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Horn of Africa Service Members Bring Donations to Djiboutians

Nov 20, 2009 · U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs

A contingent of the U.S. Army's 4/78th Battalion, Delta Company Civil Affairs and volunteers from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, visited a small village called Camel Douda in Djibouti to provide clothes, soccer balls, and a movie to local residents, November 12, 2009. Upon arrival,... Full Story

STATEMENT: U.S. Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Mali, No Fatalities

Nov 20, 2009 · U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs

A U.S. military aircraft supporting the U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM) made an emergency landing in Mali just north of the capital, Bamako, November 19, 2009. Personnel on board consisted of three aircrew members and six passengers who experienced injuries, the extent of which are not yet fully... Full Story

Africans Join CJTF-HOA Chaplain to Help Disabled Man

Nov 18, 2009 · Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa

It is not unusual for a Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) chaplain and team to travel more than 1,000 miles to minister to forward-deployed troops, but at the end of one particular trip to Uganda, the chaplain's team members found themselves on a whole new mission ... this time... Full Story

TESTIMONY: Hearing on Counterterrorism in Africa's Sahel Region

Nov 17, 2009 · U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs

The African Affairs Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing November 17, 2009, to discuss the U.S. government's counterterrorism approach in Africa's Sahel region. Several interagency officials from two panels testified including: Panel 1: Johnnie... Full Story

Africa Command Begins its Premier Security Cooperation Conference

Nov 17, 2009 · U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) opened its annual Theater Security Cooperation Conference November 16, 2009, a premier event that builds the foundation for the command's activities with its African partners over the next three years. The conference brings together approximately 500 stakeholders... Full Story

Ethiopian Veterans Share Korean Experience with U.S. Army Instructors

Nov 17, 2009 · U.S. Army Africa

U.S. Army Africa officers assigned to the Ethiopian Defense Command and Staff College (EDCSC) spent an afternoon, November 3, 2009, with veterans of the Kagnew Battalion -- an Ethiopian unit that fought alongside U.S. troops during the Korean War. Meeting with members of the Ethiopians' Korea... Full Story

'Paying It Forward' - New Orleans Congregation's Outreach Benefits Ethiopian Children

Nov 17, 2009 · Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa

In late August of 2005, the St. Paul's Episcopal Church and School in the Lakeview community of New Orleans was under 10 feet of stagnant water in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The historic brick church, with its 15-foot, 150-year-old Tiffany stained-glass windows, was directionless and in... Full Story

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CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Chief Mussa of the Djiboutian Camel Douda village (right) talks to U.S. Army Sergeant Lldemaro Montejo, a member of 4/78th Battalion, Delta Company Civil Affairs, November 12, 2009. Montejo coordinated the visit to the village with the assistance of the interpreter, Abdo Nour Ainan (center), to provide clothes and soccer balls to local residents and host a movie night. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa is actively involved in supporting many local villages near Camp Lemonnier by distributing donated school supplies and clothing. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Larry Foos, CJTF-HOA)

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - Vice Admiral Robert Moeller, U.S. Africa Command's deputy to the commander for military operations, talks with U.S. Africa Command staff officer Major David Panzera during the second day of the 2010 Theater Security Cooperation Conference November 17, 2009. The weeklong conference brought together approximately 500 stakeholders from the command headquarters, its component commands, Department of State Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Embassy country teams, and other U.S. government agencies. They reviewed the command's fiscal year 2010 security cooperation activities, highlighted the component commands' unique roles, and built potential activities for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. (Photo by Michael J. Morris, U.S. Africa Command)

KAMPALA, Uganda - Seterma Stanislau receives a new wheelchair from Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Michael Warner and with the help of Ugandan residents November 2, 2009. Warner met Stanislau, a Rwandan refugee, on the street outside a hotel the day before. Warner is a chaplain assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, a component of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). (Courtesy photo)

SIMONSTOWN NAVAL BASE, South Africa - USS San Juan is maneuvered into place at the Simonstown Naval Base outside Cape Town, November 4, 2009. During the visit, the crew of San Juan will be working with the South African Navy submarine force on a series of first-ever, at-sea engagements and maritime security activities. (Photo by Mark Canning, U.S. Consulate Cape Town)

