CJTF-HOA supports Djibouti’s fight against COVID-19

July 6, 2020

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa supports Djibouti’s fight against COVID-19

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti — Members of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), delivered approximately $9,400 worth of hospital beds to the Djibouti Ministry of Health during a ceremony at the Bouffard Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, June 25.

Four soldiers in flight suits stand in front of UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters.

July 6, 2020

Black Hawk delivery: COVID can’t stop DCMA’s warfighter commitment

HARTFORD, Conn. — DCMA aviators ensure helicopters reach Korea safely, on-time despite pandemic.

The NCOLCoE Honors our Allies and Partners

June 23, 2020

NCO Leadership Center of Excellence honors our allies and partners

FORT BLISS, TX — The latest NCOLCoE article highlights our international partners that were inducted into the Hall of Fame.

June 22, 2020

DOD Partners With DFC to Protect Industrial Base From Economic Effect of Pandemic

WASHINGTON — DOD and the DFC signed a memorandum of agreement to spend $100 million of DOD's CARES Act money to subsidize federal loans to create, maintain, protect, expand and restore domestic industrial-based capabilities to support the national COVID-19 response.

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lapthe Flora, deputy commanding general for U.S. Army Africa, greets a Rwandan Soldier during MEDRETE 18-5 at the Rwanda Military Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda, Aug. 20, 2018.

June 18, 2020

Flora assumes CJTF-HOA command, reflects on USARAF role

VICENZA, Italy — Maj. Gen. Lapthe C. Flora, who has served for nearly two years as the U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general, as well as the Virginia Army National Guard assistant adjutant general – Army land component commander, assumed command of Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 8.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment (1-303 CAV), Washington Army National Guard, stand in formation during the transfer of authority ceremony

June 13, 2020

Washington Army National Guard completes Jordan rotation, transfers mission to the Illinois Guard

JORDAN — The 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment (1-303 CAV), Washington Army National Guard, completed their partnership mission with the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) this Thursday.

June 12, 2020

DOD Unveils Women, Peace, Security Strategy

WASHINGTON — Global conflict is evolving, and to illustrate that the United States military needs the expertise and viewpoints of all members of society for success. DOD has published the Women, Peace and Security Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan as part of a national effort to promote the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women around

Loading of one of the six flyable aircraft into the transport ship at the port in Jacksonville, Florida.

June 10, 2020

International program manager finds new life for old helicopters

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — A former Navy supply officer found his “perfect” niche with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command’s Security Assistance Management Directorate -- where his education, military logistics expertise and dedication to serving the nation blend with a life-long interest in international cultures.

Command Sergeant Major Gene Canada, behind unit flag in center, prepares to pass the colors to Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Drushal, right, U.S. Army Security Assistance Command's commanding general, who is the outgoing commander, at a relinquishment of command ceremony, 2 June 2020, at Redstone Arsenal.

June 8, 2020

USASAC bids farewell to commander

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Drushal relinquished command of the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command during a ceremony June 2 at Redstone Arsenal’s Bob Jones Auditorium. Army Materiel Command’s Deputy Commander, Lt. Gen. Edward Daly officiated.

The rest of the team

June 5, 2020

The rest of the team: Linguists major part of mission at Poland base camps

POWIDZ, Poland — For the past eight months, the 652nd Regional Support Group have been busy running the day-to-day operations of 11 base camps throughout the country of Poland. They have not been alone. Each mayor cell – the 652nd’s team of Soldiers who manage each base camp – has said that aside from the Soldier’s on the team, the unofficial final member of their team has been their Polish linguists.

Army Aims to Further Refine MDO with Indo-Pacific Partners

June 2, 2020

Army Aims to Further Refine MDO with Indo-Pacific Partners

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The Army looks to expand the use of its Multi-Domain Task Force across the Indo-Pacific region this year to test future warfighting capabilities and make it more rapidly deployable.As part of a U.S. Army Pacific-led pilot, the task force is being built to be mobile with a capable headquarters and robust communications that can quickly link it in

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo conducted a large formation helicopter exercise May 28 out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The exercise involved participation from the U.S. Army South’s 1-228 Aviation Regiment “Winged Warriors” and the use of 10 U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks and UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters.

June 2, 2020

JTF-Bravo, Army South conduct large formation helicopter exercise in Honduras

COMAYAGUA, Honduras — U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo conducted a helicopter exercise May 28 out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The exercise involved participation from U.S. Army South’s 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment and the use of 10 U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks and UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters.

DOD Supports Partner Nations With COVID-19 Mitigation Assistance

June 1, 2020

DOD Supports Partner Nations With COVID-19 Mitigation Assistance

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department's Cooperative Threat Reduction Program has supported COVID-19 requests for assistance from 13 nations totaling about $2.9 million, said Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction David Lasseter, whose office provides strategic guidance for the program to ensure mission alignment with broader National Defense Strategy objectives.

