Civil Affairs team partners with Niger army to improve combat casualty care
7:29 PM10/31/2022
AIR BASE 201, Niger - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul Volpe, III, (left) 724th Expeditionary Air Base Group Fire and Emergency Services Flight firefighter, demonstrates to (FAN) Niger Armed Forces, (French: Forces armées nigériennes) members on how to continue to provide security while individuals can perform tactical medical care during their first day of training at Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 17, 2022. Developing African partner capability while countering violent extremisms helps build regional self-reliance and impedes detrimental influences on the continent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)
Before the official opening of the Tactical and Tech Day Expo, leadership from U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) were invited to participate in one-minute demonstrations by company representatives at Camp Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, October 26,2022. Expo attendees were able to discover the latest options in defense technology as well as network with representatives. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alisha Grezlik)
Before the official opening of the Tactical and Tech Day Expo, leadership from U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) were invited to participate in one-minute demonstration from company representatives at Camp Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, October 26,2022. Expo attendees were able to discover the latest options in defense technology as well as network with representatives. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alisha Grezlik)
Sgt. 1st Class Simone Loncke the operations NCO for the Operation Protection Directorate, speaks with a company representative during the Tactical and Tech Day Expo at Camp Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, October 26, 2022. Expo attendees were able to discover the latest options in defense technology as well as network with representatives. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alisha Grezlik)
A member of SETAF-AF speaks with a company representative during the Tactical and Tech Day Expo at Camp Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, October 26, 2022. Expo attendees were able to discover the latest options in defense technology as well as network with representatives. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alisha Grezlik)
A company representative speaks to event attendees during the Tactical and Tech Day Expo at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, October 26, 2022. Expo attendees were able to discover the latest options in defense technology as well as network with representatives. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alisha Grezlik)
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force Africa (SETAF) partnered with National Conference Services Inc. (NCSI) to host the Tactical and Tech Day Expo at the Golden Lion Conference Center on Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, October 26, 2022.
Spc. Isaias Lerma, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), fires a M4A1 Carbine as part of his training to obtain the Expert Soldier Badge training on Caserma Del-Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 26, 2022. The ESB is a United States Army special skills badge that is awarded to U.S. military personnel and North Atlantic Treaty Organization military personnel who successfully complete a set of qualification tests, including both written and performance portions.
Sgt. Abigale Godwin, assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), secures down a practice casualty during a loading casualties onto a non-standard vehicle practice lane for EMFB (Expert Field Medical Badge) on Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 125, 2022. The EFMB is a United States Army special skills badge that is awarded to U.S. military personnel and North Atlantic Treaty Organization military personnel who successfully complete a set of qualification test, including both written ad performance portions. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Timothee Buangala)
Sgt. Maj. John Smith, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), acts as a causality during practice for the Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) on Caserma Del-Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 27, 2022. The ESB is a United States Army special skills badge that is awarded to U.S. military personnel and North Atlantic Treaty Organization military personnel who successfully complete a set of qualification tests, including both written and performance portions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Semaj Johnson)
Soldiers across Europe and Africa test expertise in Vicenza
6:41 PM10/31/2022
U.S. Army Soldiers from across Europe and Africa are testing their skills this month against the highest standards of proficiency for their warfighting professions at Caserma Del Din here.
Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, Commanding General, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and Col. Mark A. Denton, Commander, 207th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater), answer questions after the U.S. Army Warriors Corner presentation, “Building Army Intelligence Capabilities in Constrained and Contested Environments” at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting & Exposition held in Washington D.C., 11 October, 2022. (Courtesy photo)
Col. Mark A. Denton, Commander, 207th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater), speaks at the U.S. Army Warriors Corner presentation, “Building Army Intelligence Capabilities in Constrained and Contested Environments” during the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting & Exposition on 11 October, 2022. Maj. Gen. Wasmund and Col. Mark A. Denton addressed Africa’s highly constrained intelligence collection-contested environment and how the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater) pilot program, the Africa Data Science Center, enables intelligence warfighters through innovation, collaboration, and data-first thinking.
Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, Commanding General, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), opens the U.S. Army Warriors Corner presentation, “Building Army Intelligence Capabilities in Constrained and Contested Environments” at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting & Exposition, held in Washington D.C., 11 October, 2022. Maj. Gen. Wasmund and Col. Mark A. Denton addressed Africa’s highly constrained intelligence collection-contested environment and how the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater) pilot program, the Africa Data Science Center, enables intelligence warfighters through innovation, collaboration, and data-first thinking.
207th MIB-T takes on the Army’s data modernization plan
10:55 AM10/18/2022
A small team of contractors south of the Alps is providing assistance in answering U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), U.S. Army Europe and Africa, and U.S Africa Command’s intelligence requirements with the power of data science.
Advisers in Africa provide commanders access to partners
10:49 AM10/18/2022
Maj. Gen. Don Hill (right) and Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund discuss how the U.S. Army is engaging in Africa through security force assistance. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Mike Weisman)
Advisers in Africa provide commanders access to partners
10:38 AM10/18/2022
The commanders of the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), Security Force Assistance Command, and 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade provided AUSA attendees an update on how SFABs are used in crisis and conflict and how they’re currently used building relationships with African partners.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (JUNE 13, 2021) The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Trenton (T-EPF-5), front, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rose (DDG 71), center, and the Moroccan navy Sigma class frigate Allal Ben Abdellah (615), sail in formation to kick off exercise African Lion 2021 with the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Atlantic Ocean, June 13, 2021. African Lion 2021 is U.S. Africa Command’ largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal, 7-18 June. More than 7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL21 is a multi-domain, multi-component, and multi-national exercise, which employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/Released)
Members of a 19-person medical team from the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force partnered with Ghanaian military medical professionals for Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) Ghana 22, from June 6-23, 2022, at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana as part of African Lion 22. The teams work together providing medical services to patients from local communities in a variety of specialties, including orthopedics, general surgery and emergency room care. MEDREX allow military personnel from the United States and their African Partners to exchange best medical practices, procedures and techniques that build and strengthen treatment capabilities, resulting in lasting relationships between medical professionals.
African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Ethan Ford)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Faitala, with Maneuver Company Advisor Team, 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade, adjusts an M-4 Carbine during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 22, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6-30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Zachary Myers)