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AFRICOM delegation visits Côte d'Ivoire to deepen logistic cooperation

AFRICOM delegation visits Côte d'Ivoire to deepen logistic cooperation

AFRICOM delegation visits Côte d'Ivoire to deepen logistic cooperation

5:00 AM1/5/2026

Logisticians from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) visited Côte d’Ivoire to advance the logistics and training capabilities of the Armed Forces of Côte d’Ivoire (FACI) Dec. 1-4, 2025.

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US, Kenya prepare for the unimaginable CBRN threat

US, Kenya prepare for the unimaginable CBRN threat

US, Kenya prepare for the unimaginable CBRN threat

10:00 AM3/26/2025

NAIROBI, Kenya – Imagine two scenarios. Scenario 1: Dawn breaks over the capital of Kenya. A U.S. diplomat leaves his residence for the embassy. After a 20-minute ride, his car arrives at the gate and he enters. He sits in his office to begin the day when, all of a sudden, he hears an explosion through the open window. It seems far off; it is not a large explosion. He thinks maybe it was just a car accident, but minutes later he smells something bitter in the air. His eyes water, sirens blare and a U.S. Marine Corps security detail enters his office wearing gas masks. They put a mask on him and tell him they must evacuate immediately because a deadly chemical is blowing over the compound. Scenario 2: U.S. intelligence receives credible information that radiological material is being loaded onto a ship in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa. Time is short and no one knows which ship, only that it will embark soon, possibly bound for the hands of violent extremists or other state actors looking to imperil the U.S. homeland. There is no time to send U.S. security forces to intercept the package. Instead, the Kenyan Disaster Response Battalion (DRB) mobilizes and arrives at the port. Using tactics and tools gained from years of training with the United States, they find the ship and the weapon, placed there by a violent extremist organization, and prevent its departure, defeating the threat to America and its citizens. Similar scenarios have happened before in other areas of the world.

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AFRICOM Marks World AIDS Day with Renewed Commitment to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment

AFRICOM Marks World AIDS Day with Renewed Commitment to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment

AFRICOM Marks World AIDS Day with Renewed Commitment to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment

10:52 AM11/27/2024

As the world marks World AIDS Day, the command reaffirms its commitment to supporting HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment efforts across the African continent.

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VMM-364 (REIN) transfers mission to VMM-261 (REIN)

VMM-364 (REIN) transfers mission to VMM-261 (REIN)

VMM-364 (REIN) transfers mission to VMM-261 (REIN)

12:00 AM10/3/2023

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 reinforced (VMM-364) handed off their mission as the Aviation Combat Element in the Horn of Africa to VMM-261 (REIN) following a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 1.

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U.S., Kenya forces enhance partnership through integrated training

U.S., Kenya forces enhance partnership through integrated training

U.S., Kenya forces enhance partnership through integrated training

12:00 AM10/2/2021

The U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to C Company, 1-102nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Task Force Iron Gray, CJTF-HOA, most recently completed urban rifle marksmanship training with Rangers assigned to the Kenya Defence Forces, in Manda Bay, Kenya, Oct. 2, 2021.

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USS Roosevelt port visit in Algeria demonstrates global maritime partnership

USS Roosevelt port visit in Algeria demonstrates global maritime partnership

USS Roosevelt port visit in Algeria demonstrates global maritime partnership

12:58 PM10/21/2020

The Oct. 18 visit by leaders with U.S. Naval Forces Africa and the Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt is the latest in a series of engagements with Algeria, including Oct. 1 by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Sept. 23 by Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command.

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Fallen Soldier memorialized at contingency locations

Fallen Soldier memorialized at contingency locations

Fallen Soldier memorialized at contingency locations

11:26 AM6/2/2020

On May 1 a grand-opening ceremony was held at Baledogle Military Airfield, Somalia, for the Henry Mayfield Jr. Dining Facility, and on May 21 the Morale, Welfare and Recreation facility at Manda Bay was officially renamed the Henry J. Mayfield Jr. Recreation Center.

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Humanitarian Mine Action increases demining capacity in Morocco

Humanitarian Mine Action increases demining capacity in Morocco

Humanitarian Mine Action increases demining capacity in Morocco

8:28 AM5/1/2019

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2 participated in Humanitarian Mine Action with members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces April 1-26.

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U.S. Navy Seabees turnover Ali Oune Medical Clinic to Djiboutian officials

U.S. Navy Seabees turnover Ali Oune Medical Clinic to Djiboutian officials

U.S. Navy Seabees turnover Ali Oune Medical Clinic to Djiboutian officials

11:10 AM2/14/2019

U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to CJTF-HOA, turned over the newly constructed, 2,900-square-foot, Ali Oune Medical Clinic to Djibouti government officials, Jan. 31. The 2,900-square-foot clinic, which the Seabees spent five months constructing, is intended to enhance the Ministry of Health for Djibouti’s ability to provide basic medical, birth and after care to the Ali Oune village and its more than 1,000 residents and rural neighbors.

