U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)

Europe Military Exercises 

Exercise Phoenix Express 2018 Kicks-Off in Souda Bay

May 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Crete/ Souda Bay Naval Base, Exercise Phoenix Express, Greece, Mediterranean Sea, Military exercise, NMIOTC, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Maritime forces from Europe, North Africa, and the United States began the 14th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Phoenix

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Africa Military Exercises 

U.S. Military Participates in Exercise African Lion

April 28, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Exercise African Lion, Military exercise, Morocco, Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Armed Forces, USA

The U.S. military, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and eight other nations gathered in the Kingdom of Morocco to participate

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Africa Naval 

Exercise Obangame Express 2018 Concludes with Closing Ceremony in Libreville, Gabon

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 DP Press Releases 1 Comment Exercise Obangame Express, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)

Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy, made concluding

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Africa Naval 

Ghanaian Portion of Exercise Obangame Express 2018 Concludes in Tema, Ghana

March 30, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Exercise Obangame Express, German Navy, Ghana, Ghana Navy (GN), Gulf of Guinea, Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The Ghanaian portion of Exercise Obangame Express 2018 (OE18) concluded May 28, 2018 in Tema, Ghana, with a closing ceremony.

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Africa Air 

U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 Supports Obangame Express 2018

March 29, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Exercise Obangame Express, Military exercise, Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)

The U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, is conducting flight operations from the

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Africa Naval 

USS Mount Whitney Joins Exercise Obangame Express 2018

March 26, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Blue Ridge-class command ship, Command ship, Exercise Obangame Express, Gulf of Guinea, Liberia, Military exercise, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)

The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrived off the coast of Monrovia, Liberia, March

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Africa Naval 

Multinational Maritime Exercise Obangame Express 2018 Begins

March 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Exercise Obangame Express, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea, Military exercise, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)

Maritime forces from Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, North and South America and several regional and international organizations began the

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Africa Naval 

U.S. AFRICOM Donates Patrol Boats to Senegal, Cabo Verde

February 16, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde Maritime Police, Patrol boat, Senegal, Senegalese Navy, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), USA

The United States donated two 38 foot Defiant class patrol boats to the Senegalese Navy during a handover ceremony Feb.

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Africa GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Annual Multinational Maritime Exercise Cutlass Express Concludes

February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Exercise Cutlass Express, Military exercise, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), USA

Maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe, and the United States, as well as several international organizations,

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Africa GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Annual Multinational Maritime Exercise, Cutlass Express 2018 Begins

February 1, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Djibouti, Exercise Cutlass Express, Military exercise, Seychelles, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), USA

Maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe, and the United States, as well as several international organizations

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