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11:28 AM3/25/2020

5:05 PM3/6/2020

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Military leaders from 42 African countries, the U.S. Army, state partnership program leaders, allies and global partners, and diplomatic representatives from across the world gathered to discuss and develop cooperative security solutions during the 8th African Land Forces Summit, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 18-21.

2:57 PM1/29/2020

U.S. Army Africa welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Charles W. Gregory Jr. during an assumption of responsibility ceremony Jan. 29, 2020, at Caserma Ederle.

1:25 PM1/21/2020

AGADIR, Morocco – Military planners from the U.S., Europe and Africa made final coordinations here Jan. 13-17 for a major exercise scheduled for March.

2:27 PM1/10/2020

U.S Army Africa personnel, in partnership with Senegalese armed forces and African partner nations, engaged in the United Accord 20 main planning event Dec. 9 – 13, at the Regional Tactical Training Center in Thies, Senegal.

5:36 PM12/13/2019

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Brig. Gen. Lapthe Flora, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, concluded the African Land Forces Summit final planning event here, where he met with senior leaders of the Ethiopian National Defense Force Dec. 13.

3:04 PM11/26/2019

AGADIR, Morocco – Military planners from the U.S., Africa and Europe worked alongside their Moroccan partners to plan U.S. Army Africa’s largest exercise, African Lion, in Agadir, Morocco, Nov. 4-8, 2019.

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.

2:07 PM9/4/2019

U.S. Army Africa held its third annual antiterrorism protection roundtable August 20-22 at the Golden Lion hall on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy.

10:47 AM8/29/2019

Military planners from eight nations gathered in Agadir, Morocco, Aug. 5-9, to begin planning U.S. Army Africa’s largest annual exercise, African Lion.

4:56 PM8/2/2019

Exercise Justified Accord 2019 came to an end July 30, with a closing ceremony held at the Peace Support Training Center. Justified Accord is a U.S. Army Africa-led exercise designed to enhance the capacity and capability of participating staff and forces in peacekeeping operations in support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).

12:12 PM7/29/2019

When disaster strikes, agencies and militaries from across the world spring into action to mitigate damage and death and to provide assistance to those in need.

4:06 PM7/20/2019

Exercise Justified Accord 2019 commenced July 15, with an opening ceremony held at the Peace Support Training Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and attended by exercise participants, as well as by members of the international media.

11:34 AM7/18/2019

Over thirty chaplains and their assistants from the Zambia Defense Force met with chaplains from U.S. Army Africa at the Zambia Defense Force officers mess in Chamba Valley, just outside of Lusaka, May 21-23.

3:25 PM7/17/2019

9:32 AM6/25/2019

GABORONE, Botswana – A suite of speakers welcomed more than 40 African land force chiefs, or their representative, to the seventh African Land Forces Summit at the Gaborone International Convention Center in Gaborone, Botswana, June 24, 2019.

10:49 AM6/21/2019

The mobility section of U.S. Army Africa (USARAF), G4, holds initial U.S. Army Africa Transportation forum in Garmisch, Germany, June 11-13.

4:09 PM5/16/2019

BANJUL, Gambia – Chaplain personnel from the Gambia Armed Forces and United States Army Africa met at the Gambia Pastoral Institute April 23-26 for their inaugural engagement. GAF Capt. Joseph Carl Gomez, the senior Christian chaplain, initiated the dialogue with USARAF that led to this ground breaking event. U.S. Army Maj. Matthew D. Madison, the USARAF operations chaplain, developed the assessment process, using a combination of briefings, question and answer meetings and small group discussions, to determine the GAF chaplaincy’s current capacities and how to effectively strengthen the partnership network. For the first time in the Gambian chaplain corps history, Muslim and Christian chaplains gathered together in one place for discussion and fellowship.

3:44 PM5/13/2019

The U.S. Army Africa Emerging Enterprise Leader program is a leadership development program that is designed to provide employees with the broadening experiences necessary for their future success within the Army. The yearlong program is open to Army civilians ranked GS/GG 7-12 and was formed as a result of Army Directive 2017-14, to establish an Army enterprise-wide talent management program.

4:56 PM5/1/2019

Approximately 40 U.S. Army and 40 Senegalese medical professionals participated in the 18-day collaborative learning experience. It was a mutually beneficial exercise that brought together the U.S. Army and Senegalese military organizations to foster cooperation while conducting medical tasks.