Oct. 31, 2022 COMUSAFE attends Africa Air Force Forum in Senegal U.S. Air Force Gen. James Hecker, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, visited Senegal to participate in the 2022 Africa Air Forces Forum, Oct. 26-27, 2022, in Dakar, Senegal.
July 28, 2022 Africom Dealing With Strategic Competition, Terrorism Threats Africa is the central focus of terrorism in the world, while strategic competition with China and Russia remains the main challenge, Africom’s commander said.
July 12, 2022 Blyden Says Sahel's Problems Require African, Partner Coordination The complex problems in Africa are such that they will require African nations working with other countries to address them, the Defense Department's deputy assistant secretary for African affairs told a Senate panel.
July 11, 2022 Nebraska National Guard, Rwanda Build on SPP Partnership When the Nebraska National Guard and the Rwanda Defence Force formed their partnership in December 2019, both sides expressed interest in working closely together to build relationships and collaborative capabilities.
June 27, 2022 USAFE-AFAFRICA, NATO Allied Air Command welcomes new commander U.S. Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker assumed command of U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa and NATO Allied Air Command here, June 27. In his capacity as commander, Hecker is also the new director of the Joint Air Power Competence Centre at Kalkar, Germany.
May 16, 2022 U.S. to Resume Small, Persistent Presence in Somalia The U.S. military advise-and-assist support to forces in Somalia will soon change from an ad hoc basis to one of persistent presence, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
May 6, 2022 AFAF Deepens Ties with Kenyan Air Force An eight-member U.S. Air Forces Europe – Air Forces Africa team facilitated an institutional capability building engagement alongside the Kenyan Air Force in Nairobi, Kenya, April 25-28.
May 4, 2022 U.S., Kenyan Officials Assess Military Relationship U.S. and Kenyan defense officials met at the Pentagon to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the countries and look for new ways to increase defense cooperation.
Feb. 8, 2022 National Guard chief returns from African regional security talks in Rome The National Guard Bureau’s chief, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined the 2022 African Chiefs of Defense Conference here last week for a series of senior-level engagements seeking to most effectively partner with regional militaries.
Sept. 9, 2021 Kentucky Guard engineers conduct Djibouti SPP training Kentucky National Guard engineers with the 577th Sapper Company and 123rd Airlift Wing traveled more than 15,000 miles to train with the Djiboutian military demining company as part of the State Partnership Program (SPP) Aug.19–29.