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Meridian Star
March 21, 2018
The "Shadowhawks" supported Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Arabian Gulf on board USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) where he and the squadron ... In 2015, Vitrella completed a short overseas tour in Stuttgart, Germany, while assigned to U.S. Africa Command where he served as an Operations OfficerÃâà...
New York Times
March 20, 2018
The mission began as a routine patrol before Operational Detachment-Alpha Team 3212 was redirected to the operation against the militant, .... But the preliminary investigation indicates that senior officers at the Africa Command headquarters and its Special Operations component in Stuttgart were notÃâà...
Military Times
March 13, 2018
Rear Adm. Shawn E. Duane, vice commander of 6th Fleet, receives a salute from a member of the Djiboutian Coast Guard during the opening ceremony of the Cutlass Express 2018 exercise on Jan. 31 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Senators on Tuesday discussed why the U.S. Africa Command is not based in AfricaÃâà...
Stars and Stripes
March 6, 2018
STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command is seeking danger pay for troops deployed to Niger, a move that comes after an ambush that killed four soldiers and that will likely result in greater oversight of military operations in the region. AFRICOM chief Gen. Thomas Waldhauser said during testimonyÃâà...
Military Times
March 6, 2018
... on Capitol Hill that he could not discuss details of Africa Command's investigation until the report was finalized and briefed to the families of the fallen. ... Staff Sgt. Logan J. Melgar was found dead of strangulation on June 4, 2017 in housing he shared with three other special operations forces personnelÃâà...
USNI News
December 31, 1999
Thomas Waldhauser, the senior officer of Africa Command, told the panel in that crucial country near the Suez Canal, the United States could face significant consequences if China expanded its control of port operations there. As matters stand now, the Chinese already control two portions of the country'sÃâà...
Stars and Stripes
December 31, 1999
U.S. Africa Command disclosed Thursday that Nigerien and U.S. special operations forces killed 11 Islamic State militants during a firefight in December. ... and based on currently available information, we assessed this attack was launched by ISIS-West Africa,” AFRICOM spokeswoman Samantha RehoÃâà...
