America's North Shore Journal

Here are four articles covering the activities of the United States Army and Africa Command in Africa. Please follow the links for more information. Africa Command: The U.S. Army in Africa Major General William B. Garrett III is the Commanding General, Southern European Task Force, which is the U.S. Army component assigned to the newest regional command, Africa Command. His headquarters, in Vicenza, Italy, has a staff of about 300 soldiers, and they are currently supporting about 600 Army soldiers deployed in Africa. Some 400 Army troops are involved with Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa while the remainder are on various missions throughout the continent. US Army Africa Commander Reveals Details of East Africa Military Exercise In a telephone interview on Tuesday from the headquarters of U.S. Army Africa in Caserma Ederle … Read entire article »