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AMFS 2025 Opening Ceremony Keynote Speeches

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa

June 23, 2025 | 36:52

Mr. Rampersad Sooroojebally, Mauritian Commissioner of Police, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael S. Mattis, commander, Command Task Force 66, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Robert B. Sofge Jr., commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, and Honorable Mr. Henry V. Jardine, U.S. Ambassador to Mauritius and Seychelles, give their African Maritime Forces Summit 2025 keynote speeches in Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius, June 24, 2025. The summit seeks to bring together senior leaders from African maritime forces, naval infantries, and militaries, alongside international partners, to address critical maritime security challenges facing the African continent. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Gunnery Sgt. Donato Maffin and Sgt. Kedrick Schumacher)