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U.S. Africa Command Hosts 3rd Annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Program

U.S. Africa Command Hosts 3rd Annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Program

U.S. Africa Command Hosts 3rd Annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Program

12:00 AM12/1/2009

U.S. Africa Command health specialists, doctors, and staff members discussed the latest trends in HIV/AIDS at the AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, November 30, 2009, in recognition of World HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on December 1.
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Eastern African Forces Work Together in Historical Field Exercise

Eastern African Forces Work Together in Historical Field Exercise

Eastern African Forces Work Together in Historical Field Exercise

12:00 AM12/1/2009

The multinational Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Field Training Exercise began November 29, 2009 with an opening ceremony in Djibouti. The historical exercise brought approximately 1,500 troops, police and civilian staff together from 10

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WARD SENDS: Giving Thanks for our Families and Friends

WARD SENDS: Giving Thanks for our Families and Friends

WARD SENDS: Giving Thanks for our Families and Friends

12:00 AM11/26/2009

Thanksgiving is the special time to celebrate the many blessings in our lives. It is typically spent with loved ones, carrying on old family traditions and creating new ones.

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Local Vendors Invited For Bazaar at Camp Lemonnier

Local Vendors Invited For Bazaar at Camp Lemonnier

Local Vendors Invited For Bazaar at Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM11/23/2009

For the first time in more than two years, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ), invited various local Djiboutian vendors onto camp for the opportunity to sell items and build relationships with American consumers during a three-day bazaar November

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STATEMENT: U.S. Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Mali, No Fatalities

STATEMENT: U.S. Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Mali, No Fatalities

STATEMENT: U.S. Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Mali, No Fatalities

12:00 AM11/20/2009

A U.S. military aircraft supporting the U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM) made an emergency landing in Mali just north of the capital, Bamako, November 19, 2009.

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Horn of Africa Service Members Bring Donations to Djiboutians

Horn of Africa Service Members Bring Donations to Djiboutians

Horn of Africa Service Members Bring Donations to Djiboutians

12:00 AM11/20/2009

A contingent of the U.S. Army's 4/78th Battalion, Delta Company Civil Affairs and volunteers from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, visited a small village called Camel Douda in Djibouti to provide clothes, soccer balls, and a movie

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'Paying It Forward' - New Orleans Congregation's Outreach Benefits Ethiopian Children

'Paying It Forward' - New Orleans Congregation's Outreach Benefits Ethiopian Children

'Paying It Forward' - New Orleans Congregation's Outreach Benefits Ethiopian Children

12:00 AM11/17/2009

In late August of 2005, the St. Paul's Episcopal Church and School in the Lakeview community of New Orleans was under 10 feet of stagnant water in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The historic brick church, with its 15-foot, 150-year-old

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MQ-9s Take Centre Stage in Victoria

MQ-9s Take Centre Stage in Victoria

MQ-9s Take Centre Stage in Victoria

12:00 AM11/10/2009

Representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Mauritius and the Government of Seychelles hosted an event for approximately 30 members from the media, local government, military and civil aviation authority November 6, 2009 in Victoria, Seychelles. Read more

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U.S. PATRIOTS CLUB DONATES BANNER TO U.S. AFRICA COMMAND

U.S. PATRIOTS CLUB DONATES BANNER TO U.S. AFRICA COMMAND

U.S. PATRIOTS CLUB DONATES BANNER TO U.S. AFRICA COMMAND

12:00 AM11/10/2009

KAMPALA, Uganda - U.S. children living in Kampala, Uganda presented a banner to General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, during his visit to Uganda for a military training exercise in October 2009.

The

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HIV Campaign Continues on the Edge of Botswana's Okavango Delta

HIV Campaign Continues on the Edge of Botswana's Okavango Delta

HIV Campaign Continues on the Edge of Botswana's Okavango Delta

12:00 AM11/9/2009

Soldiers from the Botswana Defence Force's (BDF) 29th Infantry Battalion participated in a month-long HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention and voluntary testing campaign October 26, 2009, at the BDF Camp in Maun, Botswana.

