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10:38 AM8/11/2017

Members of the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and 79th Sustainment Command (Support) joined U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) exercise planners to conduct Judicious Activation 17-2, by setting up an Early Entry Command Post (EECP), July 24-30, 2017, in Libreville, Gabon.

4:43 PM8/10/2017

The friendship between the U.S. and Burkina Faso is reflected in the numerous outreach programs the countries share, including the Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency Program.

3:54 PM8/2/2017

KAMPALA, Uganda — U.S. Army Africa Commander Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington met with Gen. David Muhoozi, the Uganda Peoples Defense Force chief of defense forces, in Kampala July 31, 2017, to discuss ongoing security initiatives that improve long-term security capacity in the region.

3:23 PM7/28/2017

Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington, the U.S. Army Africa commanding general, recognized Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. Moore Jr., the U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general and Army Reserve Engagement Cell director, and his wife Pamela for their contributions to the USARAF community and mission in a ceremony held July 12, 2017, on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza.

4:50 PM7/26/2017

U.S. Army Africa Soldiers, troops from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and service members from the South African National Defense Force celebrated Nelson Mandela International Day 2017 by partnering with a local South African animal shelter to provide free exams and medical treatment for Postmasburg pets July 18.

10:17 PM7/11/2017

9:03 AM6/28/2017

4:18 PM6/26/2017

LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Performing surgery is inarguably a complicated and intricate task. However, regardless of location, the basic steps are the same. Three surgical professionals who partnered with the Gabonese military surgical team learned this firsthand as part of the ten-person U.S. Army medical team that participated in the U.S. Army Africa-led Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-4, held at Hospital D’Instruction Des Armees in Libreville, Gabon.

9:51 AM6/26/2017

Wyoming National Guard continues to build partnership with Tunisian military through exchanges and side-by-side training in Tunisia.

4:21 PM6/23/2017

1:06 PM6/15/2017

The soldiers of 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, celebrated the U.S. Army’s 242nd birthday while serving in Cameroon, June 14

11:27 PM6/6/2017

Maj. P. Jason Auchincloss to receive the Surgeon General's Physician Assistant Recognition Award for his contributions to military medicine

1:48 PM6/2/2017

ACCRA, Ghana – The U.S. Army, in partnership with Ghana Armed Forces and other partner nations, hosted a Regional Leader Seminar for senior military leaders in Accra, Ghana, May 29, 2017.

4:24 PM6/1/2017

ACCRA, Ghana – Participants from 20 countries celebrated the conclusion of United Accord 2017, a combined-joint military exercise at the Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana, May 30.

10:01 AM5/31/2017

101st Airborne Division platoon provides secure training area for historic Somali National Army training

12:08 AM5/31/2017

ACCRA, Ghana – Caked with mud, dripping with sweat and carrying minimal survival tools, Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment move through the humid and thick brush of the Achiase Jungle. The regionally aligned forces of U.S. Army Africa attended the Ghana Armed Forces-led Jungle Warfare School on Achiase military base, Akim Oda, Ghana, May 20-29, 2017.

11:31 AM5/23/2017

UA17 is an exercise designed to develop the capacity of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Standby Force's rapid deployment capability to plan, deploy, employ and sustain forces in support of peacekeeping operations.

10:24 AM5/20/2017

The Malawi Defence Force hosted the fifth annual African Land Forces Summit, bringing together land force chiefs from the U.S., United Kingdom, France, Brazil and 40 nations across the African continent.

10:09 AM5/20/2017

For the first time in ALFS history, noncommissioned officers had an opportunity to take the stage and learn from one another through a dedicated Senior Enlisted Program.

1:06 PM5/14/2017

It was just another ordinary day of practicing medicine in Dallas, Ga., for Michael Shotwell until a U.S. Army recruiter walked in and changed everything.