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1:31 PM3/22/2018

DOUALA, Cameroon – U.S. Army Africa partnered with Cameroonian Defense Forces to conduct Unified Focus 2018, a three-part multinational exercise here and in Garoua, March 12-16.

5:31 PM3/2/2018

JAJI, Nigeria – Twelve U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Nigeria Army’s School of infantry to train more than 200 Nigerian soldiers for seven weeks, Jan. 15 - Feb. 22, 2018.

4:27 PM2/28/2018

USARAF physician assistant selected for 'Iron Majors' AMEDD course

4:03 PM2/26/2018

Vermont National Guardsmen mobilized to Senegal Feb. 4-23 to work alongside Senegalese medical personnel to obtain real-world experience while providing valuable medical services as part of a medical readiness training exercise (MEDRETE). Vermont is paired with Senegal as part of the State Partnership Program, a joint Department of Defense program managed by the National Guard Bureau, guided by the State Department and executed by the state adjutants general to link a state’s National Guard with a partner nation’s military and security forces in a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship. The exercise presents an opportunity to build upon this relationship while also providing Soldiers training outside of the normal scope of operations.

12:48 PM2/20/2018

Chief Warrant 4 Stephen Boyd talks about his growing up in Boston and becoming the first African American from Massachusetts to complete the Warrant Officer Flight Training Program at Fort Rucker, Alabama. To this day, he remains the longest tenured African American pilot in the in history of the Massachusetts National Guard.

3:26 PM2/16/2018

Zambian Defense Force and U.S. Army Africa chaplain corps met at the Zambian Defense Force conference center Jan. 23-25 to discuss African continental peacekeeping operations deployment cycle support and to study the emotional and spiritual stresses of combat on the African continent.

3:26 PM2/15/2018

U.S. Army Africa Acting Commanding General Brig. Gen. Eugene LeBoeuf hosted the USARAF senior leader strategy session Jan. 30-Feb. 2 at the Golden Lion conference center on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy. The session focused on utilizing the reserve component for security cooperation events and exercises in Africa to increase reserve operational readiness and accomplish USARAF's mission of setting the theater.

1:10 PM2/14/2018

Members of Task Force Darby completed a road repair project Jan. 25 by using a method called Do-Nou.

11:04 AM2/14/2018

1st Infantry Division Soldier from Ghana tackles air assault challenge.

4:53 PM2/2/2018

10:24 AM2/2/2018

Military planners from the United States, Uganda, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom converged here Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 to continue the planning and preparation for the second annual U.S. Army Africa-led exercise Justified Accord 2018, scheduled to take place in June.

3:32 PM1/16/2018

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9:52 AM12/28/2017

More than 20 official unit mail handlers worked diligently to process hundreds of packages the evening of December 19 and 20 for the service members stationed at CL Garoua.

9:48 AM12/28/2017

The CL Garoua medic team was able to vaccinate 120 soldiers in about three hours inoculating a significant number of the service members in need of the flu shot.

12:07 PM12/20/2017

Two soldiers and an airman started a French class in Garoua to make it easier for service members and locals to communicate.

3:51 PM12/13/2017

The 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Soldiers from Task Force Darby supporting operations at Contingency Location Garoua, Cameroon, completed the hands-on part of their combat lifesavers course Dec. 10.

9:38 AM12/12/2017

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigerian Army and U.S. Army soldiers joined forces here to plan the upcoming African Land Forces Summit, Dec. 3-8.

4:32 PM12/7/2017

Rwanda Defence Force hosts the U.S. and Netherlands for Peacekeeping Exercise Planning.