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U.S. Army Africa opened a weeklong Theater Army Security Cooperation Conference Aug. 23 in Vicenza, Italy.
Representatives from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Army Africa, and an array of Army commands and programs gathered for presentations by and discussions with embassy and country team personnel to coordinate Theater Security Cooperation activities over the next three years. Approximately 120 people in all are participating, said Lt. Col. Ronald Miller, acting director of Army Africa’s Security Cooperation Directorate.
U.S. Army Africa Commander, Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg, addressed the opening session with a video message to attendees. “Thank you all for traveling long distances to be with us in Vicenza, Italy,” said Hogg, who went on to articulate four basic goals for the conference.
“It gives us the opportunity for you all to educate each and every one of us on what you do, what your mission and what your country team agendas and goals are, and what the ambassador’s goals are, for each respective country.”
In a reciprocal manner, the conference allows a range of American personnel working throughout Africa to understand the role of U.S. Army Africa as an Army Service Component Command.
“You need to understand what our capabilities are and what our mission sets are,” Hogg said.
He urged conference attendees to see those two elements in perspective. “To understand the institutional Army, how we interact with our higher headquarters, the Big Army: what resources we are able to bring into play, and develop those fundamental relationships that are vital for each of us to accomplish our mission,” Hogg said.
The final conference goal is to lock in the fiscal year 2011 TSC plan in preparation for the annual AFRICOM-level TSC conference to be held in November.
The first two days of the conference were dedicated to a presentation of Army Africa TSC planning and country team briefs that focused on the possibilities, issues, agendas and goals of U.S. engagement with specific countries.
“We are so organized because of what’s going on inside . . . the sausage-making.”
“Mad-minute presentations,” in which attendees had 60 seconds or so to present their organizations and missions to the conference, were both effective and popular, allowing participants to identify each other for follow-up conversations throughout the event, said Mark Devlin, SCD deputy director.
These quick presentations worked like speed dating, Devlin said.
Regional breakout sessions, to consider the five main geographical regions of Africa, were scheduled for the third and fourth days. Maj. Gen. Hogg was expected to join attendees on the fourth day and be outbriefed by Army Africa SCD officials on Friday, Miller said.
“Each country rep was able to give about a 10-minute blurb about what is going on in their countries. It’s great for idea sharing,” Devlin said.
“I was at last year’s conference, and it’s really productive,” said Sara Young, AFRICOM military-to-military program manager for East Africa. “It lays a good groundwork for what we do in November.”
“It’s good for all our people on the embassy country teams,” said Andy Tarr, Army Africa’s G-5 chief of the policy and strategy division. “They’re usually one or two guys, so they get to meet these people, get an idea what tools they bring to bear. It’s good that they can link up.
“We have representatives from AFRICOM, and components of AFRICOM. Another big constituency we’ve got here is Department of the Army. We have people from Training and Doctrine Command, from the Corps of Engineers, from Medical Command. All these guys represent organizations that have security cooperation programs of their own, or they have capabilities that are valuable for cooperation in Africa. They want to make sure what they’re doing is in support of Army Africa and AFRICOM strategies and objectives,” he said.
“We’re doing a mind meld,” Devlin said. “We’ve got the same skills sets. We now made the face-to-face contacts. Now, all of a sudden, they’re colleagues, not a name on an email. And it all works.”
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SINGAPORE (Oct. 29, 2013) - Sailors attached to the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) conduct 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat operations at Changi Naval Base. Freedom, guided-missile cruisers USS Cowpens (CG 63) and USS Antietam (CG 54), aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), guided-missile destroyers USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS Lassen (DDG 82) are currently in Singapore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Karolina A. Oseguera)
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USMA receives Colonel (P) Buzzard as the new Commandant for the Corps of Cadets at West Point New York on June 28, 2019. (US Army photo by Tarnish Pride).
Col. Gavin Marks, 55th Wing commander, and Col. Eric Paulson stand during the 55th Operations Group change of command ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., July 31, 2020. The 55th OG is the largest operations group in the Air Force with 11 squadrons and two detachments around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Montano)
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Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment Commander, discussing Apache systems' status and battlefield awareness with Admiral Harry Harris, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command before his AH-64 Apache flight, Nov. 9, 2016 (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Heba Bullock).
