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Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month starts with Agents of Change recognition
An Agents of Change volunteer signs the commanding general’s proclamation during the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month kickoff event on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, April 6, 2021. Agents of Change is a new initiative that trains Soldiers on how to intervene and prevent sexual harassment and assault. The proclamation the volunteers signed reinforces their commitment and dedication to the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Semaj Johnson)
Photo by: U.S. Army Sgt. Tianna Field, Vicenza, Italy
SETAF-AF mobility division delivers equipment to support operations in Niger
Nigerien military representatives and a commercial carrier team receive Armored Personnel Carriers in northern Niger, March 2021. U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa coordinated for the ground movement of 16 APCs to the Niger military that will support G-5 Sahel Joint Force efforts. (U.S. Army Photo)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs, Niger
SETAF-AF mobility division delivers equipment to support operations in Niger
Armored Personnel Carriers are prepared to depart Niamey, Niger, March 2021. U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa coordinated for the ground movement of 16 APCs to the Niger military that will support G-5 Sahel Joint Force efforts in northern Niger. (U.S. Army Photo)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs, Niger
Why I Serve: Sgt. 1st Class Cason
Sgt. 1st Class Myra Cason, with the 79th Theater Sustainment Command, reflects on why she serves in the U.S. Army.
"The reason I first joined the military was because I wanted to be a part of an organization larger than myself. I wanted to give back in some way, and I felt that was the best way. I continue to serve because I love the job; I love the organization, and that's why I serve." - Sgt. 1st Class Myra Cason
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs, Italy
Site survey with the Royal Morocco Armed Forces
A Royal Morocco Armed Forces officer explains the capabilities of a firing range March 20 during a site survey for exercise African Lion 21, scheduled for June. African Lion, U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise, has increased interoperability among U.S. partners and Allies since 2003. Plans for AL21 involve more than 10,000 troops from the United States, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and elsewhere. The global COVID-19 pandemic curtailed the previous year's exercise. Plans for AL21 include COVID-19 mitigations and flexible options to ensure maximum participation and value for participating countries. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton/Southern European Task Force, Africa)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs, Morocco
SETAF-Africa Soldiers conduct ACFT
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Soldiers conduct a diagnostic Army Combat Fitness Test on Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, March 22, 2021. The test provides Soldiers an opportunity to learn which events they need to improve on to increase their overall physical fitness. Through the ACFT, the Army is strengthening its fitness culture by reducing injuries and increasing Army readiness.
(U.S. Army photos by Christopher House)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs, Italy
SETAF-AF senior leader forum 2021
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Commander Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling listens to a briefing during this year’s senior leadership forum, conducted in Vicenza, Italy, on March 16-17, 2021. The forum is an annual event, held to encourage discussion among SETAF-AF's leaders and ensure they have the current, consistent and comprehensive information necessary to achieve the organization’s short- and long-term objectives. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher House)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs
SETAF-AF conducts extremism training
Lt. Col. John Baker, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion Commander, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force-Africa, conducts battalion extremism training with service members and DOD Civilians on Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, March. 22, 2021. Extremism training provides ways to identify, report, and eliminate the behaviors and actions of service members that can cause a disruption in unit cohesion. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Semaj Johnson)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs, Italy
Italian National Day of Remembrance
The NATO, Italian and American flags are at half mast as Italy marks the first national day of remembrance for Covid-19 victims, March 18. The Vicenza Military Community supported the host nation government initiative with a minute of silence beginning at 11 a.m. to pay tribute to the victims of the coronavirus pandemic, which, as of March 18, has killed more than 102,000 people in Italy. (U.S. Army Photo by USAG-Italy Public Affairs)
Photo by: USAG-ITALY Public Affairs , Italy
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
Seven U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) stand for a photo after their coining ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 12, 2021. The SFAB soldiers were recognized by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, CJTF-HOA commanding general, for their immediate, lifesaving, response to a vehicle accident March 7, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
Photo by: Senior Airman Morgan Brown, Djibouti, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) commanding general, speaks to members of the 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB) during a coining ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 12, 2021. The SFAB consists of specialized units with the core mission to conduct training, advising, assisting, and accompanying operations with allied and partner nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
Photo by: Senior Airman Morgan Brown, Djibouti, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
Staff Sgt. Alyssa Aragon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade signal advisor, bumps forearms with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) commanding general, during a coining ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 12, 2021. Aragon and six members of her team saved the lives of four Battalion d’Intervention Rapide (B.I.R.) soldiers involved in a vehicle accident March 7, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
Photo by: Senior Airman Morgan Brown, Djibouti, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
