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National Guard program boosts Africa Command(0)

March 12, 2010

The National Guard’s State Partnership Program is a superb tool for U.S. Africa Command, Gen. William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, told a congressional committee.

National Guard program boosts Africa Command

Air Forces Africa officials test high-stress evacuation, operational abilities

From Feb. 8 to 21, Exercise Objective Lens 2010 tested the unit’s ability to plan for and execute a short-notice non-combatant evacuation operation in Africa. However, unlike the traditional exercises with gas masks and deployment lines, the 17th Air Force staff maintained a different focus for a different mission.

Gunston Hall Arrives in Rota to Prepare for Africa Partnership Station Mission

USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), along with its embarked Africa Partnership Station staff, arrived in Rota, Spain, after a 10-day transit across the Atlantic Ocean and on the heels of its participation in Haiti relief efforts.

U.S. Army Africa focuses on long-term threat reduction

In the past year, U.S. Army Africa has built relationships with African partner nations that will set conditions for ongoing security threats on the continent, said Garrett, speaking via teleconference from the command’s headquarters in Vicenza, Italy.


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