U.S. Africa Command

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Bomber Task Force participates in Exercise African Lion

9:37 AM6/21/2023
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from 7th Bomb Wing, conducted a Bomber Task Force Mission in support of Exercise African Lion 2023 (AL23) June 16, 2023. The bomber task force mission included a low-approach fly over in addition to close air support training with the Moroccan military at and around the TanTan Training Complex.
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Soldiers test no-notice deployment capabilities at North Africa Response Force Mission Readiness Exercise

8:29 AM10/7/2021
Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, conduct readiness training during the North Africa Response Force Mission Readiness Exercise at Aviano Air Base, Italy. NARFs test the no-notice deployment capability of U.S. Africa Command’s North and West Africa Response Force, made up of elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, U.S. Marines and service members from the U.S. Air Force's 37th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Semaj Johnson)
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ALFC 2021: USAREUR-AF training, from tactical to operational

2:24 PM9/21/2021
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African Lion 21: Key Leader Engagement Onboard the USS Hershel "Woody" Williams

2:21 PM6/17/2021
A key leader engagement and tour onboard the USS Hershel "Woody" Williams, a U.S. Navy vessel, provided an opportunity for Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, commander of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, to meet with partners from Moroccan Southern Zone Command. The leaders were able to discuss interoperability between the two partner nations, their potential as coalition partners, and the capability of USS Hershel "Woody" Williams as an asset to the African area of responsibility, as well as expectations for the African Lion 21 exercise. Command Sgt. Maj. Chuck Gregory, Southern European Task Force, Africa, and Capt. Michaël E. ConCannon, commanding officer of the USS Hershel "Woody" Williams, explain the importance of this meeting and tour. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, Joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal, June 7-18. 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.
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US, Senegalese soldiers conduct live fire training at exercise African Lion

5:54 PM6/14/2021
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ethan Pratt with Alpha Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade, conducts live fire training with Senegalese soldiers at exercise African Lion 21 June 11, 2021, in Tan Tan, Morocco. African Lion 2021 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia, and Senegal June 7-18. 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 multi-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, which employs a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Brandon Malcolm)
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African Lion 21 exercise begins with 7,800 troops in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal

7:52 PM6/7/2021
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, and Moroccan Army Général d'armée Belkhir El Farouk, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Southern Zone commander, enter the Rehearsal of Concept Drill for African Lion, Agadir Morocco, June 7, 2021. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s 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. Army photo by Sgt. Jared Kindlespire)
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SETAF-Africa tests joint task force capability at exercise

2:30 PM4/16/2021
Sgt. George Michalski, assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, prepares to receive the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Coin of Excellence from Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Abernethy, the USAREUR-AF command sergeant major, April 15, 2021, at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwöhr, Germany, April 15, 2021. The command post exercise, April 9-16, tested SETAF-AF's ability to integrate maritime, air and land components and execute its mission as an expeditionary joint task force prior to execution of the African Lion 21 multinational exercise that will be conducted in Morocco, Tunisia, and Senegal in June. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Devon Thomas, SETAF-Africa Public Affairs)
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SETAF-Africa tests joint task force capability at exercise

2:30 PM4/16/2021
Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Abernethy, the U.S. Army Europe and Africa command sergeant major, presents the first U.S. Army Europe and Africa coins of excellence to Soldiers who participated in the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Command Post Exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwöhr, Germany, April 15, 2021. The command post exercise, April 9-16, tested SETAF-AF's ability to integrate maritime, air and land components and execute its mission as an expeditionary joint task force prior to the execution of the African Lion 21 multinational exercise that will be conducted in Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal in June. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Devon Thomas, SETAF-Africa Public Affairs)
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SETAF-Africa tests joint task force capability at exercise

2:24 PM4/16/2021
Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, provides guidance to the SETAF-AF staff during the command post exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwöhr, Germany, April 12, 2021. The SETAF-AF command post exercise, April 9-16, tested SETAF-AF's ability to integrate maritime, air and land components and execute its mission as an expeditionary joint task force prior to execution of African Lion 21 multinational exercise that will be conducted in Morocco, Tunisia, and Senegal in June. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Devon Thomas, SETAF-Africa Public Affairs)
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SETAF-Africa conducts large-scale planning for African Lion 21

2:13 PM3/2/2021
Capt. Jeremey Parks, a U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Signal Corps future operations officer, participates in large-scale virtual planning meetings for African Lion 2021. The U.S. military, along with 21 multinational partners, is adapting with COVID-19 mitigation practices to safely plan a complex multinational, joint, all-domain exercise culminating in combined live-fire exercises occurring in multiple countries across the combined joint operations area. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher House)
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SETAF-Africa conducts large-scale planning for African Lion 21

2:12 PM3/2/2021
Lt. Col. Eli Segres, a U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Signal Corps future operations officer, participates in large-scale virtual planning meetings for African Lion 2021. The U.S. military, along with 21 multinational partners, is adapting with COVID-19 mitigation practices to safely plan a complex multinational, joint, all-domain exercise culminating in combined live-fire exercises occurring in multiple countries across the combined joint operations area. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher House)
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SETAF-Africa conducts large-scale planning for African Lion 21

2:11 PM3/2/2021
Maj. Laura Proffit, a U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, operational protection directorate plans and operations chief, participates in large-scale virtual planning meetings for African Lion 2021. The U.S. military, along with 21 multinational partners, is adapting with COVID-19 mitigation practices to safely plan a complex multinational, joint, all-domain exercise culminating in combined live-fire exercises occurring in multiple countries across the combined joint operations area. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher House)
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SETAF-Africa conducts large-scale planning for African Lion 21

2:09 PM3/2/2021
Staff Sgt. Rachelle Dutton, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa force health protection NCO, left, and Maj. Stephen Boughton, a SETAF-Africa G4 fusion logistics planner, participate in large-scale virtual planning meetings for exercise African Lion 2021. The U.S. military, along with 21 multinational partners, is adapting with COVID-19 mitigation practices to safely plan a complex multinational, joint, all-domain exercise culminating in combined live-fire exercises occurring in multiple countries across the combined joint operations area. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher House)
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SETAF-Africa conducts large-scale planning for African Lion 21

2:08 PM3/2/2021
Lt. Col. Paul Hilaski, the Southern European Task Force, Africa G35 future operations chief, participates in large-scale virtual planning meetings for African Lion 2021. The U.S. military, along with 21 multinational partners, is adapting with COVID-19 mitigation practices to safely plan a complex multinational, joint, all-domain exercise culminating in combined live-fire exercises occurring in multiple countries across the combined joint operations area. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher House)
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AFRICOM commander concludes visit to East Africa

4:32 PM1/19/2021
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, speaks to Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island during an award ceremony on the ship's flight deck. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit have operated off the coast of Somalia since Dec. 21, 2020, as part of the Joint Forces Maritime Component Command for Joint Task Force-Quartz. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sarah Stegall)
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