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African Lion 2025 planning conference for Tunisia spoke concludes in Vicenza
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.
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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Vorobyeva-Santiago earns Expert Soldier Badge
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.
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U.S. Military Academy Representatives attend Vicenza College Fair to inspire future leaders
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.
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US, Ghana Armed Forces host planning event for African Land Forces Summit in Accra
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.
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Strengthening spiritual ties: US, Malawi chaplains engage in collaborative training
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.
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Exercise Justified Accord 2025 expands size and scope in Kenya
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.
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Leading with Legacy: How heritage forged a U.S. Army Soldier
11:35 AM11/6/2024
VICENZA, Italy - National Hispanic Heritage Month offers a time to celebrate the cultures, histories and achievements of Hispanic Americans across the United States and within the military. U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Elisban Bazan, a maintenance manager with the 79th Theater Sustainment Command-Forward, currenting assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), shares his story of immigrating to the United States and becoming a mentor in the Army.
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Collaborative group drives safety success at SETAF-AF
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.
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Veteran celebrates birthday and 69 years of SETAF-AF
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.
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US ordnance team disarms more than just weapons with African partners
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).
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US, partner Soldiers train for Expert Field Medical Badge in Italy
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.’
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US concludes successful bilateral medical readiness exercise in Angola
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.
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US Army Soldier transforms lives through dental care in Burundi
3:13 PM7/31/2024
When staff wheeled a Burundian man into the Kamenge Military Hospital’s dental office, U.S. Army Maj. Fedrick Dawson experienced a moment of déjà vu.
He thought he had seen the man before.
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Combined American and Chadian medical exercise concludes
4:26 AM7/19/2024
Soldiers from the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support, a U.S. Army Reserve unit headquartered in Atlanta, GA, concluded their time in N’Djamena, Chad with a closing ceremony hosted by Chadian Armed Force [Forces Armées Tchadiennes], at the Garnison Military Hospital, June 26, 2024.
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US, Italy conduct staff training exercise ahead of exercise Saber Junction 2024
4:26 AM7/19/2024
VICENZA, ITALY - Soldiers from the Vittorio Veneto Division, Italian Army, and the 173rd Airborne Brigade participated in a weeklong staff exercise with U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) to prepare for exercise Saber Junction 2024 (SJ24).
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Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund presents first Major Gen. Gordon B. “Skip” Davis Jr. Lions Legacy Awards
4:26 AM7/19/2024
VICENZA, Italy - U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), recognized three staff members with the first ever Major Gen. Gordon B. “Skip” Davis Jr. Lions Legacy Award at Casema Ederle, June 21, 2024.
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US Army combat medic, Angolan partners save life, during medical readiness exercise
4:26 AM7/19/2024
When an Angolan woman suddenly went into cardiac arrest in the Luanda military hospital, U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Ford knew exactly what to do.
Amid the noise and urgency of the emergency room, Ford and his teammates from the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD) saved her life.
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Gainey assumes command of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) from Wasmund in Italy
4:26 AM7/19/2024
VICENZA, Italy – On July 18, soldiers from U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) gathered at Hoekstra Field on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, to welcome their new commanding general. During the change of command ceremony, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund handed over leadership to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Andrew C. Gainey.
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US Army Reserve deploys to Angola for medical readiness exercise
5:47 PM7/9/2024
A specialized team from the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD) based in Salt Lake City, Utah, arrived in Luanda to participate in the latest medical readiness exercise (MEDREX). Scheduled to span three weeks from July 8-20, this exercise marks a significant effort in fostering U.S.-Angola military medical collaboration.
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US, Botswana finalize planning for exercise Southern Accord 2024
10:30 PM6/23/2024
GABORONE, Botswana – The U.S. Army and Botswana Defence Force (BDF) successfully concluded the final planning conference for exercise Southern Accord 2024 (SA24). The conference ran from June 18-21, and marked the culmination of preparations for the joint military exercise, which is designed to increase cooperation and interoperability between the two nations.
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