WARD SENDS: Best Wishes for a Peaceful and Joyful Holiday Season!
12:00 AM12/29/2010
The holiday season is a great opportunity to give thanks for the many blessings we have, reflect on our accomplishments of the past year, and look forward to the coming year. For the Command, it highlights the important work we did together in the
MarForAf, AFRICOM graduate 22 African, U.S. officers in basic Intelligence course
12:00 AM12/28/2010
On a chilly, snow-covered day, 22 intelligence professionals, from six African nations and the United States, graduated from an 11-week introductory intelligence course at the Joint Multinational Training Command, Dec. 17, in Grafenwoehr, Germany.
AFRICOM Visit by Yamamoto, Huddleston Emphasizes Interagency Coordination in Africa
12:00 AM12/21/2010
Defense and State Department policy officials addressed hot topics including WikiLeaks and the U.S. federal budget in a roundtable discussion with U.S. Africa Command officials during a visit to the headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, December 6,
A three-officer team from the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137 Infantry with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa recently returned from Burundi where they worked alongside the Burundian National Defense Force in a command post exercise.
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CPX Prepares BNDF for Peacekeeping Mission
12:00 AM12/10/2010
A three-officer team from the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137 Infantry with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa recently returned from Burundi where they worked alongside the Burundian National Defense Force in a command post exercise.
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AFRICOM Spotlight
12:00 AM12/3/2010
Name: Anne Knight
Unit and Duty Title: Strategic Communication Branch Chief, Outreach Directorate, U.S. Africa Command
Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina
Profile: A former State Department human
Moroccan Medical Officers Tour Fort Detrick, Observe Emergency, Disaster Response
12:00 AM12/2/2010
U.S. Army Africa's Command Surgeon Office conducted a familiarization visit for two Moroccan military medical officers to Fort Detrick, Maryland and several nearby sites, November 14-19, 2010.
President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next commander of U.S. Africa Command outlined his objectives, November 18, 2010, during a confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee.
A delegation of senior leaders from Ghana's defense service components visited U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) headquarters as part of a senior leadership engagement that offered an in-depth look at the command's mission and activities,
U.S. Military Security Assistance in Liberia Progresses
12:00 AM10/27/2010
The U.S. military's security cooperation efforts in Liberia reported progress October 25, 2010, to a U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) delegation led by Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, AFRICOM's deputy to the commander for civil-military
In Final Stage, Amani Africa Exercise Gauges Africa Standby Force Readiness
12:00 AM10/27/2010
The African Union (AU) Commission's Africa Standby Force began the final phase of the Amani Africa Cycle with a command post exercise (CPX) October 20, 2010.
Ward: National Guard, Reserves Making Vital Contribution in Africa
12:00 AM10/26/2010
The National Guard and Reserves are making a vital contribution in Africa, the commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in Washington, D.C, October 25, 2010.
Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force Visits CJTF-HOA
12:00 AM10/18/2010
The chief master sergeant of the U.S. Air Force spent a day in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti to see firsthand the role Airmen play in the mission of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and throughout the U.S. Africa Command theater.
Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force Visits CJTF-HOA
12:00 AM10/18/2010
The chief master sergeant of the U.S. Air Force spent a day in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti to see firsthand the role Airmen play in the mission of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and throughout the U.S. Africa Command theater.
General Ward Welcomes 19 African, 5 European Regions at Africa Maritime Safety and Security Conference
12:00 AM10/15/2010
General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, hosted a conference attended by 19 African nations, five European nations and the U.S. October 13-14, 2010, at the Millennium Hotel in Stuttgart, Germany.
Gen Ward kicked off the US Africa Command CFC-Overseas Campaign on 4 October 2010. In order to promote CFC-Overseas, for the next 8 weeks we would like to use as many venues and resources as possible to improve our participation in "Making a
It's been almost two months since I last wrote...hard to believe.
Since my last blog I have been to Liberia, Djibouti, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia. A very special event in September was the privilege and honor of hosting
Commander, NAVEUR-NAVAF, JFC Naples, Passes the Flag
12:00 AM10/8/2010
Admiral Mark Fitzgerald turned over command to Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, during a change of command ceremony at Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, October 6, 2010.
The ceremony marked the completion of Fitzgerald's