Items Tagged with "Special Operations"
Article | FACT SHEET: United States Africa Command
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July 18, 2016
Fact Sheet on U.S. AFRICOM
Article | Epic Guardian 2016 to Promote Cooperation, Interoperability
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April 26, 2016
Ghana and Cabo Verde key participants in annual exercise
Article | AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony
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March 1, 2016
Gen. David Rodriguez highlighted the need for regional cooperation to address security challenges.
Article | Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training
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February 18, 2016
The training in St. Louis, Senegal was part of the ongoing Flintlock 2016 exercise.
Article | Flintlock 16 Kicks Off in Senegal
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February 9, 2016
More than 30 nations are participating in this year's special operations exercise.
Video | Flintlock Equips Partners for Today's Threats
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February 5, 2016
A special operations exercise director discusses Flintlock's relevance for partners in North and West Africa.
Article | African, European Special Operations Forces Plan Future Cooperation
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November 20, 2015
Silent Warrior Exercise and SOCAFRICA Commanders Conference shape SOF operational plans.
Article | AFRICOM Hosts Commanders Conference
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November 18, 2015
Commanders and senior enlisted leaders from AFRICOM's Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and special operations component commands met in Stuttgart Nov. 17.
Article | Flintlock ’15 wraps up in N’Djamena, Chad
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March 9, 2015
More than 1,000 troops from 20 countries participated in the annual exercise.
Photo | U.S. Special Operations Command Africa Image
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March 9, 2015
U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez at the closing ceremony for Flintlock, Mar. 9, 2015, N'Djamena, Chad. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Espinosa, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa/RELEASED)
Photo | U.S. Special Operations Command Africa Image
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March 9, 2015
Flintlock 2015 closing ceremony, N'Djamena, Chad. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Espinosa, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa/RELEASED)
Photo | U.S. Special Operations Command Africa Image
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March 9, 2015
Flintlock 2015 Chadian Exercise Director, Brig. Gen. Zakaria Ngobongue (right) and U.S. Special Operations Command Africa Commanding General, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Linder at the closing ceremony for Flintlock in N'Djamena, Chad. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Espinosa, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa/RELEASED)
Photo | U.S. Special Operations Command Africa Image
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March 9, 2015
Special Operations Command Africa Commander General, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Linder, congratulates Tunisian special forces after a successful multi-national demonstration on Mar. 7, 2015 in the vicinity of Mao, Chad. The soldiers completed three weeks of training in austere conditions as part of the Flintlock 2015 exercise. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Broshear/RELEASED)
Video | Exercise Flintlock 15 Begins in Chad
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February 19, 2015
More than 28 nations are participating in AFRICOM's premier special operations exercise.
Article | Chad to Host Flintlock 2015
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December 12, 2014
Chad announced it will be the host of Exercise Flintlock ‘15, U.S. Africa Command’s premier Special Operations Forces exercise, which will kick off Feb. 16, 2015 in the capital N’Djamena with outstations in Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and Tunisia, and will run through March 9, 2015.
Page | U.S. Special Operations Command Africa
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May 5, 2014
SOCAFRICA
Page | Flintlock
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May 5, 2014
Flintlock is an annual regional exercise among African, allied and U.S. counterterrorism forces, and has taken place since 2006.
Article | General Linder Assumes Command of US Special Operations Command Africa
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June 13, 2013
General Linder takes command of US Special Operations Command Africa
Brigadier General James B. Linder assumed command of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) from Rear Admiral Brian L. Losey during a change of command ceremony
Article | Silent Warrior 2013 Strives to Strengthen Security and Military-to-Military Relationships through Training
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April 1, 2013
Photo Essay: Silent Warrior 2013 strives to strengthen security and military-to-military relationships through training.
Article | East African Security Forces Host Inaugural Special Operations Conference
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February 11, 2013
Across east Africa, the use of Special Operations Forces as a means to enhance the capability to protect civilians is a growing trend. Each nation has a unique mission and purpose for its SOF component, and no two look exactly the same. However,