Dec 29, 2009

The largest U.S. Defense Department-sponsored exercise in Africa this year yielded many important lessons, the commander of U.S. Army Africa said yesterday.

Dec 28, 2009

When villagers near Camp Sandi Ware told medics that a six-year-old boy was severely burned by pot of boiling water, Sgt. 1st Dedraf Blash joined Armed Forces of Liberia medics to assist.

Dec 19, 2009

Stocking supplies may not be the most glamorous job the Army offers.

Dec 18, 2009

FORT BENNING, Ga. - A Liberian military defense delegation is looking at ways to build respect in the ranks of the newly reformed Armed Forces of Liberia by modeling its professional relationship between officers and NCOs after the U.S. Army.

Dec 13, 2009

During the third day of the Eastern Africa Standby Brigade Field Training Exercise, approximately 1,500 participants from 10 countries of East Africa worked together on various fictional scenarios, Dec. 2, 2009, in Djibouti.

Dec 13, 2009

A team of U.S. Army instructors from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa provided malaria microscopy training to 20 Tanzanian medical laboratory technicians, November 23 - December 4, 2009.

Dec 13, 2009

Thirteen troops from the Uganda Peoples Defence Force earned entry-level certification in aircraft load planning following a recent U.S. Army Africa-led mentorship program.

Dec 2, 2009

Hundreds of maroon-bereted Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team gathered Nov. 30 to honor Staff Sgt. Matthew Matlock, a noncommissioned officer from Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment for actions he took under fire to save Soldiers in Afghanistan.

Dec 1, 2009

There are plenty of top-notch dining facilities in the Army, but only one is rated the best in Europe and that establishment, nestled in the heart of Northern Italy, is also home to some of the finest culinary arts specialists the Army has to offer - with a wall of trophies and lines of satisfied diners to prove it.

Nov 29, 2009

U.S. senior enlisted military leaders met with U.S. servicemembers working with Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) soldiers November 23, 2009, at Camp Ware, Liberia.

Nov 24, 2009

A contingent of the U.S. Army's 4/78th Battalion, Delta Company Civil Affairs and volunteers from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), visited a small village called Camel Douda in Djibouti to provide clothes, soccer balls, and a movie to local residents, November 12, 2009.

Nov 20, 2009

While on convoy patrol one day in late October, U.S. Army Sergeant Hipolito Nieves noticed a wet spot on the ground at a checkpoint outside Camp Lemonnier. He searched the area and confirmed with his convoy commander that someone had been there and likely fled upon their approach. This defensive posture is one of many patrols conducted around the perimeter to protect the camp.

Nov 20, 2009

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) opened its annual Theater Security Cooperation Conference November 16, 2009, a premier event that builds the foundation for the command's activities with its African partners over the next three years.

Nov 20, 2009

A team of medical experts from U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya recently visited Nigeria to offer their expertise in malaria microscopy.

Nov 20, 2009

U.S. Army Africa officers assigned to the Ethiopian Defense Command and Staff College (EDCSC), recently spent an afternoon with veterans of the Kagnew Battalion - an Ethiopian unit that fought alongside U.S. troops during the Korean War.

Nov 11, 2009

Senior enlisted advisors from the United States and five partner nations in Exercise Natural Fire 10 took advantage of the opportunity to sit down and talk with Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Ripka, senior enlisted advisor for U.S. Africa Command, during his visit to Task Force Kitgum.

Nov 8, 2009

Each year on Nov. 4, Italians come together to celebrate Giorno delle Forze Armate, Italian Armed Forces Day, a day of national unity to commemorate the Allied victory in World War I and to pay tribute to the Italian Armed Forces, past and present.

Nov 8, 2009

Soldiers and Army civilians assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya are celebrating 40 years of research in East Africa.

Oct 26, 2009

Teaming up to overcome a humanitarian crisis is one of the goals of the partnership nations for Natural Fire 10. One necessity for any military exercise is water.

Oct 26, 2009

Learning from the past to ensure a better future defines the Kigali Memorial Center where visitors undertake an emotional journey to understand how genocide nearly destroyed Rwanda.

Oct 26, 2009

When 1st Lt. Victoria Lynn Watson deployed to Uganda for a humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercise with the Uganda People's Defence Force, she never imagined she would use her labor and delivery nursing skills.

Oct 26, 2009

Capacity building is a top priority for U.S. Army Africa, the army component of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Therefore, during a visit to Rwanda and Burundi October 19-20, 2009, Major General William B. Garrett III and Command Sergeant Major Gary Bronson, the command team for U.S. Army Africa, seized the opportunity to see Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance sites in both countries.

