Joint Military Training in Africa

Images depict U.S. military personnel training and engaging with local forces in various African countries, focusing on support, distribution of aid, and community interactions.

An American Army soldier chats with Rwandan refugees near a refugee camp. American troops helped bring aid in the form of potable water trucks to Rwandan refugees stranded in refugee camps. Rwandan Hutu refugees who fled the Tutsi army with little more than the clothes on their back arrive to the Kibumba refugee camp located on the black lava rock of the Nyiragongo volcano. The poor, homeless refugees who have walked for days with little to eat or drink are forced to sleep outdoors exposed to the elements. Many, weak from disease lay dead on the roadside wrapped in blankets. A Cholera epidemic killed thousands after the thristy refugees drank water from nearby lake Kivu. The biblical exodous from war torn Rwanda left millions displaced. Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo; August 8, 1994.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) teach members of the Kenyan Army the basics of the M224 60 mm Lightweight Company Mortar System (LWCMS) during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Isiolo, Kenya, June 29, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.

060401-N-4772B-014. Subject Operation/Series: RSIO//FE 2006 Base: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49)

Marines from Regimental Combat Team-7 (RCT-7) set up a perimeter and supervised an orderly distribution of grain to Somali nationals at a watering hole 80KM northeast of Baidoa. The Marines helped the nongovernmental organization Irish Concern, distribute 30 metric tons of grain. Base: Baidoa Country: Somalia (SOM)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt Nicholas Caldwell, 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron civil engineer, inspects a water pump during a visit at Chabelley Village, Djibouti, July 15, 2022. During the visit, the leaders discussed mutual interests and shared ideas for future partnership opportunities. The Djibouti and U.S. partnership in East Africa is an example of both countries dedication to a secure, stable and prosperous region.

U.S. Navy HH-60 Crew Chief AW1 Patrick Sullivan hands out candy to local Haitians while U.S. Air Force Combat Controllers and U.S. Army Pathfinders conduct a Drop Zone survey for future air drop sites on January 24, 2010 in Port au Prince, Haiti during Operation Unified Response.

An American Army soldier chats with Rwandan refugees near a refugee camp. American troops helped bring aid in the form of potable water trucks to Rwandan refugees stranded in refugee camps. Rwandan Hutu refugees who fled the Tutsi army with little more than the clothes on their back arrive to the Kibumba refugee camp located on the black lava rock of the Nyiragongo volcano. The poor, homeless refugees who have walked for days with little to eat or drink are forced to sleep outdoors exposed to the elements. Many, weak from disease lay dead on the roadside wrapped in blankets. A Cholera epidemic killed thousands after the thristy refugees drank water from nearby lake Kivu. The biblical exodous from war torn Rwanda left millions displaced. Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo; August 8, 1994.

Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) Pvt. Santiago Nunes and Pvt. Lucas Bere, combat engineers with Engineer Company, Unit Support Services, build a 4-strand cattle fence as part of a practical application exercise during exercise Harii Hamutuk 22 at Metinaro Military Base, Dili, Timor-Leste, Sep. 05, 2022. This exercise was conducted in order to allow F-FDTL soldiers an opportunity to practice constructing wire obstacles.

A members of the Malawian Maritime Force clear an objective during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Monkey Bay, Malawi, June 22, 2022. JCETS enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

Members of an investigation team assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) build rapport with locals in the East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on Sep. 14, 2022. The investigation team visited multiple areas across the mountainous East Sepik Province in hopes of recovering missing U.S. service members lost during World War II. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

A member of Naval Construction Battalion 1 (NMCB-1), assisted by a Somali, uses a chain saw to cut down a stump in a school playground. NMCB-1 is conducting a civic action program to improve the school during the multinational relief effort OPERATION RESTORE HOPE. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

Marines and Somalis load food onto trucks for delivery to the Somalians. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Marines of Regimental Combat Team 7 hand out shirts to Somali children during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Young Columbian soldier patrols a town.

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 Commands 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.

Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers take a nighttime movement class held by Maneuver Company Advisor Team during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 25, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Commands 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.

