Patch Barracks/Stuttgart Area Technology Exposition
12:00 AM1/18/2011
The Patch Barracks/Stuttgart Area Technology Exposition will be held on Tuesday 8 February from 1000 – 1400 at the Swabian Center. The event is being hosted by the EUCOM J6, DISA-Europe, and the Stuttgart AFCEA Chapter. All
What does service in the Horn of Africa mean? Usually it’s associated with humanitarian efforts or international military training in exotic locations. These images belie the breadth and complexity of military operations in the Horn of Africa.
First Family Readiness Group Meeting Kicks Off at Kelley Barracks
12:00 AM1/14/2011
Members of the U.S. Africa Command community gathered at Kelley Barracks gym, January 14, 2011, for the Family Readiness Group's (FRG) kickoff meeting.
Service members, civilians, and family members were represented at the event,
NECC Leads the Way in Language and Culture Awareness Training
12:00 AM1/14/2011
In response to the Secretary of Defense's Language Transformation Roadmap, the U.S. Navy began incorporating language and cultural awareness into the Fleet Response Training Plan in 2006. The goal was to align language skills, region expertise
Logistics Assessment Paves Way for Burundian Defense Forces ADAPT
12:00 AM1/13/2011
Two U.S. Army Africa personnel joined with uniformed and civilian members of the Burundian Defense Forces to conduct a deployment capability assessment in Bujumbura, December 14-17, 2010.
U.S. Military Joint-Service Team Steps Up for Operation Onward Liberty 2011
12:00 AM1/13/2011
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Africa (MarForAf) recently received the first wave of new mentors bound for Liberia to participate in Operation Onward Liberty(OOL)--a U.S. Department of State-funded, U.S. Africa Command program aimed at rebuilding the
Sailors, Djiboutians Build Understanding with Walls
12:00 AM1/13/2011
Sailors operating from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) participated in an exchange of masonry knowledge with local skilled laborers January 7 as part of an ongoing U.S.-Djiboutian joint construction project.
United States Encouraged by Progress of Sudan Referendum
12:00 AM1/12/2011
Senior State Department officials say they are pleased with the progress of the referendum on southern Sudan's self-determination and praised leaders from both northern and southern Sudan for their cooperation in the process and for the high
CJTF-HOA Hosts Inaugural East African Coalition Logistics Conference
12:00 AM1/12/2011
Military logistics officers gathered in Djibouti January 2011 to participate in the first East African Coalition Logistics Conference, hosted by Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. The conference brought together logistics officers from
The United States is pursuing a strategy that aims to foster stability and good, cooperative relationships with nations on the African continent, said Michele Flournoy, undersecretary of defense for policy.
Budget pressures that have proven greater than anticipated mean the Defense Department will trim end strength in its ground forces beginning in four years, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said January 6, 2011.
The Defense Department has found $154 billion in efficiencies over the next five years and will be able to invest $70 billion of that saved money in more deserving accounts, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said January 6, 2011.
DOD Announces $150 Billion Reinvestment from Efficiencies Savings
12:00 AM1/7/2011
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today a series of efficiencies decisions designed to save the Department of Defense more than $150 billion over the next five years primarily by reducing overhead costs, improving business practices
U.S. Africa Command Receives Commander's Cup Trophy
12:00 AM1/5/2011
U.S. Africa Command was recognized January 5, 2010 for winning the championship of a series of sporting events known as the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart's Commander's Cup.
U.S. Africa Command Announces Results of Combined Federal Campaign
12:00 AM1/4/2011
U.S. Africa Command completed its annual fundraising campaign in support of charities worldwide as well as the local military community, December 15, 2010.
Personnel at U.S. Africa Command raised more than $300,000 through the
U.S. Army Africa Supports Military Medical Response Development in Accra, Ghana
12:00 AM1/4/2011
Two U.S. soldiers from the Department of Combat Medic Training engaged in four days of disaster response learning with about 20 uniformed and civilian members of the Ghanaian military, November 1-5, 2010.