AFRICOM Partners on Enlisted Education and Professional Development
1:04 PM6/14/2013
Partnerships are at the center of U.S. Africa Command's engagements to create a framework to support and sustain long-term cooperation. AFRICOM has grounded this ethos in a program focusing on enlisted service members from partner nations.
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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,
USS Gonzalez and Tanzania Conduct Anti-piracy Focused PASSEX
12:15 PM6/11/2013
Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) train alongside with members of the Tanzania People's Defense Force navy's and boarding teams during a training event aboard Gonzalez as part of a military-to-military bilateral
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).
African senior NCOs and warrant officers support partnerships, leadership capacity during 2013 JWOS
1:14 PM5/22/2013
Thirty-three senior noncommissioned officers and warrant officers from 24 African nations gathered at the Edelweiss Conference Center in Garmisch, Germany to kick off a week long Joint Warrant Officer and Senior Non-commissioned Officer Symposium
Mozambique's Officials Discuss Plan to Develop Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plans with AFRICOM
7:33 AM5/8/2013
Representatives from civil authorities and the Armed Forces of Mozambique met with representatives from the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) and U.S. Africa Command's Disaster Preparedness Program to conduct a
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
Africom, Partners Mark World Malaria Day Sharing Best Practices
7:58 AM4/25/2013
U.S. representatives, along with experts in malaria programs and chiefs of medical services from eight nations of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) come together to share knowledge, experiences and best practices during a
Today is World Malaria Day. Our malaria experts, Major Robert Holmes and Major Randi Hamm, are now standing by LIVE to answer your questions from noon to 5 p.m. (CET). Submit question on our Facebook page or on Twitter using the following hashtag:
U.S. and Senegalese officials Meet to Develop National Civilian Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan
10:20 AM4/23/2013
U.S. representatives along with government officials from Senegal and members of the National Armed Forces of Senegal met in Dakar, Senegal, April 8-11, 2013, to during a two day facilitated planning discussion focused on development of a National
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
Cameroonian Battalion d’Intervention Rapide (B.I.R.) personnel help prepare patients before seeing a doctor during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2013. APS is an international security
US Service Members and Cameroonian Medical Team Exchange Professional Knowledge
8:38 AM4/1/2013
U.S. Service Members and Cameroonian Medical Team Exchange Professional Knowledge at the 2nd Military Region Hospital as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2013. APS is an international security cooperation initiative, facilitated by
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey and its crew visited U.S. Africa Command’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, for a capabilities demonstration and static display on Kelley Barracks March 28, 2013.
The visit was to introduce the aircraft to
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey and its crew visited U.S. Africa Command’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, for a capabilities demonstration and static display on Kelley Barracks March 28, 2013. The visit was to introduce the aircraft to
General Ham: Small, Tailored U.S. Military Presence Best for Supporting African Nations
2:16 PM3/26/2013
STUTTGART, Germany – A large U.S. military presence in Africa is “not appropriate” and not “particularly helpful” to achieving the shared security objectives of the United States and its African partners, according to General Carter Ham, commander