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Capt. Jonathan Paul, right, assigned to the 173rd Brigade (Airborne), explains his unit's training requirements to Moroccan military planners during a site survey in Morocco Jan. 22, 2021, for exercise African Lion 21. Plans for AL21 involve more than 10,000 troops from the United States, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and elsewhere. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton)

A Royal Moroccan Armed Forces officer explains the capabilities of a firing range Jan. 20, 2021, during a site survey for exercise African Lion 21. Scheduled for June, African Lion, U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise, has increased interoperability among U.S. partners and allies since 2003. Plans for AL21 involve more than 10,000 troops from the United States, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and elsewhere. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton)

Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa engage pop-up targets with M17 pistols during marksmanship training at Cao Malnisio Range in Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 26, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)

A Soldier assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa engages pop-up targets with an M4 carbine during marksmanship training at Cao Malnisio Range in Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 26, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)

A Soldier assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa engages pop-up targets with an M17 pistol during marksmanship training at Cao Malnisio Range in Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 26, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)

A Soldier assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa engages pop-up targets with an M4 carbine during marksmanship training at Cao Malnisio Range in Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 26, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Davide Dalla Massara)

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Herbert D. Carter III, a U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa master maritime operations officer, received the annual Army Transportation Corps Warrant Officer of the Year award Dec. 10, 2020, in a virtual ceremony. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Semaj Johnson)

Master Sgt. Carmen Rivers, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Sexual Assault Response coordinator, discusses why she recently received the COVID-19 vaccine. (U.S. Army graphic by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)

Sgt. Salfo Konkobo, a U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa health care sergeant, explains his reason for receiving the Covid-19 vaccine on Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 21, 2020. (U.S. Army graphic by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)

Sgt. Salfo Konkobo, a U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa health care sergeant, explains his reason for receiving the Covid-19 vaccine on Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 21, 2020. (U.S. Army graphic by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)

Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, recognizes Sgt. Shane Baldwin and other Soldiers as “R2 Warriors” by presenting coins during the Commanders Ready and Resilient Council (CR2C) on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 19, 2021. The coin ceremony was held to honor Baldwin, Sgt. Jaqueline Hernandez and Pfc. Faapaia Ioane, who utilized their combined Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention training to help a Soldier in need on Nov. 20, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher House)

Pfc. Faapaia Ioane, left, Sgt. Shane Baldwin and Sgt. Jaqueline Hernandez, right, who are assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, present the coins they received from Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 19, 2021. The coins were presented during the Commanders Ready and Resilient Council and recognized the Soldiers as “R2 Warriors” for utilizing their combined Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention training to help a Soldier in need on Nov. 20, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher House)

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Command Sgt. Maj. Charles W. Gregory congratulates Sgt. Jaqueline Hernandez and her fellow Soldiers who received coins from the SETAF-AF commander and were recognized as “R2 Warriors” during the Commanders Ready and Resilient Council on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 19, 2021. The ceremony was held to honor Hernandez, Sgt. Shane Baldwin and Pfc. Faapaia Ioane , who utilized their combined Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention training to help a Soldier in need on Nov. 20, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher House)

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)

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, speaks to a group of service members during an award ceremony at an air field in East Africa Jan. 15, 2021. Townsend traveled to East Africa to review future posturing of U.S. forces with key leaders in support of Operation Octave Quartz in preparation for the next phase of operations in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Julson)

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare to board a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Aviano Air Base in preparation for an airborne operation at Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone under Covid-19 prevention conditions, Italy, Jan. 13, 2021. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo)

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, conducts an airborne operation after exiting a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy, Jan. 13, 2021, under Covid-19 prevention conditions. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo)

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, inspects equipment at Aviano Air Base in preparation for an airborne operation onto Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone under Covid-19 prevention conditions, Italy, Jan. 13, 2021. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo)

U.S. Army MEDCOM LRMC Chief of Logistics Capt. Jose Melendez acknowledges the arrival of USAG Italy's first COVID-19 vaccines from a temperature controlled vehicle January 7, 2021, in Vicenza, Italy. USAHC-V is scheduled to administer the first batch of vaccines to the Vicenza military community (U.S. Army Garrison Italy photo by Cristina Piosa)

U.S. Army Health Center Vicenza Pharmacy Officer in Charge Maj. Sean O'Brien prepares the first USAG Italy COVID-19 vaccine, while U.S. Army Health Center Vicenza Pharmacy Technician Spc. Siary Williams observes January 8, 2021 in Vicenza, Italy. USAHC-V administered the first batch of vaccines to the Vicenza healthcare workers and first responders in the military community. (U.S. Army Garrison Italy photo by Cristina Piosa)

