First Family Readiness Group Meeting Kicks Off at Kelley Barracks
12:00 AM1/14/2011
Members of the U.S. Africa Command community gathered at Kelley Barracks gym, January 14, 2011, for the Family Readiness Group's (FRG) kickoff meeting.
Service members, civilians, and family members were represented at the event,
NECC Leads the Way in Language and Culture Awareness Training
12:00 AM1/14/2011
In response to the Secretary of Defense's Language Transformation Roadmap, the U.S. Navy began incorporating language and cultural awareness into the Fleet Response Training Plan in 2006. The goal was to align language skills, region expertise
U.S. Military Joint-Service Team Steps Up for Operation Onward Liberty 2011
12:00 AM1/13/2011
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Africa (MarForAf) recently received the first wave of new mentors bound for Liberia to participate in Operation Onward Liberty(OOL)--a U.S. Department of State-funded, U.S. Africa Command program aimed at rebuilding the
U.S. Africa Command Receives Commander's Cup Trophy
12:00 AM1/5/2011
U.S. Africa Command was recognized January 5, 2010 for winning the championship of a series of sporting events known as the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart's Commander's Cup.
U.S. Africa Command Announces Results of Combined Federal Campaign
12:00 AM1/4/2011
U.S. Africa Command completed its annual fundraising campaign in support of charities worldwide as well as the local military community, December 15, 2010.
Personnel at U.S. Africa Command raised more than $300,000 through the
Djibouti's Head General Says Partnership with U.S. Provides Stability
12:00 AM12/29/2010
STUTTGART, Germany - Djibouti's chief of defense met with U.S. Africa Command’s top general and his staff December 13, 2010 at the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.
WARD SENDS: Best Wishes for a Peaceful and Joyful Holiday Season!
12:00 AM12/29/2010
The holiday season is a great opportunity to give thanks for the many blessings we have, reflect on our accomplishments of the past year, and look forward to the coming year. For the Command, it highlights the important work we did together in the
MarForAf, AFRICOM graduate 22 African, U.S. officers in basic Intelligence course
12:00 AM12/28/2010
On a chilly, snow-covered day, 22 intelligence professionals, from six African nations and the United States, graduated from an 11-week introductory intelligence course at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Dec. 17, in Grafenwoehr, Germany.
Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Mark S. Ripka, U.S. Africa Command's (U.S. AFRICOM) senior enlisted leader, personally recognized several Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction
AFRICOM Visit by Yamamoto, Huddleston Emphasizes Interagency Coordination in Africa
12:00 AM12/21/2010
Defense and State Department policy officials addressed hot topics including WikiLeaks and the U.S. federal budget in a roundtable discussion with U.S. Africa Command officials during a visit to the headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, December 6,
Information Dominance Corps (IDC) Insignia Presented to 28 Newly-Certified AFRICOM Navy Officers
12:00 AM12/17/2010
Vice Admiral Joe Leidig, U.S. Africa Command's deputy to the commander for military operations, presented 28 newly-certified AFRICOM Navy officers with the Information Dominance Corps (IDC) insignia on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at the
U.S. Africa Command Hosts 4th Annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Event
12:00 AM12/16/2010
Human rights are fundamental to addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic, according to health experts at U.S. Africa Command's 4th Annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Event, December 15, 2010.
A three-officer team from the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137 Infantry with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa recently returned from Burundi where they worked alongside the Burundian National Defense Force in a command post exercise.
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AFRICOM Spotlight
12:00 AM12/10/2010
Rank and Name: Enrique Arroyo, GS-15
Unit and Duty Title: U.S. Africa Command Office of Legal Counsel; Attorney-Advisor (International)
A three-officer team from the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137 Infantry with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa recently returned from Burundi where they worked alongside the Burundian National Defense Force in a command post exercise.
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Command Prepares Incoming CJTF HOA Staff
12:00 AM12/3/2010
Members of U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) will conduct Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) 11 Table Top Exercise (TTX) December 6 - 17, 2010 at the Joint Warfighting Center complex in Suffolk, Virginia.
General William "Kip" Ward, commander, U.S. Africa Command, held an "all hands" meeting with hundreds command and staff members December 2, 2010, at the Kelley Barracks fitness center. He discussed hot topics such as the
Moroccan Medical Officers Tour Fort Detrick, Observe Emergency, Disaster Response
12:00 AM12/2/2010
U.S. Army Africa's Command Surgeon Office conducted a familiarization visit for two Moroccan military medical officers to Fort Detrick, Maryland and several nearby sites, November 14-19, 2010.