Residents of Ali Sabieh, members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and the U.S. Embassy came together to commemorate the completion of the Ali Sabieh Library renovation at its grand opening ceremony August 1, 2010. Community members
The November general election is only 90 days away. To register, request a ballot and vote absentee by mail takes a LONG time. Go to www.FVAP.gov today, use our online registration and absentee ballot assistant, and have your forms completed,
Senior African warrant officers and enlisted personnel met in July 2010 in a historic effort to promote international dialogue focusing on security and policy issues. Sponsored by the African Center for Strategic Studies, the symposium follows U.S.
The Stuttgart Law Center will close on Friday, August 6, at 11:30 a.m.
Normal office hours will resume on Monday, August 9 at 9 a.m. For more information, call DSN
CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs Assists With Curbing Malaria Outbreak
12:00 AM8/5/2010
Residents of Hawi Gudina, West Hararghe zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, received aid in the form of nearly 900 long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) from a U.S. Army Civil Affairs team assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa,
Marines Kick Off Intelligence Mentoring Package with Mozambican Forces
12:00 AM8/5/2010
An intelligence team with U.S. Marine Forces Africa began sharing intelligence application tactics with about a dozen officers and senior enlisted members of the Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique (FADM) in Moamba, Mozambique July 29, 2010.
MCAST Security Force Assistance Mobile Team Collaborates on Small Boat Operations with the Cameroon Navy
12:00 AM8/5/2010
A Security Force Assistance (SFA) detachment from the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training command conducted a cooperative training engagement with the Cameroon Navy July 12 to 23, 2010 at the Douala Navy Base.
Marine Engineers Repair School, Provide Facility for Mozambican Youth
12:00 AM8/5/2010
U.S. Marines with the 6th Engineer Support Battalion are preparing for the task of restoring a dilapidated school in Moamaba, Mozambique as part of exercise Shared Accord 2010.
The engineers said in spite of the poor condition of the
CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs Assists With Curbing Malaria Outbreak
12:00 AM8/5/2010
Residents of Hawi Gudina, West Hararghe zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, received aid in the form of nearly 900 long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) from a U.S. Army Civil Affairs team assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa,
Journalists from Maghreb Attend Writers Workshop in Tunisia
12:00 AM8/4/2010
Thirty-three journalists from the Maghreb region of Africa, including Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, entered into sometimes impassioned debate during the third annual Magharebia.com Writers Workshop, July 29 - August 1 at the U.S.
President Obama is convening a first-ever, three-day conference in August 2010 with more than 100 young leaders from a cross section of African life to examine how they see Africa's future over the next half century, and to help craft
Demonstrations in Stuttgart for "the foreseeable future"
12:00 AM8/3/2010
For the foreseeable future, various German citizen initiatives will be conducting almost daily protests against the construction of the new train station (Hauptbahnhof) in Stuttgart. Demonstrations will likely occur in front of and on the north
A joint task force of more than 700 service members set up temporary quarters in Moamba in preparation for Exercise Shared Accord 2010. The team, comprised largely of reserve Marines, began arriving at Maputo's largest military base, July 29,
While no easy answers exist to a military suicide problem that has reached "crisis level," a big part of the solution is tied to leadership, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.
Hantavirus becoming more prevalent this year in Germany
12:00 AM8/2/2010
You may have been hearing about cases of Puumala virus (a member of the European Hantavirus family) in the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Bavaria through the local media. Although a common annual problem in this region of Germany, this season
Ghana to Host Joint Military Exercise Africa Endeavor
12:00 AM8/2/2010
In cooperation with the Armed Forces of Ghana and the support of the African Union (AU), U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is sponsoring the largest military communications interoperability and information sharing exercise in Africa from August 9-20,
The Wine club still has a few seats and hotel rooms available. Please send an email to Margi.nelson@africom.mil if you are interested in partaking in this wine extravaganza.
We have received formal approval, thanks to the hard work and dedication of Sergeant Major Luis Bispo and support of the Garrison, to stand-up a local Civil Air Patrol (CAP) unit here in the
Baden-Wurttemberg, Bavaria schools start summer break this week
Schools throughout the German States of Baden-Wurttemberg and Bavaria
will start their summer break this week. Traffic will be heavy on all major
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