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6:17 PM2/25/2023

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa International Military Engagements team members assemble binders for the African Alumni Symposium, scheduled to begin tomorrow in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The African Alumni Symposium is an annual U.S. Africa Command event. Every three years, the U.S. Army has its turn to bring back African graduates of the Army War College. This year's symposium runs Feb. 26 to March 3 and features guest speakers from the leaders from several U.S. and African defense departments. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton)

6:17 PM2/25/2023

Carlisle Barracks, Penn. – Former African graduates of the Army War College will return here this weekend to attend the African Alumni Symposium at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center Feb. 26 to March 2. The symposium is a U.S. Africa Command annual event bringing together African alumni from U.S. military education schools. Every three years, the Army takes its turn to host African graduates of the Army War College.

6:02 PM2/22/2023

U.S. Army Col. Marin J. Lucenti III, Vermont State Surgeon converses with Dr. Binta Diop Badiane, Director, Tivaouane Hospital, during introductions at the start of a medical readiness exercise called MEDREX Senegal 2023. Lucenti is part of a 40-person U.S. medical team working alongside Senegalese hospital professionals at the Thies Regional Hospital and two smaller hospitals in and around Thies, Senegal over the two-week exercise. MEDREX is a program designed and overseen by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) that allows medical personnel from the U.S. military and partner nations to exchange medical procedures and strengthen treatment capabilities. The exercise exposes participants to unique medical delivery methods, and ultimately improves their capacity to assess and deliver medical care. MEDREX Senegal 2023 is organized and executed by the Vermont National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) and administered by the National Guard Bureau. The Vermont National Guard and Senegal have been partnered through SPP since 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Alisha Grezlik)

6:02 PM2/22/2023

U.S. Army and Air Force medical professionals with the Vermont National Guard receive a welcoming handshake from a Senegalese child in Thies, Senegal during the start of a medical readiness exercise called MEDREX Senegal 2023. The 40-person U.S. team will work for the next two weeks alongside Senegalese hospital professionals at the Thies Regional Hospital and two smaller hospitals in and around Thies, Senegal. MEDREX is a program designed and overseen by the U.S. Southern European Task Force, Africa that allows medical personnel from the U.S. military and partner nations to exchange medical procedures and strengthen treatment capabilities. The exercise exposes participants to unique medical delivery methods, and ultimately improves their capacity to assess and deliver medical care. MEDREX Senegal 2023 is organized and executed by the Vermont National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) and administered by the National Guard Bureau. The Vermont National Guard and Senegal have been partnered through SPP since 2008. (U.S. Army photo by SFC Jason Alvarez)

6:02 PM2/22/2023

U.S. Army and Air Force medical professionals with the Vermont National Guard receive an orientation of the Mbour Hospital Feb. 20, 2023 during the start of a medical readiness exercise called MEDREX Senegal 2023. The 40-person U.S. team will work for the next two weeks alongside Senegalese hospital professionals at the Thies Regional Hospital and two smaller hospitals in and around Thies, Senegal. MEDREX is a program designed and overseen by the U.S. Southern European Task Force, Africa that allows medical personnel from the U.S. military and partner nations to exchange medical procedures and strengthen treatment capabilities. The exercise exposes participants to unique medical delivery methods, and ultimately improves their capacity to assess and deliver medical care. MEDREX Senegal 2023 is organized and executed by the Vermont National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) and administered by the National Guard Bureau. The Vermont National Guard and Senegal have been partnered through SPP since 2008. (U.S. Army photo by SFC Jason Alvarez)

6:02 PM2/22/2023

THIES, Senegal - U.S. Army and Air Force medical professionals from the Vermont National Guard began a medical readiness exercise with their Senegalese partners on Feb. 20, 2023.

