As General William "Kip" Ward prepares to fully stand up U.S. Africa Command, he told a crowd of about 1,000 members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa that U.S. AFRICOM was a way for the Department of Defense to focus its efforts in Africa.
"We were looking to increase...
(Full Story)Africa Sports Diplomacy Team Engages with Libreville Students
Sep 22, 2008 · Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet Public Affairs
Service members with Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CNE) painted classrooms in two schools September 15 and 16, 2008 during an 11-day Africa Sports Diplomacy Tour to West and Central Africa as part of an Africa Partnership Station initiative to improve understanding and develop goodwill through...
(Full Story)TRANSCRIPT: Remarks by General Ward at Ceremony for U.S. Air Forces Africa
Sep 22, 2008 · AFRICOM Public Affairs
General William Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, delivered the following remarks in a ceremony to honor the planned activation of U.S. Air Forces Africa, which will be designated 17th Air Force. The command is planned to be activated on October 1, 2008. The date of the ceremony, September 18,...
(Full Story)TRANSCRIPT: President Bush Welcomes Ghana President Kufuor to White House
Sep 16, 2008 · South Lawn, The White House
President and Mrs. Bush welcomed President of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor and Mrs. Kufuor to the White House for a State dinner September 15, 2008. During the visit, the two presidents discussed efforts to combat malaria and other tropical diseases, as well as Ghana's efforts to promote democratic...
(Full Story)U.S. Sailors Make Impact at Cameroon Primary School
Sep 16, 2008 · Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Public Affairs
Following a flood in Douala, Cameroon, U.S. service members with Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CNE) assisted in rebuilding a deteriorated road leading to the school and participated in a variety of community relations activities as part of the Africa Sports Diplomacy Tour September 12, 2008.
The...
(Full Story)Crew of U.S. Navy Ship USS Elrod Responds to Fire in Cape Verde
Sep 15, 2008 · USS Elrod Public Affairs
A reception aboard U.S. Navy ship USS Elrod for participants of a training event with the Cape Verde Coast Guard became a real-world opportunity to assist the Cape Verdeans in extinguishing a fire September 8, 2008.
At the request of the commander of the Cape Verde Coast Guard, crew members sprang...
(Full Story)Well Repairs in Tanzania Benefit Thousands of Community Members
Sep 12, 2008 · U.S. Embassy, Tanzania
U.S. service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa worked in partnership with residents of the Tanga region of Tanzania to repair wells, making clean water more accessible to more than 6,000 community members.
Team members installed manual pumps in water wells in the towns of Ubembe,...
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NAGAD, Djibouti - U.S. Army General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, visits residents of the village of Nagad in Djibouti on September 23, 2008, where personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) have been performing civil action projects. Ward also met with CJTF-HOA service members at their headquarters in Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. (Photo by Master Sergeant Stan Parker, U.S. Air Force)
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti - U.S. Army General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks to service members with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) during a two-day visit to CJTF-HOA headquarters in Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, on September 23, 2008. Ward told service members, "The standup of AFRICOM will not affect the current mission here at CJTF-HOA...So continue to carry on and do the work you've done in such a fantastic fashion representing the United States of America." (Photo by Master Sergeant Stan Parker, U.S. Air Force)
DAMERDJOG, Djibouti - Schoolchildren at an elementary school in Damerdjog, Djibouti gather to talk to U.S. Marines with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa September 17, 2008. During the civil affairs visit, service members spoke to the students, distributed school supplies, and participated in sports activities with the children. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Samuel Rogers, U.S. Air Force)
DOUALA, Cameroon - U.S. Navy Commander Istvan Hargitai points to girl's nose while explaining a panoramic x-ray to Cameroonian students at the Bonadiwoto Public School on September 12, 2008. Hargitai, a dental officer, gave a presentation on oral hygiene to the students during a community relations project at the school. Service members with Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, spent 11 days in Cape Verde, Cameroon, and Gabon in an effort to improve understanding and develop goodwill through sports, music, and community relations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rosa Larson)
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - U.S. soldiers and sailors prepare a patient for an anesthetic procedure before eye surgery during a humanitarian mission in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 1, 2008. (Department of Defense photo by Staff Sergeant Dennis J. Henry Jr., U.S. Air Force)
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - U.S. Africa Command Commander Army General William E. "Kip" Ward (left) bestows the Seventeenth Air Force guidon to its new commander, Air Force Major General Ronald R. Ladnier, in a Sept. 18 assumption of command ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Seventeenth Air Force, which officially activates Oct. 1, will serve as the air component for U.S. Africa Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tony Ritter)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. President George W. Bush and Ghana President John Agyekum Kufuor exchange toasts during a White House State Dinner September 15, 2008. The purpose of Kufuor's visit was to celebrate the growing partnership between the United States and Ghana and to allow the two presidents to discuss efforts to combat malaria, and promote democratic values, peace, and stability in Africa. (White House Photo by Eric Draper)
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On 9/25/2008 2:58:50 PM oyediran oyegbile in lagos wrote "pls when nigeria will estabised africom because wil wanrt to benefit on the program as soon as posible will love what afrcom is doing in african thanks
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