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U.S. Army Borinqueneers Take Over Security at Camp Lemonnier

U.S. Army Borinqueneers Take Over Security at Camp Lemonnier

U.S. Army Borinqueneers Take Over Security at Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM11/9/2009

While on convoy patrol one day in late October, U.S. Army Sergeant Hipolito Nieves noticed a wet spot on the ground at a checkpoint outside Camp Lemonnier. He searched the area and confirmed with his convoy commander that someone had been there and

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U.S. Army Research Unit Marks Four Decades in Kenya

U.S. Army Research Unit Marks Four Decades in Kenya

U.S. Army Research Unit Marks Four Decades in Kenya

12:00 AM11/6/2009

Soldiers and Army civilians assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya (USAMRU-K) are celebrating 40 years of research in East Africa.

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U.S. Army Medical Researchers from Kenya Offer Mentorship in Nigeria

U.S. Army Medical Researchers from Kenya Offer Mentorship in Nigeria

U.S. Army Medical Researchers from Kenya Offer Mentorship in Nigeria

12:00 AM11/6/2009

A team of medical experts from U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya (USAMRU-K) recently visited Nigeria to offer their expertise in malaria microscopy.

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U.S. Army Africa Soldiers Commemorate Italian Armed Forces Day

U.S. Army Africa Soldiers Commemorate Italian Armed Forces Day

U.S. Army Africa Soldiers Commemorate Italian Armed Forces Day

12:00 AM11/5/2009

Each year on Nov. 4, Italians come together to celebrate Giorno delle Forze Armate, Italian Armed Forces Day, a day of national unity to commemorate the allied victory in World War I and to pay tribute to the Italian Armed Forces, past and

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U.S. Africa Command Hosts Combined Educational Training Seminar

U.S. Africa Command Hosts Combined Educational Training Seminar

U.S. Africa Command Hosts Combined Educational Training Seminar

12:00 AM11/5/2009

U.S. Africa Command hosted a security cooperation seminar in early November for U.S. military and civilian personnel, including foreign nationals employed by the U.S. Defense Department, responsible for coordinating military programs at the U.S.

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Air Forces Africa Conducts Senior Leader Engagement to Mali, Senegal

Air Forces Africa Conducts Senior Leader Engagement to Mali, Senegal

Air Forces Africa Conducts Senior Leader Engagement to Mali, Senegal

12:00 AM11/5/2009

Air Forces Africa senior leaders met recently in Mali and Senegal to discuss improving air domain capacity and building airman skill sets and for African air forces.

Brigadier General Mike Callan, Air Forces Africa vice commander,

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U.S. Servicemembers Deliver School Supplies to Tanzanian Students

U.S. Servicemembers Deliver School Supplies to Tanzanian Students

U.S. Servicemembers Deliver School Supplies to Tanzanian Students

12:00 AM11/4/2009

U.S. servicemembers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) provided more than 600 students at Tongoni and Mleni Primary Schools in Tanga, Tanzania, with school supplies November 2, 2009.

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Natural Fire 10: Joint Multinational Exercise Ends with Strong Emphasis on Partnership, Cooperation

Natural Fire 10: Joint Multinational Exercise Ends with Strong Emphasis on Partnership, Cooperation

Natural Fire 10: Joint Multinational Exercise Ends with Strong Emphasis on Partnership, Cooperation

12:00 AM10/29/2009

Major General William B. Garrett III, U.S. Army Africa commanding general, declared Exercise Natural Fire 10 a success at the exercise's closing ceremony on October 25, 2009 in Entebbe, Uganda.

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Ghana Navy Recognized during Dutch APS Deployment

Ghana Navy Recognized during Dutch APS Deployment

Ghana Navy Recognized during Dutch APS Deployment

12:00 AM10/27/2009

Fifteen maritime professionals from Ghana concluded three weeks of at-sea training with a graduation ceremony held on the flight deck of the Dutch Africa Partnership Station (APS) platform HNLMS Johan de Witt (L 801) October 26, 2009 in Sekondi,

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U.S. Africa Command Sergeant Major Welcomed by Natural Fire 10 Partner Nations

U.S. Africa Command Sergeant Major Welcomed by Natural Fire 10 Partner Nations

U.S. Africa Command Sergeant Major Welcomed by Natural Fire 10 Partner Nations

12:00 AM10/26/2009

Senior enlisted advisors from the United States and five African partner nations in Exercise Natural Fire 10 met with Command Sergeant Major Mark Ripka, senior enlisted advisor for U.S. Africa Command, during his visit to Task Force Kitgum in

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