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1:52 PM3/28/2025

Multinational military medical personnel treated over 500 patients during a medical civic action program (MEDCAP) in Zinindo, Ghana, Feb. 13, 2025.

1:52 PM3/28/2025

NAIROBI, Kenya – The Law of Armed Conflict, or LOAC, is a key aspect of training for any military. JA25’s academics course aimed at learning from the international legal lessons of previous wars in an effort to reduce the amount of human suffering in future conflicts.

1:52 PM3/28/2025

CBRN defense is a critical component of military preparedness, involving hazard detection, protection and mitigation. U.S., Kenyan and Tanzanian militaries, like most militaries, have specialized units and equipment dedicated to CBRN operations, including the use of protective gear, detection systems and decontamination procedures. These efforts safeguard troops and civilians from the harmful effects of CBRN agents in various operational environments.

1:52 PM3/28/2025

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Angela Peterman, battalion senior medic for the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (2SFAB), has been named ‘SFAB Advisor of the Month’ for her exceptional contributions during the Tunisian Special Operations Forces (SOF) Commando Course.

10:49 AM3/6/2025

3:55 PM2/10/2025

NAIROBI, Kenya —Approximately 1,300 personnel from over 15 countries will participate in Justified Accord 2025 (JA25), U.S. Africa Command’s largest military exercise in East Africa, from Feb. 10-21.

2:37 PM2/7/2025

VICENZA, Italy – The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) hosted a change of responsibility ceremony on Hoekstra Field at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy on Feb. 6, 2024.

8:27 AM1/23/2025

The three-day event brought together U.S. Army medics and medical professionals from SETAF-AF, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, and Dental Health Activity-Italy to train with the Ghana Armed Forces team.

1:38 PM11/22/2024

During the closing ceremony of the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU) Capacity Building-Strategic Advising Course, U.S. Army Col. William R. Daniel II, who previously served as the deputy commandant at the CoESPU in Vicenza, Italy was awarded the Italian Bronze Cross of Merit of the Carabinieri on Nov. 19.

4:53 PM11/19/2024

VICENZA, Italy – Planning for African Lion 2025 (AL25), a multinational exercise set to take place in Tunisia next spring, moved forward during a mid planning conference held Nov. 12-15, 2024.

4:47 PM11/19/2024

Command Sgt. Maj. Nadejda Vorobyeva-Santiago, assigned to 414th Contracting Support Brigade (414th CSB), recently earned the Expert Soldier Badge (ESB) after completing a grueling two-week training and one week of testing.

2:59 PM11/19/2024

Representing the United States Military Academy is a distinct honor. For the representatives attending the Vicenza College Fair, it's a chance to share insights into academy life and the lifelong benefits of a West Point education.

1:33 PM11/14/2024

ACCRA, Ghana (Nov. 8) — Planning teams from the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) gathered in Accra this week to continue planning for the upcoming African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) scheduled for April 7-11, 2025.

4:25 PM11/12/2024

LILONGWE, Malawi – The Malawi Defense Force (MDF) recently invited chaplains from U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), and their new state partners, the North Carolina Army National Guard, to participate in a military-to-military (M2M) exchange. This collaboration marks the first interaction with MDF chaplains since 2019, highlighting a renewed commitment to partnership and religious support.

4:25 PM11/12/2024

NAIROBI, Kenya — Multinational planners inked the final details for exercise Justified Accord 2025 (JA25), increasing the number participants by nearly 50 percent. Joining Kenya as host nations, Tanzania and Djibouti will also conduct portions of the upcoming exercise, which features over 20 nations, nearly 1,500 participants and several new events.

11:35 AM11/6/2024

VICENZA, Italy – Safety goes beyond individual responsibility—it is about learning from shared experiences and working together to uphold best practices.

11:35 AM11/6/2024

Every year, retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ed Furnish says he gets to celebrate two birthdays—one in September and one in October. The first is his actual birthday; the second is the anniversary of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) —an organization that holds a special meaning in his life since he was stationed here in 1959, when he arrived as a 17-year-old from a small farm in Indiana.

11:35 AM11/6/2024

VICENZA, Italy – A soldier gently places his finger against a detonation switch. As quick as a lightning strike, a spark speeds down the firing wire. Less than a second later, an explosion ripples through the air, leaving behind only smoke and fragments where moments earlier lay the threat of an unexploded ordnance (UXO).

11:35 AM11/6/2024

VICENZA, Italy – Over 1,000 Soldiers from U.S. Army units across Europe, including 173rd Airborne Brigade and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), as well as foreign partner soldiers, gathered at Caserma Del Din to earn the much-coveted Expert Soldier, Infantryman and Field Medical Badges, also known as the ‘E3B.’

3:13 PM7/31/2024

LUANDA, Angola – A medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) involving a team of 16 U.S. Army Reserve medical professionals from the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD), 807th Medical Command Deployment Support, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, successfully concluded July 19, 2024.