My staff and I spend much of our time traveling and meeting with people across Africa, throughout the United States, and around the world.... (Read Full Entry)
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From Major Steven Lamb, Public Affairs Office on 8/30/2010 4:58:25 PM "Public affairs professionals from across Europe and from Washington D.C. gathered in the historic city of Sibiu, Romania to participate in US Army Europe's annual Public Affairs..." (Read Full Entry)
From Lieutenant Colonel Greg Mittman on 8/25/2010 3:18:10 PM "Note: Lieutenant Colonel Greg Mittman is the commander of the 2nd Infantry 137 Combined Arms Battalion of the Kansas National Guard deployed to Djibouti in support of Combined Joint..." (Read Full Entry)
Anonymous in Unspecified wrote on 8/31/2010 2:36:28 PM "The model looks hot especially in a country where temperatures exceed 120 degrees. It would be interesting to know how it would be more comfortable than the tents the nomads use. H..." (Read Full Entry)
Lee Dortzbach in Arlington, Virginia with home in Utah wrote on 8/28/2010 12:12:38 AM "Awesome I love learning about the great job the U.S. Coast Guard does on behalf of our country. The continent will be better from bringing AFRICOM on line..." (Read Full Entry)
Jessie in Osawatomie Kansas wrote on 8/27/2010 6:14:26 PM "My Boyfriend, William, is on this deployment. I am very grateful for this page, it helps me understand more at what exactly is going on. Good luck to all of the soldiers. And God b..." (Read Full Entry)
Martha in My Hometown Stuttgart wrote on 8/25/2010 4:31:53 PM "One of my favorite phrases is Think Global-Act Locally. AUSA is a great organization to help make things happen for local community and service members while at the same time stayi..." (Read Full Entry)
Randy in Stuttgart wrote on 8/23/2010 4:20:27 PM "Good story. Was the satellite link was part of a long-term program by U.S. Africa Command AFRICOM part of the Multi-national Information Sharing Initiative I read about on the AFR..." (Read Full Entry)
Hello Teammates,
Like Labor Day observances in many other countries, our American holiday has roots in the historic labor movement and its efforts to regulate working conditions to protect the health, welfare, and morale of workers. Labor Day also gives us an opportunity to reflect upon our workplace...
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SPS GALICIA, Djibouti - Five Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa coalition officers visited the Spanish Naval amphibious assault ship SPS Galicia September 1, 2010 to connect with their foreign counterparts and learn the mission.
The purpose of the coalition officer ship visit is to show the...
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A Camp Lemonnier boat crew patrolling the Djiboutian port provided rescue assistance to two Kempinski Hotel employees when the sea turned dangerous in the early evening of August 29, 2010.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Oliver and his crew out of Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron One, Detachment...
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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met today with leaders of U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command, both of which have their headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.
Navy Admiral Mike Mullen visited with Army General William E. "Kip" Ward, commander of AFRICOM, and Army Lieutenant General...
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General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, was interviewed by John Vandiver, a reporter with Stars and Stripes, August 23, 2010. The complete transcript is below:
JOHN VANDIVER: So it's been a little over a year since we last had a chitchat. I guess that was in May when...
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Camp service members began building an Eco-Dome prototype August 24, 2010 as an example of future building endeavors.
An Eco-Dome is an igloo-type structure built from stabilized earth, sandbags and barbed wire and is an inexpensive alternative to brick-and-mortar structures.
"(The idea came)...
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U.S. Army Africa opened a weeklong Theater Army Security Cooperation Conference August 23, 2010 in Vicenza, Italy.
Representatives from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Army Africa, and an array of Army commands and programs gathered for presentations by and discussions with embassy and country team...
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Showing the most recent press releases.
For the past month's articles, released Monday, August 02, 2010 through Thursday, September 02, 2010, see the Articles page.
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...
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"I see Africa as a fundamental part of our interconnected world, as partners with America on behalf of the future we want for all of our children. That partnership must be grounded in mutual responsibility and mutual respect."President...
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