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Victoria Bracey wins Army Heritage Month Essay Contest

11:40 AM6/5/2023
Victoria Bracey, an 8th grader at Vicenza Middle School, and winner of the “What Heritage Month Means to Me” essay contest, received recognition, an award, and gift basket during the Army Heritage Month Luncheon at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, May 25, 2023.
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What Army Heritage Means To Me

11:28 AM6/5/2023
Victoria Bracey, an 8th grader at Vicenza Middle School, won the Vicenza Military Community Army Heritage Month Essay contest.
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307th FRSD and Tunisian forces conduct MEDEVAC rehearsals during African Lion 23

5:51 PM5/28/2023
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 307th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, a U.S. Army Reserve unit from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Tunisian military forces conduct a medical evacuation rehearsal during exercise African Lion 23 in Tunisia, May 22, 2023.
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2nd SFAB Advises Members of the Tunisian Armed Forces

2:12 PM5/27/2023
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Dumlao (third from left), a training advisor assigned to the Maneuver Company Advisor Team, 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, looks on as members of the Tunisian armed forces familiarize themselves with the M3 Carl Gustaf during a class as part of African Lion 23, May 23, 2023, Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia. U.S. Africa Command is committed to sustained engagement with our African partners, and African Lion 23 is designed to prevent conflict while simultaneously ensuring that the U.S. military is prepared to respond to any crisis. Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 23, U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in multiple countries to include Tunisia from May 13-June 18, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Sgt. HollyAnn Nicom)
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2nd SFAB Advises Members of the Tunisian Armed Forces

2:12 PM5/27/2023
BEN GHILOUF, Tunisia—Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 23, U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in multiple countries to include Tunisia from May 13-June 18, 2023.
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ALFS Command Senior Enlisted Leaders Plenary Sessions Begin

2:04 PM5/27/2023
Command Sgt. Maj. William Tabolo, senior enlisted leader, Armed Forces of Liberia, and U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Brian Brace, Joint Operations Center noncommissioned officer in charge, Michigan Army National Guard, discuss each other’s military backgrounds at the start of the first command senior enlisted plenary session during the African Land Forces Summit in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, May 9, 2023. Sponsored by the U.S. Army Chief of Staff and co-hosted by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and the Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire, ALFS 2023 brings together senior leaders from across Africa and other partner nations, May 8-12, to solidify relationships, exchange information on current topics of mutual interest and encourage cooperation in addressing challenges. This year’s theme is “Addressing security challenges through civil-military partnerships.” (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Casey Nelsen)
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ALFS 2023 continues senior enlisted leader program

2:04 PM5/27/2023
Originally intended to bring together African land force chiefs, or a country’s equivalent of the chief of staff of the Army, as the event has matured, so has its scope. In 2017, SETAF-AF and co-host Malawi first extended invitations to command senior enlisted leaders and their inclusion has continued for all subsequent summits.
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Stumbling into opportunity: National Guardsman supports African Lion 23

4:26 PM5/26/2023
U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Bowling; a senior operations advisor with the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade; discusses training with a member of the Tunisian armed forces in Ben Ghilouf; Tunisia; during exercise African Lion 23; May 23; 2023. Bowling; from Tallahassee; Florida; has been working with U.S. Africa Command during African Lion 23 to enhance the capacity of members of the Tunisian armed forces to organize; train; maintain; and sustain their security forces. Eighteen nations and approximately 8; 000 personnel will participate in African Lion 2023; U.S. Africa Command's largest annual combined; joint exercise that will take place in multiple countries to include Tunisia from May 13 - June 18; 2023. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Maximilian Huth)
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Stumbling into opportunity: National Guardsman supports African Lion 23

4:26 PM5/26/2023
BEN GHILOUF, Tunisia, May 24 - When he initially joined in 2004, 17-year-old Chris Bowling enlisted in the infantry, wanting to serve his country following the tragedy of 9/11. Nineteen years later, U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Bowling reflects on how his career took an unexpected turn when his then mentor joined the 3rd Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade, and took him with him.
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U.S., Burundi partner for bi-lateral military medical readiness exercise

10:56 AM5/23/2023
The Burundi National Defence Force, in partnership with the U.S. Army’s Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), 44th Medical Brigade and 39th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, are hosting a Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) at L’Hopital Militaire (Military Hospital) in Bujumbura, May 15 to June 2, 2023.
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19th Special Forces Group (Airbo

5:45 PM5/18/2023
U.S. Army AH-64D “Apache” attack helicopters, assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah Army National Guard, participate in a training exercise with partner nations to demonstrate the capabilities of multinational armies working together simultaneously in a combined arms live-fire mission during African Lion 22, June 28, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperadurbility among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Mackenzie Willden)
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AL23 begins

5:45 PM5/18/2023
The Royal Moroccan Navy fregate Sultan Moulay Ismai and the guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) dock during a port visit for distinguished visitors of African Lion 2022 to Agadir, Morocco, June 28, 2022. AL22 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, combined annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner-nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Katie Theusch)
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AL23 begins

5:45 PM5/18/2023
U.S. Marines, soldiers and Tunisian Armed Forces advance through a valley at a rehearsal for a live-fire exercise as a part of African Lion 22 in the Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia, June 23, 2022. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component, and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Jacobs, 105th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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AL23 begins

5:45 PM5/18/2023
Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers move in formation to breach and clear a room during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 25, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6-30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Zachary Myers)
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100th Air Refueling Wing Public

5:45 PM5/18/2023
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing over Morocco during Exercise African Lion 2021, June 18, 2021. KC-135s support fighter aircraft in the creation of a safe, stable and secure Africa. 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. African Lion 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. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Barron)
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African Lion 23 begins

5:45 PM5/18/2023
18 nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 2023, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia from May 13-June 18, 2023.
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ALFS 2023 Closing Ceremony

6:26 PM5/13/2023
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) commanding general, thanks Côte d'Ivoire in his closing remarks for co-hosting African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) 2023 and congratulates Zambia for being selected to host ALFS 2024, May 12, 2023 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
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Wasmund announces location of 2024 ALFS at closing ceremony

6:26 PM5/13/2023
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) commanding general, thanks Côte d'Ivoire in his closing remarks for co-hosting African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) 2023 and congratulates Zambia for being selected to host ALFS 2024, May 12, 2023 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
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ALFS23 plenary sessions begin

5:10 PM5/13/2023
U.S. Army Gen. Darryl A. Williams, commanding general, United States Army Europe and Africa, (USAREUR-AF) and Lt. Gen. Sitali Dennis Alibuzwi, commander, Zambia Army, shake hands during the African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) 2023 plenary session, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, May 9, 2023. Sponsored by the U.S. Army Chief of Staff and co-hosted by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and the Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire, ALFS 2023 brings together senior leaders from across Africa and other partner nations, May 8-12, to solidify relationships, exchange information on current topics of mutual interest and encourage cooperation in addressing challenges. This year’s theme is “Addressing security challenges through civil-military partnerships.” (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zachery Frost)
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US, Ivorian armies cohost ALFS 2023 in Abidjan, announce next year's location

5:10 PM5/13/2023
Senior military leaders from the US and Africa came together to build relationships, exchange information on current topics of mutual interest and encourage cooperation in addressing challenges, May 8-12 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
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