U.S. AFRICOM Home

News from Internet Sources:

Home
l'AFRICOM en Français

About U.S. AFRICOM

Frequently Asked Questions

Transcripts and Documents

U.S. AFRICOM Activities

2009 US AFRICOM
Posture Statement
(PDF)

2009 US AFRICOM
Command Brief
(PDF)

U.S. AFRICOM Photo Gallery

U.S. AFRICOM A/V Multimedia

Combined Joint Task Force
  Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA)

Operation Enduring Freedom
  Trans Sahara

Africa-Related Links

Biographies:
  ·Gen William E. Ward
  ·Amb Mary C. Yates
  ·Vice Adm Robert T. Moeller
  ·Command Sgt Maj Mark Ripka
  ·Jerry P. Lanier
     Foreign Policy Advisor

Employment with U.S. AFRICOM

Contact Us

Staff Resources:
  ·Remote Email Access
  ·Newcomers
  ·Inspector General
  ·Reserve Affairs
  ·Theater Clearance Coord Center
  ·Hometown News Release
  ·Weather/School Closure Info

Freedom of Information Act
  (FOIA) Requests

Top Stories

WARD SENDS: Military Spouse Appreciation Day

May 08, 2009 · U.S. Africa Command

The 8th of May is "Military Spouse Appreciation Day," a special day for all spouses here at U.S. Africa Command. Our spouses are very important members of the Team, whether residing in Stuttgart, Molesworth, Tampa, on the continent, or elsewhere. This is an opportune time to thank our spouses for... Full Story

Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Recognizes National Military
Appreciation Month

May 07, 2009 · Joint Chiefs of Staff

Article is in PDF format Full Story

Yates Visits International Peace Support Training Centre and Kenyan National Defence College

May 06, 2009 · U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs

Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates concluded the second day of a two-day visit to Nairobi May 4, 2009 with visits to the International Peace Support Training Centre and the Kenyan National Defence College. Yates was welcomed in the morning at the International Peace Support Training Centre by Canadian... Full Story

International Police Officers Train for Peacekeeping Missions in Africa

May 06, 2009 · U.S. Army Africa

U.S. Army Africa, the Army component of U.S. Africa Command, maintains close ties to the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units, (CoESPU) an international police training mission led by Italian Carabinieri. During a visit to Vicenza May 4-5, 2009, General William "Kip" Ward stopped... Full Story

General Ward Visits U.S. Army Africa

May 06, 2009 · U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs

During a visit to the headquarters of U.S. Army Africa in Vicenza, Italy, May 4-5, 2009, General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, recognized the important role of non-commissioned officers (NCO) to U.S. military engagements in Africa. Many U.S. military missions in Africa are led... Full Story

U.S. Government Donates Equipment to Diagnose Respiratory Diseases in Cote d'Ivoire

May 05, 2009 · U.S. Embassy, Cote d'Ivoire

As part of an effort to improve the health of Cote d'Ivoire residents, the U.S. government donated advanced medical equipment and computer technology to an infectious disease research center in Adipodoume, just outside of Abidjan. Approximately $50,000 worth of medical equipment was installed... Full Story

Global Coordination Can Stop Pirates

May 04, 2009 · America.gov

(Editor's note: This article by the U.S. Department of State is republished to promote public understanding of U.S. policy with regard to piracy off the African coast.) In a set of hearings on Capitol Hill, analysts testified that commercial ships traveling off the African coast should... Full Story

Showing the most recent press releases.

For the past month's articles, released Friday, April 10, 2009 through Monday, May 11, 2009, see the Articles page.

For ALL press releases, see the U.S. AFRICOM News Archives

AFRICOM Image Rotator

Pause/Resume auto-play

MONROVIA, Liberia - Sergeant 1st Class Shawnte Reynolds mentors Liberian soldiers in Monrovia, Liberia in April 2009. Reynolds, an administration non-commissioned officer from U.S. Africa Command, is the first female soldier to take part in the security sector reform program, a U.S. State Department-led effort to help build leadership capacity within Liberia's military. During her four-month tour in Liberia, she hopes to gain understanding from male service members in the Armed Forces of Liberia of her role as a senior noncommissioned officer and to encourage them to respect women serving among their own ranks. (Photo by Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa)

TIFNIT, Morocco - Marine Corps Sergeant Joseph M. Cuffel (center) demonstrates a hand-to-hand combat technique to Moroccan soldiers May 5, 2009 in Tifnit, Morocco. More than 30 Moroccan soldiers are training with Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Division on hand-to-hand combat during exercise AFRICAN LION. The annually scheduled, combined U.S.-Moroccan exercise is designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation's tactics, techniques and procedures and is scheduled to run until June 4. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sergeant Grady T. Fontana)

PORT GENTIL, Gabon - Portugal Navy Lieutenant Commander Antonio Mourinha (center) and a class of Gabon Navy maritime enforcement personnel receive a lesson on endangered species of fish during Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville's port visit to Port Gentil April 23, 2009. Mourinha was leading a fisheries management class during the visit. APS is a multinational initiative developed by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa which aims to work cooperatively with U.S. and international partners to enhance maritime safety and security on the African continent. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Holmes)

TIFNIT, Morocco - U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Rory C. Newton (right) and a Moroccan soldier inspect the bolt of a Moroccan AK-47 service rifle. During the training evolution, U.S. Marines and Moroccan soldiers familiarized each other on how to assemble and disassemble each other's select weapons as part of Exercise AFRICAN LION. The annually scheduled, combined U.S.-Moroccan exercise is designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation's tactics, techniques and procedures and is scheduled to run until June 4. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sergeant Grady T. Fontana)