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USMA receives Colonel (P) Buzzard as the new Commandant for the Corps of Cadets at West Point New York on June 28, 2019. (US Army photo by Tarnish Pride).
Stefan Dauer, senior construction manager with M+W, watches as the Richtfest “topping” is hoisted atop the U.S. Army Europe Command and Battle Center at the Wiesbaden Army Airfield March 10, 2011. Richtfest is a German custom that celebrates the completion of the roof on a building shell, and thanks the architects, builders and others involved in the construction process. According to mythology, the ceremony began as a gesture of thanks to the forest and in honor of the tree’s spirit. The topmost leafy branch would be placed on top of the building, showing that the spirit would not remain homeless. Today, the Richtfest has become an integral part of housewarming festivities. The tree will remain in place until the roof is installed. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Brian Temple)
Sgt. Maj. Anthony Miller makes a final inspection of the Honor Guard.
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Command Sgt. Maj. Hu Rhodes joined U.S. Army Africa as its senior noncommissioned officer in an assumption of responsibility ceremony today at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy.
“Thank you all for attending today,” said U.S. Army Africa Commander, Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg.
“This is an important ceremony for this command. I want to say thank you to our Italian host for being here, especially the Carabinieri. . . . the rest of the community, the command element from the 173rd and other members of the community,” Hogg said.
“I want to say thank you to Command Sgt. Maj. Miller . . . (he) has been the acting command sergeant major here for about three or four months. He has done a fabulous job.
“Now as everybody understands, the noncommissioned officer corps is the backbone of our Army, and the U.S. Army has the best noncommissioned officer corps in the world.
“The thing about a command sergeant major is, he embodies everything the noncommissioned officer corps is about. He’s got the experience, he’s got the credibility, and he understands Soldiers, and what it means to be a member of our Army.
“And so that’s what we have today when we bring in Command Sgt. Maj. Rhodes as the senior enlisted Soldier in this command. And so that everybody understands, Command Sgt. Maj. Rhodes was not assigned to this command — he was selected for this command. And he was selected on a list of about 10 highly qualified command sergeants major who applied and wanted to be the command sergeant major for U.S. Army Africa.
“And based on Command Sgt. Maj. Rhodes’ qualifications, he was the best man for the job, and subsequently he was personally selected by me to be our next command sergeant major,” Hogg said.
“Sir, thanks very much,” said Rhodes.
“I want to spend just a couple of minutes this morning talking about two things that matter to me as I come into this position. First thing I want to do is, I want to talk about just Soldiers, and the second thing I want to do is, I want to talk a little bit about leadership.
“When you serve in the forces that protect your country, and your way of life and your family — that is the most noble calling you can respond to. That’s what I see in Soldiers,” Rhodes said, pledging his commitment to the men and women of the command.
“I will always be open to time with you. My door is open. . . . Get on the calendar and you can come in, no appointment necessary through your chain of command; just get on my calendar so I’ll be in the office. I’ve got time for Soldiers. I care about the things you do because what you do is real work.
“The second thing I want to say this morning is about the leadership part: I believe in leadership. As the CG alluded to earlier, it’s not officer leadership or NCO leadership; it’s just leadership. If you’re in a position of responsibility, of command over someone else, you have a responsibility for your own ability before you have a responsibility for what they do. And you must not fail in that.
“Young Soldiers deserve leaders that like their job. If you don’t like what you’re doing, please get on my calendar and I will help you find another job; because if you don’t like leading Soldiers, we are not going to get along.
“There is nothing more precious in my world than the responsibility of mentoring those below us.”
“Sir, it is an honor to be here. We won’t fail. Thank you,” Rhodes said.
Rhodes served most recently as Commandant of the 7th Army NCO Academy in Grafenwoehr, Germany, and as the Command Sergeant Major of the Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Ga.
Prior to that, he spent most of his 27-year service career with the 75th Ranger Regiment. Rhodes has deployed on combat operations to Panama, Kuwait, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq. He is a recipient of the Bronze Star among numerous other awards.
