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AFRICOM Update, Episode 34 In this week's AFRICOM Update, AFRICOM's Commander, GEN. David Rodriguez speaks to the press on a variety of topics at the Pentagon while in South Africa, AFRICOM in sponsoring a program that will help educate thousands of disadvantaged children. Read more >
Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, discusses the Defense Department's response to the Ebola outbreak during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Dec. 3, 2014. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz) TRANSCRIPT: DoD Press Briefing on Ebola Response with GEN Rodriguez (Dec. 3, 2014) Department of Defense Press Briefing by Gen. Rodriguez in the Pentagon Briefing Room on Ebola Response Presenter: U.S. Africa Command Commander General David M. Rodriguez December 03, 2014 Learn more >
United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. JFC-UA visits Greenville ETU (Images) United Assistance is a DoD operation to provide command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to USAID-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. To seem more images of JFC-UA visits Greenville ETU, visit our OUA page. Read more >
Service members assigned to Joint Forces Command – United Assistance wear uniforms treated in insect repellent while unloading bags at Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 3, 2014. In addition to the uniforms, precautionary measures like spraying insect repellent and eliminating standing pools of water are put in place to prevent breeding grounds for mosquitoes, which carry malaria. Operation United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation in Liberia to provide logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa. Portions of this image were masked for privacy reasons. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. V. Michelle Woods, 27th Public Affairs Detachment/RELEASED) Biggest threat to US troops in Liberia is malaria, not Ebola During the American Revolution, George Washington used part of the Continental Army’s scarce budget to purchase quinine for the treatment of malaria in his troops. Read more >
From 17-19 September 2014, the United States Africa Command donated over $50,000 in educational materials to support the South African Government’s effort to improve education opportunities for children from lower quintile schools in the Republic of South Africa. AFRICOM supports South African Government’s effort to improve education United States Africa Command donated over $50,000 in educational materials to support the South African Government’s effort to improve education opportunities for children. Read more >
Burundian Army intelligence officers practice the fundamentals of map-reading, terrain building, and using basic intelligence concepts during a three-week Basic Intelligence Course in Bujumbura, Burundi, November 3rd -21st. The U.S. Africa Command sponsored, Marine Forces Africa-led engagement is designed to enhance the host nation’s contribution to the African Union Mission to Somalia, which the Burundi Army has supported since 2007. (Photo by Capt. Dustin Partridge) Strengthening the Burundian Military Intelligence Corps U.S. Africa Command sponsored a three-week basic intelligence course to help train and assist the Burundian Army manage and more effectively implement military intelligence best practices. Read more >
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Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, discusses the Defense Department's response to the Ebola outbreak during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Dec. 3, 2014. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz) TRANSCRIPT: DoD Press Briefing on Ebola Response with GEN Rodriguez (Dec. 3, 2014) From 17-19 September 2014, the United States Africa Command donated over $50,000 in educational materials to support the South African Government’s effort to improve education opportunities for children from lower quintile schools in the Republic of South Africa. AFRICOM supports South African Government’s effort to improve education opportunities for children Ebola: What You Need to Know Ebola: What You Need to Know

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United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations.Petty Officer 2nd Class Angel Leonard shows service members with the Nigerian Navy various outboard motor parts during a training engagement in Nigeria, Dec. 2, 2014. Leonard, a Coast Guardsmen with SPMAGTF Crisis Response-Africa is working alongside service members of the Nigerian Navy for a training engagement that began in December. This training engagement will cover basic maintenance, electrical and mechanical skills, and general troubleshooting for small boat engines; the service members will share knowledge of these topics to build operational capacity between the two forces. (Photo by Courtesy Photo)Tappeta Mayor Sarah Z. Mendoabor speaks to Soldiers Nov. 20, 2014, about the Ebola treatment unit scheduled to open Dec. 7, 2014, in her village. Operation United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation in Liberia to provide logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Eric Hudson/RELEASED)Service members assigned to Joint Forces Command – United Assistance wear uniforms treated in insect repellent while unloading bags at Barclay Training Center, Monrovia, Liberia, Dec. 3, 2014. In addition to the uniforms, precautionary measures like spraying insect repellent and eliminating standing pools of water are put in place to prevent breeding grounds for mosquitoes, which carry malaria. Operation United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation in Liberia to provide logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa. Portions of this image were masked for privacy reasons. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. V. Michelle Woods, 27th Public Affairs Detachment/RELEASED)From 17-19 September 2014, the United States Africa Command donated over $50,000 in educational materials to support the South African Government’s effort to improve education opportunities for children from lower quintile schools in the Republic of South Africa. (Courtesy photo) From 17-19 September 2014, the United States Africa Command donated over $50,000 in educational materials to support the South African Government’s effort to improve education opportunities for children from lower quintile schools in the Republic of South Africa. From 17-19 September 2014, the United States Africa Command donated over $50,000 in educational materials to support the South African Government’s effort to improve education opportunities for children from lower quintile schools in the Republic of South Africa. (Courtesy photo)
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