U.S. Army Shares Logistics Tips with Officers in Botswana
12:00 AM4/16/2009
Members of a U.S. Army Africa team recently shared their knowledge of logistics with a group of officers from the Botswana Defense Force (BDF), according to a news release April 10, 2009.
17th Air Force Vice Commander visits Rwanda, Ethiopia
12:00 AM4/13/2009
Departing Ramstein with the goal of "going to listen," Seventeenth Air Force (Air Forces Africa) Vice Commander Brigadier General Mike Callan visited Rwanda and Ethiopia on a senior leader engagement March 24-28, 2009.
Hostage Captain was in 'Imminent Danger' at Time of Rescue
12:00 AM4/13/2009
(Editor's note: This article is republished from the American Forces Press Service. U.S. Africa Command did not have direct involvement in the rescue operations.)
The captain of the Maersk-Alabama cargo ship held hostage by pirates
(Editor's Note: This article by the Office of the Secretary of Defense is republished on the U.S. Africa Command website to promote public understanding of piracy in Africa.)
Pirates still hold the captain of the Maersk Alabama on
During April, the "Month of the Military Child," I ask you to pay special attention to our most precious members of our community -- our children who provide unconditional love and support to our military/civilian
U.S. Africa Command, Air Forces Africa Share Ideas at Air University
12:00 AM4/6/2009
Air University, U.S. Africa Command and the 17th Air Force kicked off a symposium March 31, 2009 to foster recommendations for the U.S. Air Force's involvement in U.S. Africa Command.
More than 200 patients were treated by a Department of Defense (DoD) dental team during a consultation and hygiene workshop at the Regional Hospital April 3, 2009 as part of the Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville's two-week port visit
USS Nashville (LPD 13) arrived in Limbe, Cameroon on April 1, 2009 to conduct a two-week port visit as part of the ongoing Africa Partnership Station (APS) initiative. During the visit, the APS team will conduct engagements both afloat and
Yates Discusses African Union, Africa Command Partnership During VOA Interview
12:00 AM4/1/2009
U.S. Africa Command's civilian deputy praised the accomplishments of the African Union in promoting peace and stability during a media interview at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, March 25, 2009.
U.S. to Run for Election to the UN Human Rights Council
12:00 AM4/1/2009
(Editor's note: The following press release by the U.S. Department of State is provided to further public understanding of U.S. foreign policy. U.S. Africa Command plays a subordinate role to the State Department in supporting U.S.
U.S. Horn of Africa Personnel Dive for Aircraft Wreckage in Lake Victoria
12:00 AM3/31/2009
Service members from U.S. Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa have located the wreckage of an Ilyshin II 76 aircraft that crashed in Lake Victoria and are conducting diving operations to retrieve information.
Protecting Fishing Part of Maritime Security, Africa Command Deputy Says
12:00 AM3/30/2009
Meeting with Ghanaian fishermen and West African navy personnel, U.S. Africa Command's civilian deputy, Ambassador Mary C. Yates, stressed that maritime security includes protecting fishing grounds and building partnerships between militaries
Project Handclasp Program Lends Assistance to Nigerian Schoolhouse
12:00 AM3/27/2009
Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville Sailors delivered Project Handclasp boxes filled with medical supplies, clothes, toys, and text books to the Pacelli School of the Blind and Visually Impaired in Lagos, Nigeria March 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
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa forward deployed to Uganda to conduct search and recovery operations of human remains and the flight data recorder from an Ilyushin II 76 aircraft wreckage.
Africa Partnership Medical Teams Lending a Helping Hand
12:00 AM3/25/2009
Eleven Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville embarked trainees capped off three weeks of instruction aboard USS Nashville (LPD 13) with a graduation ceremony March 20, 2009 on the ship's flight deck.
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa are scheduled to assist the government of Uganda in conducting search and recovery operations of human remains and the flight data recorder from the wreckage an Ilyushin 76 aircraft that
United States Extends Friendly Hand to East Africa
12:00 AM3/20/2009
The U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which have extended a helping hand to a number of West African countries in the past few years, are now reaching out to East Africa, too.
Nigeria Next Stop for Africa Partnership Station Nashville
12:00 AM3/18/2009
The Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville team arrived in Lagos, Nigeria March 17, 2009 for the third African port visit of its five-month deployment.
The APS Nashville team includes experts in a variety of military areas and a