U.S. Army Health Center Vicenza Pharmacy Technician Spc. Siary Williams administers the first active duty COVID-19 vaccine to Pfc. Brooke Sandoval, a combat medic in the primary care January 8, 2021 in Vicenza, Italy. USAHC-V administered the first batch of vaccines to the Vicenza healthcare workers and first responders in the military community. (U.S. Army Garrison Italy photo by Cristina Piosa)

Commander of the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling presents Registered Nurse Ashley Reinhold with a SETAF coin in appreciation for being the first member of the U.S. Army Garrison Italy community to receive the COVID-19 vaccine January 8, 2021 in Vicenza, Italy. Initial vaccinations will be limited to healthcare workers and first responders to assess the process and will be used to plan expanded distribution phases. (U.S. Army Garrison Italy photo by Maria Cavins)

Registered Nurse Ashley Reinhold, 26, is the first member of the U.S. Army Garrison Italy community to receive the COVID-19 vaccine January 8, 2021 in Vicenza, Italy. Initial vaccinations will be limited to healthcare workers and first responders to assess the process and will be used to plan expanded distribution phases. (U.S. Army Garrison Italy photo by Maria Cavins)

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Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville, left, and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston, right, prepare to present an award to Capt. Sara Roger, assigned to the 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade, at the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa headquarters in Vicenza, Italy, Dec. 14. McConville and Grinston visited the SETAF-AF headquarters to meet with SETAF-AF leaders. The CSA and SMA also had lunch with and presented awards to Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Semaj Johnson)

Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander and U.S. Army Europe and Africa deputy commanding general, greets Gen. Belkhir El Farouk, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Southern Zone commander, during Rohling's visit to the Royal Morocco Southern Forces Zone headquarters in Agadir, Morocco, Nov. 12, 2020. The leaders met to discuss plans for the African Lion 21 Exercise, COVID-19 challenges on military readiness, and regional security issues. (Courtesy photo by Royal Moroccan Armed Forces)

Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander and U.S. Army Europe and Africa deputy commanding general, observes a formation of Royal Moroccan Armed Forces soldiers during his visit to the Royal Moroccan Southern Forces Zone headquarters in Agadir, Morocco, Nov. 12, 2020. The leaders met to discuss plans for the African Lion 21 Exercise, COVID-19 challenges on military readiness, and regional security issues. (Courtesy photo by Royal Moroccan Armed Forces)

Gen. Belkhir El Farouk, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Southern Zone commander, walks with Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander and U.S. Army Europe and Africa deputy commanding general, during Rohling’s visit to the Royal Moroccan Southern Forces Zone headquarters in Agadir, Morocco, Nov. 12, 2020. The leaders met to discuss plans for the African Lion 21 exercise, COVID-19 challenges on military readiness, and regional security issues. (Courtesy photo by Royal Moroccan Armed Forces)

Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa commander, center; Pietro Signoriello, the Vicenza prefect, left; and Col. Michele Biasutti, the Senior Italian Officer, participate in the Southern European Task Force 65th anniversary celebration held on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 22, 2020. In their remarks, both Rohling and Biasutti highlighted the strength and value of the Italian and American communities’ partnership in Northern Italy. SETAF was formally established on Oct. 25, 1955. For more than six decades, Soldiers from SETAF have participated in operations throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Semaj Johnson)

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Africa early entry command post readiness exercise pose for a group photo in Camp Darby, Livorno, Italy, September 16, 2020. The training exercise was part of USARAFs EECP rapid deployment exercise to test the units capability to deploy from home station in Vicenza, Italy, and set up and establish initial operational capability with the units main command post within 96 hours of deployment alert.

U.S. Army Sgt. Kiara Perez, U.S. Army Africa training room noncommissioned officer, is the first female U.S. service member to operate the SKYWALL Patrol, an anti-drone defense net capturing system in Longare, Italy, September 15. Testing this equipment aligns with the Army’s modernization strategy, which is focused on making Soldiers and units more lethal to win our nation's wars.

Master Sgt. Lance Walker, 79th Theater Sustainment Command, administers the Army Combat Fitness Test to U.S. Army Africa Soldiers.

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Brig. Gen. Mark C. Jackson

U.S. Army Africa Soldiers participate in an early entry command post exercise to maintain joint force capabilities on Camp Darby in Livorno, Italy, Sept. 11, 2020. The EECP is the core element for a joint task force; the two-week long exercise ensures each participant knows their role to best suit the mission and support the command

Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Rohling, the U.S. Army Africa commanding general, reinforced his vision, mission and priorities during USARAF's annual Commander's Forum on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, Aug. 31, 2020

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, holds a censing session with Soldiers on Caserma Del Din on July 31, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Meleesa Gutierrez)