Malaysian Army Soldiers conduct training on protection and control of an established United Nations (UN) site during Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 27, 2022. UN sites include key areas such as hospitals and airports that are critical to the success of UN peacekeeping operations. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, further strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

French soldiers from the Military Instruction Advisory Detachment (IMAD) of the 5th Regiment International Army Overseas (RIAOM) train Somalis to become policemen at a basic training post. Here the police execute close order drill. The French are providing training for the Somalian police in Baidoa and Buurhakaba. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Baidoa Country: Somalia (SOM)

A Marine from Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, passes crackers from a ration pack to Haitian children, at a helicopter landing zone in Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 24. The Marines flew into the area earlier in the day establishing a new humanitarian aid receiving area for Haitian earthquake victims at a missionary compound.

Military man holding an aerial with headphones on.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hakeem Conley, a motor transport operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, chops down trees with a hatchet for concealment training during exercise Winter Workhorse, at Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 5, 2022. Winter Workhorse is an annual exercise for CLR-3 to train to carry out mission essential tasks in forward-deployed, austere environments.

Laborers load boxes containing meals-ready-to-eat (MREs) into a Red Cross truck. The supplies have been delivered by Military Airlift Command C-5A Galaxy aircraft and are being given to the Red Cross for distribution to refugees suffering due to the country's civil unrest. The MREs are excess military supplies and are made available by authority of the McCallum Program and the DOD Excess Property Program. Base: Addis Ababa Country: Ethiopia(ETH)

A Brazilian Marine instructs during a patrol class as part of a bilateral jungle training event in Manaus, Brazil, Sept. 25, 2022. The U.S. Marine Corps continues to seek opportunities to train alongside Brazilian partners in deliberate and dynamic training events. Bilateral training events, such as jungle training, offer both forces a chance to increase interoperability, exchange best practices, and set conditions for future events to continue to grow a long tradition of friendship and cooperation.

A young boy crowd surfs over everybody to come to the front as local Haitians wait for some earthquake relief (food and water) being handed out by the U.S. Army Soldiers with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.CC, on Jan. 20, 2010 at the stadium in Port au Prince, Haiti for Operation Unified Response. As more and more Haitians heard of the distribution the distribution line turned into a gathering. A devastating earthquake hit the region on Jan. 12, 2010. Since then USSOUTHCOM has distributed more than 636,951 bottles of water and more than 473,325 Humanitarian Daily Rations.

355th Security Forces Squadron personnel at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base carry out necessary procedures to ensure the safety and security of the installation and its personnel, in compliance with National Command Authority directives. Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Armed police.; Democratic Republic of the Congo.

United States Marines bring in supplies during rescue and recovery efforts in an area which sustained earthquake damage. Base: Cabanatuan City Country: Philippines

050115-N-8539M-124. State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN)

Napoleonic artillery with death soldiers in the forefront BADAJOZ, SPAIN - MAY 9: Reenactment of Albuera battle between French and allied nations armies in 1811. May 9, 2015 in La Albuera, Badajoz, Spain. Napoleonic artillery with death soldiers in the forefront Copyright: xZoonar.com/JuanxAunionx 11212578

DAKAR, Senegal (March 30, 2022) A Senegalese Marine scans the area during amphibious drills while training with U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force 61/2 (TF-61/2) as part of Exercise as part of Exercise Obangame Express 22, March 30, 2022. Members of the Senegalese military will work with U.S. Marines assigned to TF-61/2, which will temporarily provide command and control support to the commander of U.S. Sixth Fleet, to synchronize Navy and Marine Corps units and capabilities already in theater, in support of regional Allies and Partners and U.S. national security interests.

AGADEZ, Niger - A Niger Armed Forces - Affair Civil Militaire (FAN ACM) member, speaks with Mr. Adoum, Agadez Mining School Director General, during a civil engagement in Niger, Oct. 13, 2022. Members of the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion collaborate with the FAN ACM to work with local villages to increase continuity between the military rotations.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kristian Munez, with Maneuver Company Advisor Team, 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade, explains the proper breathing techniques to a Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldier at an M-4 carbine marksmanship during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 22, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Commands 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.

