U.S. Sailors Make Impact at Cameroon Primary School
12:00 AM9/16/2008
Following a flood in Douala, Cameroon, U.S. service members with Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CNE) assisted in rebuilding a deteriorated road leading to the school and participated in a variety of community relations activities as part of
Crew of U.S. Navy Ship USS Elrod Responds to Fire in Cape Verde
12:00 AM9/15/2008
A reception aboard U.S. Navy ship USS Elrod for participants of a training event with the Cape Verde Coast Guard became a real-world opportunity to assist the Cape Verdeans in extinguishing a fire September 8, 2008.
Well Repairs in Tanzania Benefit Thousands of Community Members
12:00 AM9/12/2008
U.S. service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa worked in partnership with residents of the Tanga region of Tanzania to repair wells, making clean water more accessible to more than 6,000 community members.
Today, September 11, is a special day in the life of our country, a day to remember and reflect on that fateful morning in 2001 when everything in our world changed.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice becomes the highest-ranking American official to visit Libya in more than a half-century, opening the way for renewed political and economic relations between Libya and the United States.
U.S. and Seychelles Militaries Partner for Maritime Training
12:00 AM9/2/2008
U.S. service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and USS Halsey reviewed visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) tactics with Seychelles Coast Guard personnel at Seychelles Coast Guard headquarters on August 14,
Liberia's President Johnson-Sirleaf, U.S. General Ward Attend Historic Activation of Liberian Military Unit
12:00 AM9/2/2008
Liberia's new democratic government took an historic step toward establishing its own security August 29, 2008, with the activation of a new infantry battalion trained with the assistance of the United States and the international
U.S. Africa Command Senior Officials Discuss Lessons Learned, Way Ahead in Joint Force Journal Articles
12:00 AM8/28/2008
A set of U.S. Africa Command-related articles featured in Issue 51 of the Joint Force Quarterly describes the command's progression from its conception to its transition into unified command status, taking into account lessons learned and its
U.S. AFRICOM, SOUTHCOM Promote new approach to regional challenges
12:00 AM8/27/2008
Along with U.S. Africa Command going fully operational Oct. 1, the Defense Department will reach another milestone as U.S. Southern Command officials complete a major reorganization that also promotes joint, interagency and even private- and
The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of two detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Algeria. These detainees were determined to be eligible for transfer following a comprehensive series of review processes.
Newly Constructed Maternity Ward in Tanzania Offers Improved Healthcare to Women and Infants
12:00 AM8/27/2008
U.S. service members and health officials from the U.S. Embassy, together with Tanzanian government officials, dedicated a labor ward and a renovated postnatal building at the Njombe District hospital August 25, 2008.
The hospital additions,
Civil Affairs Sailors Work to Improve Humanitarian Effort Outcomes
12:00 AM8/20/2008
The Navy's budding civil affairs force will help sustain U.S. military humanitarian efforts in developing countries, the force's commander told online journalists and bloggers in an August 8, 2008 teleconference.
The "unspeakable" bombing by al-Qaida of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 10 years ago strengthened the long-standing ties that bind the American, Kenyan and Tanzanian people, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
Service members with the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) joined Kenyan Ministry of Defense personnel, municipality leaders, and residents of the villages of Shabah and Delolo to celebrate the dedication of two new wells on
U.S. Service Members Complete Largest Medical Training Exercise in Africa
12:00 AM8/11/2008
U.S. service members completed the largest annual humanitarian medical exercise in Africa July 26, 2008 following two-weeks of intense training and clinical visits in villages throughout Mali.
United States and Burkina Faso Sign Bilateral Agreement to Facilitate Military Cooperation
12:00 AM8/8/2008
A bilateral military agreement between the United States and Burkina Faso became effective on August 6, 2008 following the official signing by United States Marine Major General Anthony Jackson, Director of Operations and Logistics, U.S. Africa