Swift Crew Continues APS Mission, Reflects on SECNAV Visit
12:00 AM9/6/2012
Sailors and embarked crew aboard Military Sealift Command-chartered High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) donated their time and effort to help paint an orphanage Sept. 4, 2012, as the ship continues its Africa Partnership Station (APS) West 2012 mission
AFRICOM Leading the Way in Conflict Prevention in Africa, Says Former UNAMIR Commander
12:00 AM9/6/2012
Conflict prevention and early intervention are key to eradicating human rights violations and catastrophic events such as genocide, said former commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) and Canadian Senator Romeo
African Journalists, PAOs Share Perspectives During First AFRICOM Media Symposium
12:00 AM9/5/2012
About 65 journalists and military public affairs officers from 13 African nations and the United States gathered here August 27-30, 2012, for the first Public Affairs and the Media Symposium.
The symposium, hosted by U.S. Africa Command, brought
AFRICOM's Women, Peace and Security Conference Ends
12:00 AM8/30/2012
United States Africa Command's Women, Peace and Security - Lessons Learned in Peacekeeping conference concluded August 24 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center.
African Air Chiefs Gather to Build Partnerships, Strengthen Region
12:00 AM8/29/2012
Military leaders from 10 different nations across Northwest Africa and the United States, in partnership with the African Center for Strategic Studies, gathered for the Regional Air Chiefs Conference here, August 28-30.
First Senegal Navy Staff Talks Address Maritime Security Issues, Training
12:00 AM8/27/2012
The first-ever Senegal navy staff talks took place August 23-24 at the Senegal navy headquarters in Dakar.
Rear Admiral Mohamed Sane, chief of navy staff for the Senegal navy, presided over the two-day meeting along with Rear Admiral Kenneth
German Parliament Member Visits AFRICOM Headquarters in Stuttgart
12:00 AM8/27/2012
Elke Hoff, a member of the German parliament, visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters on Aug. 22, 2012, to deepen her understanding of the command and the two nations' mutual interests. It was her first visit to the command headquarters.
"For
USAID, OFDA host disaster preparedness course at Camp Lemonnier
12:00 AM8/27/2012
A team from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance hosted two, two-day Joint Humanitarian Operations Courses at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, from Aug. 21 to Aug. 24, 2012.
USAID, OFDA Host Disaster Preparedness Course at Camp Lemonnier
12:00 AM8/23/2012
A team from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance hosted two, two-day Joint Humanitarian Operations Courses at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, from Aug. 21 to 24, 2012.
SecAF discusses East Africa Mission during Djibouti Visit
12:00 AM8/23/2012
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley made his first trip, since assuming his current post, to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, today, to visit service members and civilians, and discuss operations in East Africa with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
Ham to Seek More National Guard Partnerships in Africa
12:00 AM8/22/2012
As the North Carolina National Guard builds on successes of the Southern Accord 12 exercise that wrapped up last week with Botswana, the commander of U.S. Africa Command said he'll press to expand the State Partnership Program on the
AFRICOM Refutes Claims of Meddling in Ethiopian Politics
12:00 AM8/21/2012
Allegations that General Carter F. Ham, Commander of United States Africa Command, influenced Ethiopian politics in any way are false. The mission of U.S. Africa Command is to work with African nations to strengthen their defense capabilities in
U.S Africa Command Denies Plans of Establishing in Bases in Botswana
12:00 AM8/21/2012
In response to a recent newspaper article in Botswana, U.S. Africa Command's commanding officer, General Carter Ham, once again denied reports that the United States is seeking to establish a base or move the commanddâ?s headquarters to
International Partners Inaugurate Amani Peace Operations Training Village
12:00 AM8/20/2012
A choir sings during church service, a family leisurely strolls through the market, and laughter rings out from a friendly card game. Suddenly, a rebel group interrupts the peacefulness of the African village on a quiet afternoon. A radical faction
"Real life" Suicide Prevention: Wingmen Act to Save Life
12:00 AM8/20/2012
For some service members, suicide prevention training may be just another computer-based training module that must be completed annually. But to four Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Airmen it was literally the difference between life and
During Exercise Western Accord 2012 in Thies, Senegal, U.S. Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen reservists trained and lived alongside their West African partners to build military interoperability and test their combined-operational capacity in
Ham Closes Southern Accord Praising U.S.-Botswana Partnership
12:00 AM8/17/2012
The commander of U.S. Africa Command closed one of the largest joint exercises ever conducted on the African continent at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana, August 16, 2012, praising the Botswanan military as a capable partner and an important and