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Military HIV/AIDS Prevention Conference Opens in Gaborone

12:00 AM3/2/2009
A Military HIV/AIDS Prevention Conference opened March 2, 2009 at the Gaborone Sun Hotel with approximately 150 participants in attendance, to include representatives from 26 African countries and 18 local and international non-governmental
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Conference Discusses Evolution of African Militaries

12:00 AM2/9/2009
More than 100 people - including African academic researchers, U.S. Embassy staff, and U.S. Africa Command personnel - gathered February 7-8 at the alpine resort town of Garmisch, Germany, for a conference on "the Evolution of African
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Quality-of-Life Conference Helps Military Families Living, Working in Africa

12:00 AM2/5/2009
U.S. Africa Command is developing an information and support network aimed at helping U.S. military families who live and work in Africa.

"Gen. (William) Ward and Mrs. (Joyce) Ward are very dedicated to taking care of the families
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Africa Command Holds Capstone Security Assistance Planning Conference

12:00 AM2/3/2009
U.S. Africa Command is planning the Department of Defense's military security assistance programs in Africa for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 during its annual capstone planning event in Garmisch, Germany, February 2-6, 2009.

The
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U.S. Africa Command Hosts Defense Department HIV/AIDS Conference

12:00 AM2/2/2009
U.S. Africa Command hosted a two-day Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program conference, January 28-29, 2009, at the command headquarters in Stuttgart Germany.

Recognizing HIV/AIDS as a threat to Africa's security and
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U.S. Africa Command Hosts Foreign Liaison Officer Conference

12:00 AM1/29/2009
U.S. Africa Command hosted personnel from 14 nations for a foreign liaison officers (LNO) conference, January 27-28, 2009, at the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. The liaison officers are assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn
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U.S Africa Command Addresses Africa Union Communications Challenges

12:00 AM1/21/2009
More than 103 individuals representing 25 African Nations and the United States attended a week-long planning conference, January 13 - 16, 2009 in Dakar Senegal. The conference was aimed at improving the interoperability and communications
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AE-09 Planning Ends First Phase

12:00 AM1/21/2009
Delegates from 25 African States participated in the in initial planning conference for U.S. Africa Command exercise AFRICA ENDEAVOR 2009 (AE-09), which completed its first round of initial planning January 16, 2009.

Throughout the
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U.S. Africa Command Health Conference Focuses on Cooperation to Achieve Goals

12:00 AM1/15/2009
Working together toward the same end--strengthening the health care capacity and crisis response capabilities of African nations to ultimately empower Africans to improve their health and security--was the theme of a conference in Washington, D.C.,
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U.S. Regional Commands and Components Plan for Joint Task Force Headquarters

12:00 AM1/13/2009
A planning committee of personnel from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), its components, and other regional commands joined together for a three-day conference at the U.S.AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, January 13-15, 2009, to plan for the
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Africa Partnership Station Nashville Sails into Final Planning Phase

12:00 AM11/24/2008

U.S. and partner nations completed final plans for Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville in Stuttgart, Germany on November 20, 2008 at the last planning conference before the mission begins in January, 2009.

APS is a U.S.
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Planning Begins for Land Forces Symposium to be Held in Kenya

12:00 AM11/3/2008
Representatives from 14 countries in U.S. Army Central's (USARCENT) area of activities came together for the Concept Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, October 27-31, 2008. This conference acts as a setting for delegates to plan the
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CJTF-HOA supports Water Workshop

12:00 AM10/2/2008
Kenyan government officials along with the United States Geological Survey and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) personnel came together for an eight-day water workshop conference to discuss ways to better understand ground water
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Nigeria Poised to Host Security Cooperation Exercise AFRICA ENDEAVOUR

12:00 AM7/14/2008
During a press conference on July 11, 2008, General Owoye Azazi, Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, discussed the role of the Nigerian military in the upcoming AFRICA ENDEAVOR 2008, a two-week, multinational, military exchange exercise.
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Academics Gather to Offer Opinions and Recommendations with U.S. Africa Command

12:00 AM6/18/2008
More than 40 recognized academics gathered at the National Conference Center in Landsdowne, Virginia June 9-11 for an Academic Symposium, which introduced the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) to the broader U.S. academic community and provided a forum
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Conference Panelists Discuss Progress of Africa Command

12:00 AM4/23/2008
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) was the central theme of a conference April 21, 2008, co-hosted by Georgetown University's Women in International Security (WIIS) organization and the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College
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Africa Command Makes Progress With African Allies, Civilian Deputy Says

12:00 AM3/31/2008
U.S. Africa Command is making progress in gaining acceptance in Africa, the command's deputy for civil-military activities said in an interview March 31, 2008, at a conference outside Washington, D.C., attended by representatives of 43 African
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Trans-Saharan Conference Focuses on 'Expanding Partner Nation Capacity-Building'

12:00 AM3/27/2008
Participants from across the U.S. government, as well as European liaisons, attended the fourth annual Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership and Operation Enduring Freedom Trans-Sahara Conference March 26-28 in southern Germany.
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Africa Theater Security Working Group Begins Weeklong Conference in Germany

12:00 AM3/17/2008
Approximately 300 personnel and family members of U.S. government offices working across Africa met March 17, 2008, in the Bavarian town of Oberammergau for the first U.S. Africa Command Theater Security Working Group and Quality of Life Working
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TRANSCRIPT: President Bush Stresses No AFRICOM Bases, No 'Zero-Sum' With China

12:00 AM2/20/2008
The United States does not seek military bases in Africa and is not a fierce competitor with China on the African continent, President George W. Bush said February 20 in Accra, Ghana, during a joint news conference with Ghana's President John
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