Tag Archives: AFRICOM

African Lion 12

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

The United States Marine Corps has deployed its “Few and Proud” to Morocco to take part in African Lion 2012, a joint and combined annual iteration sponsored by the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff (CJCS), scheduled by US … Continue reading →

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AFRICOM: Gen. Ham Assumes Command

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Gen. Carter F. Ham assumed command of U.S. Africa Command Wednesday in Stuttgart, Germany, during a ceremony attended by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Ham takes over from Gen. William “Kip” Ward who has been at the helm of AFRICOM since … Continue reading →

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AFRICOM: Plowing Ahead

Posted on March 20, 2009 by

Gen. William E. “Kip” Ward appeared before the Armed Services Committee March 18, 2009 to discuss AFRICOM’s challenges in promoting stability and security in Africa. AFRICOM’s efforts are driven by national level requirements with an endstate to degrade and eliminate … Continue reading →

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Libya’s Coming Of Age

Posted on January 16, 2009 by

  The newly credentialed United States Ambassador to Tripoli, Gene Cretz, wasted no time in engaging the Libyan government in possible military cooperation in an attempt to secure the burgeoning Libyan arms market for US weapons manufacturers. The United Nations, … Continue reading →

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AFRICOM Denies Cap Draa Base

Posted on October 8, 2008 by

Vince Crawley, a spokesperson for U.S. Africa Command in a declaration to MoroccoBoard denied press reports on base location in Morocco. “Media reports indicating that United States Africa Command’s main base will be established in Morocco are incorrect. As of … Continue reading →

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AFRICOM Base In Tan Tan Confirmed

Posted on October 5, 2008 by

  (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sergeant Justin Park) AFRICOM has officially assumed all the duties and responsibilities of a full-fledged geographic unified command by taking over from EUCOM and CENTCOM all DoD operations pertaining to 53 African nations except for … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICOM, Algeria, Department of Defense, Maghreb, Military, MOROCCO, North Africa, Terrorism, Uncategorized, United States | Tagged , | 8 Comments