Fact Sheet on U.S. AFRICOM

Marines and Sailors conducted small unit tactics training with Tanzanian park rangers at the Selous Game Reserve in Matambwe, Tanzania, March 2-3.

More than a thousand Marines and sailors deploying in January and February in support of crisis and contingency response in the U.S. Africa and European Commands’ areas of responsibility recently completed a five-day certification exercise.

Gate sentries are the first line of defense, not only for force protection but also for enforcement of base orders. A strong show of force not only deters potentially dangerous activity but it creates overall stability, safety and security for the base being protected.

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.

U.S. Marines with SPMAGTF-Crisis Response-Africa completed a training engagement focused solely on detection techniques and safety precautions for improvised explosive devices with service members of the Ugandan People’s Defense Force in Camp Singo, Uganda.

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Africa shared their knowledge and experience with members of the Burundian National Defense Force in Bujumbura, Burundi.

AFRICOM and international efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Africa (SPMAGTF-CR-AF) arrived in Monrovia, Liberia, andare ready to provide support to Operation United Assistance, Oct. 9, 2014.

Security Cooperation Team- 1, with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, departed Naval Air Station Sigonella for an upcoming train-the-trainer theater security cooperation engagement in Toubacouta, Senegal, during September.

A team of 15 Marines and sailors trained with their Gabonese counterparts from the Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux and the Gabonese military and Gendarmerie to demonstrate tactics that could then be applied to combat all types of illicit activities, to include narcotics trafficking

Marines and sailors from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 completed a partnership exercise in Gabon, June 28.

Marines and sailors from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 completed a partnership exercise in Gabon, June 28.

Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, spent a week in June training and working with Economic of West African States militaries during Exercise Western Accord 14.

The open water was rough, but so were the commandos. The boats were rigid, but so was their desire to complete the training. The Commandos are Senegalese, from the Compagnie de Fusilier Marine Commandos, and took part in a six-week long training mission with a group of U.S. Marines throughout April and May, 2014.

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response visited with the Ghanaian Air Force in Accra, Ghana, May 7-8, 2014.

Lt. General Steven Hummer, Deputy Commander for Military Operations, U.S. Africa Command, presents the certificate of retirement to Maj. General Tracy Garrett during a retirement ceremony at the AFRICOM Headquarters, May 8, 2014.

After 36 years of service to the Nation, Maj. Gen. Tracy Garrett, Special Advisor to the Commander, U.S. Africa Command, retired May 8, 2014 in a ceremony held at the Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany.

Located in Stuttgart, Germany, U.S. Marine Forces Africa (MARFORAF) conducts operations, exercises, training, and security cooperation activities throughout the African continent. Its staff is shared with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe.

The U.S. and coalition forces learned valuable lessons during recent campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, specifically regarding the importance of stability operations and their relevance during future contingencies.Soldiers from the Royal Moroccan