State Partnership Program

Video by Senior Airman Gabriel Held

B-ROLL: US, Ghana open African Land Forces Summit 2025

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

April 7, 2025 | 1:58

More than 40 African Land Force Commanders attend the opening ceremony of the African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) 2025 in Accra, Ghana, April 7, 2025. Sponsored by the U.S. Army Chief of Staff and co-hosted by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and the Ghana Armed Forces, ALFS 2025 brings together senior leaders from across Africa and other partner nations, April 7-10, 2025, in Accra, Ghana, to address shared security challenges. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Gabriel Held)

Shot List:
(00:00:00) Medium SHOT: Rack focus of ALFS logo on podium
(00:02:26) CLOSE SHOT: US and Ghana flags at the table
(00:06:10) MEDIUM SHOT: Ghana flag behind ALFS podium
(00:09:08) MEDIUM SHOT: Rack focus of US flag behind ALFS podium
(00:11:20) Close SHOT: Kenyan military leader laughs with African partner
(00:16:10) MEDIUM SHOT: Kenyan military leader speaks with African partner
(00:19:11) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Army Maj. Jonathan Liggitt speaks with African partner
(00:22:25) CLOSE SHOT: African partner speaks with U.S. Army Maj. Jonathan Liggitt
(00:27:26) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John LeBlanc speaks with Sao Tome and Principe Col. Martins Sousa Pontes Virgilio
(00:30:27) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John LeBlanc speaks with Sao Tome and Principe Col. Martins Sousa Pontes Virgilio
(00:35:01) WIDE SHOT: U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John LeBlanc speaks with Sao Tome and Principe Col. Martins Sousa Pontes Virgilio
(00:39:04) CLOSE SHOT: U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John LeBlanc speaks with Sao Tome and Principe Col. Martins Sousa Pontes Virgilio
(00:42:25) CLOSE SHOT: U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John LeBlanc speaks with Sao Tome and Principe Col. Martins Sousa Pontes Virgilio
(00:47:16) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John LeBlanc speaks with Sao Tome and Principe Col. Martins Sousa Pontes Virgilio
(00:52:16) Medium SHOT: Official party walks into the welcome reception
(01:13:14) MEDIUM SHOT : Official party salutes the U.S. flag
(01:17:22) WIDE SHOT: Land force commanders salute during the Ghana national anthem
(01:21:22) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew Gainey speaks at the podium
(01:28:07) CLOSE SHOT: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew Gainey speaks at the podium
(01:32:07) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew Gainey speaks at the podium
(01:38:17) MEDIUM SHOT: Ambassador Virginia Palmer speaks at the podium
(01:41:24) LONG SHOT: Ambassador Virginia Palmer speaks at the podium
(01:47:15) MEDIUM SHOT: Burundi Maj. Gen. Jean Claude Niyiburana listens to a speaker
(01:50:24) CLOSE SHOT: Burundi Maj. Gen. Jean Claude Niyiburana listens to a speaker
(01:53:25) CLOSE SHOT: Burundi Maj. Gen. Jean Claude Niyiburana listens to a speaker