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9:39 AM3/20/2019

The imagery has played out on the small screen for years. U.S. Army recruiting commercials featuring Soldiers running toward those in need – ready and able to help.

1:47 PM2/13/2019

The U.S. military flies French personnel and cargo from a small air base in Niger to any number of outposts in west and central Africa, all in support of France’s Operation Barkhane. Operation Barkhane consists of 3,500 French soldiers deployed across the Sahel to support host countries’ fight against violent extremism.

10:23 AM11/21/2018

GABORONE, Botswana - The Botswana Defence Force will partner with U.S. Army Africa in June 2019 to co-host the seventh African Land Forces Summit in Gaborone, Botswana.

10:15 AM11/9/2018

Vicenza, ITALY – Soldiers and civilians from U.S. Army Africa receive training on the Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Tracking System currently utilized during Noncombatant Evacuation Operations on 29-30 Oct., Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy.

10:43 AM11/5/2018

Soldiers from the 522nd Military Intelligence Battalion deployed to Vicenza, Italy, Sept. 24-28, to work alongside their parent unit, the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater), during Exercise Gallant Crew 18, an exercise aimed at validating the USARAF Analysis Control Element.

10:59 AM10/24/2018

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2:14 PM9/21/2018

11:19 AM9/20/2018

The development of enlisted leadership is a priority the U.S. military shares with armed forces across the continent of Africa. According to U.S. Army Africa Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremiah E. Inman, there are more than 140 military education institutions across the African continent that provide a combination of professional development opportunities offered to officers, warrant officers and noncommissioned officers.

11:05 AM9/12/2018

The generals reaffirmed their mutual commitment to peace Friday as they laid wreaths on the tomb of 250,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide at the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre.

10:46 AM9/11/2018

U.S. Army Africa Soldiers from the early entry command post deployed to Rwanda in support of Exercise Shared Accord 2018 from August 13-29 to demonstrate the command’s ability to employ its expeditionary mission command capability. This deployment helps satisfy a U.S. Army directive requiring USARAF to maintain a certified joint task force headquarters capability.

11:42 AM8/31/2018

1:22 PM8/30/2018

GAKO, Rwanda – It was a simple message. The major theme of Wednesday’s panel discussion, “Women in Peacekeeping Operations,” at the Rwanda Military Academy centered on the notion that women in combat-related roles can make it easier for peacekeepers to reach women and children in conflict areas.

8:34 AM8/30/2018

GAKO, Rwanda -- Participants from 15 countries celebrated the conclusion of Shared Accord 2018, a multilateral joint exercise focused on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, held at the Rwanda Military Academy in Gako, Rwanda, Aug. 28.

11:11 AM8/28/2018

GAKO, Rwanda – Nearly 200 participants from 15 nations gathered for Shared Accord 2018. At the same time, a team of medical professionals packed their bags and deployed to Gako, Rwanda Aug. 12-29, 2018.

3:30 PM8/27/2018

Soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division, based out of Ft. Drum, New York, recently completed training with soldiers from Somalia’s Danab (Lightning) Advanced Infantry Battalion in the country’s capital region of Mogadishu. This is the second year U.S. Soldiers have provided logistics training and equipment in order to assist building the logistics network of the Somali National Army (SNA).

8:48 PM8/21/2018

U.S. Army Africa collaborates with its African partners to increase the ability of peacekeepers to protect civilians in an increasingly dangerous field environment meeting congressional, United Nations, and African Union mandates to protect civilians.

8:31 AM8/18/2018

A crowded room buzzes, as voice overlaps voice, 13 languages, 13 countries, each unique; yet all working towards a common goal. In this room, soldiers, police allies and international organizations will spend two weeks collaborating as they develop command practices to ensure successful peacekeeping operations in East Africa.

10:06 PM8/14/2018

Participants from 15 nations and three international organizations gathered for the U.S. Army Africa-led exercise Shared Accord 2018, which is taking place at the Rwandan Military Academy Aug. 14-30, 2018.

6:19 PM8/13/2018

ACCRA, Ghana – Gravel dust rolls out of the bucket of a yellow Caterpillar tractor as an army engineer tilts his pinky and thumb toward his body, indicating to the operator to start feathering out the gravel.