5:58 AM9/2/2022

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Francis, director of operations for U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason P. Colón, command senior enlisted leader of CJTF-HOA, pose for a photo on Aug. 28, 2022. The engagement was part of a four-day trip by senior leaders to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Kiersten Breunig)

5:58 AM9/2/2022

The commander of U.S. Africa Command conducted his first visit to Africa as the combatant commander Aug. 28-31, 2022.

5:35 AM9/2/2022

U.S. and African Union leaders sit in front of an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) at the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia, Aug. 3, 2022. The U.S. aims to help Somalis defend themselves and reduce the threat posed by Somalia-based global terrorist networks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)

5:31 AM9/2/2022

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Francis, director of operations for U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason P. Colón, command senior enlisted leader of CJTF-HOA, pose for a photo on Aug. 28, 2022. The engagement was part of a four-day trip by senior leaders to Djibouti, Somalia, and Manda Bay, Kenya, from August 28-31, 2022, to meet with host nation leaders, senior interagency officials, and deployed troops to better understand the political and military situation in East Africa, discuss shared concerns and priorities, and see ongoing operations firsthand. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Kiersten Breunig)

6:29 AM9/1/2022

2:43 PM8/26/2022

Members of African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) greet U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), during the handing over of 24 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) at the ATMIS Headquarters in Somalia, Aug. 3, 2022. The APC’s will help protect military partners against rifle fire, anti-tank mines and homemade explosives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)

10:06 AM8/25/2022

8:33 AM8/25/2022

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Rhonda Dyre, Civil Affairs-Africa functional specialty team public health nurse, observes a Djiboutian nurse perform simulated infant CPR on a mannequin during a knowledge exchange event at the Dar El Hanan hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, July 21, 2022. The knowledge exchange program educated 28 Djiboutian nurses in Basic Life Saving techniques, CPR, maternal health, and infant care. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas Johns)

7:55 AM8/17/2022

7:55 AM8/17/2022

7:55 AM8/17/2022

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7:43 AM8/17/2022

Mogadishu, Somalia - U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited foreign partners in Mogadishu, Somalia, Aug. 3, 2022, to hand over 24 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) at the ATMIS Headquarters.

1:40 PM8/12/2022

South African Defense Force Candidate Officer Connie Swanepoel and U.S. Army Maj. Sage Umpheries, both veterinarians, enjoy a short break between surgeries during a spay and neuter event at Empangeni Clinic during MEDREX 2022-South Africa, July 26, 2022. MEDREX is a medical training exercise, planned and executed by the United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, that allows the U.S. military to increase cooperation and overcome degraded environments and find effective medical resolutions. MEDREX 2022-South Africa is part of the larger Exercise Shared Accord taking place July 11-27, 2022 in the KwaZulu-Natal province. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

1:39 PM8/12/2022

South African Defense Force (SANDF) Candidate Officer Connie Swanepoel, a veterinarian assigned to the South African Veterinarian institute, preps a cat for surgery at the Empangeni Clinic during MEDREX 2022-South Africa, July 26, 2022. MEDREX is a medical training exercise, planned and executed by the United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, that allows the U.S. military to increase cooperation and overcome degraded environments and find effective medical resolutions. MEDREX 2022-South Africa is part of the larger Exercise Shared Accord taking place July 11-27, 2022, in the KwaZulu-Natal province. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

1:39 PM8/12/2022

U.S. Army Maj. Sage Umpheries, a veterinarian assigned to the 353rd Civil Affairs Command, prepares to operate during a spay and neuter event at the Empangeni Clinic during MEDREX 2022-South Africa, July 26, 2022. MEDREX is a medical training exercise, planned and executed by the United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, that allows the U.S. military to increase cooperation and overcome degraded environments and find effective medical resolutions. MEDREX 2022-South Africa is part of the larger Exercise Shared Accord taking place July 11-27, 2022, in the KwaZulu-Natal province. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)

1:39 PM8/12/2022

U.S. Army Maj. Sage Umpheries, a veterinarian assigned to the 353rd Civil Affairs Command, and South African Defense Force Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Barends, a vet orderly assigned to the South African Veterinarian institute, work to spay a cat at the Empangeni Clinic during MEDREX 2022-South Africa, July 26, 2022. MEDREX is a medical training exercise, planned and executed by the United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, that allows the U.S. military to increase cooperation and overcome degraded environments and find effective medical resolutions. MEDREX 2022-South Africa is part of the larger Exercise Shared Accord taking place July 11-27, 2022, in the KwaZulu-Natal province. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Clements)