U.S. Army Col. Ian Black, command surgeon for the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, left, and U.S. Army Capt. Yusheng Chen, command dentist for Area Support Group - Kuwait, present their Kuwaiti medical-licenses at the Kuwait Armed Forces Hospital in Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait, May 19, 2020. Black and Chen are the first U.S. military personnel to be medically licensed for practice in Kuwait, an initial step towards medical interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean Harding)

May 28, 2020

First DoD medical personnel licensed to practice in Kuwait

SABAH AL SALEM, Kuwait — Two U.S. Army officers were licensed and credentialed to practice medicine in Kuwait following an award ceremony held at the Kuwait Armed Forces Hospital (KAFH) in Sabah Al Salem on May 19, for the first time in U.S. Department of Defense history.

Chief of Staff Foresees Greater Army Commitment in Indo-Pacific

May 27, 2020

Chief of Staff Foresees Greater Army Commitment in Indo-Pacific

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — After COVID-19 forced the Army to shutter or curtail major exercises, the service’s top officer said Wednesday that Soldiers will soon return to train with partners in the Indo-Pacific region. Pacific Pathways, a series of exercises where units conduct several stops and train with foreign militaries in an expeditionary-style deployment, has been

Col. Michael J. Rowland, Alabama state surgeon, commander Medical Detachment, Army National Guard, welcomes Col. Teodor Aurelian, SPÂNU, branch chief, National Military Command Bucuresti, May 25, 2020, at Montgomery Aviation, Montgomery, Alabama. Romania sent 15 military medical and other experts to assist the U.S. domestic COVID-19 response. Romania and Alabama are partners under the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.

May 26, 2020

SPP spirit spurs Romania to help Alabama fight COVID-19

STUTTGART, Germany — A 15-member specialized military medical team from Romania landed in Montgomery, Alabama, May 25 on a two-week mission to provide Alabama with critical COVID-19 medical support. ​

May 20, 2020

Indo-Pacific Landpower Conference 2020

ADM Phil Davidson, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

A UH-60L fuselage and operational helicopter were transported from Corpus Christi Army Depot to Wichita State University where researchers at the National Institute of Aviation Research (NIAR) will create a virtual model of the work horse of Army aviation.

May 20, 2020

High tech breathes new life into aging helicopter fleet

CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT, Texas — The Army is turning to “digital-twin” technology to resolve challenges and boost efficiencies for its enduring fleet of Black Hawk helicopters.

U.S. Army South’s Deputy Commanding General-Interoperability General-de-Brigadia Alcides V. Faria Jr.

May 15, 2020

West Point cadets brief Army South deputy commanding general

WEST POINT, New York — During this year’s Projects Day at the U.S. Military Academy April 30, the Department of Foreign Languages virtually hosted U.S. Army South’s Deputy Commanding General-Interoperability General-de-Brigadia Alcides V. Faria Jr.

Defense Security Cooperation Agency Sees Growing Interest in Partnerships

May 6, 2020

Defense Security Cooperation Agency Sees Growing Interest in Partnerships

WASHINGTON — Strengthening alliances and attracting new partners is one of the National Defense Strategy's lines of effort, and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency is a large part of that effort. Attracting new partners doesn't get as much discussion as it should, but that doesn’t mean the Defense Department or DSCA hasn't been effective in meeting the

eam members from a Huntsville-based defense industry contractor, SES-I, who refurbished these two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for Afghanistan under a U.S Army Security Assistance Command foreign military sales case, upload the helicopters into an Antonov AN-124, at the airfield in Huntsville, Alabama, April 26, 2019. US Army photo by Richard Bumgardner, USASAC Public Affairs.

May 6, 2020

SAMD performance stays on track amid COVID-19 measures

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — When telework and travel restrictions became the prescription to help slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, employees of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command’s Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD) were prepared to adapt.

Maj. Jonathan Holliday, Kentucky National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officer (third from left), with U.S. Embassy local staff and Forces Armees Djiboutian (FAD) personnel in Djibouti.

May 4, 2020

Kentucky Guard maintains SPP ties despite COVID-19

FRANKFURT, Ky. — The Kentucky National Guard intends to maintain close contact with Djibouti and Ecuador to build on their strategic relationship during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.Both of the Kentucky Guard’s partners in the State Partnership Program (SPP) have been fighting the same virus. This has truly been a global pandemic. The job of maintaining those

Soldiers load boxes of cots into a truck.

April 20, 2020

DLA helps Army donate 1,300 cots to the Philippines’ COVID-19 response

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The cancellation of an annual field exercise allowed for the quick donation of the excess bedding units to the longtime treaty partner.

A Soldier from the 563rd Medical Logistics Company unloads a delivery of medical supplies to support the medical materiel response to COVID-19.

April 15, 2020

NATO Defense Ministers Discuss Alliance's COVID-19 Response

NATO defense ministers have reviewed the alliance's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and agreed upon the next steps to take, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

April 8, 2020

AMC eyes military sales progress and challenges

REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL — U.S. Army Security Assistance Command reps briefed Gen. Gus Perna, commander of Army Materiel Command, on how the organization is supporting America’s foreign partners more efficiently while managing challenges to the complex process.