A visit to U.S. Africa Command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, August 1, 2012, concluded a 12-day trip to Africa and Europe for 17 newly selected general officers and flag officers.

STUTTGART, Germany - Major General O.G. Mannon, U.S. Africa Command's chief of staff, addresses a group of 17 newly-selected generals and flag officers, known as CAPSTONE Fellows, during their visit to AFRICOM's headquarters, August 3, 2012. The visit was part of a 13-day trip to Senegal, Tanzania, Mozambique, Djibouti, and Germany to meet with senior military leaders, political leaders, and embassy country teams. The five-week CAPSTONE course is designed to prepare the new generals and flag officers for their work with other armed forces. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Danielle Skinner)

ACCRA, Ghana - Members of the Ghanaian military brief slides during U.S. Africa Command's Open Source Engagement Team (OET) CAPSTONE exercise, June 14, 2012. During the week-long engagement, David Webb, U.S. AFRICOM J2 OET, and Chris Kupec, U.S. AFRICOM J2 Molesworth, demonstrated basic and advanced Open Source Intelligence techniques to 21 students from the Ghanaian Army, Navy and Air Force. These OET engagements are focused on improving partner capacity to support global/transnational issues and foster collaboration to increase knowledge of the operating area. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by David Webb)

STUTTGART, Germany - General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, addresses a group of 17 newly-selected flag officers and senior executive service members, known as CAPSTONE Fellows during their visit to AFRICOM's headquarters August 19, 2011. The CAPSTONE fellows were at AFRICOM to share their impressions of traveling within AFRICOM's area of responsibility and meeting with senior military leaders from four African countries. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Owsley)

A group of newly selected U.S. flag and general officers, known as CAPSTONE Fellows, visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters August 12, 2011, to discuss their recent visits to the African countries of Morocco, South Africa, Uganda and Djibouti,

U.S. Africa Command hosted 11 coalition officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Djibouti for their first visit to the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany July 19-20, 2011.

The two-day

Since he was 10 years old, Bradford Sellers thought, "Wouldn't it be great someday if I could make a commemorative coin happen?"

The international affairs specialist, a contractor with Capstone Corporation working at the

A team of U.S. Army soldiers from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa recently concluded a month-long operation in concert with the Kenyan Army to develop a counter-Improvised Explosive Device (counter-IED) training program for East African

Canadian Air Force Major General Alain Parent, Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (CEFCOM) deputy commander, visited U.S. Africa Command Headquarters January 25, 2011 to identify potential areas of partnership on the African continent following

A three-officer team from the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137 Infantry with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa recently returned from Burundi where they worked alongside the Burundian National Defense Force in a command post exercise.

A three-officer team from the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137 Infantry with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa recently returned from Burundi where they worked alongside the Burundian National Defense Force in a command post exercise.

Soldiers of the Ugandan People's Defence Force (UPDF) practiced their ability to handle non-combat operations during two weeks of Civil-Military Operations (CMO) training at Kasenyi Training Facility in Entebbe, Uganda, May 10-21, 2010.

NKUMBA QURAN PRIMARY SCHOOL, Uganda - Ugandan People's Defence Force (UPDF) soldiers carry books past the entrance of the Nkumba Quran Primary school in Nkumba, Uganda, May 21, 2010. The books were donated to five schools during a humanitarian assistance mission, part of the capstone exercise concluding two weeks of focused civil affairs training at the Kasenyi Training Facility in Entebbe. The two-week civil affairs focus is part of a 16-week training program created by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The program is designed to develop Ugandan soldiers in full spectrum operations with a concentration on counter-terrorism and peace support operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Frank S. Montellano)

U.S. Africa Command is developing an information and support network aimed at helping U.S. military families who live and work in Africa.

"Gen. (William) Ward and Mrs. (Joyce) Ward are very dedicated to taking care of the families

U.S. Africa Command is planning the Department of Defense's military security assistance programs in Africa for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 during its annual capstone planning event in Garmisch, Germany, February 2-6, 2009.

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