U.S. Army Africa Chaplain Team Engages with Burundi Counterparts
12:00 AM5/14/2012
A two-man traveling contact team visited the Defense Institute for Superior Army Training in Bujumbura, Burundi in May 2012 to work with 16 Burundi National Defense Force (BNDF) chaplains and psychologists with a focus on family counseling.
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African Military Officers Visit U.S. AFRICOM as Part of Marshall Center Program
12:00 AM5/14/2012
Eight African military officers who are students at the George C. Marshall Center visited U.S. Africa Command May 11, 2012, to learn more about AFRICOM's mission and objectives.
The seven men and one woman are taking part in the
Maritime forces participated in a multinational maritime interdiction operation (MIO) training exercise at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operation Center in Souda Bay, Greece, as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12), May 10.
U.S. Army Africa Commander Engages Leaders in Djibouti, Ethiopia
12:00 AM5/9/2012
During a whirlwind trip to East Africa, Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg, commander, U.S. Army Africa, and a small group of advisers visited U.S. Army troops at Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa in Djibouti and attended meetings with African Union
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Visits CJTF-HOA Airmen
12:00 AM5/9/2012
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy visited Airmen assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and other tenant commands here, May 5-6.
The primary purpose of the visit was to speak to the Airmen deployed
Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12), a multi-national exercise between Southern European, North African and U.S. Naval forces, officially kicked off at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operation Training Center (NMIOTC) in Souda Bay, May 7.
Camp Lemonnier Volunteer Group Distributes School Supplies to Djiboutian Kids
12:00 AM5/7/2012
U.S. service members from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team 4903, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, partnered with from Camp Lemonnier’s community volunteer group to deliver school supplies and T-shirts to children at the village school
Representatives from 30 African Nations Meet to Finalize Planning for Africa Endeavor 12
12:00 AM5/4/2012
Participants from more than 30 African nations met with their Western counterparts from the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands this week in Accra, Ghana, to finalize planning for Exercise Africa Endeavor 2012.
US, Tanzania Military Attorneys Find More Similarities Than Differences in Military Law
12:00 AM5/4/2012
Two members of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa legal staff and one U.S. Army Africa legal staff member recently attended the Military Law Symposium at the Peacekeeping Training Center here as part of a traveling contact team.
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Embarkation Specialists Begin Retrograde Port Operations after African Lion 2012
12:00 AM5/4/2012
Service members began hosing down military equipment in preparation for the retrograde portion of Exercise African Lion 12 at the port of Agadir, Morocco, April 16, 2012.
Three-hundred fifteen vehicles, generators, flood lights and
USS Simpson Concludes Participation in Saharan Express 2012
12:00 AM5/2/2012
Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) concluded their participation in exercise Saharan Express 2012 while underway off the coast of West Africa, April 30, 2012.
US, Rwandan Defense Force Personnel Exchange Best Practices
12:00 AM4/30/2012
Five personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa exchanged best practices with soldiers from the Rwandan Defense Force here April 2-14.
Defense Strategy Pertains Directly to Horn of Africa, Senior Official Says
12:00 AM4/27/2012
Many of the focus areas outlined in the nation's defensive strategic guidance, released in January, go beyond Asia-Pacific and pertain to the Horn of Africa, a senior defense official said April 26, 2012.
CJTF-HOA, Rwandan Defense Force Personnel Exchange Best Practices
12:00 AM4/27/2012
Five personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa exchanged best practices with soldiers from the Rwandan Defense Force here April 2-14.
Far from camp here, U.S. service members stationed in austere conditions in forward operating areas around Africa have regular access to communications, thanks to the Tactical Networking team of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa's
For African Anti-Terrorism, Region Must Lead, but U.S. Is Helping
12:00 AM4/26/2012
Porous borders and weak security institutions have heightened the threat posed by violent groups in East and West Africa, and the United States is working with countries in both regions to counter the threats, not only by empowering their security
U.S. Africa Command is stepping up efforts to prevent one of the biggest killers in Africa with the establishment of the East African Malaria Task Force, April 25, 2012.
AFRICOM epidemiologist Dr. Refaat Hanaa, said the task force formed in
DOD's Top Senior NCO Makes First Visit to AFRICOM, Addresses Enlisted Service Members
12:00 AM4/23/2012
En route to Africa, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC), Marine Corps Sergeant Major Bryan B. Battaglia, stopped in Stuttgart, Germany, to meet with staff members and senior leaders of U.S. Africa
Program Brings Together Northwest Africa Leaders and Partners
12:00 AM4/20/2012
- Representatives from African partner nations Ghana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal participated in the Special Operations Command Africa- coordinated 2012 Flintlock Senior Leader Symposium hosted at the Kofi Annan
17th Air Force Stands Down, AFAFRICA Mission Carries On
12:00 AM4/20/2012
Seventeenth Air Force, the air component to U.S. Africa Command, stood down in an inactivation ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 20, 2012, but dedicated Air Force support to USAFRICOM's mission continues on uninterrupted.