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. (May 11, 2015) - Chaplain (Col.) Thomas L. Solhjem, U.S. Army Forces Command chaplain, has been selected for promotion to brigadier general and is slated to become the 25th Deputy Chief of Chaplains, U.S. Army. Gen. Mark A. Milley, FORSCOM commanding general, recognized Chaplain Solhjem at a ceremony held here today at FORSCOM's Marshall Hall headquarters and presented him with the Legion of Merit in recognition of his superior leadership and contributions to the entire FORSCOM team. (Photos by Bob Harrison, FORSCOM Public Affairs.
Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams assumed command as the 60th Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 5, 2016) - Aviation ordnancemen retrieve supplies from an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Island Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) aboard the Navy's only forward deployed-aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). During the RAS, aviation ordnancemen worked on the flight deck to retrieve supplies from the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8). Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force, which protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eduardo Otero/Released) 160605-N-KH151-116
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OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea (Feb. 8, 2018) - Vice President Mike Pence lands at Osan Air Base. This is the Vice President's second visit to the Republic of Korea within the past 12 months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos) 180208-F-FV476-031
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Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams assumed command as the 60th Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 9, 2015) - Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1 operate a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Liam Kennedy/Released) 150409-N-BD107-116
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WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (Mar. 20, 2017) - Sailors conduct flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released) 170320-N-BL637-031
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USMA receives Colonel (P) Buzzard as the new Commandant for the Corps of Cadets at West Point New York on June 28, 2019. (US Army photo by Tarnish Pride).
Lt. Gen. Stephen G. Fogarty (left) recites the oath of service during his appointment to the rank of lieutenant general by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley (right) in a ceremony at Fort Belvoir, Va., June 1, 2018. Immediately following his appointment Fogarty assumed command of ARCYBER. To read the full story on the event, go to www.army.mil/article/206278 (Photo by Pfc. Elijah Foster)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 2, 2015) - Sailors assigned to Surface Warfare Mission Package, Detachment 4, currently embarked aboard the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), enter the waterborne mission zone in an 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat after a visit, board, search and seizure drill. Currently on a 16-month rotational deployment in support of the Indo-Asia-Pacific Rebalance, Fort Worth is a fast and agile warship tailor-made to patrol the region's littorals and work hull-to-hull with partner navies, providing 7th Fleet with the flexible capabilities it needs now and in the future. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joe Bishop/Released) 150602-N-MK881-295
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PHILIPPINE SEA (March 20, 2023) - An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Warlords” of Helicopter Maritime Squadron 51, fires chaff during an exercise in the Philippine Sea, March 20. Shiloh is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan to support the security of the U.S. and its Allies in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthur Rosen) 230320-N-YA628-1477
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USMA receives Colonel (P) Buzzard as the new Commandant for the Corps of Cadets at West Point New York on June 28, 2019. (US Army photo by Tarnish Pride).
Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command and Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, recognized nine Army Civilians for exemplary leadership and performance April 20.
The U.S. Army Installation Management Command Stalwart Awards recognize individuals who distinguish themselves among their peers and supervisors as outstanding IMCOM Soldiers and Civilians.
"You all are the future of IMCOM," said Lynch. "You have been recognized by IMCOM leaders as the best of the best."
Lynch, Katherine Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and the Environment, and IMCOM Command Sgt. Maj. Neil Ciotola awarded each Stalwart a medallion during a midday general session at the U.S. Army Installation Management Symposium in San Antonio.
Wanda Stover received the Stalwart Award for the IMCOM Europe Region. Stover, supervisor of the alcohol and drug abuse control program for U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr, Germany, was cited for exceeding expectations and striving to improve the quality of life for Soldiers and their Families.
Other nominees from IMCOM-Europe were Ron Joseph, director of human resources, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, and Jan Meert, director, Army Community Service, Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Dawn Jones, administrative officer for the Camp Humphreys Department of Public Works, received the Stalwart Award for the IMCOM Korea Region. The award cited Jones' high standards and commitment to Soldiers, Civilians and Families.
Also nominated from IMCOM-Korea was James North, supervisor and strategic planning specialist in the USAG Yongsan Plans, Analysis and Integration Office.