Oct 23, 2009

Weeks of hard work have come to a head for the advance and torch parties of Natural Fire 10 as the main body moved from Entebbe, Uganda, to Kitgum and into their new home at Life Support Area Fist on Pajimo Barracks.

Oct 14, 2009

Maj. Gen. William B. Garrett, commander of U.S. Army Africa met this week with several African defense attachAfAs to discuss his command's partnership initiatives with African nations.

Oct 14, 2009

When Staff Sgt. John Okumu joined the U.S. Army nearly five years ago, he never dreamed he would one day deploy to Africa, the continent he once called home.

Oct 14, 2009

When U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Kellyjack Luman needed to inspect growing operations at this remote village in northern Uganda, he relied upon the CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the U.S. Army Reserve's 11th Aviation Command, a Fort Knox, Ky., -based unit supporting Natural Fire 10 this month in Uganda.

Oct 14, 2009

Soldiers from several East African nations continue to flow into Entebbe, Uganda, in anticipation of the Oct. 16 kickoff of Natural Fire 10, a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise.

Oct 1, 2009

Corps of Engineers team deploys to Uganda with forces from all U.S services and from five East African partner nations - Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania.

Oct 1, 2009

U.S. Africa Command is a "listening command" that has added value to U.S. government programs on the continent, the command's top military officer told the Atlantic Council recently.

Sep 30, 2009

As U.S. Army Maj. Jeff Price heads back to his post in Nigeria, he takes with him a better understanding of U.S. Army Africa and a network of fellow Army officers serving at U.S. Embassies on the continent.

Sep 30, 2009

U.S. Army Africa and several African countries are joining together in a multi-national, globally resourced exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

Sep 30, 2009

When the command sergeant major of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command arrived in Uganda and met with the sergeants major from the Ugandan Peoples Defense Force, their main focus was making Natural Fire 10 a success.

Sep 24, 2009

Members of the Third Army/U.S. Army Central Public Affairs Office (Third Army PAO) hosted their public affairs counterparts from the Kenyan Army during an exchange between the partner nations Sept. 14 through 17 in Washington, D.C.

Sep 22, 2009

CAMP BUTNER, North Carolina - Major General William E. Ingram, Jr. and members of the North Carolina National Guard hosted officers from the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) at Camp Butner National Guard Training Center near Durham, North Carolina, August 17, 2009.

Sep 22, 2009

A three-person Army veterinary team on board Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift, (HSV 2), is participating in the ship's two-week Medical Civil Action Project (MEDCAP) in Monrovia, which began September 2, 2009.

Sep 22, 2009

Army Reserve Soldiers Col. Morgan M. Gray, the commander of the Medical Support Unit-Europe in Mannheim, Germany, and Capt. Charles A. Pastor, a medical doctor assigned to the MSU-E, recently took part in MEDFLAG 09, an exercise designed to share the Army's medical expertise with Swaziland military leaders and Ministry of Health officials.

Sep 15, 2009

Two South African police officers will attend the New York State Police's world-renowned homicide seminar Sept. 12-17, 2009, at the New York State Police Academy in Albany, N.Y., thanks to the New York National Guard.

Sep 15, 2009

Officers of the Ugandan Senior Command and Staff College visited Camp Lemonier from Sept. 7 to 11, 2009, to learn about the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa staff, coalition and regional partners' missions, operations, and execution of staff functions.

Sep 14, 2009

A Nigerian delegation met with representatives from U.S. Africa Command and its component organizations Sept. 10, 2009, in Stuttgart, Germany to discuss their goals and objectives for the coming year.

Sep 8, 2009

U.S. Africa Command hosted 36 academic professionals from 17 different African nations during its second annual academic symposium at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Aug. 21, 2009.

Sep 3, 2009

Members of the New York National Guard will travel to Doornkloof, Gauteng Province, South Africa, Sept. 7-13 to relate their experiences with the National Guard, in combat and at home, to peers from the South African National Defense Reserve Forces.

Sep 1, 2009

Just 15 months ago, when Pfc. Daniel Bateson was hanging drywall with his family's home improvement business, the Connecticut-native never dreamed he would visit Africa.

Sep 1, 2009

Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF), U.S. Army Africa, and U.S. Africa Command (USARAF) concluded the two-week MEDFLAG 09 exercise with a closing ceremony at USDF headquarters in Manzini, Swaziland on August 14, 2009.

