US Africa Command dispatched 16 military personnel to assist the Nigerian government in its efforts to locate more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Boko Haram terrorist group, according to a May 12 AFRICOM release. The team is participating in a State Department-led “interagency coordination and assessment cell,” and includes experts in communications, logistics, and intelligence, states the release. The cell also includes personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and members of the intelligence community. AFRICOM spokesman Col. Tom Davis said the team will coordinate with the Nigerian military to determine what assistance the US can provide to help in the search. The effort is still in the “assessment phase,” said David. He added, “No other troops have deployed or are involved in operations against Boko Haram.”
Celebrating 100 Years of Liquid-Fueled Rockets
March 11, 2026
March 16, 2026, marks 100 years since Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Over the past century, new and ever more capable liquid-fueled rockets have literally propelled humanity into space. Why liquid-fueled rockets?