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

11:12 AM4/5/2013

General David M. Rodriguez assumed command of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) from General Carter F. Ham, Friday, April 5.

10:55 AM4/4/2013

Burundi National Defense Force soldiers recently shared 10 weeks of pre-deployment training with the U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13, near the 110 Brigade Compound here. The purpose of

1:57 PM4/1/2013

Photo Essay: Silent Warrior 2013 strives to strengthen security and military-to-military relationships through training.  

11:59 AM4/1/2013

On Friday, March 22, 41 mid-level African security officers, primarily majors and lieutenants-colonel, from 36 countries across Africa completed the Next Generation of African Security Sector Leaders Course, a three-week program conducted in

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

7:32 AM4/1/2013

The intent of the engagement is to strengthen the partnership between U.S. and Cameroon and increase capacity of military and civilian medical practitioners, in keeping with the overarching program Africa Partnership Station. APS is an

6:56 AM4/1/2013

Coast Guard and Navy personnel from Cape Verde, the United Kingdom and the United States took part in a maritime law enforcement engagement, in coordination with Cape Verde’s maritime operations center (MOC), March 16-24.The engagement, taking

4:20 PM3/29/2013

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

3:57 PM3/29/2013

Hardships that come with returning from a deployment can greatly affect Soldiers and their family members. This concept not only applies to American Soldiers, but Soldiers from other countries as well.

In an effort to help

10:23 AM3/29/2013

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

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

3:37 PM3/25/2013

The Comoros is roughly twice the size of Louisville, Ky., and is made up of three islands of over 700,000 people. It is strategically located in the mouth of the Mozambique Channel in the western Indian Ocean roughly 200 miles east of Mozambique

8:28 AM3/25/2013

Representatives from civil authorities and the Armed Forces of Benin met with representatives from the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) and U.S. Africa Command's Disaster Management and Preparedness Program (DMPP) in

3:13 PM3/22/2013

General Carter Ham, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, meets with members of the South African media, March 22, 2013, Stuttgart, Germany

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The lives of 20 million people have been saved in recent years because the United States and other governments have scaled up their campaign against tuberculosis (TB), working to overcome one of the world's most deadly diseases, the U.S.

2:18 PM3/22/2013

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has shifted its approach to development assistance, emphasizing public-private partnerships, channeling funds to local governments and organizations with knowledge and expertise to create

3:34 PM3/21/2013

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 completed the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course here, March 14, 2013. The Marines completed the week-long course in preparation for military-to-military engagements with

1:40 PM3/20/2013

Kenyan soldiers exchange best practices