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February 29, 2008
LIMBE, Cameroon — Spanish and U.S. Marines assigned to Africa Partnership Station (APS) celebrated the 471st birthday of the Spanish Marine Corps Feb. 7 onboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43).
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February 29, 2008
USS NASSAU, At Sea — Six ships from the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group (NAS ESG) entered the 6th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) Feb. 25 as the strike group opens the first leg of its scheduled deployment.
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February 29, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — While the new U.S. Africa Command prepares to stand up in October 2008, Americans on the continent in the meantime are forging key African partnerships.
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February 29, 2008
EN ROUTE TO WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called his meetings with top Turkish leaders in Ankara, Turkey, "productive" and said he believes the Turks are working harder to keep the Iraqi government aware of their country's current counterterrorism operations in northern Iraq.
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February 29, 2008
STUTTGART, Germany — Vice Adm. Richard Gallagher, U.S. European Command deputy commander, and Bulgarian Lt. Gen. Galimir Pehlivanov signed seven implementing agreements at a ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb. 28. The implementing agreements will create standardized normal base operating procedures between the U.S. and Bulgaria to stand up Joint Task Force-East.
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February 29, 2008
STUTTGART, Germany — Navy Rear Adm. William McRaven departed command of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe and returned the unit colors to Army Gen. Bantz Craddock in a ceremony here today.
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February 28, 2008
ANKARA, Turkey - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates landed in Turkey Feb. 27 with the message for the country's leaders that sooner is better for wrapping up Turkish military operations in northern Iraq.
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February 27, 2008
ACCRA, Ghana — Nine-year-old Alex Vadis Teye has a skull twice the size of a normal child his age and it's still growing. Water consumes 80 percent of the space where his brain should be. His prognosis was bleak.
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February 27, 2008
MAYUMBA, Gabon — Africa Partnership Station (APS) aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) arrived off the coast of here Feb. 25, marking the ship's fourth APS engagement.
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February 27, 2008
LIMBE, Cameroon — In the spirit of international cooperation U.S. and Spanish marines assigned to Africa Partnership Station (APS) bring a unique mix of martial arts training to the Cameroonian Marine Corps.
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February 27, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense announced Feb. 25, 2008 that based on debris analysis, officials are confident the missile intercept and destruction of a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite, achieved the objective of destroying the hydrazine tank and reducing, if not eliminating, the risk from the hazardous chemical.
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February 27, 2008
ISONGO, Cameroon — Members of the French Commando Unit, Commando Jaubert, based at Lorient in Brittany and Toulon, France, along with Africa Partnership Station (APS) Sailors, trained Cameroon maritime professionals in visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) techniques here, Feb. 25.
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February 27, 2008
CONSTANTA, Romania — USS San Jacinto (CG-56) air crew and pilots trained with Romanian Navy helicopter pilots during a port visit here Feb. 22, as part of the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe strategic objective to improve maritime safety and security in Europe and Africa.
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February 27, 2008
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany — More than a week after the U.S. and more than 20 European Union countries recognized Kosovo as independent, clashes erupted at the border of Kosovo and Serbia, as well as the embassy in Belgrade.
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February 27, 2008
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Team Ramstein provided support for the visit of President George W. Bush to Africa Feb. 15-21. U. S. Air Forces in Europe, 3rd Air Force, the 435th Air Base Wing and the 86th Airlift Wing deployed service members and equipment to assist Joint Task Force-Nomad Fire in Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia.
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February 25, 2008
STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. government teamed up with the Government of Moldova to upgrade the Thermal Trauma Section at the Republican Trauma and Orthopedic Hospital in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
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February 25, 2008
ACCRA, Ghana — A group of U.S. Marines from Rota Naval Air Station, Spain, and three U.S. Army Soldiers from Grafenwohr, Germany, teamed up to visit local youth here Feb. 18-19 while deployed as part of Joint Task Force-Nomad Fire.
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February 25, 2008
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — An expeditionary communications unit here successfully overcame several challenges while supporting the president's three-day stopover to the east African nation.
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February 25, 2008
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Airmen of the 603rd Air Control Squadron packed up more than 200-thousand pounds of equipment to deploy here as part of Joint Task Force - Nomad Fire in support of President George W. Bush's visit to Africa.
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February 25, 2008
ACCRA, Ghana — The flurry of scattered U.S. Air Force uniforms against a backdrop of C-17As, C-21s and C-130s seem to waiver and distort in the heat radiating off the blacktop. The landscape is flat with a border of thick green vegetation in the distance, seemingly outlining a property line.
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February 25, 2008
ABUJA, Nigeria —The Nigerian air force and Navy, under the auspices of the Defense Headquarters, will host the U.S. Navy in a joint exercise in Lagos, February 22-28, 2008. The exercise will focus on search and rescue procedures, aircraft maintenance, and best practices to improve maritime safety.
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February 22, 2008
LOBITO, Angola — Africa Partnership Station (APS) aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) arrived here Feb. 21, its third port call, and one with an emphasis on interaction in the community.
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February 22, 2008
WASHINGTON — The missile fired from a U.S. Navy ship in the Pacific Ocean that hit a malfunctioning U.S. reconnaissance satellite late Feb. 20 likely accomplished its goal of destroying the satellite's toxic fuel tank, a senior U.S. military officer said here today.
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February 22, 2008
LIMBE, Cameroon — Army Gen. William "Kip" Ward, Commander, United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), visited the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) here, Feb. 21, to meet members of Africa Partnership Station (APS).
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February 22, 2008
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Ice storms in Kentucky. Dust storms in the Middle East. Thunderstorms across Europe. A typhoon in the Indian Ocean.