Aug 18, 2009

When Swazi farmer Timothy Mathonsi saw U.S. Army and Swaziland veterinarians treating goats and cattle, he sought help for one of his cows that had an abnormal growth on its neck.

Aug 17, 2009

Zamzam Ahmed Dinbil was asleep in a second floor bedroom, her one-year-old daughter beside her, when the fire began that destroyed 21 homes and displaced 126 people in the Quarter 7 BIS neighborhood in the Boulaos commune of Djibouti on Aug. 10, 2009.

Aug 17, 2009

The National Guard will add Liberia to its State Partnership Program this year (2009), bringing the number of African nations taking part in the program to eight.

Aug 14, 2009

This year the National Guard State Partnership Program will add another country to its ever expanding line-up in Africa.

Aug 14, 2009

Gen. William "Kip" Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, made his first visit to the newly renovated headquarters of 17th Air Force, also known as U.S. Air Forces Africa, Aug. 11, 2009.

Aug 14, 2009

Meeting with senior leaders of the Tanzania Peoples Defence Forces, Maj. Gen. William B. Garrett III, echoed messages President Barrack Obama delivered during his trip to Ghana in July.

Aug 14, 2009

A six-member combined dental team from the Air Force, Army and Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF) treated 55 patients during the two-day dental civic assistance project (DENCAP) as part of exercise MEDFLAG 09 here, Aug. 6-7.

Aug 14, 2009

U.S. Africa Command is hitting its stride as it works with African nations to confront common security challenges, a Pentagon official said.

Aug 11, 2009

Thirty-Five soldiers from the Djiboutian Army completed a Combat Life Saver Seminar coordinated by U.S. Soldiers from Army Central Command and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Aug. 6, 2009, at nearby Camp Chekh Osman.

Aug 6, 2009

A Liberian military defense delegation has come away from a visit to Fort Benning, Ga., saying they've gained insight into military training that could be used to help stabilize the country and rebuild the Armed Forces of Liberia.

Aug 6, 2009

In partnership with the Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF), U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Africa kicked-off a two-week medical exercise with an opening ceremony at USDF headquarters in Swaziland, August 3, 2009.

Aug 4, 2009

Representatives and servicemembers from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, in conjunction with the government of Tanzania, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, attended a dedication ceremony at the Tongoni Primary School, July 30, 2009.

Aug 3, 2009

Speaking to military officers from five African nations, Maj. Gen. William B. Garrett III, echoed messages delivered by President Barrack Obama in Ghana a few weeks ago.

Aug 3, 2009

A ribbon-cutting ceremony July 30, celebrated the establishment of a U.S. military harbor security force at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti.

Jul 27, 2009

When Sgt. Maj. Brian Warren recently spoke to a group of officers about how to best support new Soldiers and the importance of noncommissioned officer evaluations, his words were translated into Amharic -- the language of Ethiopia.

Jul 27, 2009

Thirty officers from seven African nations graduated June 26, from a 12-week, introductory intelligence course held at Nigeria's Defence Intelligence School aimed at training junior officers in the basic skills necessary to operate on a military intelligence staff.

Jul 24, 2009

Richard Nixon became 37th president of the United States, gas cost .35 cents per gallon, the New York Mets won the World Series in five games over the Baltimore Orioles, and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Brett Favre, Renee Zellweger and Jennifer Aniston were born. The year was 1969.

Jun 30, 2009

The first International Student Hall of Fame class inducted three students from Australia, Botswana and Macedonia. Warrant Officer Stephen Ward, Australian Army Regimental Sergeant Major graduated from the USASMA non-resident graduate course in 1994. Botswana Sergeant Major Herman Bahuma is the current Defense Force Sergeant Major in Makopong Village, Botswana. He is a graduate of USAMA Class 48. Sergeant Major of the Army Boban Stojanovik, is the Macedonia Armed Forces sergeant major. He is a graduate of the USASMA Class 58.

Jun 30, 2009

Rows of Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, stood at attention as the U.S. Army recognized Staff Sgt. Conrad Begaye for bravery under fire in Afghanistan.

Jun 29, 2009

When Sgt. 1st Class Gerardo Navarro heard about a U.S. Army research center's need to upgrade its facility deep within remote jungles of the Democratic Republic of Congo, he began taking notes.

Jun 29, 2009

When a Senegalese military unit convoyed nearly 3,000 kilometers from coastal West Africa to a multi-national exercise in June to Burkina Faso, a senior U.S. Army Africa logistics expert took note.

