U.S. Naval Forces Africa, U.S. Marine Forces Africa, and the Ghanaian Navy will tri-chair the African Maritime Forces Summit / Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium – Africa (NILSA), occurring from 29 April to 2 May 2024 in Accra, Ghana. This historic conference will bring together service chiefs and senior leaders of allied and partner nation Maritime Forces and militaries from over 40 countries. Attendees will discuss aspects of naval capabilities such as promoting shared awareness, interoperability, and crisis response capabilities, shared security objectives, and capacity building to improve Africa’s maritime domain security. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Master Sgt. Robert Brown, SSgt. James Bourgeois, and Cpl. Jacob Richardson)
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Robert B. Sofge Jr., commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, speaks during a Personnel Exchange Program (PEP) conference at U.S. Army Garrison Panzer Kaserne in Boeblingen, Germany on April 16, 2024. The PEP conference, hosted by MARFOREUR/AF, served to communicate the commander's priorities for the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) area of responsibility, provide the participants opportunities to complete annual training, update medical and dental readiness, complete administrative audits and receive facilitator-led annual training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mary Linniman)
SETERMOEN, Norway - Nestled among the snow-capped mountains of northern Norway lies Setermoen, home to the Norwegian Army's 1st Armored Battalion. Currently, this remote Arctic outpost is hosting 800 U.S. Marines, who are collaborating to learn arctic operations and tactics while sharing their own operational insights with Norwegian counterparts.
Marines hailing from the U.S. Marine Corps' 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, are in Norway for a series of training events alongside their Norwegian peers, ahead of the upcoming exercise Nordic Response 24, part of NATO's Steadfast Defender series. Training opportunities ahead of the exercise allow for shared values and expertise, enhancing interoperability between...