John Vandiver
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:17
It’s just an exercise. But for these up-and-coming Ukrainian officers and hundreds of active-duty troops, this year’s U.S. Army Europe-led Rapid Trident has added meaning, given the war that has raged in Ukraine’s east between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists.
Friday, August 29, 2014 - 07:25
U.S. Africa Command’s plan to train Libyan military forces is on hold given escalating clashes among rival militias that the country’s U.N. ambassador warned Wednesday could plunge the country into civil war.
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 06:58
International efforts to help Libya’s fledgling government will require a “huge international effort” that must involve more than military support, Africa Command chief Gen. David Rodriguez said Friday.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 06:58
“Unfortunately, we’ve had some difficulties in engaging with the Libyan authorities, also because of instability and lack of security in Libya,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told journalists.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 09:25
Staff Sgt. Alan Wardell was anticipating a slowgoing deployment when he got the order to go to Africa, one with enough down time to bulk up at the gym and head back to Kansas lean and mean.
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 11:09
The center was established as a replacement for the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan, which is slated to close in July.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 09:34
The U.S. should send a 5,000-strong security assistance brigade to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help stabilize a country ravaged by more than a decade of war, a prominent U.S. military analyst recommends.
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 13:17
A new unit of rapid reaction Marines has mobilized to Africa in response to a crisis, marking a muscular milestone for U.S. Africa Command as it contends with a crisis in South Sudan.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 09:44
No U.S. military support is planned in connection with the ongoing crisis in the Central African Republic.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 12:05
U.S. Africa Command is planning for a smaller training mission on the continent as it contends with a shrinking budget brought on by the Pentagon’s fiscal crunch, AFRICOM’s Gen. David Rodriguez said on Thursday.