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Father and Son Reunite on Military Overseas Mission: A Heartwarming Moment in Morocco
10:49 AM6/14/2023
Serving in the military often requires separation of service members from their families. It’s a rare, special occasion when family members can unite with their service members while overseas.
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What Army Heritage Means To Me
11:28 AM6/5/2023
Victoria Bracey, an 8th grader at Vicenza Middle School, won the Vicenza Military Community Army Heritage Month Essay contest.
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2nd SFAB Advises Members of the Tunisian Armed Forces
2:12 PM5/27/2023
BEN GHILOUF, Tunisia—Eighteen nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 23, U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in multiple countries to include Tunisia from May 13-June 18, 2023.
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ALFS 2023 continues senior enlisted leader program
2:04 PM5/27/2023
Originally intended to bring together African land force chiefs, or a country’s equivalent of the chief of staff of the Army, as the event has matured, so has its scope. In 2017, SETAF-AF and co-host Malawi first extended invitations to command senior enlisted leaders and their inclusion has continued for all subsequent summits.
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Stumbling into opportunity: National Guardsman supports African Lion 23
4:26 PM5/26/2023
BEN GHILOUF, Tunisia, May 24 - When he initially joined in 2004, 17-year-old Chris Bowling enlisted in the infantry, wanting to serve his country following the tragedy of 9/11. Nineteen years later, U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Bowling reflects on how his career took an unexpected turn when his then mentor joined the 3rd Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade, and took him with him.
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U.S., Burundi partner for bi-lateral military medical readiness exercise
10:56 AM5/23/2023
The Burundi National Defence Force, in partnership with the U.S. Army’s Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), 44th Medical Brigade and 39th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, are hosting a Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) at L’Hopital Militaire (Military Hospital) in Bujumbura, May 15 to June 2, 2023.
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African Lion 23 begins
5:45 PM5/18/2023
18 nations and approximately 8,000 personnel will participate in African Lion 2023, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual combined, joint exercise that will take place in Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia from May 13-June 18, 2023.
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US, Ivorian armies cohost ALFS 2023 in Abidjan, announce next year's location
5:10 PM5/13/2023
Senior military leaders from the US and Africa came together to build relationships, exchange information on current topics of mutual interest and encourage cooperation in addressing challenges, May 8-12 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
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Michigan National Guard, SETAF-AF discuss strategic opportunities in Africa
12:15 PM5/12/2023
A leadership delegation from the Michigan National Guard recently concluded a visit to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) headquarters. The schedule included key leader engagements with a focus on strategic African challenges and opportunities.
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U.S., Sierra Leone soldiers discuss military public affairs
12:03 PM5/12/2023
A team of public affairs experts from the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF - HOA) exchanged best practices and procedures with members of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) at the Joint Force Command in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Apr. 11-13.
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Tunisian officers showcase EOD skills at Ravens Challenge
3:04 PM5/10/2023
Two soldiers in the Tunisian army participated in Raven's Challenge at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Raven’s Challenge is an annual, interagency, counter-IED exercise that incorporates scenarios focused on interoperability capabilities between public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal units in operational environments.
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US, Ivorian armies host African Land Forces Summit in Abidjan
10:59 PM5/8/2023
Senior military leaders from African nations, as well as the U.S. and some European nations, meet to build relationships, exchange information on current topics of mutual interest and encourage cooperation in addressing challenges, May 8-12 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire during the African Land Forces Summit. The theme for this year’s summit is “Addressing security challenges through civil-military partnerships.”
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SETAF-AF civil affairs Soldiers team with Armed Forces of Liberia
9:29 AM5/5/2023
MONROVIA, Liberia – U.S. Army civil affairs Soldiers assigned to the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion and 352nd Civil Affairs Command, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), conducted a civil military coordination (CIMIC) and medical capabilities assessment with the Armed Forces of Liberia April 24-28, 2023.
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Army sustainers talk logistics and contracting in Africa at summit
2:18 PM5/2/2023
Members of the 414th Contracting Support Brigade hosted a gathering of Army sustainment professionals April 11-18 in Padova, Italy, and Dakar, Senegal. The assembled participants discussed how to deliver troops and supplies to Africa in support of contingency operations.
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USAID hosts Joint Humanitarian Operations Course at SETAF-AF
11:44 AM4/18/2023
The two-day course was hosted by a team of U.S. Agency for International Development advisors specifically assigned to the agency’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance.
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N.D. Army National Guard Soldiers partner with Togo, Benin soldiers to counter IEDs
11:15 AM4/18/2023
Two U.S. Army Soldiers from the North Dakota National Guard visited African countries Togo and Benin Feb. 6-17, 2023, to exchange best practices in countering improvised explosive devices with Togalese Armed Forces and Benin Armed Forces.
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SETAF-AF CG visits James Madison University Florence campus
9:32 AM4/7/2023
Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, commanding general, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), U.S. Army Col. Matthew Kopp, director of security cooperation directorate, and Mr. Richard Snelsire, foreign affairs advisor to the Commanding General, visited the James Madison University's European Union Policy Studies (EUPS) Florence campus for the first time on March 29, 2023.
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SETAF-AF commander makes opening remarks at African Alumni Symposium
3:58 AM2/27/2023
Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, commander of SETAF-AF in Vicenza, Italy, joined with dozens of army leaders from Africa to begin the week of discussion on "collaborative security building," the theme of this year's symposium. Wasmund signaled the need for collective commitment among participants to work together to solve mutual security challenges in Africa, such as the influence of malign actors.
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SETAF-AF, Army War College host African Alumni Symposium Feb. 26 to March 2
6:17 PM2/25/2023
Carlisle Barracks, Penn. – Former African graduates of the Army War College will return here this weekend to attend the African Alumni Symposium at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center Feb. 26 to March 2.
The symposium is a U.S. Africa Command annual event bringing together African alumni from U.S. military education schools. Every three years, the Army takes its turn to host African graduates of the Army War College.
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Army in Africa photo contest launched
