Major General Michael Snodgrass, chief of staff for U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), presided over a transfer of authority and assumption of command ceremony conducted at Royal Air Force Molesworth, England, July 7 2010.
Major General Michael Snodgrass, U.S. Africa Command's chief of staff, spoke with Air Force Times reporter Michael Hoffman to discuss U.S. Africa Command's missions, roles and objectives on June 16, 2010. Hoffman had spent two days at
U.S. Air Force Colonel Keith Andrews was awarded the President's Medal of Gallantry during an Africa Freedom Day ceremony in Lusaka, Zambia May 25, 2010 for his act of heroism saving two young Zambian women from likely death in the Zambezi
Imam Walid Habash, a Muslim chaplain for the U.S Air Force, joined other military chaplains for a recent trip to strengthen relationships between the American people and Muslim communities in East Africa, May 2010.
Utah Air National Guard's 151st Expeditionary Medical Group (EMG) kicked off two weeks of mutual medical training with their Moroccan counterparts as part of Exercise AFRICAN LION 2010 by discussing chemical awareness and response at the
A visit by U.S Ambassador to Tanzania Alfonso Lenhardt and U.S. Air Force Muslim chaplain Captain Walid Habash to the village of Micheweni, April 29, 2010, was cause for excitement throughout the community. Habash visited Tanzania on his first stop
In preparation for Exercise Phoenix Express 2010, North African Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) teams are training with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) Company, Europe, April 19 to May 7, 2010 at Naval Station Rota, Spain.
As Rear Admiral Anthony Kurta, commander of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, prepared for his change of command ceremony scheduled for March 27, 2010, he took time to reflect on his 14-month deployment and the changes he's seen.
In testimony before Congress March 9, 2010, the commander of U.S. Africa Command provided an overview of the strategic environment in Africa, explained U.S. AFRICOM's strategic approach, and showed how security cooperation efforts promote
Camp Lemonnier held the first-ever Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Summit Conference, January 21-23, 2010.
The conference, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), gave
After more than nine months of work and $12 million in funding, a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules became the first aircraft to utilize a new apron at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ), December 22, 2009, marking the beginning of operational missions on
Thirteen troops from the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) earned entry-level certification in aircraft load planning following a recent U.S. Army Africa-led mentorship program.
Before an international student can apply to attend a U.S. Air Force training program, he or she must demonstrate proficiency in the English language. During a recent visit to Mali, where the official language is French, members of U.S. Air Forces
Air Forces Africa senior leaders met recently in Mali and Senegal to discuss improving air domain capacity and building airman skill sets and for African air forces.
Brigadier General Mike Callan, Air Forces Africa vice commander,
Des hauts responsables de l’ « U.S. Air Forces » Afrique (Forces aériennes américaines pour l’Afrique) se sont réunis récemment au Mali et au Sénégal pour aborder la question de l’amélioration de la capacité du domaine aérien et du renforcement
A delegation of three senior Libyan military officers visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters as part of an orientation program to explain the command's mission, Sept. 21-24, 2009, as the two countries continue to build their military
U.S. Africa Command hosted a visit to Germany by four Cameroon journalists and a college dean September 14-17, 2009, providing briefings and meetings with senior staff, an office call with General William Ward and an on-the-record interview
Nigeria sent a team of senior military officials to 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa) on September 11, 2009, giving the West African nation a chance to be guests after hosting two AFAFRICA visits in August.
A group of active duty Air Force and Tennessee Air National Guard members helped restore one of Nigeria's C-130 transport aircraft to flying condition as part of an ongoing engagement between 17th Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Africa) and