Jun 29, 2009

The top U.S. military officer with responsibility for Africa concedes he's worried about the threat of violent extremists taking hold there, particularly in Somalia, and said U.S. Africa Command is working to help regional governments prevent it.

Jun 22, 2009

Should a pandemic flu, such as H1N1 influenza, make its way into East Africa, a Kenya-based U.S. Army medical research team is in place to assist local officials in detecting diseases.

Jun 21, 2009

Soldiers with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, completed their sixth military-to-military training partnership in Uganda with the graduation of 134 Uganda People's Defense Force soldiers during a ceremony at Kasenyi training school on June 16, 2009.

Jun 16, 2009

The 100 Black Men of America organization honored Gen. William "Kip" Ward with a lifetime leadership award and an honorary membership at its 23rd Annual Conference this week in New York City, June 13, 2009.

Jun 9, 2009

PISA, Italy -- Senior Army logistics leaders toured Camp Darby, June 8, to see first hand how units there contribute to the ArmyAca,!a,,cs mission, to include supporting U.S. Army Africa.

May 20, 2009

Eustis AIT student becomes naturalized U.S. citizen

May 13, 2009

It is critical that the leaders of Ghana recognize the importance of the National Guard's State Partnership Program and that it continues in the west African country, a senior Guard official told reporters.

May 8, 2009

The best way for Staff Sgt. Raymond Mulbah to serve his country is to build a strong supply and logistics section for the Armed Forces of Liberia. Over the past few months, Mulbah has been doing just that, with help from a U.S. Army Africa senior noncommissioned officer, Sgt. 1st Class Ringo Wilson. Mulbah was surprised to find Wilson, a gentile giant from American Samoa, filling the supply office door jamb this past January. Wilson had just arrived at Edward Binyah Kesselly Military Barracks from U.S. Army Africa headquarters in Vicenza, Italy.

May 8, 2009

This week the Vicenza military community will join the Department of Defense in honoring military spouses.

May 8, 2009

During his visit to U.S. Army Africa, Gen. William "Kip" Ward stopped by CoESPU, where the CoESPU director, Brig. Gen. Umberto Rocca, briefed Ward on the center's mission - improving police officers' abilities to operate in peacekeeping mission to include operations in Africa.

May 8, 2009

VICENZA, Italy - Gen. William "Kip" Ward, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, said he knows that should an emergency arise on the African continent, Soldiers from U.S. Army Africa are ready to support a joint task force with command oversight. During a two-day visit to U.S. Army Africa headquarters in northern Italy, Ward met senior leaders and Soldiers at Caserma Ederle and visited the Italian-led Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units.

May 8, 2009

When evading capture in the South African bush, grassy juice from an impala's stomach quenches thirst. Noisy hippos mean water is nearby, as does sighting an African fish eagle.

May 8, 2009

Soldiers from U.S. Army Africa continue to build noncommissioned officer capacity in Rwanda through a partnership effort with British counterparts. During a recent visit to Rwanda, senior U.S. Army Africa NCOs met with British and Rwandan officers to prepare for an upcoming assignment to mentor Rwandan NCOs on leadership.

May 8, 2009

Pvt. Umaru Konneh slides a typhoid tainted blood sample under a microscope as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mike Tatu leans in for a closer look. Konneh, an Armed Forces of Liberia lab technician working alongside Tatu at Edward Binyah Kesselly Military Barracks, sampled the specimen from an AFL soldier waiting outside the medical clinic for treatment.

May 8, 2009

Midday sun beats down upon a long line of Liberian infantry waiting for a ladle-full of palm stew over rice. The soldiers from the Armed Forces of Liberia's Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Brigade, shuffled along the hot, dusty ground, exhausted and soaked in sweat from morning maneuvers.

May 8, 2009

When Sgt. 1st Class Shawnte Reynolds first walked down the dusty lanes at Edward Binyah Kesselly barracks, Liberian soldiers offered only stares and double-takes. Amid a four-month tour mentoring the Armed Forces of Liberia, Reynolds, 39, of Flint, Mich., has returned to soldiering basics, with hopes of having male AFL troops understand her role as senior noncommissioned officer - and more importantly, have them respect women serving among their own ranks.

May 4, 2009

U.S. Africa Command's General William Ward visited Exercise Phoenix Express 09 on May 1, 2009, as maritime and land forces from 14 European and North Africa countries participated in a multinational exercise in the Mediterranean Sea.

