Showing articles released Wednesday, September 05, 2012 through Saturday, October 06, 2012.
For ALL press releases, see the AFRICOM News Archives

U.S. Military Supports FBI Mission to Benghazi, Libya

The U.S. military provided logistics and security support to an FBI team investigating the attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, Pentagon Press Secretary George...  Read Full Article

'Train Like You Fight': Coalition Exercise Preps PJs for Real-World Emergency

Many moving parts go into producing and executing an exercise, and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, or PJs, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA, put their skills to the test recently during...  Read Full Article

State’s Carson Says U.S. Supports U.N. Efforts in Africa

The U.S. government supports U.N. initiatives for Africa that were advanced during recent meetings at the United Nations in New York. Speaking to reporters October 1, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie...  Read Full Article

U.S. Army Personnel Assist Ugandan Military

During the first week of September, Dr. Marva Dixon, Vicenza Army Community Services (ACS) Director; Sergeant Major Aaron Miller, U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) G-3 Sergeant Major; and Major Raymond Jablonka from the Warrior Transition...  Read Full Article

U.S., South Sudan Partner During De-Mining Courses

Five service members from U.S. Africa Command partnered with the year-old Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Aug. 22 to Sept. 7, 2012, to instruct 18 SPLA soldiers. This marks the third humanitarian mine action (HMA)...  Read Full Article

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Visits AFRICOM Headquarters

U.S. Africa Command welcomed Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada of Sao Tome and Principe to the command headquarters at Kelley Barracks on Monday, September 24, 2012. Trovoada is the first African head of government to visit...  Read Full Article

RESEPI Meeting Helps African Nations Come Together to Control Animal Diseases Across Borders

Across Africa, outbreaks of disease in animals pose a particular threat to the food supply and economies, rippling past borders and undermining precious stability. "With the movement of animals through the region and the porous...  Read Full Article

U.S. Will Maintain Support for Somalia Through Its Transition

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has congratulated Somalia for staging its first peaceful transfer of power in decades and promised that the United States will stay strong behind the country's move from a failed,...  Read Full Article

Burundi Military Practices Unit Deployment with Georgia Army National Guardsmen

A pair of Georgia Army National Guardsmen from the 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion trained more than 30 Burundi Armed Forces personnel during two weeks of instruction on deployment, unit movement planning, September...  Read Full Article

U.S., French Service Members Hone Crisis Response Procedures During Exercise

"Attention in the Joint Operations Center (JOC), this is an exercise, exercise, exercise emergency," began U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Scott Hodge, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) joint operations...  Read Full Article

Clinton Urges Global Support for New Arab Democracies

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...  Read Full Article

Hateful Speech Does Not Excuse Violence, Obama Says

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...  Read Full Article

President Obama Addresses the United Nations

Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama remembered Ambassador Chris Stevens and delivered a defense of both free speech and the spirit...  Read Full Article

Army National Guard Soldiers Show Off Stryker

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...  Read Full Article

U.S., African Military Chaplains Collaborate at Conference

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...  Read Full Article

Tanzanians, CJTF-HOA Partner for Veterinary Civic Action Program

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...  Read Full Article

U.S. Supports Development of Peacekeeping Capacity in Africa

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...  Read Full Article

Michigan Air National Guard Joins Forces for International Airshow

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...  Read Full Article

Africa Center, AFRICOM: Empowering Women to be Agents of Peace

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...  Read Full Article

Changing Lives Through Music

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...  Read Full Article

New Defence Reference Laboratory Commissioned in Nigeria

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...  Read Full Article

U.S. Says "Small Minority" Behind Mideast Protests

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...  Read Full Article

Dempsey: U.S. Must Remain Engaged with Muslim World

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...  Read Full Article

Clinton Condemns Anti-Islam Film, Subsequent Violence

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 transcript "It...  Read Full Article

Sailors and Marines Wrap Up APS Visit in Benin

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...  Read Full Article

Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes Shares Parting Thoughts at AFRICOM

In his last days as U.S. Africa Command's civilian deputy, Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes shared some of the highlights and challenges of his past three years, focusing particularly on the interagency aspect of the command...  Read Full Article

Official Details Benghazi Attack, Vows to Support Libya

A senior government official revealed details of the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, September 11, 2012, that killed four State Department officials and wounded three others. On September 12, President...  Read Full Article

Ham: National Guard Essential to Africa Command

The National Guard is essential to U.S. Africa Command, the combatant commander said in Reno, Nevada Monday, September 10, 2012. "We in Africa Command rely on members of the Army and Air National Guard every day to accomplish...  Read Full Article

Panetta Strongly Condemns Benghazi Attack

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta condemned yesterday's attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in the "strongest possible terms," a senior government official said today. "The secretary also extends his deepest sympathies...  Read Full Article

Statement by Secretary Clinton on the Attack in Benghazi

I condemn in the strongest terms the attack on our mission in Benghazi today. As we work to secure our personnel and facilities, we have confirmed that one of our State Department officers was killed. We are heartbroken by...  Read Full Article

Statement on the Death of American Personnel in Benghazi, Libya

Following is a press statement by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on the death of American personnel in Benghazi, Libya. It is with profound sadness that I share the news of the death of four American...  Read Full Article

Statement by the President on the Attack in Benghazi

I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in Benghazi, which took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Right now, the American people have the families of those we lost in...  Read Full Article

Eastern Accord 2012 Exercise Kicks Off

Members from the Missouri Army National Guard's 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, based in Kansas City, and representatives from seven East African countries begin U.S. Army Africa sponsored Eastern Accord 2012 Counter...  Read Full Article

Swift Crew Continues APS Mission, Reflects on SECNAV Visit

Sailors and embarked crew aboard Military Sealift Command-chartered High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) donated their time and effort to help paint an orphanage Sept. 4, 2012, as the ship continues its Africa Partnership Station...  Read Full Article

DOD Seminar Examines Violent Extremism

Professionals from 61 countries have gathered at one of the Department of Defense's regional centers here to share ideas about countering violent extremism across the globe. With attendees from four combatant commands,...  Read Full Article

16 African Nations, AFRICOM Gather for Africa's Largest Pandemic Response Planning Conference

Representatives from 16 African nations and the United States, including senior government officials, public health professionals, and military officers, came together August 27-31, 2012, at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping...  Read Full Article

AFRICOM Leading the Way in Conflict Prevention in Africa, Says Former UNAMIR Commander

Conflict prevention and early intervention are key to eradicating human rights violations and catastrophic events such as genocide, said former commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) and Canadian...  Read Full Article

Showing articles released Wednesday, September 05, 2012 through Saturday, October 06, 2012.
For ALL press releases, see the AFRICOM News Archives