http://www.africom.mil News from the HQ United States Africa Command Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT AFRICOM-MEDIA@africom.mil (AFRICOM Public Affairs) AFRICOM-MEDIA@africom.mil (AFRICOM J6) en-us Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8324 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8324 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the United States "will not walk away" from new democracies created by revolutions in the Arab world, and the international community has a powerful stake in seeing them succeed. Speaking September 26, 2012 at a U.N. Security Council hearing on peace and security in the Middle East, Clinton said the United States rejects "the false choice between democracy and stability" and welcomes the political changes that are under way in the region. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8319 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8319 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT Violent unrest over recent weeks has highlighted the need for an honest dialogue as well as the need for people to choose between the forces that drive them apart on the one hand, and their common hopes for greater opportunity and security on the other, President Obama told the United Nations General Assembly. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8320 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8320 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT Speaking to the (a href=http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=8322&lang=0) United Nations General Assembly(/a) , President Obama remembered Ambassador Chris Stevens and delivered a defense of both free speech and the spirit of tolerance. The President described Stevens -- who was slain earlier this month in an attack on the U. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8311 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8311 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT Hundreds of South African kids met with Pennsylvania Army National Guard soldiers and learned about their M1126 Stryker, an eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicle, September 22, 2012. Five members of Bravo Company, 1-112th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team from Cambridge Springs, discussed their vehicles capabilities with students from the South African Youth Development program and the public. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8315 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8315 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT More than 20 military chaplains from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and nine East African countries joined together September 19 to 21, 2012, for the third annual AFRICOM-sponsored African Military Chaplain Conference in Djibouti City, Djibouti. The purpose of the gathering, as the years theme included, was to partner, collaborate and minister with one another to help improve the chaplain corps ability to better serve its service members. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8318 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8318 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT Fifteen Tanzanian animal healthcare professionals, soldiers from the U.S. Army 448th Civil Affairs Battalion, and the Joint Civil Affairs Team in Tanzania assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa came together to participate in a two-week Veterinary Civic Action Program, or VETCAP, training session in Mkinga District, Tanzania September 3-14, 2012. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8307 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8307 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT The United States is committed to helping African countries develop effective peacekeeping capability. "We strongly believe that the only way to achieve sustainable, long-term stability on the continent is to provide our African partners with the tools needed to bring about that stability themselves," Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson said in congressional testimony. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8308 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8308 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Donald H. Gips met with a Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker crew to learn about their aircraft, iin Pretoria, South Africa, September 19, 2012. Personnel from the 171st Air Refueling Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Mount Clemens, Michigan discussed their aircrafts capabilities with Ambassador Gips and other dignitaries, as the Africa Aerospace and Defense Airshow and Exhibition began at the South Africa National Defense Forces Waterkloof Air Force Base. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8304 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8304 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT A meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and 18 African military and security professionals was among the highlights of a three-day international workshop discussing the role of women in African armed forces co-hosted September 12-14, 2012, by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) and U. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8305 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8305 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT Music filled the air and children danced as the U.S. Air Forces in Europe rock band, Touch n Go, performed a concert for students and instructors of the De Beers PPC Cullinan Field Band in Cullinan, South Africa, September 18, 2012. This is the second year Touch n Go has visited the Field Band Foundation and worked with young adults aspiring to become musicians. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8301 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8301 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT The government of Nigeria commissioned a new Defence Reference Laboratory (DRL) that was built in partnership with the Department of Defense Walter Reed Program-Nigeria. "The DRL is a critical piece for healthcare, enabling world-class diagnostic and laboratory monitoring services for military personnel and the civilian population living in the surrounding communities," said U. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8289 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8289 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT Pending the final results of an investigation, the Obama administration believes the attack that killed four American diplomats in Libya on September 11, 2012 grew out of a spontaneous protest in Benghazi that a handful of well-armed extremists were able to exploit and escalate. U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan Rice spoke on several U. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8288 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8288 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT The recent anti-American demonstrations that have occurred in many Muslim countries demands for us to be more engaged, not less engaged, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today during an aircraft flight from Sibiu, Romania, to Ankara, Turkey. Army General Martin E. Dempsey said the situation is the most complex he has seen since becoming chairman. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8282 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8282 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton condemned an anti-Islam film that has spurred protests across the Middle East, saying, this video is disgusting and reprehensible. (See (a href=http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=8283&lang=0) transcript(/a) It appears to have a deeply cynical purpose to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage, Clinton said in remarks at the start of the U. AFRICOM RSS News Feed http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8285 http://www.africom.mil/getarticle.asp?art=8285 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) departed Cotonou, Benin, following a four-day visit in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS), September 14, 2012. During the visit, Navy and civilian medical personnel from the non-governmental organization (NGO) Project Hope hosted a three-day medical civic action program (MEDCAP) health fair to provide optometry care, pediatric, general, and maternal health screenings, as well as patient education in the areas of hygiene and nutrition. AFRICOM RSS News Feed