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3:26 PM10/6/2017

African Land Forces Summit 2018 lead planner, Lt. Col. Hector Montemayor (left) and Lt. Col. Husaini Toro, 176th Guards Battalion commander walk together at the proposed site for the summit’s military demonstration in Abuja. ALFS is a weeklong seminar designed to give African land force’s chiefs an opportunity to discuss and develop solutions for improving security and stability in their home country.

12:49 PM10/5/2017

12:03 PM10/5/2017

U.S. Army Africa African Land Forces Summit planning team traveled to Abuja to meet with their Nigerian in counterparts to discuss tasks, purpose and responsibilities for 2018's conference.

11:07 PM6/6/2017

Maj. Jason Auchincloss, U.S. Army Africa senior physician assistant, briefs U.S. Army Africa Commander Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington on the medical procedures for the upcoming African Land Forces Summit at the Hall of Heroes on Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, April 12, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and trans-regional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Spc. Tadow McDonald)

10:47 AM5/20/2017

44 Nations gather in Malawi for ALFS 17

10:32 AM5/20/2017

Warrant Officer 1 Patson Mwanakanje (left), a member of the Zambian Army headquarters, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ramous Barker, Republic of Ghana Forces Sergeant Major, socialize during the African Land Forces Summit, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)

10:31 AM5/20/2017

From left to right: Vincent Ghambi, Deputy Minister of Defense for Malawi, Virginia Palmer, American Ambassador to Malawi, Gen. Griffin “Spoon” Phiri, Malawi Defense Force chief of staff, and Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, commander of U.S. Army Africa, stand for the Malawi national anthem the closing ceremony of African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)

10:31 AM5/20/2017

Gen. Griffin “Spoon” Phiri (left), Malawi Defense Force chief of staff, and Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, commander of U.S. Army Africa, answer questions during a press conference after the conclusion of African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)

10:23 AM5/20/2017

Malawi Defence Force soldiers enrolled in the Malawi Armed Forces College Sergeants Major Course joined senior enlisted military leaders from nine countries across the African continent and U.S. counterparts during the first African Land Forces Summit Senior Enlisted Program, in Salima, Malawi, May 9, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)

10:23 AM5/20/2017

Command Sgt. Maj. Cooper Manqueh, a senior noncommissioned officer in the Liberian army, gives his introduction to senior enlisted military leaders from nine countries across the African continent, U.S. counterparts and Malawi Defence Force soldiers enrolled in the Malawi Armed Forces College Sergeants Major Course during the first African Land Forces Summit Senior Enlisted Program, in Salima, Malawi, May 9, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)

10:22 AM5/20/2017

Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Gilpin, a senior noncommissioned officer in U.S. Army Africa, gives an introduction to senior enlisted military leaders from nine countries across the African continent and Malawi Defence Force soldiers enrolled in the Malawi Armed Forces College Sergeants Major Course during the first African Land Forces Summit Senior Enlisted Program, in Salima, Malawi, May 9, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)

10:09 AM5/20/2017

For the first time in ALFS history, noncommissioned officers had an opportunity to take the stage and learn from one another through a dedicated Senior Enlisted Program.

8:58 PM5/8/2017

Senior military leaders from countries across the African continent applaud during an introductory session before the opening ceremony of the African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 8, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)

8:57 PM5/8/2017

More than 40 nations from across the globe gather during the African Land Forces Summit at the Umodzi Business Park, Lilongwe, Malawi, May 8, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and trans-regional challenges and threats.( U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tadow McDonald)

8:38 PM5/8/2017

Senior military leaders from the U.S., United Kingdom, France, Brazil and 40nations across the African continent converged in “The Warm Heart of Africa” for an opportunity to strengthen partnerships during African Land Forces Summit 2017, May 8, in Lilongwe, Malawi.

2:28 PM4/3/2017

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore (second from left), a U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, and Malawi Brig. Gen. Paul Phiri (right) sign the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. Army and Malawi Defense Force at the Kumuzu Barracks in Lilongwe, Malawi, during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, March 29, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and trans-regional challenges and threats.

2:26 PM4/3/2017

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Scott Peirsol, a U.S. Army Africa G7 sergeant major, and Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, a U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, meet with Malawi Defense Force senior noncommissioned officers near the Malawi Armed Forces College in Salima, Malawi, during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, March 28, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and trans-regional challenges and threats.

2:24 PM4/3/2017

U.S. Army and Malawi Defense Force planners are briefed by a Malawi airborne lieutenant on the schedule of a training demonstration near the Malawi Armed Forces College in Salima, Malawi, during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, March 28, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and trans-regional challenges and threats.

2:23 PM4/3/2017

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, a U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, shakes hands with Malawi Gen. Griffin "Spoon" Phiri, the chief of Malawi Armed Forces, after a briefing at the Kumuzu Barracks, Lilongwe, Malawi, during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, March 27, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and trans-regional challenges and threats.