Story by Maj. Joe Legros | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 12.15.2025
VICENZA, Italy – U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) is leading preparations for an upcoming Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) in Senegal, scheduled for April 2026. Coordinated with the Vermont National Guard and the Armed Forces of Senegal, MEDREX Senegal 2026 is designed to sharpen crisis response capabilities across West Africa. Medical readiness is a critical......
Story by Maj. Joe Legros | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 10.06.2025
LUANDA, Angola — As U.S. Army medical professionals concluded a week-long knowledge exchange with the Angolan Military Health Division, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) medical and public affairs personnel conducted a parallel test of emerging technology designed to bridge language gaps during multinational engagements, Sept. 20-27, 2025. While the medical team......
Story by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 09.18.2025
VICENZA, Italy – When Chanson Benjamin started law school at the University of Minnesota, he never expected to trade his textbooks for civil affairs operations in Côte d’Ivoire. For the last six months, this Twin Cities resident has stepped into a different kind of classroom, the streets and military briefing rooms of West Africa. There, he has interpreted French for U.S. Soldiers......
Story by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 08.27.2025
Few residents of Hagerstown, Maryland, realize their school board lawyer is also a superwoman of sorts. Monday through Friday, Capt. Brooke Gomulka serves as in-house counsel, but on weekends she dons a different cape as a U.S. Army Reserve judge advocate with the 360th Civil Affairs Brigade. Currently, she is on a nine-month deployment with the Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Southern......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 08.14.2025
Civil affairs Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa’s (SETAF-AF) provide Tunisian Armed forces personnel with civil affairs training....
Story by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 08.09.2025
VICENZA, Italy – U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) Civil Affairs Team (CAT) Kenya conducted civil reconnaissance and engagements as part of ongoing efforts to enhance educational infrastructure and promote long-term stability in Lamu County at Bora Imani Primary School near Camp Simba, Kenya, July 11....
Story by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 07.16.2025
VICENZA, Italy – A four-person U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) civil affairs team observed Côte d’Ivoire’s national assault police unit, known as Force de Recherche et d'Assaut de la Police (FRAP), practicing close-quarters battle tactics July 14, and conducted a medical knowledge exchange July 16 in Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire....
Story by Maj. Joe Legros | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 07.08.2025
VICENZA, Italy – When U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) identified a need to gather evidence, the U.S. Army’s Joint Theater Forensic Analysis Center (JTFAC) answered the call. Its forensic team launched into action at sea, turning expertise into real-world impact. At the request of CENTCOM and AFRICOM, JTFAC personnel deployed to collect and analyze......
