A member of the Marine Special Operations Command oversees a Malian fire team while conducting counter-terrorism operations in an urban terrain environment during Flintlock 10 in Theis, Senegal, on May 12, 2010. Flintlock 10 is a special operations forces exercise focused on military interoperability and capacity-building and is part of an U.S. Africa Command-sponsored annual exercise program with partner nations in Northern and Western Africa.
Military Volunteers Improve Community for Djibouti Youth
12:00 AM5/11/2010
More than two dozen military volunteers piled into shuttles for the chance to improve a local community's facility and interact with Djiboutian youth May 8, 2010.
Camp Lemonnier's Community Assistance Volunteers (CAV)
African Land Forces Summit Begins in Washington, D.C.
12:00 AM5/11/2010
General George W. Casey, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, welcomed nearly 100 senior military leaders from nations across the African continent to the inaugural African Land Forces Summit, May 10, 2010.
House Speaker Pelosi Visits U.S. Africa Command, Discusses Security in Africa
12:00 AM5/11/2010
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the third-highest ranking leader in the U.S. government, visited U.S. Africa Command on May 10, 2010, and said a stable and secure Africa helps to improve the stability and security of the United States.
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Equipment Offload Kicks Off Exercise African Lion '10
12:00 AM5/10/2010
Under a blazing North African sun, U.S. Marines and soldiers worked to offload 276 vehicles and pieces of equipment from the USS Arc in preparation for AFRICAN LION 2010 in Agadir, Morocco, April 26, 2010.
A U.S. Army veterinarian assigned to Joint Special Operations Task Force-Trans Sahara inoculates a goat with dewormer as part of a Veterinary Civil Action Program conducted during the Flintlock 10 exercise in Mali. Both U.S. and Malian veterinarians inoculated nearly 500 cattle and goats belonging to farmers in the Jiwoyo community with dewormer medication.
Remote East African Village Provided Impressions for a Lifetime
12:00 AM5/10/2010
Civil Affairs teams from the 478 and 418 Battalion, accompanied by other U.S. service members, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, left a lasting impression on local residents of Alioune, Djibouti through a new photo project, May 9,
Miss America 2010 Visits U.S. Service Members and Families in Germany
12:00 AM5/10/2010
Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron arrived in Stuttgart, Germany the morning of May 9 kicking off a five-day tour where she will visit U.S. military personnel and their families, U.S. school children attending Department of Defense schools, and
Pre-jump training prepares African parachutists for airborne operations
12:00 AM5/10/2010
Airborne soldiers from Mali, Senegal and Burkina Faso took part in the training aimed at adherence to standards and attention to detail for safe airborne operations.
Statement by Secretary Clinton: The Passing of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua
12:00 AM5/7/2010
AFRICOM PAO Note: This statement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton 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 is to
A visit by U.S Ambassador to Tanzania Alfonso Lenhardt and U.S. Air Force Muslim chaplain Captain Walid Habash to the village of Micheweni, April 29, 2010, was cause for excitement throughout the community. Habash visited Tanzania on his first stop
U.S., Senegalese Marines Wrap up Familiarization Events with Graduation Festivities
12:00 AM5/5/2010
"GUZMAN, GUZMAN, GUZMAN!" At the sound of his name, the Marine smiled, fell out of formation, and walked to the front for the presentation of his gift, a Senegalese Marine Commando shirt.
Gates: Sea Services Must Question Embedded Thinking
12:00 AM5/4/2010
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are going to have to question some embedded thinking, such as whether the Navy needs 11 carrier battle groups or whether the Marines ever will launch another amphibious landing, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said
Thousands of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets, or mosquito bed-nettings, were handed out by a U.S. Army Civil Affairs team to the people of Hayo Oda Kebele, Dollo Mena District, Bale Zone, Ethiopia, April 26, 2010.
Opening ceremony Kicks off Flintlock 10 Exercise in Republic of Mali
12:00 AM5/4/2010
With ceremonial music playing, formations of troops from the United States and Mali stood next to each other as part of the official ceremony kicking off the Flintlock 10 Exercise, May 2, 2010.
A mid-morning ceremony in Ouagadougou, May 3, 2010, marked the beginning of Flintlock 10, an annual exercise that focuses on improving military interoperability and capacity-building of participating militaries from Northern and Western Africa,
CTJF-HOA Contingency Contracting Office Train the Trainers
12:00 AM5/3/2010
The Contingency Contracting Support training team met with six members of the Djiboutian Chamber of Commerce in Djibouti, May 4, 2010, for a training session that focused on assessing and utilizing the Navy's Electronic Commerce Solicitation
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) hosted a visit by General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, to meet with military officials and soldiers of the BDF in Gaborone, April 28, 2010, where he discussed ongoing regional security efforts
U.S. Marines Train With Moroccan, Senegalese Maritime Interdiction Operations Teams in Preparation for Phoenix Express
12:00 AM4/30/2010
In preparation for Exercise Phoenix Express 2010, North African Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) teams are training with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) Company, Europe, April 19 to May 7, 2010 at Naval Station Rota, Spain.
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Senior Ugandan General Meets with U.S. Army Africa Leaders; Continues Cooperative Partnership
12:00 AM4/30/2010
When Ugandan Brigadier General Silver Kayemba arrived at U.S. Army Africa headquarters on April 27, 2010, he was met by familiar faces.
Kayemba, the chief of training and operations for the Ugandan People's Defense Force (UPDF),