Members of the Kenya Defence Forces Rapid Response Unit and U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, prepare to depart the area during technical rescue casualty evacuation training during Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) in Kenya Feb. 29, 2024. JA24 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa, running from Feb. 26 - March 7. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and hosted in Kenya, this year's exercise will incorporate personnel and units from 23 nations. This multinational exercise builds readiness for the U.S. joint force, prepares regional partners for UN and AU mandated missions, and increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance, disaster response and crisis response. Army

050116-N-6843I-015. Base: Koggala Country: Sri Lanka (LKA)

A Marine shows a group of evacuees how to properly don their cranial helmets before they board a Marine Corps helicopter on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy during Operation Sharp Edge. The evacuees, who are fleeing the civil war in Liberia, were first processed aboard one of the ships of an amphibious ready group that is on station off the Liberian coast. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), train members of the Armed Forces of Djibouti (FAD), Bataillon dintervention rapide (BIR), on Glock 19 handling procedures, Djibouti, April 7, 2022. The SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 12, 2015) Musician 1st Class David Gonzalez, assigned to the Fleet Forces Band, Uncharted Waters, Norfolk, interacts with children during a concert in support of Continuing Promise 2015. Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations including humanitarian-civil assistance, subject matter expert exchanges, medical, dental, veterinary and engineering support and disaster response to partner nations and to show U.S. support and commitment to Central and South America and the Caribbean.

The Sergeant Major Marine Service Support Group, 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit, W. H. Bly, poses near the entrance of the the Combat Service Support Operations Center located at Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

Congolese soldiers charged with protecting the Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Rebels of the army of the rebel Tutsy Laurent Nkunda, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Anti-poaching snare removal team member, Godfrey Nyesiga, pointing to illegally set foot snare, Kibale National Park, western Uganda

Villagers watch as a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter lifts off after delivering a load of grain during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. The grain, donated by Australia, is being delivered to Maleel by helicopter instead of truck convoy because it is suspected that the roads to the village have been mined. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

A Somali resident examines the contents of a food bag given to him by the Nepalese soldiers. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Marines and Somali civilians load bags of food onto trucks (not shown) for transport and delivery in Somalia. This mission is in support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

Somali pirates with two prison guards.

Mara Conservancy ranger uncovering poisoned bow and arrows belonging to poacher, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Black, mountaineer assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) speaks to a child in Pambaniang village in the East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on Sep. 6 2022. The investigation team visited multiple areas across the mountainous East Sepik Province in hopes of recovering missing U.S. service members lost during World War II. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation.

A Indian soldier on guard duty at the airport in Kismayo. Concertina wire separates the guard and the Somalis. Subject Operation/Series: CONTINUE HOPE Base: Kismayo Country: Somalia (SOM)

Suriname Armed Forces Maj. Arna Poetisie, listens to a briefing on Tactical Combat Casualty Care hosted by U.S. Air Force reservists during the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team mission at Paramaribo Military Hospital in Suriname, Feb. 22, 2024. LAMAT stands as a symbol of partnership through medical readiness, offering real-world benefits to achieve positive outcomes through collaboration with partner nations. Air Force

U.S. Army Civil Affairs members engage in a meeting with a local leader during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Karaga, Ghana, June 11, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.

Local Moamban women perform a cultural dance to help celebrate the military ceremony that marked the start of Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010 here, Aug. 3.SHARED ACCORD is an annual, scheduled, bi-lateral field training exercise aimed at conducting small unit infantry and staff training with partner nations for the purpose of peace and stability operations. This years SA is being held in Mozambique. The exercise is scheduled to conclude on Aug. 13. All U.S. forces will return to their home bases in Europe and the U.S. at the end of the exercise.

040816-F-0571C-080. Base: Georgetown State: Demerara-Mahaica Country: Guyana (GUY)

Thai soldiers, in a drop zone, watch their comrades parachuting after jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft. A United States Air Force combat control team is participating in a joint parachute training exercise with Thai forces. Base: Huahin Country: Thailand (THA)

Local volunteers from Carrefour and the Port-au-Prince area working for Adventist Development Relief Agency, offload bags of rice from a truck at a food distribution site in Carrefour, Haiti, Feb. 12, 2010. Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and United Nations Security Forces are assisting ADRA and the World Food Program during their major two-week distribution over the first half of February 2010.