Staff Sgt. Andres Sanchez, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB) fires advisor, stands with his team members during a coining ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 12, 2021. Sanchez and six of his fellow team members were presented with commanders coins because of their immediate, lifesaving, medical response to a vehicle accident March 7, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
Photo by: Senior Airman Morgan Brown, Djibouti, Djibouti
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Caleb Mathena, Security Forces Assistance Brigade assistant team leader, holds his Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) commander’s coin at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 12, 2021. Mathena and six members of the SFAB were presented with commanders’ coins because of their immediate, lifesaving, medical response to a vehicle accident March 7, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Morgan L. Brown)
Photo by: Senior Airman Morgan Brown, Djibouti, Djibouti
SETAF-AF commanding general visits British Peace Support Team (Africa)
Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, commander, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, meets with Col. Geoff (Chippy) Minton, the British Peace Support Team (Africa) commander, in Nairobi Kenya, March 2, 2021. The British Peace Support Team, comprised of Royal Navy, British Army and civilian advisors, delivers training to militaries throughout Africa that prepare for United Nations and African Union missions. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Semaj Johnson)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs, Nairobi, Kenya
United States and Kenya strengthen security partnership
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, meets with Maj. Gen. Albert Kendagor, deputy commander of the Kenya Army, at the Kenya Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, March 3, 2021. Rohling visited Kenya March 2-5 to highlight the bilateral partnership between the U.S. Army and Kenya Defence Forces, as well as discuss future security-cooperation opportunities. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Semaj Johnson)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs
United States and Kenya strengthen security partnership
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, addresses Kenya's Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations in Nairobi, Kenya, March 2, 2021. Rohling visited Kenya March 2-5 to highlight the bilateral partnership between the U.S. Army and Kenya Defence Forces, as well as discuss future security-cooperation opportunities. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Semaj Johnson)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs
United States and Kenya strengthen security partnership
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, commander, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, visits a wounded service member on March 3, 2021 at the Kenya Defence Forces Wellness Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Rohling visited Kenya March 2-5 to highlight the bilateral defense relationship between the U.S. Army and Kenya Defence Forces, as well as discuss future security cooperation opportunities. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Semaj Johnson)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs
United States and Kenya strengthen security partnership
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, views a model of the newly constructed Kenya Defence Forces Wellness Centre during his visit at the facility in Nairobi, Kenya, March 3, 2021. Rohling visited Kenya March 2-5 to highlight the U.S. Army’s partnership with the KDF and discuss future security-cooperation opportunities. (U.S.Army photo by Pfc. Semaj Johnson).
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs
SETAF-AF commander visits Truppe Alpini command, builds relationships
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Commander Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, center right, tours the Brunico training area in Brunico, Italy, on Feb. 3, 2021, with Maj. Gen. Michele Risi, the Truppe Alpini deputy commander, center left; Lt. Col. Luca Montemitoli, the Brunico training area Alpini commander, right; and others. Rohling spent two days with Truppe Alpini leaders touring facilities and training sites and building relationships with Italy’s Alpini troops. (Courtesy photo by the Italian army)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs, Brunico, Italy
U.S. Army delivers COVID-19 medical supplies to Italian hospitals
Lt. Col. Kelley C. Togiola, left, a public health emergency officer, and Pietro Maculan, a resident at the San Bartolo hospital, chat during a medical supply delivery at San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy, Feb. 1, 2021. The U.S. Army Garrison Italy assisted in delivering $500,000 worth of PPE to Italian hospitals in Vicenza, Pisa and Livorno. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs
86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assigned to Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, Jan. 20, 2021. The 37th Airlift Squadron, based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, provided air assets and air crew personnel during the paratroopers’ jump qualification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton)
Photo by: Senior Airman Milton Hamilton, Ramstein Air Base, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs
U.S. Army Pvt. Michael Button, a scout assigned to the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assigned to Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, dons a parachute in preparation for a static line jump at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 20, 2021. After being outfitted with equipment, each Soldier performed a buddy check to ensure each parachute was properly secured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton)
Photo by: Senior Airman Milton Hamilton, Ramstein Air Base, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assigned to Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, sit in a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft prior to a military static line jump, Jan. 20, 2021. The 37th Airlift Squadron, based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, provided aircraft for approximately 116 Soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton)
Photo by: Senior Airman Milton Hamilton, Ramstein Air Base, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assigned to Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, board a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 20, 2021. The 37th Airlift Squadron provided air assets and air crew personnel during the paratroopers’ jump qualification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton)
