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Chief Operations Specialist Mark D. Moreno assists a naval officer with the Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique (FADM) in operating a maritime domain awareness interface. The maritime domain awareness drills were conducted as part of a final planning conference for Exercise Cutlass Express 2013, which is scheduled to commence in November. Cutlass Express, one of four major U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet exercises in Africa, was designed to improve maritime safety and security in East Africa while building maritime relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Luis R. Chavez Jr./ Released)
Soldiers of the East Africa Response Force, a Djibouti-based joint team, prepare to support evacuation operations in Juba, South Sudan. At the request of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Defense Department directed two U.S. C-130 aircraft to evacuate personnel from Juba, the capital of South Sudan, to Nairobi, Kenya.
Soldiers of the East Africa Response Force, a Djibouti-based joint team, prepare to support evacuation operations in Juba, South Sudan. At the request of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Defense Department directed two U.S. C-130 aircraft to evacuate personnel from Juba, the capital of South Sudan, to Nairobi, Kenya.
Soldiers of the East Africa Response Force, a Djibouti-based joint team, prepare to support evacuation operations in Juba, South Sudan.
U.S. Ambassador Dawn Liberi and Burundi Minister of Defense MG Poniten Gaciyubwenge shake hands prior to Burundian soldiers boarding a U.S. C-17 aircraft for Bangui, Central African Republic. On Dec. 9, the U.S. government authorized U.S. aircraft to assist the Burundian National Defense Forces with their deployment to Bangui, Central Africa Republic.
Maj. Richard J. Sonnenfeld, Chief of Security Cooperation, U.S. Embassy Burundi salutes Burundian Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Hakizimana. (Background) Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 13.3 trained one of the deploying Burundian Companies in Logistics and Urban Engineering from July 2013-December 2013. On Dec. 9, the U.S. government authorized U.S. aircraft to assist the Burundian National Defense Forces with their deployment to Bangui, Central African Republic.
Erik Threet, Health/Humanitarian Assistance Program manager and a Disaster Preparedness Program manager for U.S. Africa Command, discusses the way forward in the partnership between the Nigeria and AFRICOM in Disaster Response during a meeting with the Director General of Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency, Muhammad Sani Sidi, at the NEMA headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. So far, AFRICOM has partnered with more than 20 African countries to develop national pandemic response plans. The plans help define the roles various government entities, including the military, would serve in a disaster response. (Photo by Technical Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)
Lorraine Rapp, U.S. Africa Command’s Disaster Preparedness Program manager, exchanges contacts with Nigerian ministers, Dr. Nurudeen Muhammad, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Professor C.O. Onyebuchi Chukwu, Minister of Health (right), during a ceremony to unveil Nigeria’s Pandemic and Natural Disaster Response Plans in Abuja, Nigeria, November 14, 2013. So far, AFRICOM has partnered with more than 20 African countries to develop national pandemic response plans. The plans help define the roles various government entities, including the military, would serve in a disaster response. (Photo by Technical Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)
U.S. Air Force Captain Uzoamaka Odimegwu Mbakwem (right), international health specialist and South region medical manager for U.S. Africa Command, works with a Nigerian emergency responder during a tabletop exercise to validate Nigeria’s Pandemic and Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan recently in Abuja, Nigeria. AFRICOM sponsored a tabletop exercise in Nigeria focused specifically on a pandemic response. More than 100 civilians, military officials and representatives from Nigeria’s security sectors participated in the tabletop exercise. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)
Effective security sector reform (SSR) efforts in Africa should align with on-the-ground realities and insecurities of African people and states in order to build a sense of genuine ownership and participation by citizens and civil society, two international experts said at a weeklong Africa Center program on SSR in Central Africa.
Effective security sector reform (SSR) efforts in Africa should align with on-the-ground realities and insecurities of African people and states in order to build a sense of genuine ownership and participation by citizens and civil society, two international experts said at a weeklong Africa Center program on SSR in Central Africa.
Members of Kenya’s Disaster Response Unit work together to safely extricate a victim through a confined space during a building collapse search and rescue course in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 27, 2013. The five-day course was used to increase the unit’s basic rescue skills and put them through various scenarios. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa supports partner nations in military-to-military engagements to defeat violent extremist organizations throughout East Africa.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kristopher Tomes (right), a pararescueman with the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, watches a member of Kenya’s Disaster Response Unit use a pneumatic saw to cut through concrete during a building collapse search and rescue course in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 27, 2013. The five-day course was used to increase the unit’s basic rescue skills and put them through various scenarios. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa supports partner nations in military-to-military engagements to defeat violent extremist organizations throughout East Africa.
Members of Kenya’s Disaster Response Unit practice lifting equipment during a building collapse search and rescue course in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 27, 2013. The five-day course was used to increase the unit’s basic rescue skills and put them through various scenarios. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa supports partner nations in military-to-military engagements to defeat violent extremist organizations throughout East Africa.
U.S. Army Maj. Gerard Walsh (left), the deputy executive officer of the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, describes how to inspect, don and use a self-contained breathing system to members of Kenya’s Disaster Response Unit during a building collapse search and rescue course in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 25, 2013. The five-day course was used to increase the unit’s basic rescue skills and put them through various scenarios. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa supports partner nations in military-to-military engagements to defeat violent extremist organizations throughout East Africa.
Members of Kenya’s Disaster Response Unit work together to lift and secure a concrete slab during a building collapse search and rescue course in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 27, 2013. The five-day course was used to increase the unit’s basic rescue skills and put them through various scenarios. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa supports partner nations in military-to-military engagements to defeat violent extremist organizations throughout East Africa. (Courtesy photo)
Military Intelligence Non-Commissioned Officer Course, 14-1, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Chadian and Nigerien Students take an interest in student and orphan school assignments during a community relations event on November 30th, 2013.
Military Intelligence Non-Commissioned Officer Course, 14-1, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Officer In Charge, Captain Justin Moeykens poses with Burkinabe Elementary Students and Orphans during a community relations event on November 30th, 2013. (Photo by Courtesy Asset)
A servicemember reviews a culture guide for Nigeria produced by the Air Force Culture and Language Center Dec. 16, 2013. The culture guides were created to better prepare servicemembers traveling to new areas of the world where cultures may be vastly different than their own. The culture guides are a quick reference aide that fit into your pocket and improve mission effectiveness by ensuring an understanding of cultural differences. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane
Burundi soldiers prepare to load onto a C-17 Globemaster Dec. 13, 2013 at Bujumbura Airport, Burundi. In coordination with the French military and African Union, the U.S. military provided airlift support to transport Burundi soldiers, food and supplies in the Central African Republic (CAR). This support is aimed at enabling African forces to deploy promptly to prevent further spread of sectarian violence and restore security in CAR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Erik Cardenas)
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