Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremiah Inman, the outgoing U.S. Army Africa command sergeant major, and his wife Vicki, fellow Soldiers and friends listen as Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier, the USARAF commanding general, reflects on his time working with Inman in Vicenza, Italy, Nov. 6, 2019. Inman relinquished his position in Italy as he prepares to move to his next assignment as the command sergeant major for the Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan.
Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier, the U.S. Army Africa commanding general, reflects on his time working with Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremiah Inman, the outgoing USARAF command sergeant major, during Inman’s relinquishment ceremony in Vicenza, Italy, Nov. 6, 2019. Inman will next serve as the command sergeant major for the Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan.
Lean Six Sigma training enhance USARAF professionals
3:54 PM10/31/2019
Army civilians and employees of U.S Army Africa and the Vicenza military community attended a "Lean Leader" training course Oct. 21-25.The course is extension of the Army's Lean Six Sigma (LSS) initiatives, which enhances Army professionals' skill-set as good stewards of resources.
"Serving is an honor. I love America. I was born in El Salvador and coming to the U.S. has given me and my family a lot of opportunities. I love wearing the uniform and what I do in the Army." Spc. Azucena Vigil, U.S. Army Africa paralegal specialist
USARAF Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier meets with the troops!
11:56 AM10/28/2019
Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier, U.S. Army Africa commanding general, meets with Soldiers while conducting battle field circulation Oct. 25, 2019, on Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy.
African Land Forces Summit main planning event takes off!
4:55 PM10/24/2019
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopian National Defense Force members and a U.S. Army Africa Soldier discuss layout details during their week of a main planning event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on October 23. The week consists of planning out details for the ENDF and USARAF co-hosted African Land Forces Summit to be held in the city in February 2020. ALFS 2020 is the eighth annual summit bringing leaders together across the continent with the upcoming theme of "Tomorrow's Security Demands Leadership Today."
385th MP BN observe Chadian military members during weapons qualifications
10:17 AM10/16/2019
U.S. Army Spc. Lorenzo Simpson, assigned to the 385th Military Police Battalion, observes and advises a Chadian military member during a weapons qualifications course during a border patrol exercise led by the U.S. Regionally Aligned Force (RAF) from Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 30, 2019. The U.S. continues to support its African partners in maintaining stability in the region and protecting against threats to their citizens and sovereignty. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Evan Parker)
"I serve as a part of a legacy for my family and for future generations to be proud of. I serve to better my country and for the honor of being able to serve." - Sgt. Angel Rodriguez, U.S. Army Africa court reporter.
U.S. Army Africa Commanding General meets with the Chief of the South African Army
4:41 PM10/3/2019
Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier, U.S. Army Africa commanding general, visited the Chief of the South African Army, Lt. Gen. L. Yam, to officially discuss future engagements and exercises as directed by DEFCOM 2018 and in preparation for DEFCOM 2019 on Oct. 2, 2019.
“To be a good example for my son, to help provide and set the standard for him so that going forward in life I can make him proud and show him the proper way to do things as he grows up.” – Sgt. Rush Wyckoff, track vehicle repairer, 402nd Engineer Company
Meet the Providers Expo brings VMC, Vicenza health care providers together
5:16 PM9/20/2019
Event designed to facilitate interaction between members of the VMC and local health care providers attracts an estimated 400 Army civilian employees, contractors, Department of Defense Education Activity employees, retirees, Soldiers and family members.
Soldiers and civilians assigned to U.S. Army Africa learn about the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, Sept. 17-20. The goal of the trip was to build the USARAF team and discuss lessons learned from the past to apply to future planning.
U.S. Army Africa personnel participated in a battlefield staff ride focusing on lessons learned during the WWII invasion at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, Sept. 17-20, 2019. The staff ride offered USARAF personnel an opportunity to reflect on the historical event and discuss how to best adapt their own training plans, in order to better prepare Soldiers for future combat.