4:34 PM8/20/2019

United States Africa Command, before its week-long Africa Endeavor program, held the first Women’s Signal Forum at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, Aug. 18.

11:37 PM8/15/2019

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, met with Chiefs of Defense from Liberia, Ghana, and Malawi Aug. 13-14, 2019 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. He also met with a representative from the Botswana Defence Force. Townsend and the African generals participated in the Africa Senior Enlisted Leader Conference.

1:44 PM8/14/2019

Senior military intelligence directors from the Lake Chad region countries gathered with U.S., United Kingdom and French counterparts to discuss regional threat trends and perspectives, Aug. 6-7.

12:09 PM8/14/2019

The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City departed Mindelo, Cabo Verde, August 11, 2019, after completing a scheduled port visit in support of its 2019 Africa Partnership Station deployment.

3:43 PM8/12/2019

Interagency communicators from multiple government agencies discussed ways to advance whole of government communication efforts and increase areas for partnership during the AFRICOM Public Affairs Communicators Symposium July 31-Aug. 2, 2019, Stuttgart, Germany

2:09 PM8/8/2019

The new commander of the U.S. Africa Command Gen. Stephen J. Townsend visited Djibouti Aug. 6-8, 2019 to meet with Republic of Djibouti senior defense officials and to attend meetings at Camp Lemonnier.

10:25 PM8/7/2019

The commander of U.S. Africa Command visited Somalia on August 7 as part of his first trip to the African continent since taking command on July 26.

8:20 AM8/7/2019

AFRICOM held the second annual Multilateral Logistics Leader Seminar in Conakry, Guinea, from July 30-Aug. 2.

5:06 PM8/5/2019

5:09 PM7/30/2019

4:46 PM7/26/2019

STUTTGART, Germany – Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend assumed command of U.S. Africa Command from Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser during a change of command ceremony on Patch Barracks, July 26.

9:41 AM7/24/2019

Air advisors assigned to the 409th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron conducted training with the Nigerien Armed Forces (French language: Forces Armées Nigeriennes) members on how to clear a building July 10.

2:10 PM7/17/2019

The engineers, with the North Carolina National Guard’s 882nd Engineer Company, are using real world plumbing and constructions projects to enhance the facilities at the Thebephatshwa Airbase in Botswana.

1:21 PM7/9/2019

Major General Patrick J. Hermesmann assumed his duties as the incoming commander, receiving the headquarters' organizational colors from the outgoing commander, Maj. Gen. Russell A.C. Sanborn, at a ceremony on the Devil Dog Field at MARFOREUR/AF's Panzer Kaserne headquarters.

10:23 AM7/2/2019

AFRICOM held the HART event June 25-28, 2019, to train AFRICOM staff members on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response.

12:00 AM7/2/2019

Sailors and embarked personnel will work alongside regional partners on an Africa Partnership Station mission to provide small boat maintenance assistance, maritime law enforcement engagement, and medical and community relations outreach.

11:40 AM7/1/2019

STUTTGART, Germany – In a culmination of two years in command, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. J. Marcus Hicks transferred command of Special Operations Command Africa to U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson at Kelley Barracks, June 28, 2019.

9:08 AM6/26/2019

Airmen and soldiers from the Indiana National Guard participated in Operation Hydrocarbon, a five-day course with the Nigerien Army and Air Force in Niamey, Niger June 10-14.

8:29 AM6/19/2019

United States Africa Command and United States European Command personnel took part in the Operational Gender Advisor Course June 10-14 at the Patch Community Club on Patch Barracks.

11:11 AM6/18/2019

The Ohio National Guard hosted Gen. Jaques Raul, Angolan Armed Forces deputy land force commander, along with four other members of the Angolan military, June 2-6, 2019. Raul’s visit to Ohio followed a three-day trip to U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) in Vicenza, Italy. The purpose of the visits was to build U.S.-Angola defense relations, provide an overview of U.S. Army and National Guard defense capabilities, and identify future security cooperation opportunities.