LCDR Ibrahim Saheed, Nigerian Navy, talks about the importance of Obangame Express 2024 May 9, 2024, at Libreville, Gabon, Africa. The multinational maritime exercise is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa. Maritime security is critical to the overall security and stability of the African continent, where 38 of its 54 countries are coastal nations. Seaborne trade is the life and blood of global trade, as 90 percent of all trade travels via the world's oceans. (U.S. Department of Defense video by Staff Sgt. Krystal England)
DAKAR, Senegal -- The Senegalese Air Force hosted more than 300 representatives from several nations at the 2nd Africa Air Force Forum (AAFF), in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 25-26, 2023.
The United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Concert Band, U.S. Consulate-Krakow and Bytom Air Force Orchestra conducted numerous joint public outreach performances in Brzeg Dolny, Lublin, Przemyśl, and Rzeszów, Poland, Oct. 23-30, 2023. The Stronger Together tour solidifies NATO relationships, advances partnership priorities, and showcases the interoperability and combined partner capabilities on stage through the universal language of...
In a notable first for the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise started in 1972, the Royal Danish Navy hosted the U.S. Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 from Williamsburg, Virginia, to conduct an on load of an inert SM-2 anti-aircraft missile aboard the Royal Danish Navy Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate HDMS Peter Willemoes (F362), June 10, 2023.
Captain Jens Peter Koefoed is operational leader of the protection force in the Danish Homeguard Bornholm and is currently participating in the missile reload exercise portion of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 23). The following is an excerpt of a conversation in which he reflects on his career and his experience working with NATO ally and partner nations. This story has been edited to improve readability and context.