TANGA, Tanzania - Tanzania People's Defence Force Captain Mgalla distributes shoes to children in Muheza Village, Tanzania, November 3, 2009. Mgalla is a liaison officer working with Maritime Civil Affairs Team 214. The shoes were donated from church groups in the United States and provided to MCAT 214 by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's Chaplain Department. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Kulp, CJTF-HOA)

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - Jamil Baraka of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) explains the results of an ACSS security cooperation survey during the plenary session of the U.S. Africa Command Theater Security Cooperation Conference, November 16, 2009. The conference brings together approximately 500 stakeholders from U.S. Africa Command headquarters, its component commands, and various U.S. government agencies to build the command's potential activities for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. ACSS is one of five Department of Defense (DoD) regional centers for security studies, and one of the three that are integral components of the National Defense University (NDU). (Photo by Michael J. Morris, U.S. Africa Command)

STUTTGART, Germany - General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, visits with veteran Donald Owens, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10810, after a Veterans Day Ceremony November 11, 2009 at Patch Barracks' Washington Field. The event was sponsored by American Legion Stuttgart Post 6. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Amanda McCarty, U.S. Africa Command)

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U.S. Africa Command Activities Fact Sheets

FACT SHEET: United States Africa Command

U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs Office

United States Africa Command, AFRICOM, one of six of the Defense Department's regional military headquarters, was declared a fully unified command on October 1, 2008. As such, Africa Command has administrative responsibility for U.S. military... Full Fact Sheet

FACT SHEET: Military Information Support Team (MIST)

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FACT SHEET: Partnership for Integrated Logistics Operations and Tactics (PILOT)

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FACT SHEET: Kelley Barracks, Headquarters of U.S. Africa Command

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FACT SHEET: International Military Education and Training (IMET)

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For additional U.S. Africa Command Fact Sheets please see the U.S. Africa Command Activities page.

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AFRICOM Dialogue

From General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command

My staff and I spend much of our time traveling and meeting with people across Africa, throughout the United States, and around the world....
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Recent Posts by AFRICOM Staff

On 11/10/2009 5:51:47 PM
From General William "Kip" Ward
"Americans celebrated Armistice Day on November 11, 1919, commemorating the first anniversary of the end of World War 1 by honoring the nations fallen warriors and calling for a lasting..."
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On 11/3/2009 8:16:15 AM
From Staff Sergeant Christina Zamora, 17th Air Force Communications
"I recently had the opportunity to take part in a communications exercise in Gabon, Africa. The main goals were to enhance interoperability between the 25 African nations in attendance,..."
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On 10/28/2009 4:04:38 PM
From General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command
"Over the last several years, I have had many opportunities to talk about partnering for peace, stability and security in Africa, but during the last several days, I have had the unique..."
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Recent Posts by Internet Public

On 11/20/2009 2:22:21 PM
Anonymous in Unspecified wrote
"Below is U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs, Vincent Crawley's response to an article "Think Again Africom," that appeared in Foreign Policy magazine Nov 17, 2009. http://..."
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On 11/20/2009 1:56:05 PM
Anonymous in Stuttgart wrote
"Very good, politically correct comments, but there are some key discrepancies in the testimony. TSCTP is not contributing 120-150 million a year, but rather the DoD program OEF-TS ..."
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On 11/20/2009 12:16:57 PM
Kyle in Stuttgart wrote
"That is a great story of human compassion. Great job everyone..."
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On 11/19/2009 4:28:13 PM
Bill_BRE in Germany wrote
"Actually, the print and online media coverage of AFRICOM news and events has been steadily improving over the past two years. For example, I was directed to this posting at the AFR..."
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On 11/19/2009 8:54:34 AM
Brandon in Stuttgart wrote
"Amazing job all around, helping people get their lives back and making a difference. Too often, people concentrate on doing good works for communities and not enough for individual..."
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