Six explosive ordnance disposal and counter-IED (C-IED) experts from Tunisia Armed Forces visited Fort Lee, Virginia, and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command's Munitions and EOD Training Department Oct. 25-26.
NY Army Guard C-12 detachment Soldiers headed to Horn of Africa
7:55 AM11/8/2022
Audience members listen suring a deployment ceremony for six New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Detachment 5 of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment held at Army Aviation Support Facility # 3 in Latham, New York on November 6, 2022. The Soldiers, who fly the C-12 Huron transport aircraft will deploy to Djibouti in East Africa to support United States military forces in the region. ( U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Eric Durr)
NY Army Guard C-12 detachment Soldiers headed to Horn of Africa
7:55 AM11/8/2022
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Victoria Kingman, a member of Detachment 5 of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment receives her new rank from her niece Skylar Bussen, while being promoted during a farewell ceremony for her unit at Army Aviation Support Facility # 3 in Latham, New York on November 6, 2022. Her husband Gary Kingman and Chief Warrant Officer 5 James MaCauley look on. The Soldiers, who fly the C-12 Huron transport aircraft will deploy to Djibouti in East Africa to support United States military forces in the region. ( U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Eric Durr
NY Army Guard C-12 detachment Soldiers headed to Horn of Africa
7:55 AM11/8/2022
Six New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Detachment 5 of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment salute during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner at a deployment farewell ceremony at Army Aviation Support Facility # 3 in Latham, New York on November 6, 2022. The Soldiers, who fly the C-12 Huron transport aircraft will deploy to Djibouti in East Africa to support United States military forces in the region. ( U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Eric Durr)
NY Army Guard C-12 detachment Soldiers headed to Horn of Africa
7:55 AM11/8/2022
Six New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Detachment 5 of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment salute during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner at a deployment farewell ceremony at Army Aviation Support Facility # 3 in Latham, New York on November 6, 2022. The Soldiers, who fly the C-12 Huron transport aircraft will deploy to Djibouti in East Africa to support United States military forces in the region. ( U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Eric Durr)
NY Army Guard C-12 detachment Soldiers headed to Horn of Africa
7:55 AM11/8/2022
LATHAM, New York--Five New York Army National Guard Soldiers who operate a C-12 transport plane based at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Latham, New York are headed to East Africa later this month to support U.S. forces there.
The five Soldiers, and a sixth Soldier, who will deploy halfway through the nine-month rotation were honored during a Sunday, Nov. 6 ceremony at the flight facility.
U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commanding General Gen. Darryl A. Williams gives remarks on the Army's mission in Africa during the annual U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Commander's Forum on Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Nov 2, 2022. Held Oct. 31 through Nov. 4, 2022, the SETAF-AF Commander's Forum brought together leaders from across the Army to talk about progress and opportunities to advance Army initiatives in support of U.S. Africa Command. Other commands present at the conference included U.S. Army Europe and Africa, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 414th Contracting Command, the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, U.S. Army Garrison Italy and many others. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Semaj Johnson)
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Commanding General Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund gives opening remarks during the annual SETAF-AF Commander's Forum on Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Nov 1, 2022. Held Oct. 31 through Nov. 4, 2022, the SETAF-AF Commander's Forum brought together leaders from across the Army to talk about progress and opportunities to advance Army initiatives in support of U.S. Africa Command. Other commands present at the conference included U.S. Army Europe and Africa, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 414th Contracting Command, the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, U.S. Army Garrison Italy and many others. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Semaj Johnson)
SETAF-AF hosts Commander’s Forum to gauge progress and set stage for success in Africa
5:59 PM11/7/2022
The commanding general of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa welcomed Army leaders here for a weeklong discussion on progress and opportunities for the Army in support of U.S. Africa Command.
British Army, The Queens Royal Hussars, U.S. Army and inter-agencies attend a meeting to discuss operations during Exercise Justified Accord, March 11, 2022, Nairobi, Kenya. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leia Tascarini)
Brig. Gen. Ronald A. Cupples, then U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa deputy commanding general and the National Guard Joint Force Headquarters-Massachusetts assistant adjutant general addresses women participates in Exercise Justified Accord to recognize Women’s History Month, March 18, 2022, Nairobi, Kenya. March is Women's History Month – commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history and in militaries around the world. (File photo)
Kenyan Defence Force Lt. Col. Tarot Kimtai, Commander of 19th Kenya Rifles Battalion, speaks to U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during a walkthrough for a bi-lateral exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Abigail Hammock)
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, meet with Kenyan Defence Force Soldiers to discuss scheme of maneuver in preparation for a bi-lateral exercise during Justified Accord, March 13, 2022. Exercise Justified Accord allows the US and our African partners to support enduring peace and stability in the region.(U.S. Army photo by Capt. Abigail Hammock)
Partners gather in Kenya to plan Justified Accord 23 exercise
5:10 PM11/7/2022
From October 24-28, more than 80 participants from the U.S., Africa partner nations and multinational forces gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, to plan exercise Justified Accord 2023 (JA23) — U.S. Africa Command’s largest East Africa military training exercise.
Civil Affairs team partners with Niger army to improve combat casualty care
7:30 PM10/31/2022
AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Saint-Lo (left), 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion medic, demonstrates how to properly place a tourniquet on a simulated wounded individual at Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 17, 2022. The partnership between the U.S. and Africa is critical to overcoming geographic challenges and building an international model of security cooperation across the continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)
Civil Affairs team partners with Niger army to improve combat casualty care
7:29 PM10/31/2022
AIR BASE 201, Niger - Members of the (FAN) Niger Armed Forces, (French: Forces armées nigériennes), participate in medical field training on their first day of training by the 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Air Advisors, along with the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion and 724th Expeditionary Air Base Group Fire and Emergency Services Flight at Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 17, 2022. The partnership between the U.S. and Africa is critical to overcoming geographic challenges and building an international model of security cooperation across the continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)
Civil Affairs team partners with Niger army to improve combat casualty care
7:29 PM10/31/2022
AIR BASE 201, Niger - Members of the (FAN) Niger Armed Forces, (French: Forces armées nigériennes), participate in medical field training on their first day of training by the 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Air Advisors, along with the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion and 724th Expeditionary Air Base Group Fire and Emergency Services Flight at Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 17, 2022. The partnership between the U.S. and Africa is critical to overcoming geographic challenges and building an international model of security cooperation across the continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)