MEDRETE 17-4 includes participants from the Gabonese government, U.S. Army Africa, and the 14th Combat Support Hospital at Fort Benning, Ga. It is the fourth in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise 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)
Chief Warrant 3 Glendia Williams, Sgt. Frederick Stone, Sgt. 1st Class Terry Jones, Capt. Denny Luong, of the Institutional Logistics Advisory Team from the 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade "Lifeliners", U.S. Army Fort Campbell, Kentucky, pose for a group photo at Camp Luano, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 3, 2017. The ILAT team traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Logistics School to work alongside instructors and enhance their capability to teach and mentor Congolese logisticians. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Bastogne Soldiers celebrate 242 years of U.S. Army
1:12 PM6/15/2017
The youngest soldier at Contingency Location Garoua, Pvt. Michael Sklowdowski, and the oldest soldier, Capt. Jeremy Latham, the Task Force Toccoa executive officer, cut a cake during the U.S. Army’s 242nd birthday at Contingency Location Garoua, Cameroon, June 14. The soldiers of 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, are serving in a support role for the Cameroon military’s fight against the violent extremist organization Boko Haram. (Photo by 2nd Lt. Jorge Rodriguez)
Bastogne Soldiers celebrate 242 years of U.S. Army
1:12 PM6/15/2017
Maj. Max Ferguson, the Task Force Toccoa commander, addresses soldiers gathered to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 242nd birthday at Contingency Location Garoua, Cameroon, June 14. The soldiers of 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, are serving in a support role for the Cameroon military’s fight against the violent extremist organization Boko Haram. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Jorge Rodriguez)
Bastogne Soldiers celebrate 242 years of U.S. Army
1:06 PM6/15/2017
The soldiers of 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, celebrated the U.S. Army’s 242nd birthday while serving in Cameroon, June 14
Task Force Toccoa Commander, Major Max Ferguson, briefs Soldiers deployed to Contingency Location Garoua, Cameroon on the significance of the U.S. Army's 242nd birthday.
1-506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Soldiers currently deployed to Contingency Location Garoua, Cameroon cut a cake in honor of the U.S. Army's 242nd birthday, June 14.
USARAF physician assistant receives Army surgeon general's top honor
11:08 PM6/6/2017
Maj. Jason Auchincloss, U.S. Army Africa senior physician assistant, assists a Vicenza High School student applying a forearm cast during a trip to the Vicenza Army Health Clinic orthopedic and radiology wing Jan. 24, 2017. Then-Capt. Auchincloss and Vicenza Army Health Clinic leadership invited students from VHS to work alongside U.S. Army medical professionals as part of their human anatomy class. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Capt. Jason Welch)
USARAF physician assistant receives Army surgeon general's top honor
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)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and Ghana Armed Forces soldiers from the 5th Infantry Battalion, Arakan Barracks, Burma Camp, pose for a group photo during United Accord 2017 at Bundase Training Camp, Bundase, Ghana, May 29, 2017. United Accord (formerly Western Accord) 2017 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and Western African forces, and encourages cross training and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Victor Perez Vargas)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and Ghana Armed Forces soldiers from the 5th Infantry Battalion, Arakan Barracks, Burma Camp, pose for a group photo during United Accord 2017 at Bundase Training Camp, Bundase, Ghana, May 29, 2017. United Accord (formerly Western Accord) 2017 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and Western African forces, and encourages cross training and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Victor Perez Vargas)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and Ghana Armed Forces soldiers participate in a farewell event during United Accord 2017 at Bundase Training Camp, Bundase, Ghana, May 29, 2017. United Accord (formerly Western Accord) 2017 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and Western African forces, and encourages cross training and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Victor Perez Vargas)
Senior leaders from partner countries discuss future partnerships
1:48 PM6/2/2017
ACCRA, Ghana – The U.S. Army, in partnership with Ghana Armed Forces and other partner nations, hosted a Regional Leader Seminar for senior military leaders in Accra, Ghana, May 29, 2017.
Senior leaders from partner countries discuss future partnerships
1:47 PM6/2/2017
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington, commanding general of U.S. Army Africa, and Ghana Armed Forces Maj. General William Azure Ayamdo, chief of the Army Staff, discuss key topics promoting regional relationships during United Accord 2017 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra, Ghana, May 29, 2017. United Accord (formerly Western Accord) 2017 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and Western African forces, and encourages cross training and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Joseph Friend)
United Accord 2017 enhances readiness from private to general
4:24 PM6/1/2017
ACCRA, Ghana – Participants from 20 countries celebrated the conclusion of United Accord 2017, a combined-joint military exercise at the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana, May 30.
United Accord 2017 enhances readiness from Private to General
5:19 PM5/31/2017
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and Ghana Armed Forces soldiers from the 5th Infantry Battalion, Arakan Barracks, Burma Camp, pose for a group photo during United Accord 2017 at Bundase Training Camp, Bundase, Ghana, May 29, 2017. United Accord (formerly Western Accord) 2017 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and Western African forces, and encourages cross training and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Victor Perez Vargas)
101st Airborne Division platoon provides secure training area for historic Somali National Army training
10:47 AM5/31/2017
U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Curtis and Spc. Blaine Grubb allow a Somali National Army vehicle through the gate at a training site in Mogadishu, Somalia, May 23, 2017, during a logistics course with the 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, Ky. These U.S. Soldiers, who belong to the 101st AD’s 1st Brigade, 1st Battalion, Delta Company, 3rd Platoon, were tasked to secure the training site during a logistics training course for the SNA. The SNA’s Danab battalion was the first to complete the logistics course, which concentrated on the organization of tactical movements of personnel, equipment and supplies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)
Somali National Army soldiers of the Danab battalion conduct convoy operations training with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division May 22, 2017, in Mogadishu, Somalia. The logistics course focused on various aspects of moving personnel, equipment and supplies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)