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).
U.S. Africa Command-sponsored Basic Intelligence Course Helps Strengthen Senegal’s Land Forces
9:13 AM5/3/2013
In an effort to help groom female Senegalese troops to serve as Intelligence professionals, four U.S. personnel traveled to Bel Aire Base, Dakar, to conduct a Female Basic Intelligence Course April 6 through 26. Master Sergeant Frederick Blackburn,
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
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
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Terry R. Ferrell assumed command of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa during a ceremony here presided by the U.S. Africa Command commander April 18, 2013.
Marine Corps Forces Africa conducted the final planning conference for African Lion 13 at the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces southern headquarters facilities in Agadir, Morocco, Jan. 29 – Feb. 1. AL-13 is a U.S. African Command-sponsored, MFA-led
USARAF Chaplain, Medical Experts Provide Resiliency Seminars in Burundi
11:59 AM4/8/2013
U.S. Army Africa Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Sid Taylor and Lt. Col. Graeme Bicknell from U.S. Army Medical Command recently traveled to Burundi to provide resiliency training. Seminars were modeled after the Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program, a
AFRICOM Helps Partner Nations Grow Capability, Ham Says
7:11 AM3/18/2013
Now in its fifth year, U.S. Africa Command brings “markedly increased” capabilities to its mission of defending U.S. interests and developing regional militaries, the command’s leader told Congress today.
During a House Armed Services Committee
US Army Africa command Post Soldiers Train with South African Forces
2:39 PM3/8/2013
Soldiers of U.S. Army Africa Contingency Command Post hosted a familiarization visit, Feb. 26-28, with six South African National Defense Force soldiers in preparation for Shared Accord 13, a joint peace keeping and humanitarian exercise scheduled
Chief of U.S. Army Reserve visits AFRICOM, meets key leaders
10:12 AM3/7/2013
During the visit, Talley also met with key U.S. Africa Command leaders during a roundtable held March 6, 2013. They discussed the USAR's regional alignment of forces and the strategic impact the Army Reserve Liaison Team, assigned to U.S. Africa Command, makes to planning, training and mission support.
National Guard's State Partnership Program helps build relationships with African nations
9:10 AM2/13/2013
A novel and flexible program managed by the National Guard is assisting U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Africa to create and maintain relationships with African partner nations.
Known as the State Partnership Program, 54 states and territories
East African Security Forces Host Inaugural Special Operations Conference
3:34 PM2/11/2013
Across east Africa, the use of Special Operations Forces as a means to enhance the capability to protect civilians is a growing trend. Each nation has a unique mission and purpose for its SOF component, and no two look exactly the same. However,
Nigerian Media Visit Culminates in Interview with AFRICOM Senior Leaders
5:43 PM2/1/2013
STUTTGART - Six journalists from Nigeria spent this week learning about the U.S. Africa Command.
Accompanied by U.S. Embassy Abuja staff, they wrapped up a week of orientation and peer tours of local media with an opportunity to ask AFRICOM
Chief of Staff Libyan Armed Forces Major General Yusuf Mangush and General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, walk through the honor guard cordon during a visit of the Libyan delegation to the command headquarters in Stuttgart,
Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program
11:39 AM1/30/2013
A delegation of 11 Nigerians, consisting of military members and members of the Nigerian media, visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters Jan. 29, 2013.
AFRICOM Family Resiliency Program Strengthens Marriages And Families
1:55 PM1/29/2013
Thirty enlisted couples of U.S. Africa Command and their families gathered in Garmisch for a three-day family program focused on strengthening marriages and their families.
The first ever Command Family Resiliency Program was held at the Edelweiss
Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program
12:00 AM1/29/2013
Nigerian Army Col. Mohammed Yerima, director of Defense Information Nigerian Armed Forces, participated in a discussion as part of the U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program during a visit to U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Jan. 29, 2013. The goal of the five-day seminar was to offer journalists a detailed understanding of U.S. Africa Command's mission, objectives and engagement programs in Africa to better inform their reporting.
Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program
12:00 AM1/29/2013
Nigerian Army Col. Mohammed Yerima, director of Defense Information Nigerian Armed Forces, participated in a discussion as part of the U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program during a visit to U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Jan. 29, 2013. The goal of the five-day seminar was to offer journalists a detailed understanding of U.S. Africa Command's mission, objectives and engagement programs in Africa to better inform their reporting.
Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program
12:00 AM1/29/2013
Nigerian Army Col. Mohammed Yerima, director of Defense Information Nigerian Armed Forces, participated in a discussion as part of the U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program during a visit to U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Jan. 29, 2013. The goal of the five-day seminar was to offer journalists a detailed understanding of U.S. Africa Command's mission, objectives and engagement programs in Africa to better inform their reporting.
Military Sealift Command’s rescue and salvage ships are a bit like insurance – operating quietly in the background until they, along with their embarked Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit companies, are needed to be quickly on the scene for a mission,