Italy’s PHA Food Safety Officer Deemed Best in the Army
2:06 PM8/17/2017
Warrant Officer One Abraham Montemayor, U.S. Army Garrison – Italy’s food safety officer and U.S. Army Veterinary Service Corps’ 2017 Warrant Officer of the Year stands at attention in front U.S. Army Africa’s headquarters on Caserma Ederle, Italy. Montemayor conducts audits of food and water facilities in Africa before Soldier’s depart on partnership missions, Aug. 2017.
Italy’s PHA Food Safety Officer Deemed Best in the Army
2:03 PM8/17/2017
Warrant Officer One Abraham Montemayor, U.S. Army Garrison – Italy’s food safety officer and U.S. Army Veterinary Service Corps’ 2017 Warrant Officer of the Year stands at attention in front U.S. Army Africa’s headquarters on Caserma Ederle, Italy. Montemayor conducts audits of food and water facilities in Africa before Soldier’s depart on partnership missions, Aug. 2017.
Italy’s PHA Food Safety Officer Deemed Best in the Army
2:01 PM8/17/2017
Warrant Officer One Abraham Montemayor, U.S. Army Garrison – Italy’s food safety officer receives the “Veterinary Warrant Officer of the Year Award” at the International Military Veterinary Medical Symposium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 2017.
Cameroonians and Americans participate in the Closing Ceremony of Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-5 held at the Military Hospital of Garoua in Garoua, Cameroon, Aug. 16, 2017. MEDRETE 17-5 is the fifth in a series of medical readiness training exercises that U.S. Army Africa facilitated in various countries on the African continent during 2017. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
Cameroonian Army Col. Felix Begomo, right, director of Military Hospital of Garoua, gives a tour of the facility to U.S. Army Col. John Osborn, second from left, command surgeon for U.S. Army Africa, during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-5 in Garoua, Cameroon, Aug. 15, 2017. The mutually beneficial exercise, being conducted for the first time in the region, offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
First MEDRETE in Garoua offers different levels of readiness enhancement for US Army medical personnel
2:03 PM8/13/2017
Cameroonian Adj. Gouane Jacquee, a laboratory technician, and U.S. Army Pfc. Jason Macha, a combat medic assigned to the 212th Combat Support Hospital, clean a patient’s wound at the Military Hospital of Garoua during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-5 in Garoua, Cameroon, Aug. 10, 2017. The mutually beneficial exercise, being conducted for the first time in the region, offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
Harrington, African leaders share insights, see progress during Southern Regional Leader Seminar
12:49 PM8/11/2017
Senior army leaders and delegates from Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana, South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, United States, Zambia, and Mozambique gathered Aug. 4, during this year’s Southern Regional Leader Seminar to increase dialogue, develop relationships and continue security collaboration.
101st Soldiers participate in Judicious Activation 17
10:51 AM8/11/2017
Pvt. Nicholas Polzin (center), an infantryman with 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and other members of his platoon provide security for a leaders’ recon during a situational training lane in Libreville, Gabon, July 27, 2017. The platoon of 101st Soldiers conducted training alongside its Gabonese counterparts to include physical fitness training and a ruck march during Exercise Judicious Activation ’17-2. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alexandra Hays, 79th Sustainment Command (Support).
U.S. Army Africa conducts Exercise Judicious Activation 17-2 in Gabon
10:38 AM8/11/2017
Members of the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and 79th Sustainment Command (Support) joined U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) exercise planners to conduct Judicious Activation 17-2, by setting up an Early Entry Command Post (EECP), July 24-30, 2017, in Libreville, Gabon.
U.S. Army cadet program strengthens U.S-Burkinabe bonds
4:43 PM8/10/2017
The friendship between the U.S. and Burkina Faso is reflected in the numerous outreach programs the countries share, including the Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency Program.
Soldiers from the 89th Military Police Brigade and Niger Armed Forces share best practices for detaining personnel, access control, and perimeter security in Agadez, Niger.
Soldiers from the Niger Armed Forces and U.S. Army's 89th Military Police Brigade conduct a 200-meter, small arms live-fire focusing on grouping, zeroing and qualification.
Niger Armed Forces and U.S. Army Soldiers from the 89th Military Police Brigade huddle around a terrain model to share best practices when conducting physical security, access control point and responding to perimeter threats.
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Michael A. Goss, center, a platoon leader with 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), discusses squad-level tactics during a situational training lane in Libreville, Gabon, July 27, 2017. The platoon of 101st Soldiers conducted training alongside its Gabonese counterparts to include physical fitness training and a ruck march during Exercise Judicious Activation ’17-2. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alexandra Hays, 79th Sustainment Command (Support).
Harrington meets with Uganda chief of defense, discusses security initiatives
4:06 PM8/2/2017
U.S. Army Africa Commander Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington, right, exchanges gifts with Gen. David Muhoozi, the Uganda People's Defense Force chief of defense forces, in Kampala, Uganda, July 31, 2017. The senior leaders discussed initiatives to improve long-term security capacity in the region. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Embassy Kampala)
Harrington meets with Uganda chief of defense, discusses security initiatives
3:54 PM8/2/2017
KAMPALA, Uganda — U.S. Army Africa Commander Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington met with Gen. David Muhoozi, the Uganda Peoples Defense Force chief of defense forces, in Kampala July 31, 2017, to discuss ongoing security initiatives that improve long-term security capacity in the region.
Moore, spouse recognized for contributions to USARAF community, mission
3:37 PM7/28/2017
Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. Moore, the U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general and Army Reserve Engagement Cell director, and his wife Pamela are recognized for their contributions to the USARAF community and mission in a ceremony at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, July 12, 2017. The brigadier general received the Legion of Merit and Winfield Scott Silver Medallion, and Pamela Moore received the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal and Dr. Mary E. Walker Award. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tadow McDonald)
Moore, spouse recognized for contributions to USARAF community, mission
3:23 PM7/28/2017
Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington, the U.S. Army Africa commanding general, recognized Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. Moore Jr., the U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general and Army Reserve Engagement Cell director, and his wife Pamela for their contributions to the USARAF community and mission in a ceremony held July 12, 2017, on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Zachary Lewis, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) meets with village leadership during a riot training scenario at Shared Accord 2017 in South Africa.