VICENZA, Italy - Sergeant Jonathan Smith, a 509th Signal Battalion noncommissioned officer supporting U.S. Army Africa, briefs General William "Kip" Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, on the advanced communication gear he uses in U.S. Army Africa's command center May 4, 2009 in Vicenza. During Ward's two-day Italy, he also met with senior leaders and soldiers at Caserma Ederle and visited the Italian-led Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units. (Photo by Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa)

NAIROBI, Kenya - Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates, U.S. Africa Command's deputy to the commander for civil-military activities, is met at the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC) in Nairobi May 3, 2009 for a briefing and a tour of the facility. The IPSTC conducts training and education of military, civilian, and police personnel to promote stability and security in the East African region. Yates was in Kenya May 3-4 to meet with senior Kenyan military leadership and discuss security-related issues of common interest. (Photo by Commander Denise Shorey, U.S. Africa Command)

VICENZA, Italy - General William "Kip" Ward meets with officers at the Italian-led Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU), where the CoESPU director, Brigadier General Umberto Rocca, briefed Ward on the center's mission --improving police officers' abilities to operate in peacekeeping missions to include operations in Africa. During his two-day visit to Vicenza, Italy, May 4-5, 2009, Ward met with police officers from several African nations including Cameroon, Nigeria, Mali and Burkina Faso. (Photo by Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa)

AFRICOM Photo Gallery

U.S. AFRICOM Multimedia
For additional U.S. AFRICOM multimedia files please see the A/V Multimedia page.
homePageVideoGallery

U.S. AFRICOM Activities Fact Sheets

FACT SHEET: United States Africa Command

U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs Office

United States Africa Command, AFRICOM, one of six of the Defense Department's regional military headquarters, was declared a fully unified command on October 1, 2008. As such, Africa Command has administrative responsibility for U.S. military... Full Fact Sheet

U.S. Africa Command Informational Brochure

U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs

Document is in PDF format (Full Fact Sheet)

FACT SHEET: The United States and Africa - Partnering for Growth and Development

Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Editor's Note: The following fact sheet is provided by the Department of State's Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs. Where appropriate, U.S. Africa Command coordinates military support of these U.S. government policies and initiatives... (Full Fact Sheet)

U.S. Africa Command Website Hosts Interactive Map of Africa

U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs

Serving as a public source of Africa-related information, the U.S. Africa Command website, updated daily, hosts the latest news and updates on command activities and initiatives. The website has recently become more interactive, serving as a forum... (Full Fact Sheet)

FACT SHEET: BRIEFING SLIDES: Africa Command Officials Brief Business Leaders at AFRICOM Expo

U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs

Representatives from more 100 companies attended a Business Innovation Exposition co-hosted April 30 - May 1, 2008, by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the U.S. Defense Department's Business Transformation Agency. This event provided U.S. and... (Full Fact Sheet)

For additional U.S. AFRICOM Fact Sheets please see the U.S. AFRICOM Activities page.

africaGlobeBG

AFRICOM Dialogue

From Gen William "Kip" Ward

Welcome.

As we build U.S. Africa Command, we want to talk to people about what the U.S. military is doing in Africa.
(Read Full Entry)

Recent Posts by AFRICOM Staff

On 4/24/2009 10:33:19 AM
From Commander Kathleen Duignan, U.S. Africa Command Office of Legal Counsel
"On 13-17 April 2009, a team from the U.S. Africa Command Office of Legal Counsel and from the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) traveled to Praia, Cape Verde..."
(Read Full Entry)

On 4/22/2009 9:16:08 AM
From Colonel Ron Baldinger, U.S. Africa Command Inspector General
"On 14-17 April 2009, I attended the International Defense Acquisition Resource Management (IDARM) Conference in Rabat, Morocco. The conference was conducted by the School of International..."
(Read Full Entry)

On 4/16/2009 3:58:20 PM
From Paul Saxton
"The following blog is by Paul Saxton, U.S. Africa Command's director of Outreach: I spent two very profitable days with the African Partnership Station (APS) team in Limbe,..."
(Read Full Entry)

Recent Posts by Internet Public

On 5/11/2009 7:55:39 AM
Anonymous in Unspecified wrote
"Thank You to All the military spouses out there. Let's earn thsoe stripes ladies—Navy Wife..."
(Read Full Entry)
On 5/10/2009 5:45:01 AM
QUAN in FT BLISS TX wrote
"I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE ARMY HAS A COMMAND DEDICATED TO AFRICA. MY RE ENLISTMENT WINDOW OPENS IN SEPTEMBER AND I'M MAKING AFRICOM MY NUMBER ONE CHOICE FOR REAASIGNMENT..."
(Read Full Entry)
On 5/9/2009 9:23:08 PM
Kimberly Ennett in USA DHS TSA wrote
"I became aware of this command after the Department of Homeland Security requested applications from TSA employees who were interested in an opportunity to support this mission. I ..."
(Read Full Entry)
On 5/9/2009 2:27:59 AM
Tim in Minnesota wrote
"Thank you for your comments sir, my wife WO2 Eve McAnallen is just finishing up a tour with the APS as a French translator. We here in MN are so thankful for all of the work you pa..."
(Read Full Entry)
On 5/3/2009 2:45:01 PM
JOSEPH in USAG BENELUX wrote
"I am so glad for this meeting, and hope this will open more doors for the AFRICOM. ..."
(Read Full Entry)

翻译：