Workshop Strengthens Design and Construction Skills of Mali Military Engineers
2:01 PM8/26/2015
BAMAKO, Mali - Lt. Col. Robert Hailey, USACE Liaison to AFRICOM, leads a discussion on base camp water management during the Mali Military Base Design and Operational Energy Workshop.
Workshop Strengthens Design and Construction Skills of Mali Military Engineers
1:55 PM8/26/2015
The Mali Military Base Design and Operational Energy Workshop, co-hosted by U.S. Africa Command’s Environmental Security Office and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), was held Aug. 3-7, in Bamako, Mali.
Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (4) of (4)
2:37 PM8/24/2015
From left, U.S. Army Col. Patrick Dedham, director of communications for U.S. Africa Command, and Botswana Defence Force Brig. Kenneth Kethibogile, director of communications for the BDF, participate in a media briefing following the opening ceremony of Africa Endeavor 2015 in Gaborone, Botswana, Aug. 24, 2015. The seminar, hosted by the Botswana Defence Force and sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is a forum for leaders to improve communications among and between partner nations and regional and international organizations.
Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (3) of (4)
2:31 PM8/24/2015
Representatives from more than 35 nations and regional and international organizations pose for a photo after the Africa Endeavor 2015 opening ceremony in Gaborone, Botswana, Aug. 24, 2015. The seminar, hosted by the Botswana Defence Force and sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is a forum for leaders to improve communications among and between partner nations and regional and international organizations.
Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (2) of (4)
2:30 PM8/24/2015
U.S. Army Col. Patrick Dedham, director of communications for U.S. Africa Command, speaks during the opening ceremony of Africa Endeavor 2015 in Gaborone, Botswana, Aug. 24, 2015. More than 1,800 communications specialists from 40 countries, six African regional organizations and six international partner nations have participated in past Africa Endeavor events.
Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (1) of (4)
2:28 PM8/24/2015
Botswana Defence Force Brig. Kenneth Kethibogile, director of communications for the BDF, speaks during the opening ceremony of Africa Endeavor 2015 in Gaborone, Botswana, Aug. 24, 2015. The seminar, hosted by the Botswana Defence Force and sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is a forum for leaders to improve communications among and between partner nations and regional and international organizations.
APORA Supports Fight Against Infectious Diseases in Africa
4:39 PM8/17/2015
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Alliance members listen to a presentation from Cmdr. Edward Nyarko, Ghana Armed Forces, during the second African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance meeting held in Burkina Faso.
APORA Supports Fight Against Infectious Diseases in Africa
4:39 PM8/17/2015
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Brig. Gen. Mahama Alhassan, APORA chair and director of Ghana Armed Forces Military Health Services, delivers opening remarks.
APORA Supports Fight Against Infectious Diseases in Africa
4:39 PM8/17/2015
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Dr. Charles Beadling, director of the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine, leads a group of APORA members in a small group discussion.
U.S. Army military police personnel with the 93rd Military Police Battalion stand with fellow military police from the Zambian Defense Force during Exercise Southern Accord 2015 in Lusaka, Zambia on Aug. 10. The annual exercise provides U.S. military, United Nations allies and the Zambian Defense Force an opportunity to work and train together as a joint, combined peacekeeping allied force. (U.S. Army Africa photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Kimball)
Members of the Zambian Defense Force march with U.S. Army soldiers during the opening day ceremony for Exercise Southern Accord in Lusaka, Zambia on Aug. 4. 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 Staff Sgt. Brian Kimball)
U.S. Transfers Dirt Bikes to Help Fight AIDS in Uganda
2:13 PM8/5/2015
Uganda saw nearly 31,000 AIDS related deaths in 2014, according to a report by UNAIDS. Beyond the personal toll, AIDS also negatively impacts security in the region.
U.S. Army Africa participates in Southern Accord 2015
3:27 PM8/4/2015
The U.S. Army, in partnership with the Zambian Defense Force, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and other partner nations will conduct Southern Accord 2015, a command post and field training exercise, in Zambia, Aug. 3-14.
Western Accord 2015 Closes on a Note of Cooperation (1) of (1)
8:51 AM8/4/2015
U.S., African and European military personnel stand in formation during the closing ceremony for Western Accord 15, at Winkelman Kazerne, Harskamp, Netherlands, July 31. Western Accord 2015 replicates the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, Sector Headquarters mission command in support of United Nation and African Union mandated peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. Marcus Fichtl)
Officers from 9 African Nations Attend Cyber Security Event in Washington (3) of (3)
9:36 AM7/30/2015
Cyber familiarization event attendees participate in a hands-on activity during a visit to the National Defense University in Washington, July 20, 2015. Officers from nine African nations attended the AFRICOM-sponsored event.