Nigerian Army soldier, part of the Economic Community Military Observation Group (ECOMOG), mans one of the six security checkpoints on the 36 mile road leading from Robert's International Airport to Monrovia, Liberia. The Nigerians were replaced by other ECOMOG nations during Operation Assured Lift, a 17 day United States airlift and support mission assisting West African states deploying more than 1100 troops to Liberia as part of the region's ongoing peacekeeping force. Subject Operation/Series: ASSURED LIFT Country: Liberia (LBR)

U.S. and Côte d'Ivoirian special operations forces conduct Joint combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Adiake, Cote dIvoire August 23, 2022. JCETs enhance U.S. relationships with partner nations by developing and maintaining critical military-to-military connections and improving joint and allied readiness and interoperability.

Vietnam, Central Highlands, Plei Mrong, Vietnam War. Montagnard Tribesman In Pleidok Refugee Camp With S.Vietnamese Soldiers Carrying Guns Standing Over Him. An-Khe Qui Nhon Pleiku Bmt Written On Soldiers Helmets.

U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), remove a gate at Willow Woods Equine Sanctuary as part of a community relations event, in Hampton, Virginia, July 16, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

A Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldier looks at coordinates at a Land Navigation class during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 23, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Commands 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.

Local residents welcome members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) as they secure the city during Operation Restore Hope relief efforts. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Somalia (SOM)

Guard with GPS in the Virunga National Park, habitat of mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldier, writes notes down at a meeting with Maneuver Company Advisor Team during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 24, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Commands 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.

Congolese soldiers charged with protecting the Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo

050117-N-0057P-041. Base: Alue Abed Country: Indonesia (IDN)

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John B. Sears, chaplain for Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010, climbs a flag pole after making balloon animals for Panamanian children during a visit to a community relations event in Silico Creek, Panama, Oct. 1. Service members and civilians are deployed in support of CP10 providing medical, dental, veterinary, engineering assistance and subject-matter exchanges to Caribbean, Central and South American nations.

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) teach members of the Kenyan Army weapons familiarization training on the M249 and the M240 during a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) in Isiolo, Kenya, June 27, 2022. The teams focused on honing basic skills such as basic marksmanship, small unit tactics, and mission planning.

Soldiers assigned to the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion speak to local children during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Yendi, Ghana, August 31, 2022. MEDCAPs serve as temporary field clinics to provide limited medical treatment to the local population.

Park Ranger removing tusks from Elephant dead naturaly

DF-ST-86-10387. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SCORPION 85 Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Navy EOD1 Griffin Nosenzo, an explosive ordnance disposal technician assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), passes sand bags to a local worker as part of an underwater recovery mission in Wewak, Papua New Guinea on Sept. 10, 2022. DPAA personnel arrived to conduct an underwater excavation operation in an effort to find a U.S. aircraft crew lost over Papua New Guinea during World War II. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

Medium shot. SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Maroney, a pararescueman assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, gives candy to children in the town of Machanga while distributing humanitarian relief supplies to people in towns along the coast of central Mozambique that have been devastated by recent floods. To date, Joint Special Operations, Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Mechanga State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ)

Zimbabwe, Hwange National Park, Park ranger.

Children watch as a 374th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft makes a low-level pass over Peleliu while delivering boxes of gifts to islanders of the Federated States of Micronesia. Flown by crews from the 345th and the 21st Airlift Squadrons, the C-130 is participating in Christmas Drop '92, the 40th anniversary of the humanitarian effort. Every Christmas since 1952, food, clothing, tools and toys donated by residents of Guam have been delivered by air to 40 Micronesian islands. Country: Micronesia

060802-N-0411D-026. Base: Nginyang Country: Kenya (KEN)

Hatian Evacuees load into a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The cargo plane is from the 172 Airlift Wing Air National Guard base located in Jackson, MS.

A local member helps clear grass so the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) investigation team members can conduct a survey of an area at Erima, Rai Coast District, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea ,Oct. 4, 2022. The investigation team visited multiple areas across the coastal Madang Province in hopes of recovering missing U.S. service members lost during World War II. DPAAs mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.

