From Yasmin Rosa, AFRICOM EEO Manager on 4/24/2012 2:56:01 PM "On Wednesday, 18 April 2012, the United States Africa Command hosted Holocaust Days of Remembrance observance. Mr. Edwin Baer, Deputy Chief, DIA Forward Element, AFRICOM J2, keynote..." (Read Full Entry)
From Yasmin Rosa, EEO Manager, U.S. Africa Command on 2/28/2012 1:18:31 PM "Brigadier General Arnold N. Gordon-Bray, Deputy Director of Operations/J3 celebrated Black History month by hosting a facilitated overview of the documentary film by Frank Harris,..." (Read Full Entry)
Michael in Virginia wrote on 5/14/2012 9:06:33 PM "What about factory treated permethrin clothing? No intricacies involved - you just wear it!..." (Read Full Entry)
Charles in Jinja, Uganda wrote on 5/14/2012 1:57:29 PM "Great Job you are doing to ensure peace in the continent of Africa and the world in general. GOD be with you all!..." (Read Full Entry)
Jacquie in Spring Hill, Florida wrote on 4/13/2012 1:10:37 PM "My prayers are with the crew and their families...." (Read Full Entry)
Margaret in Garland, Tx wrote on 4/12/2012 4:49:15 PM "My prayers go out to those families of those killed and injured. I know the folks at home are worried. I work for a family who has a new daddy over there in Morocco. I am sending W..." (Read Full Entry)
DAVID in EDWARDS AFB wrote on 4/12/2012 12:14:55 PM "Our prayers go out to the crew and family members involved in the accident.
Semper Fi,
Maj David Henderson
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On the second day of the Burkina Faso Government Pandemic Disaster Response Tabletop Exercise, May 15, 2012, participants began meeting in five task-oriented groups.
The operations command group, health group, humanitarian assistance and logistics group, rescue group and security group each were...
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Nearly 100 civilian and military representatives from seven African nations, the United States and three United Nations organizations met in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, May 14, 2012 for a weeklong exercise to conduct a baseline review of the current capability of the government of Burkina Faso to...
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May 15, 2012 · U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs
Sailors assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) participated in a multinational training exercise aboard the Hellenic navy training ship Aris at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operations Training Center (NMIOTC) in support of exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) in Souda Bay,...
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Years after the Great War of Africa ended, remnants of war are still scattered throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the aftermath of one of the deadliest conflicts worldwide since World War II.
In an effort to help the DRC reduce the number of land mines and unexploded ordnance,...
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The staff at U.S. Africa Command dug deep into their pockets during the 2011 Combined Federal Campaign Overseas Program. For their contributions to the Stuttgart Child and Youth Services, the command received a check for $10,799 in a presentation ceremony at the command headquarters May 14,...
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The United States congratulates the Government of Uganda on the capture of one of the senior commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) by the Ugandan military. The capture of Major General Ceasar Acellam is a testament to the resolve of Uganda and its military forces to work with regional...
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May 14, 2012 · U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Public Affairs
Maritime forces participated in a multinational maritime interdiction operation (MIO) training exercise at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operation Center in Souda Bay, Greece, as part of exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12), May 10.
Service members from Moroccan naval vessel Mohamed V (F 611)...
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U.S. Marines Train Ugandan Military for Combat Deployments
The Uganda People's Defense Force, or UPDF, supplies the majority of soldiers to the African Union Mission in Somalia, or Amison, which is combating Al Shabaab, an al-Qaeda linked group, operating in east Africa. Here at Camp Singo U.S. Marines train the train the UPDF to equip them with the skills and confidence necessary for combat deployments to Somalia.
United States Africa Command, AFRICOM, one of six of the Defense Department's regional military headquarters, was declared a fully unified command on October 1, 2008. As such, Africa Command has administrative responsibility for U.S. military...
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