Editor's note: The following article, by the U.S. Department of State, is provided for public awareness of U.S. policy in Africa. As a military organization, U.S. Africa Command does not lead U.S. foreign policy but instead supports policies
Delegates from 25 African States participated in the in initial planning conference for U.S. Africa Command exercise AFRICA ENDEAVOR 2009 (AE-09), which completed its first round of initial planning January 16, 2009.
U.S. and French Service Members Battle in Game of Rugby
12:00 AM1/20/2009
The U.S. 9th Provisional Security Force (PSF) took on the French Forces of Djibouti (FFDJ) for a fast-paced game of rugby at Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa's (CJTF-HOA) headquarters in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, January 15, 2009.
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Task Force Prepares for Horn of Africa Mission
12:00 AM1/15/2009
Leaders preparing to deploy to Djibouti next month got a sense of the challenges they will face as the next headquarters staff at Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa during a realistic training exercise at U.S. Joint Forces Command's
Russian Federation Delegation Tours Marine Forces Africa
12:00 AM1/14/2009
A group of three delegates from the Russian Federation military visited the headquarters of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa (MFA) on January 13, 2009 for an official evaluation under the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's
Africa Endeavor 2009: Planning Begins for 25-Nation Communications Exercise
12:00 AM1/14/2009
Delegates from 25 nations gathered January 13, 2009, to begin initial planning of Exercise Africa Endeavor 2009, the largest multinational communication exercise on the continent.
U.S. Regional Commands and Components Plan for Joint Task Force Headquarters
12:00 AM1/13/2009
A planning committee of personnel from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), its components, and other regional commands joined together for a three-day conference at the U.S.AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, January 13-15, 2009, to plan for the
Seventeenth Air Force Engineers First Major African Operation
12:00 AM1/9/2009
Air Force C-17s will soon begin airlifting special equipment for Rwandan Peacekeepers in the Darfur region of Sudan, marking the kickoff of the first major operation engineered by U.S. Africa Command's air component, Seventeenth Air Force, also
The U.S. military delivered books to the Rwandan Military Academy library, January 8, 2009, to help meet its need for English-printed books and military manuals.
Coordinated by U.S Africa Command, the U.S. Air Force Academy in the
Africa Center Hosts Workshop on Combating Terrorist Financing in North and West Africa
12:00 AM12/16/2008
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies and the African Union's (AU) African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) co-hosted a workshop on combating terrorist financing in North and West Africa, November 30-December 5, 2008 in
International Community Focuses on Combating Piracy
12:00 AM12/16/2008
The United States--along with other nations and international bodies such as the United Nations, the Arab League, the European Union and NATO--is searching for new ways to stop piracy off the coast of East Africa.
The secretary general of the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), visited USS Carr (FFG 52) December 11, 2008 as part of his visit to Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet and Combined Joint Operations in Norfolk, Virginia for the planning
CJTF-HOA Suggests the Automatic Identification System (AIS) to the Mauritius Ports Authority for Enhanced Maritime Security
12:00 AM12/11/2008
During a visit to Mauritius, November 11-12, 2008, Rear Admiral Philip H. Greene, Jr., commander of Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), met with representatives of the Mauritius Ports Authority to promote a commercial shipboard
The Integrated Center for Treatment and Care of the Military Hospital of Maputo was inaugurated December 3, 2008 in Maputo, Mozambique, during a ceremony attended by approximately 250 members of the Mozambique and Embassy community.
Department of Defense's Africa Center for Strategic Studies Hosts
African Defense Attaches and Embassy Personnel
12:00 AM12/1/2008
The closing ceremony of the annual African Defense Attache Seminar took place on November 25, 2008 at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, D.C., following seven days of briefings, hands-on training, distance learning workshops and
Maryland Guard Takes Part in U.S. Africa Command Exercise
12:00 AM11/26/2008
For the first time since U.S. Africa Command stood up on October 1, the National Guard sent service members to Africa to provide desperately needed medical care.
Maryland National Guard doctors, dentists and other medical professionals spent
Africa Partnership Station Nashville Sails into Final Planning Phase
12:00 AM11/24/2008
U.S. and partner nations completed final plans for Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville in Stuttgart, Germany on November 20, 2008 at the last planning conference before the mission begins in January, 2009.
Africa Center for Strategic Studies Opens Regional Office for West Africa
12:00 AM11/21/2008
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) celebrated the opening of its Regional Office for West Africa (ROWA) today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Dakar, Senegal. ROWA is the Africa Center's second regional office in Africa.
Airmen from 17th Air Force at Ramstein Air Base in Germany received initial operational capability October 1, 2008 and are already supporting missions for U.S. Africa Command.
In the first 30 days since declaring initial operational
Veterans Day is a time when we Americans honor those who have exhibited selfless service and sacrifice for our Nation and our way of life. This holiday is traditionally associated with the military due to its origins as