Story by Capt. Benjamin Aronson | U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa | 01.13.2026
This past December, representatives of ministries of health and defense from 34 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 collaboration in outbreak preparedness and response....
Story by Staff Sgt. Alexandria Lee | 39th Air Base Wing | 11.04.2024
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has a significant interest in promoting civilian–military partnerships to enhance force health protection and foster resilient security environments. One example of such a partnership is the African Partnership Outbreak Response Alliance (APORA), developed by the DOD through U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces......
Story by Mikala McCurry | Air Force Culture and Language Center | 02.02.2023
Mutually beneficial alliances and partnerships are an enduring U.S. strength and are critical to achieving United States Air Force objectives. French Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar Master Sgt. Dieudonne Batawila recently supported the Office of the Command Surgeon USAFE-AFAFRICA in strengthening partnerships with 27 African partner nations through the global health engagement hosted......
Story by 2nd Lt. Charis Bryan | U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa | 04.19.2021
The African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance concluded its tenth annual conference, focusing on global Rapid Response Teams, on April 13, 2021....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Waller | U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa | 10.19.2020
The 9th annual African Partnership Outbreak Response Alliance conference, designed to support efforts to collectively respond to infectious disease outbreaks in Africa, concluded at the end of the third and final virtual seminar Oct. 7....
Story by Master Sgt. Renae Pittman | U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa | 11.22.2019
The eighth iteration of the African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance engagement, focused on ‘One World, One Health,’ took place at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 18 – 21, 2019....
Story by Master Sgt. Renae Pittman | U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa | 11.18.2019
Airmen with U.S. Air Forces Africa and the National Guard, along with 25 African partner nations, are currently in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, to participate in the African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance VIII conference....
Story by Master Sgt. Andy Kin | Defense Media Activity - Europe Africa | 05.24.2019
KIGALI, Rwanda – The U.S. Africa Command hosted the 7th Semi-Annual African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance conference May 20-23 in Kigali, Rwanda, to provide African partner nations regional training and exercise planning to prevent, detect and respond to emerging infectious diseases....
