Press Releases - Tag African News

May 19, 2026
African Lion 26 concludes: strengthening U.S. and African security

After three weeks of integrated operations across multiple domains and forward operating locations in Morocco, U.S. Air Force participation in Exercise African Lion 26 concluded, May 8, 2026.
May 19, 2026
Fast, precise, ready: US, Moroccan airmen strengthen airlift capability

The sun presses down hard on the flightline, heat rising in waves from the concrete as wind cuts sharply across the open expanse. Behind a humming C-130 Hercules, airmen stand poised, measured, focused and alert. Every movement matters here. Every signal counts.
May 5, 2026
726 EMSS Airman integrates real-time munitions tracking tool

The 449th Air Expeditionary Group just took a step into the future of space utilization in their area of responsibility within East Africa. Recently, Senior Airman Caden Goodwin of the 726th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron led the integration of a new weapons storage space allocation tracking
April 14, 2026
U.S., Morocco integrate Link-16 capability during African Lion 26 planning event

U.S. Air Forces in Europe–Air Forces Africa, with support from U.S. Marine Forces Africa, partnered with the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces to conduct the first interoperability test of secure encrypted communications and tactical datalinks with an African partner nation during the African Lion 2026
Jan. 22, 2026
Strengthening Aviation Security Together: USAFE-AFAFRICA’s Force Multipliers

When discussing U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa’s (USAFE-AFAFRICA) international partnership mechanisms, most would likely think of foreign affairs officers or bilateral exercises before the safety office.
Jan. 14, 2026
APORA 2025: Forging African health security through civil-military cooperation

This past December, representatives of ministries of health and defense from 30 African nations and the U.S. came together in Rabat, Morocco, for the 11th African Partnership Outbreak Response Alliance Workshop, focusing on strengthening health security by operationalizing civil-military
May 12, 2025
U.S. airpower on display in African Lion 25

U.S. Airmen joined the Royal Moroccan Air Force, and Allied and partner nation military representatives in Morocco for exercise African Lion 2025 May 12-23.
March 12, 2025
Readout of Commander, Third Air Force, Maj. Gen. Paul Moga observes 435 AGOW personnel airdrops

The Third Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Paul Moga observed 435th Air Ground Operations Wing (AGOW) Airmen on March 7 over the Alzey Drop Zone in Ober-Flörsheim, Germany. 435 AGOW forces conducted personnel airdrops from an 86 Airlift Wing (AW) C-130J operated by the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS). A
Nov. 27, 2024
Readout of Commander, Third Air Force, Maj. Gen. Paul D. Moga, and Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Stephanie Cates, command team visits U.S. Bases in Djibouti and Kenya

The Third Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Paul Moga, and command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Stephanie Cates, recently visited multiple U.S. military installations across East Africa to gain insights on Air Force infrastructure, operational readiness, and international partnerships.