Thursday, January 15, 2015

Does the US Press Corp want to report the progress the USA military is making in Africa?

What goes on in the White House Press Room? These actions by the USA military not enough adrenalin for the Press Corp? Maybe it is cortisol levels (click here) need to be checked? Maybe? Never know how one has sincerely abused their bodies when in such a demanding job.

Col. Rob Sciandra, a physician assistant with the 5th squadron, 4th cavalry regiment assists with first aid training with Malawi Defense Force. With regionally aligned forces from 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kansas, USA. US Army Africa trained more than 4000 troops in Chad, Guinea and Malawi in March. (US Army Africa photo)

By Mindy Anderson, US Army Africa Public Affairs

VICENZA, Italy With support (click here) from regionally aligned forces from 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kan., U.S. Army Africa trained more than 4,000 troops in Chad, Guinea, and Malawi in March.
This USARAF training continues to provide different African nations with help in securing their own borders, thereby helping them secure the region, and protecting U.S. interests.
“Second Bde., 1st Inf. Div. did an incredible amount of work in their preparation and training,” said Maj. Lee Torres from USARAF SCD. “They lived in austere environments and worked with our African Partners to improve the level of training and preparation for a UN deployment. They leveraged their experiences and improved bi-lateral relationships with their interaction with the host nations.”
Sgt. Maj. John Dudas from USARAF Operations and Plans concurred...

The American Tax Dollar hard at work.

VICENZA, ItalyRecently, (click here) U.S. Army Africa’s Col. Frances Hardison and Capt. Christian Smith traveled to Dar Es Salaam and Arusha, Tanzania to plan a gender integration seminar co-hosted by the Tanzanian Peoples Defense Forces.
The event is tentatively scheduled for May. During planning, Hardison and Smith discussed the proposed events and activities with the TPDF’s highest ranking female. Hardison is the director of USARAF’s G-1, Personnel.
“I met with Brig. Gen. Sara Rwambali, director of TPFD Social Affairs, and she is very excited to co-host the Gender Mainstreaming Seminar with USARAF in Tanzania in 2015,” said Hardison.
The concept brief to Rwambali and Virginia Blazer, deputy chief of mission, U.S. Embassy Tanzania, detailed the goals of the seminar.
According to Smith, a previous gender integration event has laid the ground work for the May seminar....