Martin Venturo, acting Deputy to the Garrison Commander and director of the Resource Management and Plans, Analysis and Integration offices for Fort Monmouth, N.J., took the Stalwart Award for the IMCOM Northeast Region. Venturo received recognition for his ability and leadership while taking on many additional responsibilities.
Also nominated from IMCOM-Northeast was Carrie Mead, chief of the Plans, Analysis and Integration Office for Detroit Arsenal, Mich. Douglas Farrington, fire inspector for Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., received a posthumous nomination.
Dennis Drake, supervisory public affairs specialist for Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, won the Stalwart Award for the IMCOM Pacific Region. Leadership, resourcefullness, skills and attitude made significant contributions to the garrison's public affairs mission, according to the award citation.
Also nominated from IMCOM-Pacific were Brenda Braswell, supervisor and equal opportunity specialist for USAG Japan, and Michael Meeks, director of public works for Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Leo Stolfi, supervisory emergency services manger for Fort Polk, La., was named Stalwart Award winner for the IMCOM Southeast Region. Stolfi was cited for dedication, perseverance, performance and serving as a role model for others.
Other IMCOM-Southeast nominees were Melinda Jo Berry, budget analyst for the Resource Management Office at Fort Gordon, Ga., and William Leyh, director of plans, training, mobilization and security for Fort Rucker, Ga. Ted Freeman, Army Substance Abuse Program manager for Fort Riley, Kansas, received the Stalwart Award for the IMCOM West Region. Through Freeman's persistence, Fort Riley was the first Army installation to develop a "Save a Soldiers Life" program by installing a computerized DUI simulator. Fort Riley is the only installation to develop a battalion-level breath-testing program.
Also nominated from IMCOM-West were Daniel Dougherty, motor transport officer at Fort Hood, Texas, and Gregory Harrell, supervisor and air traffic control specialist at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
Shaunya Murrill, chief of the Outreach and Strategic Integration Division, Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command, Alexandria, Va, won the FMWRC Stalwart Award. Murrill made it possible to extend standardized programs and services to Soldiers and Families of the Total Army, both in the communities where they live and to the geographically dispersed.
Pratya Siriwat, operations officer in the U.S. Army Environmental Command Mission Integration Cell won the USAEC Stalwart Award. Siriwat's leadership enabled the successful relocation of the USAEC Headquarters and more than 60 percent of the command's staff from Aberdeen to San Antonio.
Kathy Aydt, chief of strategic communications for IMCOM, received the Stalwart Award for headquarters and region staff. Aydt initiated, spearheaded, and implemented an enterprise-wide campaign that resulted in the creation of a new installation management logo. She works to ensure strategic communications staff members embed imcom values in every message transmitted to internal and external customers, key stakeholders, congress, and the army family.
Also nominated were Jerry Bennett, operations specialist in the Northeast Region Operations Division, Jonathan Hunter, chief of the Southeast Region Installation Support Team at Fort McPherson, Ga., Gordon Hurd, chief of the Budget Execution and Integration Branch for Europe Region, Primasita Seery, supervisory logistics management specialist for the Pacific Region, Jerry Vesey, general engineer for IMCOM West Region.
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Command Sgt. Maj. Janet Bretado from the 640th Aviation Support Battalion enjoys the sunset follwong a patching ceremony while deployed to the Middle East with the 40th CAB in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. | U.S. Army National Guard Photo by 2Lt. Kyle Gallagher
USMA receives Colonel (P) Buzzard as the new Commandant for the Corps of Cadets at West Point New York on June 28, 2019. (US Army photo by Tarnish Pride).
Los Angeles Firefighters responded to a multi-patient traffic collision that took 2 lives in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles, California on May 26, 2008. © Photo by Scott La Rue
EAST CHINA SEA (Jun. 26, 2012) - The Military Sealift Command Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193), left, prepares to conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) while conducting vertical replenishment with the George Washington aircraft carrier strike group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Declan Barnes)
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Soldiers from the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) joined their active duty and Reserve Officer Training Corps brothers and sisters in welcoming tens of thousands of spectators to the Florida Classic, one of the nation’s largest football rivalries between two historically black colleges: Bethune–Cookman University and Florida A&M University.
