One might assume that in Europe no other sporting event would take precedence over World Cup Soccer, but girls softball trumped international football, at least for some very proud and enthusiastic parents, as the 11- and 12-year-old Stuttgart All
June 28 to July 7 has been designated Armed Forces Voters Week and Overseas Citizens Voters Week to encourage all citizens voting under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act who have not registered to vote or requested an absentee
Kansas Soldiers Assume Force Protection Mission at Camp Lemonnier
12:00 AM6/28/2010
The 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment, Kansas National Guard conducted a Relief in Place and Transfer of Authority with the 1st Battalion 65th Infantry Regiment, Puerto Rico National Guard June 24, 2010 at Camp Lemonnier,
Brigadier General Woodward Receives 17th Air Force Guidon
12:00 AM6/28/2010
Seventeenth Air Force welcomed a new commander June 28, 2010 as Brig. Gen. Margaret H. Woodward received the guidon in a change-of-command ceremony at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
Woodward took charge of the organization, also known
U.S. Army Africa chaplains mentor Namibian counterparts on HIV/AIDS counseling
12:00 AM6/25/2010
When it comes to talking with military members and their families about facing terminal illness, the U.S. Army often relies upon the skills and training of its chaplains and enlisted chaplain's assistants.
Nigeria: Gen. Agwai awarded international peace and security award
12:00 AM6/25/2010
Nigeria's former Chief of Army Staff, General Martin Luther Agwai, was awarded the "Visionary Award" by the US-based Africa Center for Strategic Studies at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, June 23, 2010.
Week two of being underway on the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk, we are still cruising along in the Atlantic very excited to reach land and our first port call. This week, we are preparing for our port calls and painting the main passageway. Taping
Plans underway for fourth year of Africa Partnership Station
12:00 AM6/24/2010
The international naval collaboration designed to assist African nations with maritime safety and security threats – the Africa Partnership Station (APS) – brought with it several "firsts" in the past year, and planners hope 2011 will be no
Benin Works with Local, Regional Organizations for Disaster Response Exercise
12:00 AM6/24/2010
Following three days of preparation and briefings, participants of U.S. Africa Command's West Africa Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise began the collaborative portion of the exercise, testing their ability to work together as a nation and as
PARIS – More than 200 military, government and civilian personnel from 21 African countries, six European countries and the United States met in Paris, June 22, to begin planning for Africa Partnership Station (APS) initiatives to take place in
States' Carson Warns Against U.S. Military Strikes in Africa
12:00 AM6/23/2010
Unilateral U.S. military action against security threats in Africa would do more harm than good, the State Department's top envoy in Africa said at a security conference in Lisbon, June 22, 2010.
AFRICOM West Africa Pandemic Response Exercise Kicks Off in Benin
12:00 AM6/23/2010
A nation's military plays a key role in the response to a medical or humanitarian crisis such as a pandemic, said experts at U.S. Africa Command's West Africa Pandemic Disaster Response table top exercise, June 21, 2010 in Cotonou,
Should disaster strike in East Africa, a growing partnership between U.S. Army Africa and Kenya’s military designed to improve medical preparedness could help avert crisis.
Lt. Col. John Casey, U.S. Army Africa’s deputy surgeon,
Throughout the last two months seniors from around the world achieved their 12-year goal of graduating high school. Experiencing lasting friendships, first dates, exams and sports competitions, young men and women have struggled through and
Benin Officers Prepare for Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise
12:00 AM6/22/2010
COTONOU, Benin - Officers of Benin's Armed Forces discussed the importance of providing military support to civilian authorities in the occurrence of a pandemic disaster during a conference June 19, 2010 in Cotonou, Benin.
Readout of Secretary Clinton's Meeting with President Thabo Mbeki and SRSG Haile Menkerios
12:00 AM6/18/2010
AFRICOM PAO Note: The readout of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's meeting is being posted on the U.S. Africa Command website in the interest of explaining U.S. foreign policy with African nations. The role of U.S. Africa Command