101st Airborne Division Receives Prestigious Unit Award for OUA Mission
12:03 PM8/28/2015
The 101st Airborne Division was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award by the commanding general of U.S. Africa Command, Gen. David M. Rodriguez, during a ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky. Aug. 27.
Participants stand during an opening ceremony while the Zambia National Anthem is played in Livingstone, Zambia April 22, 2015. Pictured from right to left is Lt. Gen. Nathan Mulenga, commandant of the Zambia National Service; Brig. Gen. M.A. Jamangile, chaplain general for the South African National Defence Force; U.S. Navy Capt. Stephen P. Pike, command chaplain for U.S. Africa Command; U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Alejandro González, religious support senior enlisted leader at U.S. Africa Command. (Photo by Zambia Defence Force Public Affairs Office)
General David M. Rodriguez, U.S. Africa Command commander, welcomes Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work to the command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, April 17, 2015. This is Secretary Work’s first visit to AFRICOM. (U.S. Africa Command photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A. Owolabi/RELEASED)
General David M. Rodriguez, U.S. Africa Command commander, welcomes Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work to the command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, April 17, 2015. This is Secretary Work’s first visit to AFRICOM.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commanding general, presents his perspective on why the Profession of Arms is vital to an organization at the Senior Leaders Summit, “Professionalization of Forces in the Horn of Africa,” in Nairobi, Kenya, Apr. 8, 2015. The conference brought together senior leadership from U.S. Africa Command; notably Ambassador Phillip Carter, (Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement of United States Africa Command), CJTF-HOA and East Africa nations for a three-day conference guided around the Profession of Arms. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)
Special Operations Command Africa Commander General, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Linder, congratulates Tunisian special forces after a successful multi-national demonstration on Mar. 7, 2015 in the vicinity of Mao, Chad. The soldiers completed three weeks of training in austere conditions as part of the Flintlock 2015 exercise. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Broshear/RELEASED)
Flintlock 2015 Chadian Exercise Director, Brig. Gen. Zakaria Ngobongue (right) and U.S. Special Operations Command Africa Commanding General, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Linder at the closing ceremony for Flintlock in N'Djamena, Chad. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Espinosa, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa/RELEASED)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Commanding General, administers the officer’s oath to 2nd Lt. Komi Afetse, a U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command Soldier deployed to CJTF-HOA, during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb 14, 2015. Afetse immigrated to the U.S. from Togo and received his commission through the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Accession program, or direct commission (courtesy photo)
(From left) Col. Patrick Cook, vascular surgeon, and Capt. Kathryn Muir, general surgery resident perform a biopsy on a swollen lymph node with an attending Burundi National Defense Force general surgeon at the Kamenge Military Hospital in Bujumbura, Burundi, during the U. S. Africa Command directed, U.S. Army Africa led joint Medical Readiness and Training Exercise 15-1 recently. Cook, a native of Walnut, Calif., and Muir, a native of Imlay City, Mich., are staff members at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta)
The commander of the United States Africa Command General David M. Rodriguez was welcomed by General Hanana Sidi, Mauritania’s Deputy Chief of the Army and Colonel Mohamed Lehretani, Chief of the Mauritanian Air Force during a visit to Mauritania.
Africa Presents Challenges, Opportunities to U.S. Command
6:20 AM4/9/2014
In Africa, success sometimes lives right next to failure.“The African continent presents significant opportunities and challenges,” said Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the commander of U.S. Africa Command. The general and Amanda J. Dory, deputy
AFRICOM Commander Addresses Students at Spanish War College
2:30 PM1/31/2014
General David M. Rodriguez, U.S. Africa Command commander, addresses students in the War College class at the Spanish National Defense Center for Higher Studies (El Centro Superior de Estudios de la Defensa Nacional; CESEDEN) in Madrid, Spain,
Rear Admiral Richard B. Landolt retires in a ceremony presided by U.S. Army General David M. Rodriguez, AFRICOM commander, at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Dec. 13, 2013.
Admiral Landolt received his commission in 1981
A message of condolence from General David M. Rodriguez
5:24 PM12/7/2013
"On behalf of the men and women of United States Africa Command, it is with great sadness and respect that I express my deepest condolences and sympathy to the family of former President Nelson Mandela and to the people of South Africa on the
AFRICOM Commander Visits South Africa during Exercise Shared Accord
10:37 AM8/5/2013
The Commander of U.S. Africa Command (Africom) General David Rodriguez traveled to South Africa to observe training events, which took place August 1-2, 2013, as part of Shared Accord 13. Shared Accord is a U.S. - South African combined joint
General Linder Assumes Command of US Special Operations Command Africa
1:03 PM6/13/2013
General Linder takes command of US Special Operations Command Africa
Brigadier General James B. Linder assumed command of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) from Rear Admiral Brian L. Losey during a change of command ceremony
AFRICOM Commander Visits Service Members at Naval Air Station Sigonella
11:34 AM6/13/2013
U.S. Africa Command Commander General David M. Rodriguez meets Marines and Sailors during a visit to Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, June 11, 2013.
AFRICOM Commander Visits Sailors Aboard USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58)
10:16 AM6/12/2013
Army General David M. Rodriguez, commander, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), is piped aboard the guided missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) during the ship’s port visit in Augusta Bay, Sicily. Samuel B. Roberts, homeported in Mayport,
Zambia's Minister of Defense, Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba, meets U.S. Africa Command Commander General David Rodriguez during a visit to the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, June 4, 2013. Mr. Mwamba visited AFRICOM to learn more about the