U.S Africa Command Denies Plans of Establishing in Bases in Botswana
12:00 AM8/21/2012
In response to a recent newspaper article in Botswana, U.S. Africa Command's commanding officer, General Carter Ham, once again denied reports that the United States is seeking to establish a base or move the commanddâ?s headquarters to
International Partners Inaugurate Amani Peace Operations Training Village
12:00 AM8/20/2012
A choir sings during church service, a family leisurely strolls through the market, and laughter rings out from a friendly card game. Suddenly, a rebel group interrupts the peacefulness of the African village on a quiet afternoon. A radical faction
"Real life" Suicide Prevention: Wingmen Act to Save Life
12:00 AM8/20/2012
For some service members, suicide prevention training may be just another computer-based training module that must be completed annually. But to four Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Airmen it was literally the difference between life and
During Exercise Western Accord 2012 in Thies, Senegal, U.S. Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen reservists trained and lived alongside their West African partners to build military interoperability and test their combined-operational capacity in
Ham Closes Southern Accord Praising U.S.-Botswana Partnership
12:00 AM8/17/2012
The commander of U.S. Africa Command closed one of the largest joint exercises ever conducted on the African continent at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana, August 16, 2012, praising the Botswanan military as a capable partner and an important and
U.S. Helps Botswana Build Medical Evacuation System
12:00 AM8/16/2012
When the Botswana Defense Force sets out to build a medevac and aeromedical evacuation capability within its forces, it looked to the U.S. military, which has become the world's expert in evacuating wounded troops from the battlefield. Read more
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U.S. Medics Support Botswana HIV Prevention Efforts
12:00 AM8/15/2012
A U.S. military medical team in Botswana for the Southern Accord 12 exercise is helping the Botswana Defense Force confront the country's most pressing health crisis one circumcision surgery at a time.
The Second Annual AFRICOM Olympics held at Kelley Barracks
12:00 AM8/13/2012
Staff members and their families at U.S. Africa Command gathered to participate and cheer on 22 different competitions during the second annual AFRICOM Olympics on August 10, 2012. The events included the 400-meter relay, a basketball tournament,
BDF and U.S. Engineers Combine Efforts on Road Improvement and Pond Reconstruction
12:00 AM8/10/2012
The 631st Engineer Support Company from Lawrenceville, Illinois, assisted Botswana Defense Force engineers in August 2012 with a road improvement and pond restoration project near Mkankake Village in the Republic of Botswana as part of Southern
U.S., BDF Provide Humanitarian Civilian Assistance in Malwelwe
12:00 AM8/9/2012
Family and community members from the Malwelwe village gathered to receive medical treatment during a humanitarian civilian assistance event August 7, 2012.
Airmen Teach Aeromedical Evacuation Principles during MEDLITE 12
12:00 AM8/8/2012
Airmen from the Air National Guard along with members of the Botswana defense force worked together to kick-start MEDLITE 12 at Thebephatswa Air Base in Botswana, August 6, 2012.
U.S. and Botswana Defense Forces Cook Together during Southern Accord 12
12:00 AM8/7/2012
Food service soldiers from four different Illinois Army National Guard units have the opportunity to feed more than 1,200 service members from around the world, in support of Southern Accord 12 in the Republic of Botswana.
SA12 is a joint
New York's Sailors Help Improve School in Seychelles
12:00 AM8/7/2012
Sailors and Marines attached to the amphibious transport-dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) participated in a community service project during a scheduled port visit to the Republic of Seychelles, August 3, 2012.
Major General David R. Hogg relinquished command of U.S. Army Africa to Major General Patrick J. Donahue II August 3, 2012 during a ceremony on Hoekstra Field in Vicenza.
Chicago Soldiers Teach Rapid Trauma Response in Botswana
12:00 AM8/6/2012
Soldiers from the 909th Forward Surgical Team out of Fort Sheridan, Illinois, provided medical training to soldiers of the Botswana Defense Force August 2, 2012, in Botswana.
Newly Selected General Officers and Flag Officers Visit U.S. Africa Command Headquarters
12:00 AM8/6/2012
A visit to U.S. Africa Command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, August 1, 2012, concluded a 12-day trip to Africa and Europe for 17 newly selected general officers and flag officers.
U.S. Africa Command hosted seven coalition liaison officers (CLOs) assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Djibouti for a two-day visit to the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, August 1-2, 2012. Read more
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PRESS STATEMENT: Adoption of Somalia's Provisional Constitution
12:00 AM8/3/2012
Following is a press statement by Hillary Rodham Clinton, August 2, 2012, on the adoption of Somalia's Provisional Constitution.
More than 1,200 military personnel from the Republic of Botswana and the United States attended the opening ceremony for Southern Accord 2012 on August 1. Southern Accord is a joint exercise intended to enhance both countries' capabilities in
General Philip M. Breedlove took command of U.S. Air Forces in Europe from General Mark A. Welsh III on July 31, 2012, in a change of command ceremony here.