Zach Sheely/RELEASED)
Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commandos approach the beach during the final exercise with U.S. service members in Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 17, 2015. The Marines and Coast Guardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa spent four weeks training the COFUMACO on basic infantry tactics and small-boat operations as a part of a Maritime Security Force Assistance mission to increase interoperability with Senegal’s and strengthen the bond between the partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)
Military police from the U.S. Army 93rd Military Police Battalion and the Zambian Defense Force fend of protesters during a simulated riot at Southern Accord 2015 in Lusaka, Zambia on Aug. 13, 2015. The annual exercise provides U.S. Military, United Nation allies and the Zambian Defense Force an opportunity to work and train together as a combined joint peacekeeping allied force. (U.S. Army Africa photo by USAF Brian Kimball)
U.S. Marine Cpl. Joseph Kakascik, left, a rifleman and team leader assigned to the Theater Security Cooperation team with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, shows a Tanzanian park ranger how to aim an AKM rifle from the sitting position at the Selous Game Reserve in Matambwe, Tanzania, March 3, 2015. The Marines and Sailors with the team will spend the next several weeks teaching the Tanzanian park rangers infantry skills such as patrolling, offensive tactics, land navigation and mounted operations to aid in counter illicit-trafficking efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucas J. Hopkins/Released)
Cpl. Michael Cloud, a riflemen with the 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, pulls security with a Ghanaian soldier for their area of operations during Exercise Western Accord, June 19, 2014, near Camp Thies, Senegal. The unit trained soldiers from different nations in various techniques and procedures for searching and detaining internally displaced personnel. Exercise Western Accord is a U.S. Africa Command sponsored annual joint training partnership exercise between the United States, the Economic Community of West African States and partner nations. The exercise is designed to increase interoperability between military forces and ensure the common ability to conduct peace operations throughout western Africa. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. V. Michelle Woods/ 40th PAD)
U.S. Navy Capt. Mark Asuncion, Director of the U.S. Africa Command J55/Multinational Cooperation Center International Partnership & Strategic Outreach Division gives welcoming remarks at the Achieving Operational Readiness”Colloquium on May 7, 2018 in Entebbe, Uganda.
Colonel Mbaya Gueye, Chief of Training, Senegal Armed Forces, shares Senegal’s process at the Achieving Operational Readiness Colloquium on May 7, 2018 at the UN Regional Support Service Center, in Entebbe, Uganda.
Attendees participate in a working group during the Achieving Operational Readiness Colloquium, May 7, 2018 at the UN Regional Support Service Center, in Entebbe, Uganda. More than 50 participants from 17 troop contributing countries participated in the event.
Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Concludes in Souda Bay
6:03 PM5/16/2018
180511-N-UY653-004 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 11, 2018) Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, center, poses for a photo with participants of exercise Phoenix Express 2018 in Souda Bay, Greece, May 11. Phoenix Express is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)