Search Results

Count: 7587

Article

CJTF-HOA Veterinary Experts Team with Uganda to Treat 30,000 Animals

12:00 AM6/16/2011

Working with the Ugandan Ministry of Livestock, a team of 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion (402 CA) veterinarian healthcare experts attached to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa partnered with their Ugandan counterparts to treat thousands

Read more

Article

Science and Technology Contributes to Health Surveillance in Africa

12:00 AM6/16/2011

Scientists and medical professionals from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America collaborated on improving healthcare in developing countries through the use of science and technology during a conference, June 13-16, 2011 in Stuttgart,

Read more

Article

To Hell and Back: French, U.S. Servicemembers Weather Intense Combat Training

12:00 AM6/16/2011

"Take what you think your body can handle and multiply it by five."

The words of U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Joel Mack became my mantra of survival during my field trip to hell and back across 50 miles of barren Djiboutian

Read more

Article

Former AFRICOM Commander Receives Visionary Award

12:00 AM6/15/2011

The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) presented its annual "Visionary Award: Achievement in Peace and Security" to U.S. Army General William E. "Kip" Ward during an award ceremony and luncheon held in his honor on June 8, 2011, in

Read more

Article

Africans Training Africans in Cameroon

12:00 AM6/14/2011

Senegalese military contributed a mobile training team in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2011 in Cameroon, June 10.

For the first time in APS history, Senegal contributed a three-man team to teach a five-day visit board

Read more

Article

Clinton Praises Zambia's Fights Against HIV/AIDS

12:00 AM6/13/2011

Thanks to a partnership between the United States and Zambia against HIV/AIDS, the transmission of HIV from mother to child has been "practically eliminated" in the country, says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Speaking with

Read more

Article

More U.S. Support to Combat Hunger and Malnutrition in Tanzania

12:00 AM6/13/2011

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the Obama administration is increasing funding for Tanzanian nutritional programs as part of its Feed the Future initiative and pledged the administration's commitment to Tanzania's

Read more

Article

AFRICOM Hosts 3rd Annual Personnel Recovery Conference

12:00 AM6/13/2011

The 3rd Annual Personnel Recovery Conference kicked off in Garmisch, Germany, June 6-10, 2011, with more than 100 participants.

The conference, hosted by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), was attended by staff members from AFRICOM and

Read more

Article

Preventing Identity Theft

12:00 AM6/13/2011

While there is no guaranteed strategy to avoid identity theft, people can minimize their risks and guard their personal information.

The Federal Trade Commission offers the following guidelines to help keep consumers protected. Read more

Article

Phoenix Express 2011 Helps Prevent the Distribution of Components used to build Weapons of Mass Destruction

12:00 AM6/13/2011

An international maritime interdiction operations (MIO) team participating in Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) executed a boarding scenario June 10, 2011 that supported the aims of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).

PSI is a

Read more

Article

Good Governance Will Unleash Africa's Potential, Clinton Says

12:00 AM6/13/2011

Good governance is essential for Africa's development and achievement of its full potential, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says, calling for free elections across the continent and for strong democratic institutions.
Read more

Article

Foreign Emerging Leaders Learn about AFRICOM's Role in Africa

12:00 AM6/10/2011

Thirty emerging foreign leaders learned about U.S. military relations in Africa at U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany June 8, 2011.

Mostly from Germany and France, the group of politically active visitors came to

Read more

Article

African Senior Foreign Military Leaders Get Educated on AFRICOM

12:00 AM6/6/2011

Senior foreign military leaders from 18 African countries gathered in Washington D.C. the third week of May 2011 to participate in the second "Warrant Officer and Sergeants Major Symposium" hosted by the U.S. Africa Command with support from the

Read more

Article

Practicing Damage Control in Exercise Phoenix Express

12:00 AM6/6/2011

Teams from four ships came together to participate in a damage control training workshop as a part of exercise Phoenix Express 2011 (PE-11) at Marathi Pier in Souda Bay, June 2, 2011.

USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49), one of the U.S.

Read more

Article

Cadets, Midshipmen Visit Horn of Africa to Enhance Understanding of Regional Affairs

12:00 AM6/6/2011

Six Army cadets and six midshipmen from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, arrived at the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), May 26, 2011, to better understand the role of U.S.

Read more

Article

Gates Cautions Against Ending U.S. Support in Libya

12:00 AM6/3/2011

If the United States unilaterally ended support to the NATO mission in Libya, it would have enormous and dangerous long-term consequences, Pentagon officials said in Singapore, June 3, 2011.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is

Read more

Article

AFRICOM Service Members Conduct Memorial Mission to Honor Fallen

12:00 AM6/2/2011

More than 35 Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) service members climbed aboard two CH-53 Super Stallion Helicopters on May 30, 2011, Memorial Day, and traveled to some of Djibouti's most remote regions to honor CJTF-HOA

Read more

Article

Author Discusses Human Trafficking in Africa

12:00 AM6/2/2011

Human trafficking will be a defining issue of the 21st century and especially in Africa where there are so many youth without access to jobs and a living wage, said Dr. Louise Shelley who spoke at the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) headquarters on

Read more

Article

Horn of Africa Seminar Focuses on Finding Solutions to Transnational Threats

12:00 AM6/2/2011

A Horn of Africa seminar, "Seeking Whole of Region Solutions to Transnational Threats," opened May 28, 2011 with more than 80 participants and speakers from the Arab League, U.S. Central Command, U.S. Africa Command, and representatives from more

Read more

Article

AFRICOM Service Members Conduct Memorial Mission to Honor Fallen

12:00 AM6/2/2011

More than 35 Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) service members climbed aboard two CH-53 Super Stallion Helicopters on May 30, 2011, Memorial Day, and traveled to some of Djibouti's most remote regions to honor CJTF-HOA

Read more

1 … 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 … Last