U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, wrapped up a five-day visit to East Africa in mid-January 2021, which included stops in Djibouti, Somalia and Kenya as well as to the USS Makin Island, operating off the coast of Somalia. While in Somalia, Townsend and Thresher met with U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Don Yamamoto and key military leaders from the Somali Armed Forces to discuss continued security cooperation between the U.S. and Somali partners as well as joint efforts to counter the al Qaeda aligned terrorist group al-Shabaab. (Photo by: U.S. Air Force Col. Jackie Breeden)