African Military Officers Visit U.S. AFRICOM as Part of Marshall Center Program
12:00 AM5/14/2012
Eight African military officers who are students at the George C. Marshall Center visited U.S. Africa Command May 11, 2012, to learn more about AFRICOM's mission and objectives.
The seven men and one woman are taking part in the
U.S. Army Africa Chaplain Team Engages with Burundi Counterparts
12:00 AM5/14/2012
A two-man traveling contact team visited the Defense Institute for Superior Army Training in Bujumbura, Burundi in May 2012 to work with 16 Burundi National Defense Force (BNDF) chaplains and psychologists with a focus on family counseling.
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Representatives from 30 African Nations Meet to Finalize Planning for Africa Endeavor 12
12:00 AM5/4/2012
Participants from more than 30 African nations met with their Western counterparts from the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands this week in Accra, Ghana, to finalize planning for Exercise Africa Endeavor 2012.
U.S. Africa Command is stepping up efforts to prevent one of the biggest killers in Africa with the establishment of the East African Malaria Task Force, April 25, 2012.
AFRICOM epidemiologist Dr. Refaat Hanaa, said the task force formed in
DOD's Top Senior NCO Makes First Visit to AFRICOM, Addresses Enlisted Service Members
12:00 AM4/23/2012
En route to Africa, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC), Marine Corps Sergeant Major Bryan B. Battaglia, stopped in Stuttgart, Germany, to meet with staff members and senior leaders of U.S. Africa
AFRICOM Connects with South Sudanese Military Chaplains
12:00 AM4/20/2012
In the first Senior Leader Religious Engagement with the world's newest nation, representatives from U.S. Africa Command chaplaincy traveled to Juba to meet their South Sudanese counterparts, March 27-30, 2012.
Program Brings Together Northwest Africa Leaders and Partners
12:00 AM4/20/2012
- Representatives from African partner nations Ghana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal participated in the Special Operations Command Africa- coordinated 2012 Flintlock Senior Leader Symposium hosted at the Kofi Annan
17th Air Force Stands Down, AFAFRICA Mission Carries On
12:00 AM4/20/2012
Seventeenth Air Force, the air component to U.S. Africa Command, stood down in an inactivation ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 20, 2012, but dedicated Air Force support to USAFRICOM's mission continues on uninterrupted.
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Honors Fallen Marines While at Sea
12:00 AM4/19/2012
Marines and sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group gathered together to honor Corporal Derek Kerns and Corporal Robby Reyes during a memorial ceremony aboard the USS Iwo Jima April 18, 2012.
AFRICOM Commander, U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, senior officers visit USS Iwo Jima during African Lion exercise
12:00 AM4/17/2012
The U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Sam Kaplan, along with senior members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and the commanding general of U.S. Africa Command, Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, spent an afternoon with members of the 24th Marine
DOD's Future Leaders Visit U.S. AFRICOM Headquarters as Part of Executive Leadership Development Program
12:00 AM4/16/2012
More than 60 future Defense Department leaders visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, April 11, 2012, to learn more about the command, meet with senior leaders, and share their own research and recommendations on
Experts Discuss Hunt for LRA and Security-Sector Reform in Central African Republic
12:00 AM4/12/2012
The appearance of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Central African Republic and the lingering presence of rebel groups have overwhelmed the country's small military, regional officials said during an international roundtable
U.S. Africa Command Screens "Weapon of War" Documentary
12:00 AM4/12/2012
"I've talked to soldiers," says Captain Basima, a priest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Army, in the documentary "Weapon of War." "They say that when they win, the women become war booty."
An MV-22 Osprey operating from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) crashed in a Royal Moroccan military training area southwest of Agadir, Morocco, while participating in the bilateral Exercise African Lion. Four U.S. Marine Corps
Service Members Establish Early Communications for Exercise African Lion 12
12:00 AM4/10/2012
Service members with the joint communications support element provided rapid response communications capabilities to exercise coordinators during African Lion in Agadir, Morocco, April 7-18, 2012.
US Air Force Participates in Marrakech Aeroexpo, Strengthens Bonds
12:00 AM4/9/2012
U.S. Air Forces Africa participated in the third biennial Marrakech Aeroexpo in Marrakech, Morocco, April 4-7, 2012, to strengthen the partnerships with Morocco and more than 15 other participating nations.