Apr 29, 2009

The United States military will continue working with the Congolese armed forces in training, advising and capacity building to support security assistance cooperation activities, but has no plans to put combat troops here, said the commander of U.S. Africa Command during a visit April 24, 2009.

Apr 27, 2009

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. said he was "staggered" at the number of missions on the Horn of Africa as he visited Camp Lemonier for the first time, April 23.

Apr 27, 2009

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen George W. Casey, Jr. visited with the servicemembers of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonier for the first time, April 23.

Apr 26, 2009

General William E. "Kip" Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, reaffirmed the command's commitment to partnering with the Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) to help promote stability and security in the region.

Apr 24, 2009

Sgt. Maj. Bryan Witzel, a logistics sergeant major for U.S. Army Africa, journeyed to Liberia in mid-April to conduct an assessment of the U.S. Army's role in the Liberian Security Sector Reform program, a U.S. State Department-led effort to rebuild the Armed Forces of Liberia. He also took time to speak with AFL soldiers about the importance of supply and logistics.

Apr 23, 2009

Once upon a time, when a Soldier in the Army wanted to get married there was a good chance he would hear someone say, "If the Army had wanted you to have a wife, it would have issued you one." While the Army certainly didn't issue spouses, its outlook on married soldiers has changed dramatically. Just ask Warrant Officer Steven Kambouris and his wife, Staff Sgt. Adrienne Kambouris-who he met while in the Army.

Apr 23, 2009

MOMBASA, Kenya (April 23,2009) - Pictured from left to right: Hon. Stephene Kalonzo Musyoka,., M.P., Vice President of Kenya, speaks with Lt. Gen. James Lovelace, U.S. Army Central commanding general, at the closing ceremony for the 2009 Land Forces Symposium, in Mombasa, Kenya, April 23. Delegates from more than 20 countries gathered for the symposium to discuss topics of mutual interest.

Apr 22, 2009

A U.S. Africa Command delegation led by Gen. William E. Ward met with Rwandan defense leaders and watched displays of Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) capabilities during a two-day visit April 20-21, 2009.

Apr 22, 2009

MOMBASA, Kenya - Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., U.S. Army chief of staff, and Lt. Gen. Jackson K. Tuwei, Kenya army commander, meet during the Land Forces Symposium, in Mombasa, Kenya, April 22, 2009. During the three-day symposium, delegates from U.S. Army Central's area of responsibility met to discuss land forces' challenges in a full spectrum environment.

Apr 22, 2009

Gen. William E. Ward, commander, U.S. Africa Command, Gen. Godefroid Niyombare, chief of staff of the Burundi Army, and Lt. Gen. Charles Kayonga, army chief of staff for Rwanda Defence Forces, meet during a lunch for land forces commanders in the Horn of Africa at the 2009 Land Forces Symposium, April 22. The 2009 Land Forces Symposium was co-hosted by the Kenya Army and U.S. Army Central.

Apr 21, 2009

MOMBASA, Kenya (April 20, 2009) - Maj. Gen. Godefroid Niyombare, chief of staff of the Burundi army, salutes Kenya President Mwai Kibaki, as he arrives at the opening ceremony of the 2009 Land forces Symposium in Mombasa, Kenya, April 20.

Apr 21, 2009

U.S Army Central commander, Lt. Gen. James J. Lovelace and Kenya Army commander, Lt. Gen. Jackson K. Tuwei take questions during a press conference that was held prior to the start of Land Forces Symposium 2009.

Apr 20, 2009

U.S. Army Central Public Affairs took part in an information exchange with the Kenyan Army in Mombasa, Kenya, April 14-16.

Apr 20, 2009

In a medical emergency, time can be an enemy. The longer it takes to transport a patient to the hospital, the higher the probability they may not survive. U.S. Army Central and Kenyan Army Soldiers' skills were put to this test during a medical evacuation exercise, April 17, in Mombasa, Kenya.

Apr 11, 2009

Soldiers from U.S. Army Africa continue to build noncommissioned officer capacity in Rwanda through a partnership effort with British counterparts.

Apr 10, 2009

For U.S. Africa Command's new deputy director of operations and logistics, the words "I can't do it" won't cut it.

Mar 30, 2009

Mar 30, 2009

On the occasion of Women's History Month, we at Africa Command are proud to honor the contributions of women around the world.

Mar 30, 2009

The Garissa Boys' High School in Kenya has a new water system, thanks to the efforts of the Kenyan government, the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, military engineers, and a civil affairs team from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA).