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)
SETAF-AF chief warrant officer 2 named Army Transportation Corps Warrant Officer of the Year
4:23 PM1/27/2021
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)
R2 Warriors recognized for assisting Soldier in need
8:32 PM1/21/2021
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)
R2 Warriors recognized for assisting Soldier in need
8:32 PM1/21/2021
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)
R2 Warriors recognized for assisting Soldier in need
8:32 PM1/21/2021
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)
Vicenza health clinic administers first COVID-19 vaccines
5:30 PM1/8/2021
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)