U.S. AFRICOM Marks Memorial Day at North Africa American Cemetery
12:00 AM6/1/2010
CARTHAGE, Tunisia - Tunisian and U.S. military personnel, diplomats and family members gathered May 31, 2010, to mark the solemn U.S. Memorial Day holiday at the North Africa American Cemetery near Tunis, with the U.S. military delegation led by
Air Force Colonel Receives Presidential Honors in Zambia
12:00 AM6/1/2010
U.S. Air Force Colonel Keith Andrews was awarded the President's Medal of Gallantry during an Africa Freedom Day ceremony in Lusaka, Zambia May 25, 2010 for his act of heroism saving two young Zambian women from likely death in the Zambezi
U.S. Military Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia, Prepares for Memorial Day
12:00 AM5/29/2010
Less than a mile from the 2,000-year-old ruins of ancient Carthage, Tunisian groundskeepers were working Friday, May 28, 2010, under a bright Mediterranean sun to prepare for Memorial Day observances to honor the 2,841 Americans buried in Carthage,
"Get LYnC'd" with AFRICOM’s New Command Information Website
12:00 AM5/27/2010
STUTTGART – AFRICOM Commander, Gen. William "Kip" Ward, officially unveiled US Africa Command’s newest web page, The LYnC, which stands for "Linking You and the Command," at an All Hands staff engagement held in the Kelley Barracks
USS Elrod Encounters Suspected Drug Smugglers in Mediterranean
12:00 AM5/26/2010
(AFRICOM PAO NOTE: While the Western Mediterranean is in the U.S. European Command's area of responsibility, U.S. Naval Forces Europe / U.S. Naval Forces Africa works in both areas.)
Statement by Secretary Clinton: Cameroon's 50th Anniversary of Independence
12:00 AM5/20/2010
AFRICOM PAO Note: This statement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is being posted on the U.S. Africa Command website in the interest of explaining U.S. foreign policy with African nations. The role of U.S. Africa Command is to
AFRICOM Hosts First Africa Military Legal Conference, Nearly 15 African Nations Participating
12:00 AM5/19/2010
The first Africa Military Legal Conference to be hosted by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) began May 18, 2010 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana. The three-day conference brings together lawyers and other
ACCRA, Ghana, May 19, 2010 — The first Africa Military Legal Conference to be hosted by U.S. Africa Command began May 18, 2010 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana. The three-day conference brings together lawyers and other legal experts from nearly 15 African countries.
During the conference, representatives from each country will provide information about their nations' military legal structures and their legal challenges. AFRICOM's Office of Legal Counsel intends to hold annual legal conferences, moving the location to aid in drawing participants from different regions. This year's conference has participants largely from west and central Africa.
New York National Guard Hosts South African Defense Force Chief
12:00 AM5/18/2010
South Africa's top general visited New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, May 17, 2010, the second day of a week-long tour of U.S. military headquarters.
General Godfrey Ngwenya, chief of the South African National Defense
U.S. Service Members Arrive in Morocco for African Lion
12:00 AM5/17/2010
More than 150 members of the joint task force conducting Exercise AFRICAN LION '10 arrived in Agadir, Morocco, May 14, 2010, to mark the beginning of the exercise. The Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen will be participating in the largest
Flintlock: Multi-National Forces Combine at Exercise Center in Burkina Faso
12:00 AM5/14/2010
Africans, Americans and Europeans united to form a Multi-National Coordination Center (MCC) as part of Exercise Flintlock May 10, 2010, at Camp Baangre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron Visits AFRICOM, Discusses HIV/AIDS
12:00 AM5/14/2010
Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron wrapped up a week-long visit to Germany May 13, 2010, with a visit to U.S. Africa Command headquarters where she participated in briefings, attended a luncheon with local volunteers, and expressed gratitude for
Wyoming State Legislators Visit National Guardsmen in Northern Africa
12:00 AM5/14/2010
Wyoming state legislators recently traveled with Wyoming National Guardsmen to Tunisia for a multi-national medical training exercise aimed at improving medical practices and ties between Tunisia and the United States.
House Speaker Pelosi Visits U.S. Africa Command, Discusses Security in Africa
12:00 AM5/11/2010
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the third-highest ranking leader in the U.S. government, visited U.S. Africa Command on May 10, 2010, and said a stable and secure Africa helps to improve the stability and security of the United States.
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Miss America 2010 Visits U.S. Service Members and Families in Germany
12:00 AM5/10/2010
Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron arrived in Stuttgart, Germany the morning of May 9 kicking off a five-day tour where she will visit U.S. military personnel and their families, U.S. school children attending Department of Defense schools, and
Statement by Secretary Clinton: The Passing of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua
12:00 AM5/7/2010
AFRICOM PAO Note: This statement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is being posted on the U.S. Africa Command website in the interest of explaining U.S. foreign policy with African nations. The role of U.S. Africa Command is to
A visit by U.S Ambassador to Tanzania Alfonso Lenhardt and U.S. Air Force Muslim chaplain Captain Walid Habash to the village of Micheweni, April 29, 2010, was cause for excitement throughout the community. Habash visited Tanzania on his first stop