Photo by: Senior Airman Milton Hamilton, Ramstein Air Base, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assigned to Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, prepare to board a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 20, 2021. The paratroopers conducted static-line jumps into Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany while being supported by 37th AS pilots and loadmasters. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Milton Hamilton)
Photo by: Senior Airman Milton Hamilton, Ramstein Air Base, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assigned to Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, conduct buddy-checks during a paratrooper briefing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 20, 2021. Approximately 30 paratroopers, additional personnel, numerous vehicles, containers and supply pallets deployed from Grafenwoehr to Ramstein Air Base within hours of notification. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Milton Hamilton)
Photo by: Senior Airman Milton Hamilton, Ramstein Air Base, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs
A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assigned to Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, tightens the straps of a parachute for another soldier during a buddy-check at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 20, 2021. Once the paratroopers arrived at Ramstein they immediately initiated mission planning, joint rehearsals and the air-load process with Airmen assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron and the 86th Logistical Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Milton Hamilton)
Photo by: Senior Airman Milton Hamilton, Ramstein Air Base, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
SETAF-AF commander, local health agency leader discuss health care, DOD medical supply donation
Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, thanks Giovanni Pavesi, the Unita Locale Socio Sanitaria #8, a local health agency, general director, for the outstanding health care Italian medical professionals have provided to the Vicenza military community during an office call at San Bortolo Hospital in Vicenza on Feb. 1, 2021. The leaders also discussed the recent DOD-funded donation of medical supplies delivered by U.S. Army Garrison-Italy personnel to Italian hospitals in Livorno, Pisa and Vicenza. (Courtesy photo by Carmine Molinini)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs
#MyWhy: Maj. Christopher Smith
Maj. Christopher Smith, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa physician assistant, discusses why he decided to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
(U.S. Army graphic by Pfc. Semaj Johnson) #GoArmyBeatCOVID
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs
US Army makes big plans for summer exercise in Africa
Capt. Jonathan Paul, right, assigned to the 173rd Brigade (Airborne), explains his unit's training requirements to Moroccan military planners during a site survey in Morocco Jan. 22, 2021, for exercise African Lion 21. Plans for AL21 involve more than 10,000 troops from the United States, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and elsewhere. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton)
Photo by: Maj. Cain Claxton, Morocco
US Army makes big plans for summer exercise in Africa
A Royal Moroccan Armed Forces officer explains the capabilities of a firing range Jan. 20, 2021, during a site survey for exercise African Lion 21. Scheduled for June, African Lion, U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise, has increased interoperability among U.S. partners and allies since 2003. Plans for AL21 involve more than 10,000 troops from the United States, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and elsewhere. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton)
Photo by: Maj. Cain Claxton, Morocco
SETAF-AF Soldiers conduct marksmanship training
Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa engage pop-up targets with M17 pistols during marksmanship training at Cao Malnisio Range in Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 26, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs
SETAF-AF Soldiers conduct marksmanship training
A Soldier assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa engages pop-up targets with an M4 carbine during marksmanship training at Cao Malnisio Range in Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 26, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs
SETAF-AF Soldiers conduct marksmanship training
A Soldier assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa engages pop-up targets with an M17 pistol during marksmanship training at Cao Malnisio Range in Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 26, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs
SETAF-AF Soldiers conduct marksmanship training
A Soldier assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa engages pop-up targets with an M4 carbine during marksmanship training at Cao Malnisio Range in Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 26, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)
Photo by: Davide Dalla Massara, Aviano, Italy
SETAF-AF chief warrant officer 2 named Army Transportation Corps Warrant Officer of the Year
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Herbert D. Carter III, a U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa master maritime operations officer, received the annual Army Transportation Corps Warrant Officer of the Year award Dec. 10, 2020, in a virtual ceremony. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Semaj Johnson)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs
#MyWhy: Master Sgt. Carmen Rivers
Master Sgt. Carmen Rivers, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Sexual Assault Response coordinator, discusses why she recently received the COVID-19 vaccine. (U.S. Army graphic by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)
Photo by: SETAF-Africa Public Affairs
#MyWhy: Sgt. Salfo Konkobo
Sgt. Salfo Konkobo, a U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa health care sergeant, explains his reason for receiving the Covid-19 vaccine on Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 21, 2020. (U.S. Army graphic by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)
#MyWhy: Sgt. Salfo Konkobo
Sgt. Salfo Konkobo, a U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa health care sergeant, explains his reason for receiving the Covid-19 vaccine on Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 21, 2020. (U.S. Army graphic by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)
Photo by: Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez, Vicenza, Italy
