Major General Michael Snodgrass, chief of staff for U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), presided over a transfer of authority and assumption of command ceremony conducted at Royal Air Force Molesworth, England, July 7 2010.
Troops in Africa Get a Taste of Home for the Fourth of July
12:00 AM7/9/2010
While many Americans were celebrating Independence Day in their back yards grilling, 15 cooks packed up their steaks and spices and came out to Africa.
Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ) troops were treated July 4th to steaks cooked by
CJTF-HOA Rifle Team Prepares for Kenya Rifle Competition
12:00 AM7/9/2010
Members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Rifle Team are setting their sights on excellence as they prepare to compete in the 2010 Kenya Armed Forces Rifle Championship (AFRC).
GSA Outreach Europe and Africa 2010 - 12-15 July at the Millennium Hotel. Free training conference and trade expo for US military personnel, US Federal employees and foreign nationals working for USG. CONUS (215)-446-5047, Local +49-69-7535-7850,
Week two of being underway on the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk, we are still cruising along in the Atlantic very excited to reach land and our first port call. This week, we are preparing for our port calls and painting the main passageway. Taping
Nigeria: Gen. Agwai awarded international peace and security award
12:00 AM6/25/2010
Nigeria's former Chief of Army Staff, General Martin Luther Agwai, was awarded the "Visionary Award" by the US-based Africa Center for Strategic Studies at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, June 23, 2010.
Plans underway for fourth year of Africa Partnership Station
12:00 AM6/24/2010
The international naval collaboration designed to assist African nations with maritime safety and security threats – the Africa Partnership Station (APS) – brought with it several "firsts" in the past year, and planners hope 2011 will be no
Benin Works with Local, Regional Organizations for Disaster Response Exercise
12:00 AM6/24/2010
Following three days of preparation and briefings, participants of U.S. Africa Command's West Africa Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise began the collaborative portion of the exercise, testing their ability to work together as a nation and as
PARIS – More than 200 military, government and civilian personnel from 21 African countries, six European countries and the United States met in Paris, June 22, to begin planning for Africa Partnership Station (APS) initiatives to take place in
Should disaster strike in East Africa, a growing partnership between U.S. Army Africa and Kenya’s military designed to improve medical preparedness could help avert crisis.
Lt. Col. John Casey, U.S. Army Africa’s deputy surgeon,
At the invitation of Brigadier General Tsegay Tessema Niguse, the Ethiopian National Defense Force's (ENDF) Inspector General (IG), the U.S. Africa Command IG Office conducted an IG Inspections seminar for the ENDF IG staff at the Defense
17th Air Force Engages with Ugandan Air Force Leaders
12:00 AM6/10/2010
As President Barack Obama was signing the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act on May 24, 2010, members of U.S. Africa Command's air component, Air Forces Africa, were enroute to Uganda for a senior leader
Service Members Honor Fallen on Memorial Day, Djibouti
12:00 AM6/2/2010
Service members gathered for a Memorial Day ceremony in Djibouti, May 31, 2010, honoring those who have died while serving Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.
Rear Admiral Brian Losey, CJTF-HOA commander, said that those who
Imam Walid Habash, a Muslim chaplain for the U.S Air Force, joined other military chaplains for a recent trip to strengthen relationships between the American people and Muslim communities in East Africa, May 2010.
Air Force Colonel Receives Presidential Honors in Zambia
12:00 AM6/1/2010
U.S. Air Force Colonel Keith Andrews was awarded the President's Medal of Gallantry during an Africa Freedom Day ceremony in Lusaka, Zambia May 25, 2010 for his act of heroism saving two young Zambian women from likely death in the Zambezi
"Get LYnC'd" with AFRICOM’s New Command Information Website
12:00 AM5/27/2010
STUTTGART – AFRICOM Commander, Gen. William "Kip" Ward, officially unveiled US Africa Command’s newest web page, The LYnC, which stands for "Linking You and the Command," at an All Hands staff engagement held in the Kelley Barracks
U.S. Service Members Arrive in Morocco for African Lion
12:00 AM5/17/2010
More than 150 members of the joint task force conducting Exercise AFRICAN LION '10 arrived in Agadir, Morocco, May 14, 2010, to mark the beginning of the exercise. The Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen will be participating in the largest
Wyoming State Legislators Visit National Guardsmen in Northern Africa
12:00 AM5/14/2010
Wyoming state legislators recently traveled with Wyoming National Guardsmen to Tunisia for a multi-national medical training exercise aimed at improving medical practices and ties between Tunisia and the United States.
Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron Visits AFRICOM, Discusses HIV/AIDS
12:00 AM5/14/2010
Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron wrapped up a week-long visit to Germany May 13, 2010, with a visit to U.S. Africa Command headquarters where she participated in briefings, attended a luncheon with local volunteers, and expressed gratitude for