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Kenyans Show Appreciation for Expansion of Primary School

12:00 AM7/16/2010
About 300 children from 10 surrounding villages took part in a celebration at the Gadeni Primary School July 12, 2010. The Gadeni School Choir, Baptist Choir and other groups from every village were in the celebrating mood, dancing, playing their
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Kenyans Show Appreciation for Expansion of Primary School

12:00 AM7/16/2010
About 300 children from 10 surrounding villages took part in a celebration at the Gadeni Primary School July 12, 2010. The Gadeni School Choir, Baptist Choir and other groups from every village were in the celebrating mood, dancing, playing their
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CJTF-HOA Rifle Team Prepares for Kenya Rifle Competition

12:00 AM7/9/2010
Members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Rifle Team are setting their sights on excellence as they prepare to compete in the 2010 Kenya Armed Forces Rifle Championship (AFRC).

The AFRC, sponsored by the Kenyan
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CJTF-HOA Coalition Pioneer Revisits Camp Lemonnier After Seven Years

12:00 AM7/7/2010
In the earliest inception of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa--at a time when countering terrorism had a more direct approach, East African coalitions were fewer and Djibouti was almost unheard of, the country of Kenya sent a colonel and
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Preparing for Medical Response to Disasters

12:00 AM6/22/2010
Should disaster strike in East Africa, a growing partnership between U.S. Army Africa and Kenya’s military designed to improve medical preparedness could help avert crisis.

Lt. Col. John Casey, U.S. Army Africa’s deputy surgeon,
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Air Force Imam Visits Leaders in East Africa

12:00 AM6/1/2010
Imam Walid Habash, a Muslim chaplain for the U.S Air Force, joined other military chaplains for a recent trip to strengthen relationships between the American people and Muslim communities in East Africa, May 2010.

U.S. Air Force
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Army Medical Researchers in Kenya Mark World Malaria Day 2010

12:00 AM4/27/2010
Hundreds of local people in Kisumu, Kenya gathered April 25, 2010 at Kit Mikayi primary school to mark World Malaria Day with educational skits, songs and dance.

Among them was Lieutenant Colonel Maria Bovill, director of U.S. Army
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Memorial Service Held for Soldier

12:00 AM4/12/2010
A Puerto Rico Army National Guard sergeant was remembered during a memorial service April 11, 2010. Sergeant Roberto Diaz Boria, 1st Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, died April 8 while stationed in Mombasa, Kenya. The cause of death is under
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APS East 2010 Deployment Concludes

12:00 AM3/17/2010
Africa Partnership Station (APS) East, an international cooperative initiative aimed at strengthening maritime safety and security, concluded its 2010 deployment with a close-out review by high-level naval leadership from Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania
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APS Staff Spotlight: Captain Philip Mulumba, Kenya Navy

12:00 AM3/8/2010
Aboard the Africa Partnership Station (APS) East platform high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2), it is a common occurrence to hear sailors call for the "sport officer." They are affectionately referring to APS East international staff officer
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APS East Staff Spotlight: Major Eluid Keter from Kenya Navy

12:00 AM3/3/2010
Born and raised in Kitale, Kenya, Major Eliud Keter is now living at the center of the Africa Partnership Station East mission aboard the APS East platform high speed vessel Swift (HSV 2).

In the role of operations officer, or "OPS" as
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Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy Visits APS East

12:00 AM1/15/2010
Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable William Natter III, visited the Africa Partnership Station (APS) East platforms High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) and USS Nicholas (FFG 47) in Mombasa, Kenya, January 14, 2010. Both Swift and
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Africa Partnership Station East Arrives In Kenya

12:00 AM1/12/2010
Africa Partnership Station (APS) East arrived in Mombasa, Kenya, January 11, 2010, aboard APS platforms High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) and USS Nicholas (FFG 47). Both Swift and Nicholas are in Kenya to participate in maritime exchanges.
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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Members Deliver School Supplies

12:00 AM1/12/2010
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, a component of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), delivered 1,000 packets of school supplies to children of the Rukuini Primary and Secondary schools in Eldoret, Kenya, January 7,
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U.S. Army Research Unit Marks Four Decades in Kenya

12:00 AM11/6/2009
Soldiers and Army civilians assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya (USAMRU-K) are celebrating 40 years of research in East Africa.
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U.S. Army Medical Researchers from Kenya Offer Mentorship in Nigeria

12:00 AM11/6/2009
A team of medical experts from U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya (USAMRU-K) recently visited Nigeria to offer their expertise in malaria microscopy.
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CJTF-HOA Provides Assistance to Faza Village

12:00 AM9/22/2009
A team from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa deployed to Faza Village, Pate Island, Kenya, September 13, 2009 to assess options in assisting the village after a fire on September 5 that consumed 350 houses and displaced more than 2,100
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U.S. Africa Command Conducts First Regional Pandemic Response Program Workshop in Nairobi

12:00 AM9/8/2009
Disaster and Health experts from nine African nations came together in Nairobi, Kenya for a five-day planning workshop on Pandemic Influenza Response, August 31-September 4, 2009.

The event was sponsored and facilitated by U.S. Africa
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U.S. Air Forces Africa Commander Visits Kenyan Air Force

12:00 AM9/1/2009
Air Forces Africa touched down in Kenya, August 24, 2009, for the latest in a series of engagements between U.S. and Kenyan forces. AFAFRICA, also known as 17th Air Force, is the air component for U.S. Africa Command.

AFAFRICA
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Maritime Center of Excellence Graduates Second Class

12:00 AM8/12/2009
Thirty-one students from eight countries graduated from the Maritime Center of Excellence (MCE) at Bandari College in Mombasa, Kenya August 7, 2009.

The graduation marked the completion of the second group to attend the three-week
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