U.S. and Ghanaian medical professionals participate in the Closing Ceremony for Medical Readiness Training Exercise at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Feb. 24. MEDRETE 17-2 includes participants from the Ghanaian government, U.S. Army Africa, Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, and the North Dakota National Guard. It is the second in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to cooperate on medical specific tasks, share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
U.S. and Ghanaian medical professionals participate in the Closing Ceremony for Medical Readiness Training Exercise at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Feb. 24. MEDRETE 17-2 includes participants from the Ghanaian government, U.S. Army Africa, Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, and the North Dakota National Guard. It is the second in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to cooperate on medical specific tasks, share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
U.S. Army Maj. John Ritchie, a general surgeon assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, assists his Ghanaian counterpart perform a radical prostatectomy during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-2 at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Feb. 8, 2017.
Cpl. David Martinez, Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), assists Malawi Defense Force reconnaissance soldiers during land navigation training, Mar. 1-8, 2017, Malawi. This is the 9th iteration of MALBAT, the Malawi peacekeeping battalion that supports the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Soldiers from the 101st and USARAF are supporting the training of the MALBAT to strengthen regional security and stability.
Staff Sgt. Daniel Fortune, Company C, 1st Battalion, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), addresses students from the Malawi Noncommissioned Officer Academy prior to their first field training exercise, Mar. 1-8, 2017, Malawi.
101st soldiers were in Malawi for the 9th iteration of MALBAT, the Malawi peacekeeping battalion that supports the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Soldiers from the 101st and USARAF are supporting the training of the MALBAT to strengthen regional security and stability.
Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington, Commanding General of U.S. Army Africa and other senior U.S. and African Military Leaders listen to panel members during day one of the African Alumni Symposium (AAS) at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education center in Carlise, Pa., March 6, 2017.
Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington, Commanding General of U.S. Army Africa and other senior U.S. and African Military Leaders listen to panel members during day one of the African Alumni Symposium (AAS) at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education center in Carlise, Pa., March 6, 2017. AAS17 facilitates dialog and relationships that improve interoperability among African regional and international security forces to combat violent extremist organizations (VEOs) across borders. International military cooperation strengthens regional – and ultimately global – peace and security. (U.S. Army Photo by. Spc Tadow McDonald, USARAF PAO)
Ray Campbell, professor at the U.S. Army War college, describes the timeline of the Battle of Gettysburg during a staff ride on day three of the African Alumni Symposium (AAS) March 8, 2017. AAS17 facilitates dialog and relationships that improve interoperability among African regional and international security forces to combat violent extremist organizations (VEOs) across borders. International military cooperation strengthens regional – and ultimately global – peace and security.
U.S. Army Africa participates in Justified Accord 2017
10:57 AM3/14/2017
The U.S. Military, in partnership with AMISOM troop and police contributing countries, Allies, the African Union, and other international organizations are scheduled to conduct table top exercise Justified Accord 2017 (JA17), formerly known as Eastern accord, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 20-24.
Pfc. Steven Hixson, a rifleman from Los Angeles, California assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division plays soccer with children at an orphanage, Feb. 27, 2017 near Garoua, Cameroon. Hixson and his team are deployed as part of the U.S. Army’s Regionally Aligned Forces in Africa.
1st Sgt. George Johnson and Sgt. Timothy McKinney, Company B, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division share toys with children at an orphanage, Feb. 27, 2017 near Garoua, Cameroon. The toys were donated by 1-506th Inf. Regt. families prior to the unit’s deployment as part of the U.S. Army’s Regionally Aligned Forces in Africa.
1st Sgt. George Johnson, Company B, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division passes toys to children at an orphanage, Feb. 27, 2017 near Garoua, Cameroon. The toys were donated by 1-506th Inf. Regt. families prior to the unit’s deployment as part of the U.S. Army’s Regionally Aligned Forces in Africa.
Company B, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne,” 101st Airborne Division joined the civil affairs team of Task Force Toccoa for a visit to the orphanage of Centre Notre Dame de l’Accueil, 75 miles from Garoua, Cameroon.
Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion Change of Responsibility
3:02 PM3/9/2017
(From left) U.S. Army Africa Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion former Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Birdel Campbell, Commander, Lt. Col. Brett Medlin, and current Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Philip Nicholson, return to their seats after performing the traditional ‘Passing of the Colors’ during a change of responsibility ceremony to formally recognize Nicholson as he assumes the position of HHBn command sergeant major from Campbell, Mar. 7, 2017 at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy. (U.S. Army Africa Photo by Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds)
Americans learn innovation, gain confidence in medical skills through MEDRETE
3:42 PM3/8/2017
North Dakota Army National Guard Capt. Annie Gerhardt, a nurse practitioner, prepares a complex laceration for surgical intervention during the Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-2 in Ghana, Feb. 7, 2017. MEDRETE is a combined effort between the Ghanaian government, U.S. Army Africa, Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, and the North Dakota National Guard. MEDRETE 17-2 is the second in a series of Medical Readiness Training Exercises that U.S. Army Africa is scheduled to facilitate within various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to cooperate on medical specific tasks, share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
Americans learn innovation, gain confidence in medical skills through MEDRETE
3:42 PM3/8/2017
U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Harvey, an operating room specialist assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, prepares surgical tools for an operation during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-2 at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Feb. 9, 2017. MEDRETE 17-2 includes participants from the Ghanaian government, U.S. Army Africa, Brooke Army Medical Center and the North Dakota National Guard. It is the second in a series of medical readiness training exercises USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries on the African continent this year. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to cooperate on medical specific tasks, share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
Americans learn innovation, gain confidence in medical skills through MEDRETE
3:42 PM3/8/2017
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Neil McMullin, a plastic surgeon assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center, assists his Ghanaian counterpart perform a contracture release surgery during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-2 at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Feb. 22, 2017. MEDRETE 17-2 includes participants from the Ghanaian government, U.S. Army Africa, Brooke Army Medical Center and the North Dakota National Guard. It is the second in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to cooperate on medical specific tasks, share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
Americans learn innovation, gain confidence in medical skills through MEDRETE
3:34 PM3/8/2017
U.S. and Ghanaian medical professionals participate in Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-2 at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Feb 6-24. MEDRETE 17-2 includes participants from the Ghanaian government, U.S. Army Africa, Brooke Army Medical Center and the North Dakota National Guard. It is the second in a series of medical readiness training exercises USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries on the African continent this year. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to cooperate on medical specific tasks, share best practices and improve medical treatment processes.