In the hours leading to the opening kickoff Nov. 19, 2016, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla., the Soldiers helped members from the Army Marketing Research Group encourage BCU and FAMU fans to test their strength, endurance and mental aptitude in various interactive activities featured at the Go Army booths. The troops motivated men and women from all walks of life to set personal records for planks, pullups and pushups. They also lent a hand in several creative challenges that emphasized teamwork and critical thinking.
Many of the thousands of fans who waited for their turn to don blindfolds, solve puzzles or perform pullups spoke with the troops about their training, experience and aspirations. While these casual conversations opened opportunities to introduce potential recruits to the Army’s robust enlisted and Reserve Officer Training Corps programs, they also fostered greater respect and understanding about the Army’s role in developing strong communities and mutually beneficial partnerships both at home and abroad.
The fans’ energy, enthusiasm and camaraderie also demonstrated that the Florida Classic and the U.S. Army share common values. Their sincere interest in learning about the Army’s vision, capabilities and career opportunities exemplified how rivalries on the gridiron can shape resilient individuals who possess the character qualities to lead and mentor men and women on the battlefield.
Several Soldiers received complimentary access to the field during the game. Army Master Sgt. Shantell D. Aviles, noncommissioned officer-in-charge, Office of the Inspector General, 143d ESC, watched many Florida Classic football games during her childhood and teenage years. Although she and her family were no strangers to seeing the game from the stands, Aviles had never before set foot on the sidelines. With a smile never left her face, she took full advantage of the exclusive press pass to take photos with the mascots, shake hands with the drum majors, and cheer her FAMU Rattlers from the endzone.
Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC
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POHANG, South Korea (Mar. 17, 2017) - Republic of Korea Marines (ROK) with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, head down the runway toward the CH-47 Helicopter during Korea Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 17-6, near Camp Mujuk, ROK. KMEP 17-6 seeks to maximize interoperability between U.S. Marine and Republic of Korea Marine Corps ground forces, to include Tanks, Amphibious Assault Vehicles, and Reconnaissance units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anthony Morales) 170317-M-PB788-0041
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SATTAHIP, Thailand (March 28, 2014) Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Brandon Callow, right, shows students from the Mosaic School Program in Thailand, objects produced in the pipe shop onboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40). The students toured various workshops on the ship where Sailors explained more about their occupations and answered any questions. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility and is currently on a scheduled underway period. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gabrielle Joyner)
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U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Davis
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) hosted its second annual C4ISR Senior Leaders Conference Feb. 2-4 at Caserma Ederle, headquarters of U.S. Army Africa, in Vicenza, Italy.
The communications and intelligence community event, hosted by Brig. Gen. Robert Ferrell, AFRICOM C4 director, drew approximately 80 senior leaders from diverse U.S. military and government branches and agencies, as well as representatives of African nations and the African Union.
“The conference is a combination of our U.S. AFRICOM C4 systems and intel directorate,” said Ferrell. “We come together annually to bring the team together to work on common goals to work on throughout the year. The team consists of our coalition partners as well as our inter-agency partners, as well as our components and U.S. AFRICOM staff.”
The conference focused on updates from participants, and on assessing the present state and goals of coalition partners in Africa, he said.
“The theme for our conference is ‘Delivering Capabilities to a Joint Information Environment,’ and we see it as a joint and combined team ... working together, side by side, to promote peace and stability there on the African continent,” Ferrell said.
Three goals of this year’s conference were to strengthen the team, assess priorities across the board, and get a better fix on the impact that the establishment of the U.S. Cyber Command will have on all members’ efforts in the future, he said.
“With the stand-up of U.S. Cyber Command, it brings a lot of unique challenges that we as a team need to talk through to ensure that our information is protected at all times,” Ferrell said.
African Union (AU) representatives from four broad geographic regions of Africa attended, which generated a holistic perspective on needs and requirements from across the continent, he said.
“We have members from the African Union headquarters that is located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; we have members that are from Uganda; from Zambia; from Ghana; and also from the Congo. What are the gaps, what are the things that we kind of need to assist with as we move forward on our engagements on the African continent?” Ferrell said.
