AFRICOM's director for logistics shares his views on Africa's strategic relevance.

The 101st Airborne Division was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award by the commanding general of U.S. Africa Command, Gen. David M. Rodriguez, during a ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky. Aug. 27.

Building on lessons learned during Operation United Assistance, an initiative is underway in West Africa to increase the capacity of governments to respond to emergencies.

As the mission of Joint Forces Command – United Assistance comes to an end, there are a few more tasks that service members, deployed in support of Operation United Assistance, have to complete.

Joint Forces Command – United Assistance service members from the Barclay Training Center got to experience some Liberian culture, Jan. 20, when they took a quick bus ride to the Liberian National Museum. The museum is nestled near the center of Monrovia, the nation’s capital and after some research on the part of the JFC-UA civil affairs unit, a cross-cultural exchange trip was initiated for those Soldiers deployed to BTC.

The logistics enterprise united the efforts of a multi-disciplined, interagency team formed across nations, governments and non-government organizations, leading to success in OPERATION United Assistance.

Soldiers of 104th Engineer Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, joined the armed forces of Liberia to build an Ebola treatment unit in Gbediah Dec. 19 during an Operation United Assistance mission. By working together, they will erect an Ebola treatment unit and maybe even some friendships.

More than 50 Soldiers and Airmen staying in the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s Controlled Monitoring Area since their return from missions in support of Operation United Assistance returned to their home units at Dec. 16 – nine days before Christmas Day.

Service members with the 372nd Inland Cargo Transportation Company prepare a crate for a sling load operation at Roberts International Airport, Liberia, Dec. 12, 2014.

For service members supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development-led mission to combat Ebola, Operation United Assistance, resupply over the roads of Liberia has proven a challenge. This was to be expected, as Liberia is a new theater for the military, and most routes are unpaved.

United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. To seem more images of JFC-UA visits Greenville ETU, visit our OUA page.

Joint service Soldiers participated in a weekly class to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus. The Department of Defense Ebola Treatment Training Team taught the class in support of Operation United Assistance, at the National Police Training Academy, Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 2, 2014.

Since Oct. 8, 2014 a detachment of 100 U.S. Marines and sailors from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa (SPMAGTF-CR-AF) provided support to Operation United Assistance (OUA), the U.S. response to the Ebola crisis in Liberia.

141019-Z-VT419-207: A group of 30 U.S. military personnel, including Marines, Airmen, and Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 19, 2014. The service members are bound for Monrovia, Liberia, where troops will construct medical treatment units and train health care workers as part of the Operation United Assistance, DoD’s support the USAID-led, whole-of-government effort to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Dale Greer/Released)