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AFRICOM Reinforces Commitment to Senegalese Partnership

AFRICOM Reinforces Commitment to Senegalese Partnership

AFRICOM Reinforces Commitment to Senegalese Partnership

3:22 PM8/1/2018

AFRICOM Commander met with several senior government and defense officials during his inaugural visit to Senegal on July 30 – August 1.

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Task Force Alamo arrives in Djibouti

Task Force Alamo arrives in Djibouti

Task Force Alamo arrives in Djibouti

4:23 PM7/10/2018

The 1-141st will be responsible for rapidly deploying in response to any crisis threatening U.S. personnel or property throughout CJTF-HOA

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AFRICOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader Visits Malawi

AFRICOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader Visits Malawi

AFRICOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader Visits Malawi

9:28 AM6/11/2018

Command Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, AFRICOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader, travelled to Malawi May 30 - June 1, 2018.

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MEDRETE 18-1: Closing ceremony highlights strengthened US, Senegalese partnership

MEDRETE 18-1: Closing ceremony highlights strengthened US, Senegalese partnership

MEDRETE 18-1: Closing ceremony highlights strengthened US, Senegalese partnership

1:18 PM3/1/2018

Senegalese and American military medical professionals hosted a closing ceremony on the last day of Medical Readiness Training Exercise 18-1 at the Hopital Militaire De Ouakam in Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 22, 2018, to highlight the strengthened partnerships.

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Eastern Accord 2016 final planning event builds partnership, readiness

Eastern Accord 2016 final planning event builds partnership, readiness

Eastern Accord 2016 final planning event builds partnership, readiness

4:18 PM5/11/2016

During a weeklong collaborative event, 1-9 FA leaders and planners participated in the U.S. Army Africa-led final planning event for exercise Eastern Accord 2016 in Dar es Salaam, May 2-6.

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Tanzania, U.S. Conduct Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training

Tanzania, U.S. Conduct Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training

Tanzania, U.S. Conduct Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training

4:10 PM2/26/2016

Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, recently wrapped up a 25-day Humanitarian Mine Action Level 1 training class hosted by the Tanzania People's Defense Force in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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Massachusetts National Guard begins State Partnership with Republic of Kenya

Massachusetts National Guard begins State Partnership with Republic of Kenya

Massachusetts National Guard begins State Partnership with Republic of Kenya

1:55 PM10/2/2015

During an official signing ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya Oct. 1, the Massachusetts National Guard became the U.S. partner for the Republic of Kenya as part of the Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program, which is managed by the National Guard.

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LiveAtState: Foreign Policy and Security Cooperation in Sub Saharan Africa

LiveAtState: Foreign Policy and Security Cooperation in Sub Saharan Africa

LiveAtState: Foreign Policy and Security Cooperation in Sub Saharan Africa

9:02 AM7/2/2015

The AFRICOM Commander and the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs answered questions from journalists July 1.

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Army Africa conducts MEDRETE 15-1 in Burundi

Army Africa conducts MEDRETE 15-1 in Burundi

Army Africa conducts MEDRETE 15-1 in Burundi

12:22 PM2/9/2015

Eleven U.S. Army Soldiers from the William Beaumont Army Medical Center Fort Bliss, Texas and three U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 7th Civil Support Command’s 2500th Digital Liaison Detachment partnered with Burundi National Defense Force doctors and medical support staff at the Kamenge Military Hospital during a U.S. Army Africa/U.S. Embassy-Burundi joint Medical Readiness and Training Exercise Jan. 19-30.

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USNS Spearhead Departs Rota and Ready to Work with Partners in Africa

USNS Spearhead Departs Rota and Ready to Work with Partners in Africa

USNS Spearhead Departs Rota and Ready to Work with Partners in Africa

12:16 PM3/6/2014

The U.S. Navy’s first-in-class joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) departed Rota, Spain March 2, as the ship now sets sail to the waters off Africa to participate with Africa partners in a series of engagements and exercises. Since

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Rural Senegal Village Receives Local Medical Aid

Rural Senegal Village Receives Local Medical Aid

Rural Senegal Village Receives Local Medical Aid

3:55 PM3/3/2014

In a rural village outside of the town of Podor, Senegal, everyone from a 1-month-old baby to a man of 83 who is rumored to have served in World War II, stood in line just outside the walls of an elementary school that doubled as a medical care

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