U.S. Army Africa Commander, Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg, welcomed participants as the conference got under way.
“We’re absolutely delighted to be the host for this conference, and we hope that this week you get a whole lot out of it,” said Hogg.
He took the opportunity to address the participants not only as their host, but from the perspective of a customer whose missions depend on the results of their efforts to support commanders in the field.
“When we’re talking about this group of folks that are here — from the joint side, from our African partners, from State, all those folks — it’s about partnership and interoperability. And every commander who’s ever had to fight in a combined environment understands that interoperability is the thing that absolutely slaps you upside the head,” Hogg said.
“We’re in the early stages of the process here of working with the African Union and the other partners, and you have an opportunity to design this from the end state, versus just building a bunch of ‘gunkulators.’ And so, the message is: think about what the end state is supposed to look like and construct the strategy to support the end state.
“Look at where we want to be at and design it that way,” Hogg said.
He also admonished participants to consider the second- and third-order effects of their choices in designing networks.
“With that said, over the next four days, I hope this conference works very well for you. If there’s anything we can do to make your stay better, please let us know,” Hogg said.
Over the following three days, participants engaged in a steady stream of briefings and presentations focused on systems, missions and updates from the field.
Col. Joseph W. Angyal, director of U.S. Army Africa G-6, gave an overview of operations and issues that focused on fundamentals, the emergence of regional accords as a way forward, and the evolution of a joint network enterprise that would serve all interested parties.
“What we’re trying to do is to work regionally. That’s frankly a challenge, but as we stand up the capability, really for the U.S. government, and work through that, we hope to become more regionally focused,” he said.
He referred to Africa Endeavor, an annual, multi-nation communications exercise, as a test bed for the current state of affairs on the continent, and an aid in itself to future development.
“In order to conduct those exercises, to conduct those security and cooperation events, and to meet contingency missions, we really, from the C4ISR perspective, have five big challenges,” Angyal said.
“You heard General Hogg this morning talk about ‘think about the customer’ — you’ve got to allow me to be able to get access to our data; I’ve got to be able to get to the data where and when I need it; you’ve got to be able to protect it; I have to be able to share it; and then finally, the systems have to be able to work together in order to build that coalition.
“One of the reasons General Ferrell is setting up this joint information enterprise, this joint network enterprise . . . it’s almost like trying to bring together disparate companies or corporations: everyone has their own system, they’ve paid for their own infrastructure, and they have their own policy, even though they support the same major company.
“Now multiply that when you bring in different services, multiply that when you bring in different U.S. government agencies, and then put a layer on top of that with the international partners, and there are lots of policies that are standing in our way.”
The main issue is not a question of technology, he said.
“The boxes are the same — a Cisco router is a Cisco router; Microsoft Exchange server is the same all over the world — but it’s the way that we employ them, and it’s the policies that we apply to it, that really stops us from interoperating, and that’s the challenge we hope to work through with the joint network enterprise.
“And I think that through things like Africa Endeavor and through the joint enterprise network, we’re looking at knocking down some of those policy walls, but at the end of the day they are ours to knock down. Bill Gates did not design a system to work only for the Army or for the Navy — it works for everyone,” Angyal said.
Brig. Gen. Joseph Searyoh, director general of Defense Information Communication Systems, General Headquarters, Ghana Armed Forces, agreed that coordinating policy is fundamental to improving communications with all its implications for a host of operations and missions.
“One would expect that in these modern times there is some kind of mutual engagement, and to build that engagement to be strong, there must be some kind of element of trust. … We have to build some kind of trust to be able to move forward,” said Searyoh.
“Some people may be living in silos of the past, but in the current engagement we need to tell people that we are there with no hidden agenda, no negative hidden agenda, but for the common good of all of us.
“We say that we are in the information age, and I’ve been saying something: that our response should not be optional, but it must be a must, because if you don’t join now, you are going to be left behind.
“So what do we do? We have to get our house in order.
“Why do I say so? We used to operate like this before the information age; now in the information age, how do we operate?
“So, we have to get our house in order and see whether we are aligning ourselves with way things should work now. So, our challenge is to come up with a strategy, see how best we can reorganize our structures, to be able to deliver communications-information systems support for the Ghana Armed Forces,” he said.
