For African Anti-Terrorism, Region Must Lead, but U.S. Is Helping
12:00 AM4/26/2012
Porous borders and weak security institutions have heightened the threat posed by violent groups in East and West Africa, and the United States is working with countries in both regions to counter the threats, not only by empowering their security
U.S. Africa Command is stepping up efforts to prevent one of the biggest killers in Africa with the establishment of the East African Malaria Task Force, April 25, 2012.
AFRICOM epidemiologist Dr. Refaat Hanaa, said the task force formed in
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, made his first trip as the SEAC here April 21 - 22 to visit personnel assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of
DOD's Top Senior NCO Makes First Visit to AFRICOM, Addresses Enlisted Service Members
12:00 AM4/23/2012
En route to Africa, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC), Marine Corps Sergeant Major Bryan B. Battaglia, stopped in Stuttgart, Germany, to meet with staff members and senior leaders of U.S. Africa
AFRICOM Connects with South Sudanese Military Chaplains
12:00 AM4/20/2012
In the first Senior Leader Religious Engagement with the world's newest nation, representatives from U.S. Africa Command chaplaincy traveled to Juba to meet their South Sudanese counterparts, March 27-30, 2012.
17th Air Force Stands Down, AFAFRICA Mission Carries On
12:00 AM4/20/2012
Seventeenth Air Force, the air component to U.S. Africa Command, stood down in an inactivation ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 20, 2012, but dedicated Air Force support to USAFRICOM's mission continues on uninterrupted.
Djiboutians, U.S. Personnel Attend Chebelley Clinic Grand Opening
12:00 AM4/20/2012
Residents of Chebelley, members of Combined Joint Task Force –- Horn of Africa and the U.S. Embassy came together to commemorate the completion of the Chebelley Clinic during a grand opening ceremony here April 18. Chebelley village members
Program Brings Together Northwest Africa Leaders and Partners
12:00 AM4/20/2012
- Representatives from African partner nations Ghana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal participated in the Special Operations Command Africa- coordinated 2012 Flintlock Senior Leader Symposium hosted at the Kofi Annan
USS Simpson, U.S. Coast Guard Participate in Cape Verde lead AMLEP Operations
12:00 AM4/19/2012
Six members comprising a team of Cape Verde's Coast Guard, Maritime and Judicial Police, joined eight members of a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) and sailors from the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), March 27
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit Honors Fallen Marines While at Sea
12:00 AM4/19/2012
Marines and sailors from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group gathered together to honor Corporal Derek Kerns and Corporal Robby Reyes during a memorial ceremony aboard the USS Iwo Jima April 18, 2012.
Moroccans, Marines Prep for Final Exercise at Africa Lion 2012
12:00 AM4/18/2012
U.S. Marines of 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Moroccan Armed Forces service members, teamed up to rehearse the final exercise for Exercise Africa Lion 2012 in Cap Draa, Morocco, April
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: Mapping Africa One Country at a Time
12:00 AM4/17/2012
When the U.S. military wants to head into un-chartered, or minimally chartered territory, they call on the experts of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, or the NGA. By compiling the most current satellite imagery, existing maps, and
Moroccans join 24th MEU for Amphibious "Day at the Beach" during African Lion 12
12:00 AM4/17/2012
Marines and Sailors of Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, landed on the shores of the Kingdom of Morocco, April 10, 2012, to participate in Exercise African Lion 12.
AFRICOM Commander, U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, senior officers visit USS Iwo Jima during African Lion exercise
12:00 AM4/17/2012
The U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Sam Kaplan, along with senior members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and the commanding general of U.S. Africa Command, Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, spent an afternoon with members of the 24th Marine
U.S. Marine Squadron Conducts Logistical Operations in Morocco for Exercise African Lion 12
12:00 AM4/16/2012
The silhouette of KC-130s could be seen against the Moroccan sun as pilots and crew members took to the skies to provide U.S. and Moroccan service members with logistical support during Exercise African Lion, April 12, 2012.
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit "Raven" Flies the Skies of Morocco
12:00 AM4/16/2012
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit demonstrated the capabilities of the MEU's unmanned aerial system assets for members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, April 12, 2012 at Inezgane Airfield.