US Africa Command welcomes new Commander

Africom commander General Carter Ham. PHOTO | FILE General Carter Ham, head of US Africa Command (Africom), travelled to the headquarters of a regional joint military committee in southern Algeria, the defence ministry announced on Monday. The Sahel ...

The chief of the U.S. Africa Command has warned about al-Qaida attempts to gain a foothold in Tunisia. Gen. Carter Ham told Tunisian radio late Tuesday that "it is very clear to me that al-Qaida intends to establish a presence in Tunisia." The North ...

On March 15, former General and AFRICOM commander Carter F. Ham testified before the House Armed Services Committee that the situation in the West African republic of Mali is, along with that in Nigeria and Somalia, a direct threat to the national ...

Gen. Carter Ham, AFRICOM commander, lost confidence in Army Maj. Gen. Ralph Baker's ability to lead, but the command isn't releasing any further details at this time because the alleged misconduct is being appealed, a

Outgoing head of the US Africa Command (Africom), General Carter Ham, said in his two-year tenure he had never been invited to South Africa but would love the opportunity to go there. Ham told reporters visiting the organisation's headquarters in ...

Elisabeth Vincentelli Blog: Theater THEATER REVIEW THE NANCELyceum Theatre, 149 W. 45th St.; 212-239-6200. Running time: 150 minutes, one intermission. If your public personality is the same as your personal one, you can safely be yourself, right? ...

Contrary to popular belief within the craft community, America's love of beer didn't begin when President Jimmy Carter lifted the national ban on homebrewing during the 1970s and breweries such as New Albion and Sierra Nevada started springing up ...

12:09 AM Celebrating its 400th anniversary this year, Ham House in Richmond is an unusually complete survival of a 17th century mansion house that impressed its visitors back then and continues to do so today. MATTHEW WILLIAMS takes a tour To send a ...

All Blacks star Dan Carter will miss the Crusaders' Super Rugby clash with the Western Force at nib Stadium on Saturday.The fly-half pulled a ham- string at training yesterday and coach Todd Blackadder made an early decision to rest him.Carter ...