TEXTS AND FACT SHEET: U.S. Support to Regional Efforts to Counter the Lord's Resistance Army
12:00 AM10/15/2011
President Obama on October 14, 2011, notified U.S. Congress that he is deploying a small number of military personnel to central Africa to assist regional militaries in confronting the Lord's Resistance Army, whose two decades of atrocities
The 43rd annual Pfenning Bazaar started on 14 October 2011 with speeches by the Corinne Walker, the German president and Laurie Menzel, the American president of the German American Womens' Club and Stuttgart Army Garrison Commander, COL. Carl
Obama Sends U.S. Forces to Help African Troops Confront Lord's Resistance Army
12:00 AM10/14/2011
President Barack Obama has authorized the deployment to central Africa of 100 combat-equipped U.S. forces whose mission is to help regional forces fight the notorious Lord's Resistance Army and its leader, Joseph Kony.
Futbol and Folk Dancing: NMCB 5 Experience African Culture
12:00 AM10/13/2011
As the four-wheel drive vehicles shuddered and lurched over the rocky dirt road, Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 caught a glimpse of the Kontali village as it appeared on the horizon, nearly hidden by the mid-day sun, October
There’s a First for Everything: Airman Earns Navy Honor
12:00 AM10/13/2011
Beyond the pride one carries by simply being a member in today's all-volunteer U.S. military, there is no greater honor for a service member than accomplishing a challenge in an expeditionary environment, especially when that achievement is
AFRICOM Commander Highlights Priorities, Concerns at CSIS Strategy Talk
12:00 AM10/7/2011
During a military strategy forum October 4, 2011, General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, emphasized the importance of strengthening African military capabilities to address some of Africa's current security challenges while
TRANSCRIPT: General Ham Discusses "AFRICOM Perspectives" at CSIS Military Strategy Forum
12:00 AM10/7/2011
On October 4, 2011, General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, spoke on "AFRICOM Perspectives" at a military strategy forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C.
Some Guidelines Met for Ending Libya Mission, Official Says
12:00 AM10/7/2011
Three of the four guidelines laid out this week by Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta for ending Operation Unified Protector in Libya have been met, a senior defense official said October 7, 2011.
South African Army Soldiers visit U.S. Army Africa
12:00 AM10/6/2011
Chief Warrant Officer Charles Laubscher and Master Chief Warrant Officer Ketshwerebothata R. Boikanyo from the South African Army took part in a U.S. Army Africa command visit September 26-29, 2011.
Caring For Those Who Serve: Red Cross Opens First Station on Camp Lemonnier
12:00 AM10/5/2011
The American Red Cross opened the doors to its first station in Africa, September 28, 2011, as part of an ongoing effort to provide quality service to military members and civilian employees at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
Caring For Those Who Serve: Red Cross Opens First Station On Camp Lemonnier
12:00 AM10/5/2011
The American Red Cross opened the doors to its first station in Africa, September 28, as part of an ongoing effort to provide quality service to military members and civilian employees at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
As it nears the end of a successful campaign in Libya and deliberately accomplishes shared goals in Afghanistan, NATO faces several difficult challenges, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said in Brussels, Belgium, October 5, 2011.
2011 Africa Military Chaplains Conference Begins in Ghana
12:00 AM10/4/2011
The first AFRICOM Military Chaplains Conference to take place on the African continent kicked off on October 3, 2011 in Accra, Ghana with 38 African military chaplains and seven U.S. military chaplains attending. The four-day, landmark event was