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3:20 PM5/20/2021

Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, left, and SETAF-AF Command Sgt. Maj. Charles W. Gregory Jr., right, discuss challenges and opportunities focused on this year’s African Land Forces Summit theme: “Maintaining Security in a Degraded Environment” with African land force commanders and senior enlisted leaders during a regional breakout session at the 2021 ALFS at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, May 19, 2021. This year, taking into consideration travel limitations and the safety of country delegations, ALFS was a virtual event. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)

11:08 AM5/20/2021

5:29 AM5/18/2021

Since 2010, the African Land Forces Summit has been of great importance in building partnerships with African Land Force chiefs and discuss security concerns. This year, taking into consideration travel limitations and the safety of country delegations, the U.S. Army is utilizing a widely accepted communication technology to host the ninth annual ALFS on May 19. Gathered together into smaller, regionally focused groups, land force leaders – including land chiefs and senior enlisted leaders – from across the African continent will discuss challenges and opportunities focused on this year’s ALFS theme: “Maintaining Security in a Degraded Environment.”

5:05 PM3/6/2020

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Military leaders from 42 African countries, the U.S. Army, state partnership program leaders, allies and global partners, and diplomatic representatives from across the world gathered to discuss and develop cooperative security solutions during the 8th African Land Forces Summit, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 18-21.

10:36 AM2/24/2020

Maj. Gen. Enobong Udoh, Nigerian Armed Forces, meets with U.S. Army Forces Command commanding general Gen. Michael X. Garrett and U.S. Army Africa commanding general Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier prior to a bilateral engagement at the African Land Forces Summit 2020 (ALFS) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Feb. 19, 2020. ALFS is a four-day seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialogue to discuss and develop cooperative solutions and improve trans-regional security and stability.

3:08 PM2/10/2020

4:55 PM10/24/2019

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopian National Defense Force members and a U.S. Army Africa Soldier discuss layout details during their week of a main planning event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on October 23. The week consists of planning out details for the ENDF and USARAF co-hosted African Land Forces Summit to be held in the city in February 2020. ALFS 2020 is the eighth annual summit bringing leaders together across the continent with the upcoming theme of "Tomorrow's Security Demands Leadership Today."

9:32 AM6/25/2019

GABORONE, Botswana – A suite of speakers welcomed more than 40 African land force chiefs, or their representative, to the seventh African Land Forces Summit at the Gaborone International Convention Center in Gaborone, Botswana, June 24, 2019.

9:22 AM6/25/2019

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper, Defense Security Cooperation Agency director (Left), U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Vincent Santiago, senior enlisted advisor at the DSCA (middle), and Warrant Officer Elijah Koranga, Kenya Defense Force, share a laugh during the African Land Forces Summit 2019 in Gaborone, Botswana, June 24, 2019. ALFS is a four-day seminar that brings together land forces chiefs from across Africa to discuss topics of common interest.

10:23 AM11/21/2018

GABORONE, Botswana - The Botswana Defence Force will partner with U.S. Army Africa in June 2019 to co-host the seventh African Land Forces Summit in Gaborone, Botswana.

6:09 PM5/1/2018

U.S. Army Africa Provost Marshal, Maj. Craig Giancaterino, thanks Nigerian Army Soldiers for providing force protection during ALFS 2018.

6:36 PM4/23/2018

African Land Forces Summit participants take a photo at the Nigerian operation “Silent Kill” demonstration site in Abuja, Nigeria, Apr. 17, 2018. ALFS 18 will initiate a new relationship and build off past engagements and experiences, working together to promote security and stability in the region. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angelica Gardner)

6:32 PM4/23/2018

Nigerian snipers conduct an operation “Silent Kill” demonstration during African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, Apr. 17, 2018. ALFS 18 is a weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa to discuss and develop cooperative solutions and improve transregional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angelica Gardner)

6:29 PM4/23/2018

Forty African nations, NATO allies, Department of State officials, non-governmental organizations, State Partnership Program adjutant generals, African Union, U.S. Africa Command, and other senior military leaders participate in this year’s African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, April 16-19, 2018. ALFS 18 is a weeklong seminar that brings together land force chiefs from across Africa to discuss and develop cooperative solutions, as well as improve transregional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Angelica Gardner)

2:13 PM4/19/2018

Senior enlisted military leaders from 13 African countries, along with six U.S. service members, attended the second African Land Forces Summit Senior Enlisted Leader Program on April 16, 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria.

3:49 PM4/16/2018

Representatives from U.S. Army, NATO allies, and African forces attend the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, Apr. 16, 2018. ALFS provides an opportunity for African land forces chiefs to speak to one another in a closed-door, off-the-record setting. This setting allows the chiefs to comfortably work together on specific challenges and threats with like-minded, regional counterparts. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Angelica Gardner)

7:23 PM4/11/2018

Nigerian Army hosts press conference to announce ALFS 2018