Military and Police Aid
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 08:05
U.S. officials say they are in discussions with the Iraqi government about training its elite forces in a third country, which would allow the United States to provide one modest measure of new assistance against militants in the absence of a troop deal that allows U.S. soldiers to operate within Iraq.
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 12:54
With its continued efforts to build the capacity of its partner nations, U.S. Army Africa planners recently coordinated the deployment of a Burundian Light Infantry Battalion of 850 Soldiers and equipment from Bujumbura, Burundi to Bangui, Central African Republic.
Monday, December 30, 2013 - 08:33
Over the course of the last year, MCAST conducted 38 courses in 14 countries as part of the long-running theater security cooperation initiative Africa Partnership Station (APS). APS, established in 2007, is a collaborative international security cooperation initiative aimed at improving maritime safety and security in the waters surrounding Africa by developing African maritime forces' information sharing practices, response capabilities, and regional interoperability.
Monday, December 30, 2013 - 08:33
Together, we have strengthened military capacity through the construction and commissioning of Ghana’s first National Marine Police Training Academy. In fact, we continue to work with many branches of the law enforcement sector and have completed 23 training courses in the West Africa Regional Training Center that was established this year. There’s no doubt that partnership breeds success, and we’ve seen a number of successes partnering to counter drug trafficking and secure Ghana’s maritime interests. We congratulate the Ghana Navy for its recent designation as Best Performing Navy in West Africa for 2013 by the Security Watch Africa Magazine.
- See more at: http://blogs.state.gov/stories/2013/12/30/highlighting-us-ghana-partnership#sthash.XK2jDKWY.HzfA3Qtn.dpuf
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 13:55
In a collapsed building muffled cries can be faintly heard through a small hole in a concrete wall. Rescuers work frantically to cut through it and reach a trapped girl. Timing is everything, and the team has to work quickly and safely to get her out alive.
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 10:18
Every year, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) organizes several bilateral and multilateral exercises within its area of responsibility, which spans the African continent (with the exception of Egypt,) its island countries and adjacent waters. These exercises range from simulated peacekeeping operations to maritime security. Below is a roundup of a number of these exercises U.S. Africa Command carried out in 2013.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 11:06
Recognizing the growing threat of an attack in the Middle East and Central Asia involving weapons of mass destruction, officials at U.S. Central Command are working closely with partner nations across the region to prevent one and, if it occurs, to be able to respond quickly to mitigate the consequences.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 06:48
The delegation includes officials from the U.S. Defense Secretary Office, European Command in the U.S., Kansas National Guard and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 09:01
Burundian National Defense Forces and the U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 worked together Dec. 10 as the African partners prepared to embark to the Central Africa Republic as part of the African Union mission.