United States Africa Command

APS Helps Improve Maritime Security in Togo 5/17/2013

Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Allen Hodges, right, from the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command (MCAST), based in Norfolk, Va., gives outboard engine maintenance training to Togolese Go to Photo

100th ARW Flies 100th Refueling Mission for French Operations in Mali 3/20/2013

SOUTHWEST EUROPE -- Airmen flying KC-135 Stratotankers from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, completed the 100th refueling mission March 17, 2013, supporting French fighter Full Story

Saharan Express 2013 Reaches Maritime Stakeholders 3/12/2013

Saharan Express 2013 Reaches Maritime Stakeholders. Fourteen nations are participating in SE-13 including Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, France, The Gambia, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, The Full Story

"Bloody Hundredth" flies back into action 2/1/2013

More than 100 Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England deployed Jan. 26 to a location in Western Europe in support of international military operations in Mali. The Full Story

Nigerian Delegates Participate in AFRICOM Media Visit Program 1/30/2013

A delegation of 11 Nigerians, consisting of military members and members of the Nigerian media, visited the commands headquarters during a visit to U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany, January Go to Album

Assisting the French in Mali 1/24/2013

The United States Air Force began transporting French soldiers and military equipment January 21, 2013, from Istres, France, to Bamako, Mali, in support of French military operations in Mali. C-17 Go to Album

AFRICOM Commander Addresses Concerns, Potential Solutions in Mali 1/24/2013

The commander of U.S. Africa Command today shared lessons learned from what he called shortcomings in the U.S.-Malian training program which have contributed to turmoil in the African nation. Army Full Story

AFRICOM Works to ‘Go Far’ With Partners, General Says 1/24/2013

There are many challenges across the African continent, but there are also seldom-talked-about opportunities and successes, U.S. Africa Command’s leader said here today. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham Full Story

Dempsey: France Requests U.S. Enablers for Forces in Mali 1/17/2013
The French government has asked for U.S. military assistance for their actions against an al-Qaida-affiliated group in Mali, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today. Full Story

Panetta Details Steps Needed to End al-Qaeda Threat 11/27/2012
For the United States and its allies, ending the al-Qaida threat calls for a modified military footprint, close work with partners and continued U.S. involvement in regions of the world where Full Story

Panetta Details Steps Needed to End al-Qaeda Threat 11/21/2012
For the United States and its allies, ending the al-Qaida threat calls for a modified military footprint, close work with partners and continued U.S. involvement in regions of the world where Full Story

U.S. AFRICOM Photo 9/28/2012

ACCRA, Ghana - Epidemiologists and other animal-disease specialists from 21 countries in West and Central Africa gathered for the second meeting of The Regional Network of National Go to Photo

RESEPI Meeting Helps African Nations Come Together to Control Animal Diseases Across Borders 9/28/2012

Across Africa, outbreaks of disease in animals pose a particular threat to the food supply and economies, rippling past borders and undermining precious stability. "With the movement of animals Full Story

TRANSCRIPT: Clinton Remarks on Anti-Islam Video during U.S.-Morocco Strategic Dialogue 9/13/2012
Participants:
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Moroccan Foreign Minister Saad-Eddine Al-Othmani

In a U.S.-Morocco plenary session in Washington, D.C., Full Story

TRANSCRIPT: Ham Discusses AFRICOM Mission With African Journalists, PAOs at Symposium 9/11/2012
At the Public Affairs and Media Symposium in Garmisch, Germany, on August 29, 2012, General Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, spoke to African journalists and military public affairs Full Story

U.S. AFRICOM Photo 8/30/2012

DAKAR, Senegal--Brig. Gen. Alain Pereira, from Senegal, speaks with local Senegalese media after the key-note speech given by Gen. Philip Breedlove, U.S. Air Forces Africa, Aug. 28, 2012, in Dakar, Go to Photo

U.S. AFRICOM Photo 8/17/2012

THIES, Senegal - U.S. Marines dance with their newly-acquainted Gambian partners after a day of training during Exercise Western Accord. For the multi-lateral event, June 26- August 7, 2012, service Go to Photo

Marines, West Africans Train for Peace 8/17/2012

During Exercise Western Accord 2012 in Thies, Senegal, U.S. Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen reservists trained and lived alongside their West African partners to build military Full Story

Civil Affairs Group Extends Reach of Western Accord 2012 to Community 7/23/2012

U.S. service members taking part in Exercise Western Accord volunteered to help the local community's agricultural growth in Keur Demba Kebe, Senegal, July 17, 2012, by planting a live fence Full Story

U.S. AFRICOM Photo 7/19/2012

THIES, Senegal - Multi-national forces from West Africa attend command post classes taught by U.S. service members to learn the military decision-making process as part of Western Accord 2012. Go to Photo

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