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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered a virtual keynote address from the Pentagon to launch the 2026 African Chiefs of Defense Conference (ACHOD) in Luanda, Angola. Mirroring the opening charge from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Gen. Mahoney urged the gathered senior military leaders to engage in frank, direct dialogue to address the highly interconnected, multi-domain, and transnational threats facing the continent. He emphasized that because modern adversaries—including violent extremist organizations and trans-national criminal organizations—operate across fluid borders, partner nations must move beyond polite formalities and actively build unified, connected response networks to safeguard regional stability and enable long-term economic prosperity.

June 30, 2026

Readout: Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Addresses 2026 African Chiefs of Defense Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered a virtual keynote address from the Pentagon to launch the 2026 African Chiefs of Defense Conference (ACHOD) in Luanda, Angola. Mirroring the opening charge from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Gen. Mahoney urged the gathered senior military leaders to engage in frank, direct dialogue to address the highly interconnected, multi-domain, and transnational threats facing the continent. He emphasized that because modern adversaries—including violent extremist organizations and trans-national criminal organizations—operate across fluid borders, partner nations must move beyond polite formalities and actively build unified, connected response networks to safeguard regional stability and enable long-term economic prosperity.

March 2, 2023

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Meeting with Chiefs of Defense at the African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Rome

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley participated in a meeting today with senior military leaders from 43 nations during the African Chiefs of Defense Conference. The conference was hosted by Gen. Michael E. Langley, Commander of United States Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM), in Rome.

March 20, 2019

U.S. Africa Command Statement on the Amnesty International Report

Statement from Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick Ryder: The U.S. military takes all allegations of civilian casualties seriously. Below is a statement issued by U.S. Africa Command regarding an Amnesty International Report released yesterday.

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May 10, 2018

Investigative Process Looks to Get Ground Truth to Leaders

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is a learning and growing organization. Finding out what happens when tragedies or accidents occur is a priority for the Defense Department and the combatant commanders, Pentagon officials said, and the results can also affect interagency and international partners.