Airmen teach aeromedical evacuation principles during MEDLITE 12
Airmen from the Air National Guard along with members of the Botswana defense force worked together to kick-start MEDLITE 12 here Aug. 6.
View ArticleUS, BDF provide humanitarian civilian assistance in Malwelwe
Family and community members from the Malwelwe village gathered to receive medical treatment during a humanitarian civilian assistance event Aug. 7.
View ArticleNorth Carolina ANG, Botswana Defense Force find common ground on C-130 Hercules
The C-130 Hercules is a versatile aircraft that serves several different roles depending on the need and location.
View ArticleRefueler Training
Illinois Army National Guard and the Botswana Defense Force refuel vehicles in Botswana. Army trainers work with the BDF. Produced by Sgt. Jeff Granda. Includes soundbites from Sgt. Caleb Sperry, from...
View ArticlePond Restoration
631st Engineers of the Illinois National Guard and the Botswana Defense Force work together to restore and expand a water collection point or pond. During the rainy season, this point will become a...
View ArticleRamstein RNB-SMC Botswana
Botswana is number 2 in the world for percentage of people with HIV...SGT. Abigail Waldrop takes a look at what the Botswana Defense Force and US service members are doing to reduce those numbers....
View ArticleAFN Europe Update: Ramstein RNB-SMC Botswana
Botswana is number 2 in the world for percentage of people with HIV...SGT. Abigail Waldrop takes a look at what the Botswana Defense Force and US service members are doing to reduce those numbers....
View ArticleAFN Europe Update: Ramstein RNB-Culture Day in Botswana
As a break from the rigorous training schedule the Botswana Defense Force or BDF, Marines, Soldiers and Airmen had a little friendly competition and got a little taste of Botswana culture.
View ArticleFinal Exercise Botswana
Airmen and Botswana Defense Force Soldiers wrap up their training in Botswana, SGT. Abigail Waldrop has more. Soundbites include Lt. Col. Deb Wilfong – Instructor and LCpl. David Letsogile – Combat...
View ArticleExercise Southern Accord - U.S. Army Medics
At Exercise Southern Accord, U.S. Army medics worked with their Botswana counterparts in a program aimed at cutting down the chance of infection from HIV/AIDS. Botswana has one of the highest rates of...
View ArticleMarines train with Botswana Defense Force
Marines are training with the Botswana Defense Force to better respond to emergencies.
View ArticleAfrican Land Forces Summit - Major Ditiro Tshambane - Botswana Defense Force
An interview with BDF Maj. Ditiro Tshambane talking about the MEDEVAC rehearsal exercise during the 2019 African Land Forces Summit. Font Information: MAJ Ditiro Tshambane - Dentist, Botswana Defense...
View Article440th Army Band plays 4th of July Celebration at the home of U.S. Ambassador...
Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 440th Army band are used to performing at patriotic events, but for the Saxophone Quartet the event they played on July 10, 2019 was unlike anything...
View ArticleNC Guard Engineers work on Building Projects and Relationships in Botswana
The engineers, with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, are using real world plumbing and constructions projects to enhance the facilities at the Thebephatshwa Airbase in...
View ArticleArmy and Air Guardsmen from North Carolina, Alabama, and New Jersey Travel to...
More than 170 Soldiers and Airmen with National Guard units from North Carolina, Alabama, and New Jersey traveled to Botswana to partner with approximately 300 Botswana Defense Force service members at...
View ArticlePutting the Training to the Test: U.S. and Botswana Forces Complete Final...
Service members with the Botswana Defense Force secure the area around an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day...
View ArticlePutting the Training to the Test: U.S. and Botswana Forces Complete Final...
Service members with the Botswana Defense Force secure the area around an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two day...
View ArticlePutting the Training to the Test: U.S. and Botswana Forces Complete Final...
Botswana Defense Force Commandos remove hostages and hijackers from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day...
View ArticlePutting the Training to the Test: U.S. and Botswana Forces Complete Final...
Botswana Defense Force Commandos approach an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day culminating event that...
View ArticlePutting the Training to the Test: U.S. and Botswana Forces Complete Final...
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air...
View ArticlePutting the Training to the Test: U.S. and Botswana Forces Complete Final...
Botswana Defense Force Commandos remove hostages and hijackers from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana on July 17, 2019. The exercise was part of a two-day...
View ArticlePutting the Training to the Test: U.S. and Botswana Forces Complete Final...
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air...
View ArticlePutting the Training to the Test: U.S. and Botswana Forces Complete Final...
Firefighters with the Botswana Defense Force and the North Carolina National Guard work together to put out a fire and rescue victims from an airplane during a training exercise at Thebephatshwa Air...
View ArticleUpward Minuteman 2019 -- Maintenance Training [Image 7 of 15]
Lt. Col. Brian McCullough (left), of the 145th Maintenance Group, discusses maintenance procedures with Warrant Officer Keipopele (left center), Tech. Sgt. Chris Poarch (right center), of the 145th...
View ArticleUpward Minuteman 2019 -- Maintenance Training [Image 9 of 15]
Lt. Col. Brian McCullough (left), of the 145th Maintenance Group, discusses maintenance procedures with members of the Botswana Defense Forces. More than 170 Army and Air Guardsmen from North Carolina,...
View ArticleAFN Europe Update: Final Exercise Botswana
Airmen and Botswana Defense Force Soldiers wrap up their training in Botswana, SGT. Abigail Waldrop has more. Soundbites include Lt. Col. Deb Wilfong – Instructor and LCpl. David Letsogile – Combat...
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