Military Exercises
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 06:52
An annual training exercise the U.S. Army conducts with east African armies Called Eastern Accord is designed to foster regional cooperation to deal with security threats and humanitarian crises, train U.S. troops to work in austere environments with their African counterparts, and provide U.S. and east African military officials the opportunity to develop friendly relationships.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - 07:04
U.S., British and Spanish Marines embarked aboard Military Sealift Command joint, high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead conducted a full schedule of weapons and tactics training alongside Angolan military personnel as part of Africa Partnership Station 2015 in the port of Luanda, Angola, March 2-7.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 07:29
The Chilean Air Force (FACh) recently trained with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) on the best ways to use night vision goggles (NVG) in F-16 fighter jets. The training will strengthen the nighttime operations of the FACh. A team of three specialists from the 12th Air Force of the USAF traveled to Chile to train for four weeks with technical personnel from the FACh. The training focused on improving maintenance procedures and the correct use of NVG.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 06:44
The Flintlock exercise, the largest conducted by Special Operations Command Africa, brought together troops from several countries to work on a range of tactics to be deployed in fighting Boko Haram, which is based in Nigeria but threatens the stability of neighboring states.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 06:47
In partnership with the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF), US Army Africa is conducting Eastern Accord 15 (EA 15), in the Jinja district of eastern Uganda.
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 06:43
The annual 'Flintlock' counter-terrorism exercises are a decade-old US-sponsored initiative to bolster African nations' ability to fight militant groups operating in the vast ungoverned spaces of the Sahara with training.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 06:26
The U.S. military is launching its annual training exercise with armies from across Africa this week in Chad, as the countries of the region battle a growing threat from the Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 06:34
The week starting February 23 will see SANDF Joint Operations headquarters become a hive of high level activity when planning for the African Union Amani Africa II field training exercise gets underway.
Monday, February 9, 2015 - 06:29
A U.S. delegation from the U.S. Armed Forces consisting of 8 people led by Major Justin Colbert arrived to Kazakhstan. They are taking part in the preparations for the peacekeeping exercises.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 07:04
Maritime forces from East Africa, South Africa, Europe, Indian Ocean nations, the United States and several international organizations began the fourth iteration of the multinational maritime Exercise Cutlass Express.