US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Scott Peirsol, a U.S. Army Africa G7 sergeant major, and Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, a U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, meet with Malawi Defense Force senior noncommissioned officers near the Malawi Armed Forces College in Salima, Malawi, during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, March 28, 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.



By Capt. Jason Welch U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs Lilongwe, Malawi Apr 03, 2017
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