AFRICOM Partners with Ghana to Build Capability at Disaster Management Workshop
1:14 PM10/21/2013
Members of the North Dakota Army National Guard and staff members at U.S. Africa Command are part of a training team that worked with the Ghanaian team in Accra to help develop and conduct Geographic Information System (GIS) training September
Tanzanian People's Defense Force Naval Command, Police Force Maritime Receive New Communications System
11:22 AM10/17/2013
Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt officially handed over the recently installed Maritime VHF Communications System to Dr. Emanuel
Nchimbi, Minister of Home Affairs, at an event held at the Tanzania Police
Force (TPF) Maritime Operation Center.
U.S. Army Africa Veterinarian Reviews South Sudan Program
7:00 AM10/16/2013
In August, a veterinarian with the U.S. Army Africa Surgeon’s Office, traveled to Juba, South Sudan, to assist in a review of a U. S. Department of State training program where Sudan People's Liberation Army medics receive three weeks of
Africa Partnership Station Delivers School Supplies in Ghana
9:38 AM10/8/2013
Ghana is one of several countries throughout the western region of Africa where the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is delivering school supplies to reinforce existing partnerships with African nations.
A landing craft unit carrying dozens of international military forces dropped its gate off the sands of Senegal. The U.S. led the charge and stormed the beach like a wave crashing against the shores. They leaped off the ramp two by two, each
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, greets Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore upon his arrival at the Pentagon, Sept. 23, 2013. The two leaders met to discuss issues of mutual importance. (Photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Darrin Bohn, senior enlisted leader for U.S. Africa Command, made his first official visit to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, this week. U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bonnie Skinner, CJTF-HOA senior enlisted leader,
U.S. Military Role in Disaster Response is Focus of USAID’s Joint Humanitarian Operations Course
2:06 PM8/30/2013
Got a disaster? Who you gonna call? Military members from U.S. Africa Command are now even more prepared to assist in answering that call after attending the Joint Humanitarian Operations Course (JHOC) offered at the command headquarters in
AFRICOM, U.S. State Department Dedicate Medical Dispensary in Gabon
1:06 PM8/23/2013
U.S. Africa Command and State Department officials were greeted with energetic singing and dancing July 30 as they dedicated a renovatedmedical dispensary in northern Gabon.
Third Annual AFRICOM Olympics held at Kelley Barracks
3:36 PM8/22/2013
Staff members and their families at U.S. Africa Command gathered to participate and cheer on each other as amateur Olympians competed in 22 different competitions during the third annual AFRICOM Olympics held at Kelley Barracks on August 22, 2013.
Military personnel and delegates from more than 30 African nations along with representatives from North America, Europe and other international organizations gathered on the parade grounds of the Zambian Army Headquarters, Aug. 7, in Lusaka,
Military personnel and delegates from more than 30 nations gathered at the Zambian army headquarters, Aug. 7, 2013, in Lusaka, Zambia, for an opening ceremony to begin the Africa Endeavor 2013 exercise. Africa Endeavor is U.S. Africa Command's
Exercise Shared Accord is one of the largest training exercises to take place on the African continent. This year, the bi-annual event is hosted by the Republic of South Africa.
AFRICOM Commander Visits South Africa during Exercise Shared Accord
10:37 AM8/5/2013
The Commander of U.S. Africa Command (Africom) General David Rodriguez traveled to South Africa to observe training events, which took place August 1-2, 2013, as part of Shared Accord 13. Shared Accord is a U.S. - South African combined joint
US Service Members Partner in Logistics with BDF in Support of AMISOM
11:07 AM8/2/2013
U.S. service members provide pallette training and cargo handling to Burundi Defense soldiers in support of the African Union Mission in Somalia during a recent training held in Bujumbura, Burundi.
AFRICOM, International Partners Cooperate on Improving Security and Stability in Libya
9:28 AM8/2/2013
Staff members from U.S. Africa Command and military delegates from four countries, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations gathered at the command’s headquarters July 29, 2013, to discuss how they might improve their
Niger Gets New Planes and Trucks Through U.S. Security Cooperation Programs
9:19 AM7/16/2013
The Niger Armed Forces are now better able to perform their duties after the recent delivery of some new airplanes and trucks obtained through U.S. security cooperation programs.
On July 5, officials from Niger and the United States gathered at
USAFRICOM Welcomes New Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Sergeant Major Darrin J. Bohn
2:55 PM7/12/2013
U.S. Africa Command personnel and staff gather to observe the Command Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony from Command Chief Master Sergeant Jack Johnson Jr. to Command Sergeant Major Darrin J. Bohn at the U.S. Army Garrison
How genocide inspired a young man to pursue a career in the Rwandan Air Force, by way of the U.S. Air Force Academy
1:54 PM7/10/2013
“I always wanted to be in the military, ever since I grasped the depth of the genocide,“ said Cadet First Class Joseph Abakunda, a Rwandan international cadet at the United States Air Force Academy when asked how he came to be in Colorado Springs,