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
CFC Donations Come Back to Help Family Support and Youth Program in Stuttgart
1:30 PM6/5/2013
U.S. Africa Command employees contributed to 2012 Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas and in return received a check for their contributions to the Family Support and Youth Program (FSYP).
U.S. Africa Command-sponsored Basic Intelligence Course Helps Strengthen Senegal’s Land Forces
9:13 AM5/3/2013
In an effort to help groom female Senegalese troops to serve as Intelligence professionals, four U.S. personnel traveled to Bel Aire Base, Dakar, to conduct a Female Basic Intelligence Course April 6 through 26. Master Sergeant Frederick Blackburn,
US Africa Command Hosts Live Web Chat to Promote World Malaria Day 2013
11:10 AM4/26/2013
U.S. Africa Command joined together with several other U.S. governmental organizations to raise awareness about the problem of malaria around the world, but most specifically on the African continent. The event, a live web chat, took place on
New U.S. AFRICOM Commander Visits Djibouti in First Trip to Africa
10:25 AM4/25/2013
Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, visited Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, April 16-18, as part of his first trip to Africa less than 2 weeks after taking command.
Rodriguez, who took command of U.S. AFRICOM April 5, met with
West Africa Malaria Task Force Partners with U.S. Experts to Share Best Practices During World Malaria Day
7:10 AM4/22/2013
West Africa Malaria Task Force Partners with U.S. Experts to Share Best Practices During World Malaria Day
By Technical Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi
During a symposium hosted by U.S. Africa Command in 2011, five East African nations’ militaries
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Terry R. Ferrell assumed command of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa during a ceremony here presided by the U.S. Africa Command commander April 18, 2013.
Reserve Combat Unit Supports African Lion Exercise with Communications Network
8:26 AM4/15/2013
Fourteen members of Air Force Reserve Command's 55th Combat Communications Squadron here are in Morocco providing critical communications support for African Lion 2013, an annually scheduled, bilateral U.S. and Moroccan sponsored exercise designed
Marine Corps Forces Africa conducted the final planning conference for African Lion 13 at the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces southern headquarters facilities in Agadir, Morocco, Jan. 29 – Feb. 1. AL-13 is a U.S. African Command-sponsored, MFA-led
U.S. Africa Command’s Humanitarian Assistance Program Rebuilds South African School Destroyed by Tornado
9:03 AM4/10/2013
The new school was paid for through USAFRICOM’s use of the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster and Civic Aid (OHDACA) appropriation. The new classrooms cost $200,000 and also provided new bathroom facilities for the school children. Within only
USARAF Chaplain, Medical Experts Provide Resiliency Seminars in Burundi
11:59 AM4/8/2013
U.S. Army Africa Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Sid Taylor and Lt. Col. Graeme Bicknell from U.S. Army Medical Command recently traveled to Burundi to provide resiliency training. Seminars were modeled after the Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program, a
Seabees and Cameroon Military Complete Health Outposts to Assist Local Villages
7:32 AM4/1/2013
The intent of the engagement is to strengthen the partnership between U.S. and Cameroon and increase capacity of military and civilian medical practitioners, in keeping with the overarching program Africa Partnership Station. APS is an