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AFRICOM Dialogue

Recent Posts by AFRICOM Staff

From LTC Richard Murphy, AFRICOM Humanitarian and Health Activities Branch
on 9/14/2012 9:27:24 AM
"The U.S. Africa Command Disaster Preparedness Program conducted a key leader engagement in Kenya on September 10-11, 2012 with the Commander of the Kenyan Rapid Deployment Capability..."
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From LTC David Knellinger
on 9/10/2012 2:02:03 PM
"The Central Africa Region Environmental Security Symposium, hosted by the United States Africa Command Environmental Security Program and the United Nations Environmental Programme..."
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From Brigadier General Stayce Harris
on 7/19/2012 8:54:32 AM
"The following blog is by Brigadier General Stayce Harris, U.S. Africa Command's mobilization reserve assistant to the commander. Over the past 2 years, I have had the..."
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Recent Posts by Internet Public

Hamza in Gabes, Tunisia wrote
on 10/2/2012 11:09:13 AM
"I LOVE US ARMY I DREAM TO BE SOME ONE FROM MARINS ITS JUST DREAM..."
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Pamela in Virginia wrote
on 10/2/2012 10:28:15 AM
"This command much needed not only to ustain African governments ,but to also be an aide to our United States stability and protection. Many hostile in that area ,especially on East..."
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Herman in Pretoria wrote
on 9/23/2012 5:46:33 PM
"Awesome aircraft, thank you for the display! It is most appreciated...."
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Paul in UK wrote
on 8/22/2012 9:16:10 AM
"I was also involved in the communications training at Kisangani and share Michel Beya's comments I'm sure we met. What I saw was a very well trained battalion and hope that..."
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Mark in Fort Leavenworth wrote
on 8/21/2012 10:25:29 PM
"False allegations against Commander USAFRICOM appear to be in fashion. It is shameful that someone felt the need to assassinate the character of the previous commander — one ..."
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News and Information
Latest News From US Africa Command
Obama Nominates Rodriguez as Next Africa Command Chief
Oct 19, 2012 · American Forces Press Service
President Obama has nominated Army General David M. Rodriguez to succeed Army General Carter F. Ham as the commander of U.S. Africa Command, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said, October 18, 2012. U.S. Africa Command is the newest combatant command, and its headquarters is in Stuttgart,...  Full Story



Official: DOD Seeks 'Small Footprint' in Africa
Oct 17, 2012 · American Forces Press Service
For Djibouti, location is everything. The small African nation hosts the one forward operating base the United States maintains on the African continent, and that is due to its unique location, said Amanda J. Dory, deputy assistant secretary of defense for African affairs. Djibouti hosts...  Full Story



Partnership, Engagement Highlight Africa Policy
Oct 12, 2012 · American Forces Press Service
Say "Africa" to most Americans and they think of "the Dark Continent" – a land beset by problems and disasters, far enough away that anything that happens there cannot possibly affect America. And they would be wrong, said Amanda J. Dory, deputy assistant secretary of defense for African...  Full Story



U.S. Military Supports FBI Mission to Benghazi, Libya
Oct 05, 2012 · American Forces Press Service
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 Little said on Thursday, October 4, 2012. The team visited Benghazi...  Full Story



'Train Like You Fight': Coalition Exercise Preps PJs for Real-World Emergency
Oct 04, 2012 · Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa
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 a mass casualty exercise that began in Djibouti's Grand Bara...  Full Story



NATO Parliamentarians visit AFRICOM Headquarters
Oct 04, 2012 · U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs
More than 34 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly visited U.S Africa Command headquarters at Kelley Barracks on Thursday, September 27, 2012, to gain a deeper understanding of the U.S. military mission in Africa. The event featured briefings about the...  Full Story



U.S. Army Personnel Assist Ugandan Military
Oct 03, 2012 · U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs
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 Unit (WTU), European Regional Medical Command (ERMC), linked up to...  Full Story




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For the past month's articles, released Tuesday, September 18, 2012 through Friday, October 19, 2012, see the Articles page.

For ALL press releases, see the U.S. Africa Command News Archives
Command Videos

Third Annual USAFRICOM Chaplain's Conference

Over 20 joint service and Africa nation chaplains from around the Horn of Africa participated in the third annual African Military Chaplain Conference in Djibouti City, Djibouti, in September 2012.

Fact Sheets & More

FOR THE RECORD: Clarifications and Corrections

FACT SHEET: United States Africa Command
U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs Office
United States Africa Command, (U.S. AFRICOM) is one of six of the U.S. Defense Department's geographic combatant commands and is responsible to the Secretary of Defense for military relations with African nations, the African Union, and African...  Full Fact Sheet

FACT SHEET: 2012 Exercises
U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs
Document is in PDF format  (Full Fact Sheet)

FACT SHEET: Exercise Flintlock
U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs
Document is in PDF format  (Full Fact Sheet)

FACT SHEET: Exercise Africa Endeavor
U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs
Document is in PDF format  (Full Fact Sheet)

FACT SHEET: Africa Deployment Assistance Partnership Team (ADAPT)
U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs
Document is in PDF format  (Full Fact Sheet)

For additional U.S. Africa Command Fact Sheets please see the U.S. Africa Command Research page.