General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, received the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 24th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards gala, February 20, 2010.
Ward: U.S. Military Seeks Ways to Support African Union Peace and Security Comission
12:00 AM2/12/2010
The United States military is seeking ways to support the African Union and the AU's Peace and Security Commission, U.S. General William Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM) said in a Voice of America interview February 9,
Senegal’s Chief of Defense Makes History at AFRICOM
12:00 AM2/11/2010
Lieutenant General Abdoulaye Fall, chief of defense staff, Senegalese Armed Forces, made history February 11, 2010, by becoming the first African defense chief to visit U.S. Africa Command headquarters.
Ward Speaks of 'Wonderful Opportunity' In the Horn of Africa
12:00 AM2/11/2010
U.S. Army General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, visited Camp Lemonnier where he met with Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa leadership, led an all-hands call, and presided over a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new
General Receives Trumpet Award for Inspiring Others
12:00 AM2/4/2010
General William E. Ward, commander, U.S. Africa Command, became a Trumpet Award recipient, January 30, 2010, during the 18th Annual Trumpet Awards, for his ability to inspire others through his extensive military career.
POLICY STATEMENT: Election of Dr. Bingu Wa Mutharika, President of Malawi, as Chairperson of the AU
12:00 AM2/3/2010
AFRICOM PAO Note: The following press statement was released by the Department of State on February 2, 2010. It is provided for public awareness of U.S. policy in Africa. As a military organization, U.S. Africa Command does not lead U.S.
Western Nations Urge Nigeria to Exercise Restraint
12:00 AM2/1/2010
AFRICOM PAO note: The following article by the U.S. Department of State is provided for public awareness of U.S. policy in Africa. As a military organization, U.S. Africa Command does not lead U.S. foreign policy but instead supports policies
Camp Lemonnier held the first-ever Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Summit Conference, January 21-23, 2010.
The conference, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), gave
U.S. Army General William "Kip" Ward, commander, U.S. Africa Command, visited Camp Lemonnier, January 26, 2010, to send off the outgoing U.S. Navy core staff and speak with the 1st Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army National
Mbeki Discusses Sub-Saharan Africa Security, Development with U.S. Africa Command
12:00 AM1/25/2010
Nearly 150 U.S. Africa Command staff and community members gathered at the Kelley Theatre January 20, 2010, to listen to well-known guest speaker and author, Moeletsi Mbeki, discuss security and development issues across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Africans Participate in Multinational Counter-Narcotics Seminar
12:00 AM1/21/2010
Drug trafficking threatens global security and requires international and regional cooperation, U.S. Africa Command's General William E. Ward told attendees from 66 nations at the start of a January 20-29, 2010 conference on
U.S. Special Envoy Gration Expresses Optimism on Sudan
12:00 AM1/13/2010
AFRICOM PAO note: The following article, by the U.S. Department of State, is provided for public awareness of U.S. policy in Africa. As a military organization, U.S. Africa Command does not lead U.S. foreign policy but instead supports policies
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Members Deliver School Supplies
12:00 AM1/12/2010
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, a component of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), delivered 1,000 packets of school supplies to children of the Rukuini Primary and Secondary schools in Eldoret, Kenya, January 7,
Diplomats Call for Greater Effort to Implement Sudan Peace Accord
12:00 AM1/8/2010
AFRICOM PAO note: The following article, by the U.S. Department of State, is provided for public awareness of U.S. policy in Africa. As a military organization, U.S. Africa Command does not lead U.S. foreign policy but instead supports policies
TRANSCRIPT: AFRICOM 'Not Africa's Policeman' Ward Says in Paris
12:00 AM1/8/2010
General William Ward said U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is not a police force for Africa but instead works with other nations to assist African nations in providing for their own security.
General Ward visits Intelligence and Knowledge Development Molesworth
12:00 AM1/7/2010
General William E. "Kip" Ward made his first visit to Royal Air Force Molesworth as commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), to meet the team members of the Intelligence Knowledge Development Molesworth (IKD-M) on January 5, 2010.