Residents of Ali Sabieh, members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and the U.S. Embassy came together to commemorate the completion of the Ali Sabieh Library renovation at its grand opening ceremony August 1, 2010. Community members
Army Works Towards Implementing Standard Child Care Fees in Accordance with New DoD Policy
12:00 AM8/6/2010
Beginning October 1, 2010, most Army Families will see an increase in their child care fees, while others will see a reduction and some will see no change in fees for School Year 2010-2011. This is a result of a new Department of Defense policy.
Three U.S. lawmakers have urged more than 100 young activists from Africa to continue to challenge their governments to increase their transparency, accountability and ethical standards.
Residents of Ali Sabieh, members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and the U.S. Embassy came together to commemorate the completion of the Ali Sabieh Library renovation at its grand opening ceremony August 1, 2010. Community members
The November general election is only 90 days away. To register, request a ballot and vote absentee by mail takes a LONG time. Go to www.FVAP.gov today, use our online registration and absentee ballot assistant, and have your forms completed,
Senior African warrant officers and enlisted personnel met in July 2010 in a historic effort to promote international dialogue focusing on security and policy issues. Sponsored by the African Center for Strategic Studies, the symposium follows U.S.
The Stuttgart Law Center will close on Friday, August 6, at 11:30 a.m.
Normal office hours will resume on Monday, August 9 at 9 a.m. For more information, call DSN
CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs Assists With Curbing Malaria Outbreak
12:00 AM8/5/2010
Residents of Hawi Gudina, West Hararghe zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, received aid in the form of nearly 900 long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) from a U.S. Army Civil Affairs team assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa,
Marines Kick Off Intelligence Mentoring Package with Mozambican Forces
12:00 AM8/5/2010
An intelligence team with U.S. Marine Forces Africa began sharing intelligence application tactics with about a dozen officers and senior enlisted members of the Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique (FADM) in Moamba, Mozambique July 29, 2010.
MCAST Security Force Assistance Mobile Team Collaborates on Small Boat Operations with the Cameroon Navy
12:00 AM8/5/2010
A Security Force Assistance (SFA) detachment from the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training command conducted a cooperative training engagement with the Cameroon Navy July 12 to 23, 2010 at the Douala Navy Base.
Marine Engineers Repair School, Provide Facility for Mozambican Youth
12:00 AM8/5/2010
U.S. Marines with the 6th Engineer Support Battalion are preparing for the task of restoring a dilapidated school in Moamaba, Mozambique as part of exercise Shared Accord 2010.
The engineers said in spite of the poor condition of the
CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs Assists With Curbing Malaria Outbreak
12:00 AM8/5/2010
Residents of Hawi Gudina, West Hararghe zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, received aid in the form of nearly 900 long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) from a U.S. Army Civil Affairs team assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa,
Journalists from Maghreb Attend Writers Workshop in Tunisia
12:00 AM8/4/2010
Thirty-three journalists from the Maghreb region of Africa, including Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, entered into sometimes impassioned debate during the third annual Magharebia.com Writers Workshop, July 29 - August 1 at the U.S.
President Obama is convening a first-ever, three-day conference in August 2010 with more than 100 young leaders from a cross section of African life to examine how they see Africa's future over the next half century, and to help craft
Demonstrations in Stuttgart for "the foreseeable future"
12:00 AM8/3/2010
For the foreseeable future, various German citizen initiatives will be conducting almost daily protests against the construction of the new train station (Hauptbahnhof) in Stuttgart. Demonstrations will likely occur in front of and on the north
A joint task force of more than 700 service members set up temporary quarters in Moamba in preparation for Exercise Shared Accord 2010. The team, comprised largely of reserve Marines, began arriving at Maputo's largest military base, July 29,
While no easy answers exist to a military suicide problem that has reached "crisis level," a big part of the solution is tied to leadership, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
Hantavirus becoming more prevalent this year in Germany
12:00 AM8/2/2010
You may have been hearing about cases of Puumala virus (a member of the European Hantavirus family) in the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Bavaria through the local media. Although a common annual problem in this region of Germany, this season