Searyoh related that his organization has already accomplished one part of erecting the necessary foundation by establishing an appropriate policy structure.
“What is required now is the implementing level. Currently we have communications on one side, and computers on one side. The lines are blurred — you cannot operate like that, you’ve got to bring them together,” he said.
Building that merged entity to support deployed forces is what he sees as the primary challenge at present.
“Once you get that done you can talk about equipment, you can talk about resources,” Searyoh said. “I look at the current collaboration between the U.S. and the coalition partners taking a new level.”
“The immediate challenges that we have is the interoperability, which I think is one of the things we are also discussing here, interoperability and integration,” said Lt. Col. Kelvin Silomba, African Union-Zambia, Information Technology expert for the Africa Stand-by Force.
“You know that we’ve got five regions in Africa. All these regions, we need to integrate them and bring them together, so the challenge of interoperability in terms of equipment, you know, different tactical equipment that we use, and also in terms of the language barrier — you know, all these regions in Africa you find that they speak different languages — so to bring them together we need to come up with one standard that will make everybody on board and make everybody able to talk to each other,” he said.
“So we have all these challenges. Other than that also, stemming from the background of these African countries, based on the colonization: some of them were French colonized, some of them were British colonized and so on, so you find that when they come up now we’ve adopted some of the procedures based on our former colonial masters, so that is another challenge that is coming on board.”
The partnership with brother African states, with the U.S. government and its military branches, and with other interested collaborators has had a positive influence, said Silomba.
“Oh, it’s great. From the time that I got engaged with U.S. AFRICOM — I started with Africa Endeavor, before I even came to the AU — it is my experience that it is something very, very good.
“I would encourage — I know that there are some member states — I would encourage that all those member states they come on board, all of these regional organizations, that they come on board and support the AFRICOM lead. It is something that is very, very good.
“As for example, the African Union has a lot of support that’s been coming in, technical as well as in terms of knowledge and equipment. So it’s great; it’s good and it’s great,” said Salimba.
Other participant responses to the conference were positive as well.
“The feedback I’ve gotten from every member is that they now know what the red carpet treatment looks like, because USARAF has gone over and above board to make sure the environment, the atmosphere and the actual engagements … are executed to perfection,” said Ferrell. “It’s been very good from a team-building aspect.
“We’ve had very good discussions from members of the African Union, who gave us a very good understanding of the operations that are taking place in the area of Somalia, the challenges with communications, and laid out the gaps and desires of where they see that the U.S. and other coalition partners can kind of improve the capacity there in that area of responsibility.
“We also talked about the AU, as they are expanding their reach to all of the five regions, of how can they have that interoperability and connectivity to each of the regions,” Ferrell said.
“(It’s been) a wealth of knowledge and experts that are here to share in terms of how we can move forward with building capacities and capabilities. Not only for U.S. interests, but more importantly from my perspective, in building capacities and capabilities for our African partners beginning with the Commission at the African Union itself,” said Kevin Warthon, U.S. State Department, peace and security adviser to the African Union.
“I think that General Ferrell has done an absolutely wonderful thing by inviting key African partners to participate in this event so they can share their personal experience from a national, regional and continental perspective,” he said.
Warthon related from his personal experience a vignette of African trust in Providence that he believed carries a pertinent metaphor and message to everyone attending the conference.
“We are not sure what we are going to do tomorrow, but the one thing that I am sure of is that we are able to do something. Don’t know when, don’t know how, but as long as our focus is on our ability to assist and to help to progress a people, that’s really what counts more than anything else,” he said.
“Don’t worry about the timetable; just focus on your ability to make a difference and that’s what that really is all about.
“I see venues such as this as opportunities to make what seems to be the impossible become possible. … This is what this kind of venue does for our African partners.
“We’re doing a wonderful job at building relationships, because that’s where it begins — we have to build relationships to establish trust. That’s why this is so important: building trust through relationships so that we can move forward in the future,” Warthon said.
Conference members took a cultural tour of Venice and visited a traditional winery in the hills above Vicenza before adjourning.
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