Swift Leaders Discuss Maritime Security with Tanzanian Navy during APS Visit
12:00 AM6/28/2012
High Speed Vessel Swift's (HSV 2) civilian master and military detachment officer-in-charge discussed combating piracy and continued cooperation efforts during an office call with Tanzanian naval leadership, June 26, 2012.
Largest African Military Communications Exercise Concludes
12:00 AM6/28/2012
U.S. Africa Command officials, U.S. officials and representatives to several African nations were pleased with the results of a joint military communications exercise, which concluded in Douala, Cameroon, June 27, 2012 .
McHugh: U.S. Partnerships Crucial to Facing Future Challenges
12:00 AM6/28/2012
With more than 187,000 soldiers based in nearly 160 countries, the U.S. Army presence around the globe points to its commitment to strengthening relationships and assisting with building military capacity in partner nations. One such partner is
Clear Communication When Needed Most: Africa Endeavor Exercise Prepares Communicators from Across the World to Work Together
12:00 AM6/27/2012
Good communication can ensure the success or failure of an operation, especially at a time of crisis. Even within a single organization it can be difficult to communicate effectively. Adding multiple nations with different equipment and procedures
African Union Furthers its Mission during Exercise Africa Endeavor
12:00 AM6/27/2012
The African Union's quest to unify and promote cooperation throughout the African continent continues, June 26, 2012, during Africa Endeavor's military exercise held in Douala, Cameroon.
U.S. Africa Command's top military officer detailed existing and emerging threats from extremist organizations on the continent in a speech at the Africa
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin, 3rd Air Force commander, visited airmen assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and other U.S. Air Force assets here June 25-26.
Soldiers of Task Force Raptor, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, 448th and 490th Civil Affairs Battalions and other members stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, facilitated a Medical Civic Action Program with
National Guard Joins 36 Nations in Africa's Largest Military Communications Exercise
12:00 AM6/25/2012
Four National Guardsmen from two states and the District of Columbia are participating in Africa Endeavor, a joint training exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command which focuses on communications interoperability and information sharing among the
U.S. Support Aids Hunt for Central African Rebel Group
12:00 AM6/22/2012
The U.S. military is just one part of a larger, multinational effort to help four African partner nations bring rebel leader Joseph Kony and senior members of his brutal Lord's Resistance Army to justice, said Army General Carter F. Ham, the
For decades, Africa was arguably the most overlooked continent on the globe, with U.S. military involvement there shared among three combatant commands and engagement activities episodic at best.
Soldiers of Task Force Raptor, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, 448th and 490th Civil Affairs Battalions and other members stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, facilitated a Medical Civic Action Program with
Security Leaders Briefed on New U.S. Africa Strategy at Africa Center Seminar
12:00 AM6/20/2012
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) opened its annual Senior Leaders Seminar on June 18, 2012, in Arlington, Virginia, during which keynote speaker Amanda J. Dory, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Africa Policy, for the
Sports can bring people together and help them get to know one another through a common interest. That's been the case for a group of soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and some Djiboutians.
West African Animal Health Specialists Deepen Skills in First Joint USDA-USAID-AFRICOM Workshop
12:00 AM6/19/2012
In the first such workshop hosted jointly by U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), lab technicians and epidemiologists from five West African nations gathered June 4-8,
Operation Odyssey Dawn, the U.S. Africa Command-led U.S. mission in Libya last year, imparted important lessons the Defense Department's newest combatant command is applying as it welcomes a new African partner to the fold while still dealing