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February 22, 2008
ACCRA, Ghana — In less than 12 hours Airmen from Joint Task Force-Nomad Fire (West) brought a humanitarian outreach event from concept to fruition benefiting 150 orphaned children here Feb. 18.
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February 21, 2008
LIMBE, Cameroon — Africa Partnership Stations (APS) arrived here Feb. 20 for a return visit aboard Amphibious Dock Landing Ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). APS is an international effort with the goal of increasing regional and maritime safety and security in West and Central Africa.
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February 21, 2008
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Sometimes, it's all about relationships. Building positive relationships when negotiating for services can be difficult at times. Add different languages and customs to the mix, and the negotiating challenge can seem insurmountable.
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February 21, 2008
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Nothing could be seen but blackness from the cockpit.
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February 21, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A network of land-, air-, sea- and spaced-based sensors confirms that the U.S. military intercepted a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite which was in its final orbits before entering the earth's atmosphere, defense officials announced Feb. 20, 2008.
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February 19, 2008
COMBAT OUTPOST CAHILL, Iraq — The 13th Georgian Light Infantry (LI) Battalion assumed responsibility for al Wehida from the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, in a transfer of authority ceremony Feb. 10 at Command Outpost (COP) Cleary.
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February 19, 2008
ACCRA, Ghana — Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines from the United States and Europe are arriving in Africa to provide support for a series of country visits by U.S. President George Bush.
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February 14, 2008
NAPLES, Italy — Military Sealift Command large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship USNS Seay (T-AKR 302) assisted with an at-sea rescue operation Feb. 9 in the Straits of Gibraltar.
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February 12, 2008
DOUALA, Cameroon — High speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) pulled into its second port for Africa Partnership Station (APS Feb. 10, to help with the Chad relief effort.
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February 12, 2008
DOUALA, Cameroon — U.S. Navy High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) delivered 25 pallets of food products and medical supplies to United Nations relief organizations here Feb. 11 in order to aid refugees from Chad.
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February 12, 2008
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Third Air Force hosted a delegate of Hungarian air force leaders here Feb. 5-6 and shared C-17 Globemaster interoperability procedures with its European neighbor.
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February 7, 2008
SEKONDI, Ghana — Africa Partnership Stations (APS), aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), returned to Ghana for the fifth time bringing more training during its maiden deployment.
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February 6, 2008
TONALE, Italy — Amongst the jagged, snow-covered peaks of the Italian Dolomites, U.S. Army Europe Soldiers are training alongside Italian troops, learning to survive a cold-weather environment.
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February 5, 2008
GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, Germany — Signal waves and U.S. Army Europe Soldiers blanketed the Bavarian fields here during a network training exercise dubbed "Dragon Warrior."
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February 5, 2008
STUTTGART-VAIHINGEN, Germany — U.S. European Command forces assisted in the authorized departure of American citizens, U.S. government personnel and family members, and third-country nationals by airlifting them out of Chad.
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February 4, 2008
U.S. Combat Camera participates in first international Israel Defense Force photography exercise
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February 4, 2008
According to news reports, more than 20,000 were left homeless during the August - September 2007 floods in the extreme north of Togo, an area that has long suffered from chronic food shortages.
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February 4, 2008
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — In a coordinated effort between U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Air Mobility Command and the Air Force Reserve Command, USAFE will now have two dedicated C-17s that can provide direct support for strategic airlift requirements in the European and African areas of operation, as well as other world wide missions.
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February 4, 2008
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — It's no secret that having the ability to communicate is an essential element to accomplish day-to-day operations at home. Anytime and anywhere members of the 1st Combat Communications Squadron are tasked to deploy, they play a key role in the mission's success by employing a variety of robust communication capabilities to enable daily operations to continue.
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February 1, 2008
WIESBADEN, Germany — A cooperative effort between the city of Wiesbaden, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden and private industry aims to save resources, decrease waste, address environmental concerns correctly and provide for sustainable development.
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February 1, 2008
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — Africa Partnership Station (APS), aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), arrived here, Jan. 31. APS continues a multinational effort aimed at strengthening emerging partnerships in West and Central Africa in order to increase regional and maritime safety and security.
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February 1, 2008
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The C-130 Hercules touched down on an unremarkable stretch of dirt in central Africa. Less than four minutes later the aircraft was accelerating and airborne - climbing away from the landing zone and setting a southeasterly course toward civilization. The mission was over for the C-130 crew as they commenced their meandering journey home back to Ramstein. For the Soldiers on the ground the fun was just beginning.
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February 1, 2008
ANSBACH, Germany — U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach invited 43 children from Walburgisheim Von Feucht Kinderheim (a children’s home) to Storck Barracks for a chance to experience Americana celebrations.
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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121024010319im_/http://www.eucom.mil/Img/16423/LowRes/eucom-photo.jpg "LIMBE, Cameroon — Army Gen. William "Kip" Ward, Commander, United States Africa Command, departs the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) after visiting the ship and observing day-to-day operations for Africa Partnership Station (APS). Part of the U.S. Navy’s Global Fleet Station, APS provides a platform with the capacity and persistent presence to support sustained, focused training and collaboration on a regional scale to maritime partners in West and Central Africa. (Department of Defense photo by Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Campbell)")
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121024010319im_/http://www.eucom.mil/Img/16421/LowRes/eucom-photo.jpg "GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, Germany — Army Sgt. Eric Lewis, 72nd Signal Battalion of U.S. Army Europe's 5th Signal Command, raises a line-of-site antenna during the battalion's network exercise "Dragon Warrior" here. (Department of Defense photo by Army Sgt. Elizabeth Sheridan)")
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