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Honoring the fallen, uniting the living: A legacy rekindled at African Lion 2025

10:54 AM5/25/2025
DODJI, Senegal – During African Lion 2025, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Gabay and Royal Netherlands Army Capt. Lars Roijen rekindled a personal and historical connection that began at a World War II cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands. After discovering that Gabay’s great uncle was buried there, Roijen—whose hometown is Margraten—adopted the grave, honoring a Dutch tradition dating back to the war. Now serving together at AL25 in Senegal, the two Soldiers embody the enduring bonds between allies. Their story highlights the human connections behind military cooperation and reflects the spirit of African Lion: strengthening partnerships, honoring shared sacrifice, and building a safer future together.
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Kentucky Guard signal leaders swap knowledge, build relationships with counterparts in partner nation Djibouti

9:34 AM9/27/2022
A team of Kentucky National Guard signal leaders, who were handpicked based on their expertise, meet with Bataillon d’Intervention Rapide, a quick reaction military unit in Djibouti, Aug. 11-19 as part of the State Partnership Program.
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Theater Security Cooperation

11:43 AM1/13/2022
Each year SETAF-AF manages TSC events to increase global response and interoperability with U.S. allies and partners. This is primarily accomplished through combined training and TSC engagements with allies and partners, in order to demonstrate our shared commitment to maintaining a safe and secure continent.
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Why I Serve: Capt. Leyla Kosakowski

8:34 AM5/6/2021
Why I Serve: “I joined the Army to make a difference for this country while fighting for it. I continue to serve to protect the health of the men and women of this country and to emphasize preventive medicine to conserve the fighting force.” -- Capt. Leyla Kosakowski, a 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade environmental science and engineering officer (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Kymberley Jurado)
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SETAF-AF and 2nd SFAB strengthen partnership, plan training events with Ghana Armed Forces

12:02 PM4/27/2021
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ronald J. Sturgeon, the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade training advisor counsel commander, briefs Ghana Armed Forces battalion commanders and staffs on future training plans during a site survey in Tamale, Ghana, at the Northern Command Headquarters March 30, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Kymberley Jurado)
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SETAF-AF and 2nd SFAB strengthen partnership, plan training events with Ghana Armed Forces

12:02 PM4/27/2021
Capt. Mamadou Sylla, a U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa G35 planner, left, leads planning for coordination of future training between U.S. and Ghanaian soldiers at a site survey in Tamale, Ghana, March 31, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Kymberley Jurado)
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SETAF-AF and 2nd SFAB strengthen partnership, plan training events with Ghana Armed Forces

12:02 PM4/27/2021
Capt. Leyla Kosakowski, a 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade environmental science and engineering officer, right, tests facility water sources during a site survey in Tamale, Ghana, March 31, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Kymberley Jurado)
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SETAF-AF and 2nd SFAB strengthen partnership, plan training events with Ghana Armed Forces

12:02 PM4/27/2021
Capt. Erik Alderman, a 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade maneuver team leader, second from right, briefs a proposed training plan to Lt. Col. Benjamin Boamah, the Ghana army 6th Battalion commander, right, during a site survey in Tamale, Ghana, March 31, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Kymberley Jurado)
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SETAF-AF and 2nd SFAB strengthen partnership, plan training events with Ghana Armed Forces

12:02 PM4/27/2021
U.S. Army and Ghana Armed Forces battalion commanders discuss future engineer and maneuver training programs during a site survey in Tamale, Ghana, March 31, 2021. U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and 2nd SFAB personnel met with members of the Ghana Armed Forces to plan upcoming security force assistance training events and to further the U.S. Army and Ghana Armed Forces partnership.(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Kymberley Jurado)
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