U.S. Army Civil Affairs performs first JCET with... 05.30.2025 | Photo by Tech. Sgt. Kirby Turbak Members of the Guarda Nacional Guinea-Bissau receive challenge coins from U.S. Army Civil Affairs members during a Joint Combined Exchange...
Flintlock 2025: Closing Ceremony 05.14.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wright Participants gather during the closing ceremony of Flintlock 2025, Jacqueville, Côte d’Ivore, May 14, 2025. Flintlock 2025 assembled over 30...
Flintlock 2025: IFC Drone Training 05.07.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wright Ivorian Gendarmerie opposition forces actors hold a hostage during a drone reconnaissance and negotiation technique training, Flintlock 2025,...
10 Nations Build Warrior Ethos at Local School 04.30.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wright Students from the École Militaire Préparatoire Technique perform a cognitive and team building challenge during a civil military event in...
Flintlock 2025: VBSS 04.29.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wright Representatives from Flintlock 2025 are briefed by a Spanish Navy lieutenant during a tour of the offshore patrol vessel Relámpago near Abidjan,...
Flintlock 2025 Senior Leader Day 04.25.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Karla Parra The Flintlock 2025’s Senior Leader Day host nation nameplate sits on a distinguished visitor’s table in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire, April 25,...
Flintlock 25: Opening Ceremony 04.24.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wright U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command, delivers his remarks during the opening ceremony of Flintlock 25, April...
Flintlock 2025: SOF Portraits 04.23.2025 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wright A member of the United Kingdom Army Special Operations Brigade 2 RANGER poses for their portrait during Flintlock 2025, April 22, 2025. Ivorian...
U.S. Army Civil Affairs performs first JCET with... 05.30.2025 | Video by Tech. Sgt. Kirby Turbak U.S. Special Operations Command Africa recently concluded the first Civil Affairs Joint Combined Exchange Training with Guarda Nacional...
Flintlock 2025 05.14.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wright Participants conduct the training objectives of Flintlock 2025 in Jacqueville, Côte d’Ivoire, May 14, 2025. Flintlock 2025 brought together...
Flintlock 25: Medical Readiness 05.12.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wright U.S. Army Maj. Jorshua Melo, Medical Logistics Officer for Flintlock 2025, discusses the importance of the medical personnel's role in the...
Flintlock 2025: 10 Nations Build Warrior Ethos at... 04.30.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wright U.S. Army CAPT Sarene Felton, Flintlock planner, engages with students on the role of logistics in the military during a civil military event in...
Flintlock 2025: Special Operations Joint Raid... 04.22.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Karla Parra Rangers from the United Kingdom and members of the Ivorian Special Forces conduct a joint special operations demonstration in preparation for...
B-roll of Flintlock 2025: Special Operations... 04.22.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Karla Parra Rangers from the United Kingdom and members of the Ivorian Special Forces conduct a demonstration of a joint raid in preparation for exercise...
Kenya Rapid Response Unit graduates first PJ... 03.21.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Sabatino Dimascio Members of the Kenya Air Force Rapid Response Unit participate in Justified Accord 2025 in Nanyuki, Kenya, 18-22 Feb, 2025. U.S. Air Force...
Kenya Rapid Response Unit graduates first PJ pipeline 02.22.2025 | Video by Staff Sgt. Sabatino Dimascio Members of the Kenya Air Force Rapid Response Unit participate in Justified Accord 2025 in Nanyuki, Kenya, 18-22 Feb, 2025. U.S. Air Force...
U.S. Army Civil Affairs performs first JCET with... 06.12.2025 | Story by Tech. Sgt. Kirby Turbak BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau – U.S. Special Operations Command Africa recently concluded the first Civil Affairs Joint Combined Exchange Training with...
SOCAFRICA Welcomes New Commander 06.03.2025 | Courtesy Story U.S. Special Operations Command Africa welcomed U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Claude Tudor as its new commander on June 3, 2025, in Stuttgart, Germany.
Flintlock 2025 Wraps: Strengthening Readiness,... 05.14.2025 | Story by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wright U.S. Africa Command’s premier special operations exercise, Flintlock 2025, concluded today, May 14, 2025. Exercise Flintlock united over 500...
Flintlock 2025: Interagency Fusion Cell Drives Law... 05.10.2025 | Story by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wright To combat evolving threats in Africa, Exercise Flintlock, a multinational special forces exercise, integrates an Interagency Fusion Cell to foster...
10 Nations Build Warrior Ethos at Local School 04.30.2025 | Story by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wright More than 125 students from the École Militaire Préparatoire Technique had the opportunity to engage with service members participating in...
Flintlock 2025 Senior Leader Day 04.25.2025 | Story by Staff Sgt. Karla Parra Flintlock 2025’s Senior Leader Day gathered military and civic leaders from more than 30 nations to discuss the threat of non-kinetic,...
Flintlock 2025: 20 Years of Enhancing SOF Readiness... 04.24.2025 | Story by Staff Sgt. Zachary Wright U.S. Africa Command’s annual, combined special operations exercise, kicked off in Côte d’Ivoire today. From April 24 – May 14, Flintlock 25...
Ready to Rescue: Kenya’s Rapid Response Unit... 03.21.2025 | Story by Staff Sgt. Sabatino Dimascio The Kenya Air Force Rapid Response Unit graduated its first class of combat search and rescue trained operators, building Kenya’s ability to...