USS Alreigh Burke (DDG 51) pulled into Algiers, Algeria, October 5, 2009, for a two-day port visit aimed at strengthening the maritime partnership between the United States and Algeria.
Exercise Africa Endeavor Brings Together 25 African Nations
12:00 AM10/1/2009
A mid-morning ceremony September 29, 2009, marked the beginning of Africa Endeavor 2009, an annual joint combined communications exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, supported by the African Union and, this year, hosted by the Armed Forces of
Libyan Delegation Makes Historic Visit to Africa Command
12:00 AM9/28/2009
A delegation of three senior Libyan military officers visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters as part of an orientation program to explain the command's mission, Sept. 21-24, 2009, as the two countries continue to build their military
Command Hosts Visit by Cameroon Journalists to Stuttgart
12:00 AM9/23/2009
U.S. Africa Command hosted a visit to Germany by four Cameroon journalists and a college dean September 14-17, 2009, providing briefings and meetings with senior staff, an office call with General William Ward and an on-the-record interview
U.S. Africa Command opened its doors to business, government and regional civic leaders in the Stuttgart area to learn more about the command during an open house event September 10, 2009.
South African Police Officers Attend Homicide Seminar as Part of National Guard State Partnership Program
12:00 AM9/14/2009
Two South African police officers will attend the New York State Police's world-renowned homicide seminar September 12-17, 2009 at the New York State Police Academy in Albany, thanks to the New York National Guard.
Nigerian Delegation Assists U.S. Africa Command in Engagement Planning Process
12:00 AM9/11/2009
A Nigerian delegation met with representatives from U.S. Africa Command and its component organizations, September 10, 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany to discuss their goals and objectives for the coming year.
September 11th, 2001 is a day we will never forget. As a nation, we remember and honor those whose lives were ended prematurely when jetliners struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and we remember and mourn those who died aboard Flight
APS Swift, Project HOPE Hold Seminar on Maternal and Child Health
12:00 AM9/10/2009
Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) volunteers began a two-week training seminar for the nurses and midwives of John F. Kennedy (JFK) Memorial Health Center in Monrovia, September 7, 2009.
Liberian President Accepts Project Handclasp Donation from HVS Swift
12:00 AM9/9/2009
Twenty-four pallets of Project Handclasp supplies were accepted on behalf of the nation by the President of Liberia during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia, September 4, 2009.
U.S. Africa Command Wraps-up Second Academic Conference with Closing Ceremony
12:00 AM9/3/2009
U.S. Africa Command hosted 36 academic professionals from 17 different African nations during its second annual academic symposium at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August 21, 2009.
Health Experts Attend First U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference
12:00 AM8/27/2009
More than 50 medical experts from throughout the Department of Defense and other U.S. government organizations came together in Garmisch, Germany, for the first U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference, August 25-29, 2009.
APS, Swift Deliver Project Handclasp Supplies in Togo
12:00 AM8/27/2009
Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift delivered two pallets of medical supplies as part of Project Handclasp to the local Red Cross in Lome, Togo, August 25, 2009.
Ambassador to Togo Patricia McMahon Hawkins, Togolese Red Cross
APS, Swift Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Village in Gabon
12:00 AM8/27/2009
Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift made a unique, 45-mile, up-river trip from Port Gentil, Gabon aboard two rigid hull inflatable boats to deliver medical supplies to Ngola Village, August 20, 2009.
Seychelles President James Michel Hails Strengthening of Surveillance Cooperation with the United States
12:00 AM8/20/2009
U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs Note: Following is a press release by the Republic of Seychelles Office of the President. It is posted on the U.S. Africa Command website to increase public awareness of the cooperation between Seychelles and the
Commander, U.S. Africa Command, Visits Island Nations of Mauritius and Seychelles
12:00 AM8/20/2009
General William "Kip" Ward concluded his first visit to the island nations of Mauritius and Seychelles, August 19, 2009, where he traveled to meet with the nations' leadership to discuss future avenues of cooperation in the realm of maritime
17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso
12:00 AM8/19/2009
The 17th Air Force, also known as U.S. Air Forces Africa, recently took another step forward in building meaningful relationships with African nations when it hosted the first-ever visit by a delegation of Burkina Faso officers to an American base
Africa Partnership Station (APS) Arleigh Burke arrived in Tanzania's largest city today, marking the final stop of the guided-missile destroyer's APS initiative in South and East Africa.