AFRICOM Update

Check out the latest news from U.S. Africa Command. In this edition:

1. AFRICOM Change of Command Ceremony

2. US Africa command welcomes new senior enlisted leader.

3. Operation Odyssey.

Hosted by Maj. Tyson Dunkelberger. Produced by Nancy Hudson. This video available in high definition

This edition features stories on Exercise Flintlock 2011, the U.S. Naval War College Alumni Regional Symposium, Exercise Atlas Drop 2011 and the Malaria Symposium. Hosted by Diane Cano. Also available in high definition.

This edition features stories on the Air Chief's Conference, MEDLITE 11, Kelly Clinic opening ceremony and a Retirement ceremony from General William "Kip" Ward. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Amanda McCarty and Produced by Nancy Hudson.

This edition features stories on the MEDREACH 11 and AFRICOM Military Legal Conference. Hosted by Lt. Cmdr. James Stockman and Produced by Nancy Hudson. Also available in High Definition.

This edition features stories on African Defense Joint Symposium, CJTF Change of Command and Gen. Ham visit to Algeria. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Amanda McCarty and Produced by Nancy Hudson. Also available in High Definition.

Check the latest news from the command. In this edition:

* Science and Technology Contributes to Health Surveillance in Africa

* SOCAF Change of Command

* U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Trains 41 Members of The Mozambique Military to Remove Mines.

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http://www.africom.mil

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Members of the International Women's Forum (IWF) participated in an orientation program to explain U.S. Africa Command's mission and programs September 8, 2011.

IWF is a global organization of women aimed at advancing women's leadership across careers, cultures and continents by connecting the world's most prominent women of significant and diverse achievements.

Heidi Kuhn, IWF member said that she felt that it was an honor and a privilege to be invited to AFRICOM and that the visit helped in articulating a new equation for the world-military forces and market forces coming together.

One of the main purposes of this visit was to create a dialogue and expose influential audiences to AFRICOM's mission in Africa.

In other news

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Following the International Symposium on partnership, security and development September 7th to the 8th in Algeria, General Carter Ham attended a press conference along with U.S. Ambassador to Algeria Henry Ensher and U.S. State Department Office of the Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Shari VillaRosa.

The symposium was attended by the regional partners (Algeria - Mali - Mauritania - Niger) and others from outside the region

U.S. Africa Command hosted 13 journalists from Angola and Mozambique at the headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, July 21-25, 2014. The 5-day visit included visits to the AFN broadcast studios and the Army Airfield as part of an ongoing outreach effort to build and sustain relationships with media in Africa. Report by U.S. Navy Lt.j.g. Amy Forsythe, U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs Office.

U.S. Africa Command hosted the 4th Annual AFRICOM Olympics (field meet and family day) at Kelley Barracks. Events included relay races, ultimate frisbee, volleyball and many more team sports. Report by U.S. Navy Lt. Amy Forsythe, U.S. Africa Command, Public Affairs Office.