12:12 PM2/22/2023

Uganda People's Defence Force medics take part in tactical field care refresher training hosted by 2nd Battalion, 54th Security Forces Assistance Brigade during Justified Accord 23in Isiolo, Kenya, Feb. 15, 2023.. Exercise Justified Accord 23 enables readiness training for U.S. Joint Forces, Kenya Defence Forces and additional partners with a multinational Field Training Exercise.(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson)

12:12 PM2/22/2023

Staff Sgt. Joseph Kim, a member of the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, instructs members of the Kenyan Defence Forces on how to properly apply a tourniquet during Justified Accord 2023 in Isiolo, Kenya, Feb. 14, 2023. JA23 is a joint, multinational, readiness exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), and conducted in Kenya. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Steven Eaton)

12:12 PM2/22/2023

Staff Sgt. Joseph Kim, a member of the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, instructs a soldier from the Kenyan Defence Forces on how to properly check the back of a casualty for injuries. This training is part of Justified Accord 2023 in Isiolo, Kenya, on Feb. 14, 2023. JA 23 is a key exercise for U.S. and partner readiness as it enables forces to train and operate as a combined and joint force while enabling East African regional security. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Steven Eaton)

12:12 PM2/22/2023

U.S. Army training advisors from the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade conduct an after-action review with soldiers from the Keynan Forces and the Battalion Intervention Rapide of Djibouti, after a situation training exercise during Justified Accord 2023, in Isiolo, Kenya, Feb. 16, 2023. Justified Accord 23 is a key exercise for U.S. and partner readiness as it enables forces to train and operate as a combined and joint force while enabling East African regional security. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Steven Eaton)

12:12 PM2/22/2023

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Miles Owens from the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, briefs leadership from the Kenyan Defence Forces and the Battalion Intervention Rapide of Djibouti on the next event during a Situational Training Exercise (STX) during Justified Accord 23 in Isiolo Kenya, Feb. 15, 2023. The STX is the last step before the field training exercise which is the culminating event for Justified Accord 23. JA23 is a joint, multinational, readiness exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), and conducted in Eastern Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Steven Eaton)

12:12 PM2/22/2023

A team from the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade deployed to Kenya with their Djibouti Armed Forces partners as part of the U.S. Africa Command exercise Justified Accord, Feb. 13-23.

9:06 PM2/18/2023

U.S. Army Capt. James Hogan, 182nd Medical Company, and Capt. Jeffrey Sparda with the Medical Detachment, both within the Massachusetts National Guard, teamed up in Kenya, Feb. 10–23, 2023. Together, they traveled from Boston to Nairobi, joining approximately 1,000 other participants from nearly 20 partner nations in U.S. Africa Command’s largest East African exercise, Justified Accord 2023 led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF). (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob Slaymaker)

9:06 PM2/18/2023

U.S. Army Capt. James Hogan is a medical plans and operations officer, as well as executive officer for the 182nd Medical Company, Massachusetts National Guard. His hometown is Boston, Mass., but he also spent time in Georgia so he lacks the well-known Boston accent. On the civilian side, he works in the human resources department at the Veterans Affairs Boston Health System.

8:25 AM2/18/2023

As nearly 1,000 exercise participants gather in Kenya for this year’s iteration of Justified Accord (JA23), one U.S. Army Reserve Soldier returns to very familiar territory. “It’s humbling to come back to my roots,” said U.S. Army Capt. Ronald Ottichilo, a microbiologist with U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF).

8:09 PM2/16/2023

A U.S. Army Reserve C12 lands at Isiolo International Airport in support of Justified Accord 23 in Isiolo, Kenya on Feb. 12, 2023. Three C12s, from the 2-228th Aviation Regiment, one of only two fixed-wing battalions in the entire army reserve are supporting Justified Accord, with transport between Nairobi and Isiolo for movement of troops and staff, and to support ambulatory casualty evacuation. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Luke Michalski)

9:00 AM2/15/2023

8:04 AM2/15/2023

Soldiers from the Massachusetts National Guard supporting the Joint Exercise Support Group for Justified Accord 2023, pose for a photo at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Feb. 11, 2023. The JESG is responsible for logistical support for the exercise including food, water, and transportation. Justified Accord is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), this multi-national exercise brings together more than 20 countries from four continents to increase partner readiness for peacekeeping missions, crisis response, and humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson)