u.s. africa command

This edition features the latest news from U.S. Africa Command. Produced by Nancy Hudson. Also available in High Definition.

This edition features stories on a visit by a delegation of sergeants major from Kenya's defense service components, AFRICOM Chaplains conference in Garmisch,Congolese soldiers' graduation and a visit by Burkina Faso's Defense Minister. Also available in high definition.

Gen. Carter Ham, commander, U.S. Africa Command, briefs the gathered media in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room about the status and progress of current operations in Libya. Part 1 of 4. Libya11, Odyssey Dawn

AFRICA ENDEAVOR 2011 Communication links are essential to responding quickly during crisis situations and in avoiding conflict in peacetime operations. As part of AFRICA ENDEAVOR 2011 Staff Sergeant Amanda McCarty brings us to an exercise that focuses on just that. ...................................................... Uganda Media delegation Vist A delegation of seven Ugandan television and newspaper reporters and a representative from the U.S. Embassy in Kampala, Uganda visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters from 18-22 July 2011. During their visit the delegation met with senior military leaders, Stuttgart city officials and military news organizations and received engagement, operation and organizational briefings from command representatives. As part of this visit members of the delegation had the opportunity to interview General Carter Ham who gave an overview of AFRICOM's involvement in current situations in Uganda as well as other parts of Africa. ...................................................... Maritime safety and security conference July 19-21, 2011 More than 100 participants from 25 nations and representatives from the International Maritime Organization, Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa, Gulf of Guinea Commission, U.S. Departments of State, Justice and U.S. Coast Guard, attended the maritime safety and security conference July 21, 2011 in Garmisch, Germany. The goal of the conference was to develop the framework of an agreement on maritime cooperation that could be approved by senior decision makers at a follow-on, political-level conference to be held in 2012. The conference also aimed to forge partnerships, identify projects that support maritime security activities and strengthen collaborative strategies. The cooperation from those in attendance served as a forum for African representatives from two Regional Economic Communities to increase national, regional and continental stability among member states. ...................................................... West Africa Pandemic Readiness and Response Exercise To strengthen coordination and decision-making among African nations in the event of a disaster. officials from Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal came together to coordinate on national and regional disaster response planning with a focus on urban operations, July 18-22, 2011. The exercise, conducted by the United Nations World Food Programme , provides a forum to practice responding to a simulated large-scale disaster in coordination with their military and civilian counterparts. U.S. Africa Command provides technical support to the WFP in these exercises, as part of its Pandemic Response Program (PRP), a USAID-funded initiative

This edition features a story about clear signals making for strong communication during Africa Endeavor, AFRICOM's largest annual exercise. Bi-lateral and multinational military exercises are a key factor in the building of relationships between countries. Produced by Gail McCabe. Includes soundbites from Brig. Gen. Robert Ferrell - director, communications/computer systems, U.S. Africa Command, Col. Gabriel Mvogo - Cameroon armed forces, Lt. Gen. Masanneh Kinteh - chief, defense staff, The Gambia, Warrant Officer Serge Boily - exercise facilitator, and Maj. Howard Wolfe - Joint Interoperability Test Command.

Planning begins to finish construction of the Tanzania Defense Intelligence College, the World Food Program steps in to help with resupply operations to Ebola treatment units, and Soldiers with 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) celebrate the holidays. Also available in high definition.

In this episode of the AFRICOM Update, an introduction to the command's year in review products for 2014.

Flintlock, AFRICOM's premier special operations exercise, begins in Chad.

This week the AFRICOM Headquarters played host to a special visit from the Wounded Warriors Program. Check out the video to learn more about their valuable services.

Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa welcomes a new commander while officers from the Saudi War Course visit Stuttgart.

Airmen work with their Moroccan partners to maintain vital aircraft equipment.