Mumbai police and Indo Tibetan border force ITBF commandos at arthur road jail in Bombay Mumbai Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

U.S. Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, shake hands with the mayor of Agadez, Abdourahamane Touraoua, during a meeting introducing a new civil affairs team from the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, Agadez, Niger, June 16, 2022. Meetings like these serve as a platform to discuss current and ongoing issues in and around Agadez city while fostering an enduring partnership between the U.S. and the citizens of Niger.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jackson Weidner, right, a civil affairs team leader attached to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), along with two soldiers from the Nigerien Armed Forces (French language: Forces Armées Nigeriennes - FAN) civil affairs team, discuss village stabilization and the progress of a previous water restoration project with the village chief and assistant chief in Alwat, Niger, May 9, 2022. These meetings, facilitated by the 409th AEGs civil affairs team, strengthen the FANs partnership will local villages, enabling strong rapport building and engagement continuity between the Government of Niger and its citizens.

Africa, Angola, Lobito. Scouts in uniform gathered in Lobito.

CHUUK, Federated States of Micronesia (March 31, 2019) Lt. Cmdr. Erika Schilling, left, and Lt. j.g. Natalie Spritzer teach a helping babies breathe class to local Chuukese women and girls during Pacific Partnership 2019. Pacific Partnership, now in its 14th iteration, is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Each year, the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Keon Waldron, from Kay Bay, Hawaii, poses for a photo with local children at Naha SDA Primary School during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

U.S. Army Sgt Capt. Cheryl Davis, right, Maj. Dana McDaniel and Sgt. Christopher Wood prepare to inject over 100 head of cattle with medicine to treat ring worm and other parasites found in the region during a medical civic action program during exercise Flintlock 2007 in Senkoro, Mali, Sept. 3, 2007. The exercise, which is meant to foster relationships of peace, security and cooperation among the Trans-Sahara nations, is part of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership. The TSCTP is an integrated, multi-agency effort of the U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Defense Department.

050119-N-6074Y-141. Base: Banda Aceh State: Sumatra Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Major Command Shown: HC-11

VATURANGNA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 8, 2022) - Francis Primary School students perform traditional dance and song during a community outreach event during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia

020925-M-1103B-015. Base: Chittagong Air Base Country: Bangladesh (BGD) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-152

Local women from Agadez, Niger sing and play instruments at a women-vendors market at Air Base 201, Niger, Nov. 5, 2022. The event, with support from the (FAN) Nigerien Armed Forces (French: Forces armées nigériennes), coordinated by Airmen from the 409th Air Expeditionary Group and Soldiers from the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, provided the opportunity for 31 local female vendors from Agadez to sell their wares to service members of AB 201 in a centralized location. The proceeds from the market will help the women become more financially stable, thus allowing them to feed and take care of their families.

000504-N-1012K-517. Base: Camp Garcia State: Vieques Island Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

060219-A-5168K-093. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Local children from the city wave at the camera as they wait for fresh water that will be supplied by the members of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry Brigade (Airborne Combat Team (ABCT)), Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy, and the 574th Supply, 51st Maintenance Battalion, Task Force 51, Mannheim, Germany. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)

Local volunteers from Carrefour and the Port-au-Prince area working for Adventist Development Relief Agency, offload bags of rice from a truck at a food distribution site in Carrefour, Haiti, Feb. 12, 2010. Marines from Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and United Nations Security Forces are assisting ADRA and the World Food Program during their major two-week distribution over the first half of February 2010.

050123-N-8801B-351. Base: Sabang State: Pulau We Country: Indonesia (IDN)

Cambodia, Battambang, Cambodian Army soldier.

A Marine from Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, hands a bottle of water to a resident of Cotes De Fer, Haiti, Jan. 21. Marines and Sailors from the 22nd MEU set up a temporary relief-supply distribution point near Cotes de Fer, bringing in bottled water and food. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed in support of relief operations in Haiti.

Soldiers assigned to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) joint peacekeeping mission in Egypt participate in a 28-mile 'March for the Fallen,' at South Camp, Sinai Peninsula, Sept. 24, 2022.

A Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) soldier takes notes at a nighttime movement class during African Lion 22 in Dodji, Senegal, June 23, 2022. African Lion 22 is U.S. Africa Commands 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.

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