(Editor's note: The following statement by the U.S. Department of State is provided to further public understanding of U.S. foreign policy toward African security. U.S. Africa Command plays a subordinate role to the State Department in
449th Air Expeditionary Group Changes Hands in Djibouti
12:00 AM3/2/2009
The 449th Air Expeditionary Group of the U.S. 17th Air Force held a change of command ceremony in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on February 27, 2009. Major General Ronald R. Ladnier, commanding the 17th Air Force, was the senior officer present and
CJTF-HOA Conducts Peace Operations Course in Kenya
12:00 AM2/27/2009
The commander and deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) attended the graduation ceremony of 32 military officers from nine East African countries who successfully completed the Peace Operations Staff Course
West and Central African Trainees Graduate from APS Nashville Program
12:00 AM2/25/2009
The first class of Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville embarked trainees graduated February 20, 2009, following a three-week program during which the sailors, from west and central Africa, reviewed maritime procedures and techniques and
Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville kicked off training courses on February 23, 2009 aboard USS Nashville (LPD 13) during a scheduled 18-day port visit to Sekondi, Ghana.
Crew members of USS Nashville welcomed more than 160
POLICY STATEMENT: Death of Eleven Burundian Soldiers in Mogadishu
12:00 AM2/24/2009
(Editor's note: The following statement by the U.S. Department of State is provided to further public understanding of U.S. foreign policy toward African security. U.S. Africa Command plays a subordinate role to the State Department in
America Builds New African Partnerships to Tackle Piracy
12:00 AM2/24/2009
The United States and other international partners are helping African governments confront piracy and improve maritime security on two coasts of Africa. While the waters off the coast of Somalia rank number 1 in the world for piracy and armed
Africa Partnership Station Nashville Arrives in Ghana
12:00 AM2/24/2009
USS Nashville (LPD 13) arrived in Sekondi, Ghana on February 20, 2009, the second African port of its five-month deployment in support of Africa Partnership Station.
APS is an international initiative, led by U.S. Naval Forces Africa,
Tennessee General Visits 'Volunteer' Well Drillers
12:00 AM2/23/2009
Soldiers of the Tennessee National Guard's 775th Engineering Detachment (EN) welcomed their commander, Brigadier General Robert A. Harris, to Djibouti on February 20, 2009.
U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa, Support Peacekeeping Center in Ghana
12:00 AM2/20/2009
More than 30 officers and civilians from 15 member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) became the first graduates of a new logistics course hosted by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC)
U.N. Peace Building Shows Progress in Sierra Leone
12:00 AM2/20/2009
Washington — America applauds progress by the United Nations and the government of Sierra Leone in building a durable peace in the once war-torn West African nation, says U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice.
APS Brings Together Senegalese Special Forces and U.S. Marines
12:00 AM2/20/2009
Service members with the Senegalese Special Forces partnered with U.S. Marines from the Marine Advisor Team in February, 2009, to practice military techniques and exchange information. The event was part of Africa Partnership Station Nashville, an
U.S. CONGRESS: Pelosi Statement Following Meeting With Admiral Fitzgerald, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa
12:00 AM2/20/2009
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the congressional delegation were briefed by U.S. Admiral Mark Fitzgerald, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, and commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples, February 19, 2009. Fitzgerald and his NATO
Top officers from both the Army National Guard and U.S Army Reserve visited the headquarters of U.S. Army Africa, February 11, 2009, to discuss the role of citizen soldiers in future missions to Africa.
CJTF-HOA Reaches Out to Ethiopians During Medical Civic Action Project
12:00 AM2/19/2009
Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa made a series of house calls during a Medical Civic Action project in Ethiopia January 28 - February 13, 2009.
The Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville team, consisting of the USS Nashville (LPD 13) crew, a staff of Destroyer Squadron 60, and international maritime professionals, departed Dakar, Senegal, February 11, 2009, after wrapping up seven days
APS Running Mates Program Builds Long-Term Relationships
12:00 AM2/17/2009
West African and U.S. sailors joined together for a three-week program aboard the USS Nashville to build relationships and review training, maintenance, and logistics techniques, as part of the Africa Partnership Station (APS), February, 2009.
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Robert G. Bradley Team Reviews VBSS Techniques with Mozambican Marines
12:00 AM2/12/2009
Mozambican Marines joined sailors with the USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) to practice Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) and small boat operations techniques, February 10, 2009 as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS).
Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band Performs at Nigerian School
12:00 AM2/12/2009
The U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band performed at the Titsall private school in Abuja, Nigeria on February 11, 2009 for 200 children from six area schools.
The mid-day concert was the first of seven for the nineteen U.S. Navy