U.S. Mission to Mozambique Staff Joins with Community Members to Spread AIDS Awareness
12:00 AM12/2/2008
Approximately 200 employees of the U.S. Mission to Mozambique and members of the local community celebrated HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on December 1, 2008 at the Miramar Compound in Maputo.
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
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.
German-American Art Exhibit Opens in Zuffenhausen, Germany
12:00 AM11/20/2008
German and American artists gathered at Galerie in der Zhentscheuer on November 14, 2008 to launch a unique art exhibit and celebrate the continued friendships between Germans and Americans in the greater Stuttgart area.
Flintlock Exercise: Bridging Gaps and Building Relationships
12:00 AM11/20/2008
Building bridges...between continents and countries...between cultures and communities...between allies...between neighbors. Exercise Flintlock 09, with closing ceremonies scheduled for November 20, 2008, brought together 14 countries desiring to
CJTF-HOA Service Members Donate Books to Tanzanian Students
12:00 AM11/18/2008
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) civil affairs team joined the U.S. Mission to donate several books to Mawaal and Al Noor African Muslim Society, Madrasa in Tanga region, Tanzania in early November, 2008.
U.S. Africa Command Fulfills Requests Made by African Leaders
12:00 AM11/12/2008
African leaders see the intrinsic connection between security and development, and they have been telling the new commander of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) that they want help building strong institutions that will promote growth on the
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
Africa Command Ambassador Meets with Portuguese, African Leadership in Lisbon
12:00 AM11/5/2008
Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates, deputy commander for civil-military activities, U.S. Africa Command, concluded a three-day visit with Portuguese and African leadership in the European capital of Lisbon November 5, 2008.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Joint Military Exercise FLINTLOCK to be Held In Mali
12:00 AM10/28/2008
The Government of Mali, in collaboration with other African and European nations and the United States government, to include U.S. Africa Command, is scheduled to host a joint military exercise from November 3-20, 2008. This exercise, called
United States Donates Defender-Class Response Boats to Ghana Armed Forces
12:00 AM10/28/2008
The U.S. Embassy's Office of Security Cooperation and Defense Attache Office, in coordination with the Ghana Armed Forces, purchased U.S. Coast Guard Response boats to meet the Ghana Navy's request for increased capacity and training.
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Government of Mali Hosts Military Exercise in Bamako, Mali
12:00 AM10/22/2008
The Government of Mali, in collaboration with other African and European nations and the United States, will host a joint military exercise in Bamako, Mali from November 3 - 20, 2008. This exercise, called FLINTLOCK, is the latest in a series of
Residents of Addis Ababa Celebrate Dedication of Refurbished School
12:00 AM10/21/2008
Members of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) joined officials from American and Ethiopian governments, school administrators, and local citizens to celebrate the dedication of the refurbished Abadir Primary School in Addis
Diplomats and service members, including representatives of African nations and the African Union, gathered in Stuttgart, Germany, October 17, 2008, for a formal ceremony marking the activation of U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM).
U.S. Department of State Partners with Sudanese Integrated Mine Action Service
12:00 AM10/16/2008
The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of Statees Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA) recently awarded a $200,200 grant to the Sudanese Integrated Mine Action Service (SIMAS) for humanitarian mine action and
NATO Naval Vessels Take on Anti-Piracy Duties off Coast of Somalia
12:00 AM10/16/2008
Seven ships from six NATO navies transitted the Suez Canal on October 15, 2008, on their way to conduct anti-piracy duties and visit NATO partner nations in the Gulf region.
In response to a UN request, NATO defence ministers last
MEDIA ADVISORY: U.S. Africa Command Establishment Commemoration Ceremony Oct. 17 in Stuttgart
12:00 AM10/11/2008
General William Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, will be joined by diplomatic and military representatives in a ceremony October 17 commemorating the establishment of U.S. Africa Command. The new command coordinates U.S. military
The following article by Colonel Robert Killebrew (retired) first appeared on the Small Wars Journal website. Killebrew is not associated with nor does he represent U.S. Africa Command. It is posted on the U.S. AFRICOM website to further