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Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (2) of (6)

Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (2) of (6) Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (2) of (6)
11:38 AM9/1/2015
Kenyan Defense Force Maj. Balata Kotea, Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA) African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Headquarters training course attendee, updates a map of Somalia with the latest AMISOM and Al-Shabaab troop movements at the International Peace Support Training Center in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 25, 2015. Kenya is one of the AU countries contributing to the forces in Somalia battling Al-Shabaab and the ACOTA course helps familiarize the attending officers with the military decision making process, so they can better advise and prepare solutions to the problems they might face in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)
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Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (1) of (6)

Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (1) of (6) Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (1) of (6)
11:37 AM9/1/2015
Nineteen officers from the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) and Kenyan Defense Force (KDF) completed the 16th iteration of the U.S. Department of State’s Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA) Force Headquarters training course at the International Peace Support Training Center in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 28, 2015. The course was designed to prepare staff officers from the African Union Mission in Somalia contributing countries for possible assignment to AMISOM Force Headquarters as a part of the command staff there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)
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Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission

Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission
11:34 AM9/1/2015
Officers from African partner nations attend specialized training in in Nairobi, Kenya before deploying to support the African Union Mission in Somalia.
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10:39 AM8/31/2015
U.S. Marines and U.S. Embassy Benin officials meet with Benin’s Minister of Interior Placide Azande Aug. 28, to discuss the partner-nation training that will take place between U.S. Marines and sailors and policemen with Benin's National Surveillance Police. Azande met with the Marines and U.S. Embassy Benin Chargé d'affaires Todd Whatley to discuss the country’s security concerns and to express his gratitude for the Marines' willingness to train the National Surveillance Police to secure its border. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Peterson)
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Leaders Leave AE15 with Handbook and Mandate to Work Together (2) of (4)

Leaders Leave AE15 with Handbook and Mandate to Work Together (2) of (4) Leaders Leave AE15 with Handbook and Mandate to Work Together (2) of (4)
9:05 AM8/31/2015
Segakweng Tsiane, permanent secretary of the Botswana Ministry of Defense, Justice and Security, speaks during the closing ceremony for Africa Endeavor 2015 in Gaborone, Botswana, Aug. 28, 2015. More than 1,800 communications specialists from 40 countries, six African regional organizations and six international partner nations have participated in past Africa Endeavor events.
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Leaders Leave AE15 with Handbook and Mandate to Work Together (3) of (4)

Leaders Leave AE15 with Handbook and Mandate to Work Together (3) of (4) Leaders Leave AE15 with Handbook and Mandate to Work Together (3) of (4)
9:02 AM8/31/2015
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Robert Ferrell, the U.S. Army chief information officer, speaks during the closing ceremony for Africa Endeavor 2015 in Gaborone, Botswana, Aug. 28, 2015. Sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, Africa Endeavor is an annual communications event designed to increase interoperability between partner nations in support of United Nations and African Union peacekeeping, disaster response and humanitarian assistance missions.
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9:53 AM8/29/2015
Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commanding general, U.S. Africa Command, speaks to the crowd during the Joint Meritorious Unit Award presentation ceremony at McAuliffe Hall August 27, 2015. The JMUA, the second most prestigious award a unit can receive, was presented to the 101st Airborne Division for their humanitarian mission during the Ebola epidemic in Liberia. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William White, 101st Airborne Division Public Affairs)
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9:53 AM8/29/2015
From right: Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commanding general, U.S. Africa Command, and Maj. Gen. Gary J. Volesky, commanding general, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell, unveil the Joint Meritorious Unit Award during a ceremony at McAuliffe Hall August 27, 2015. The JMUA, the second most prestigious award a unit can receive, was presented to the 101st Airborne Division for their humanitarian mission during the Ebola epidemic in Liberia. (U.S. Army photo by Jerry Woller, Lead VI Specialist-Fort Campbell)
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Leaders Leave AE15 with Handbook and Mandate to Work Together

Leaders Leave AE15 with Handbook and Mandate to Work Together Leaders Leave AE15 with Handbook and Mandate to Work Together
2:00 PM8/28/2015
Botswana's permanent secretary for defence and the U.S. Army's chief information officer gave advice to communications officers during the closing ceremony for Africa Endeavor 2015.
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101st Airborne Division Receives Prestigious Unit Award for OUA Mission

 101st Airborne Division Receives Prestigious Unit Award for OUA Mission  101st Airborne Division Receives Prestigious Unit Award for OUA Mission
12:03 PM8/28/2015
The 101st Airborne Division was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award by the commanding general of U.S. Africa Command, Gen. David M. Rodriguez, during a ceremony at Fort Campbell, Ky. Aug. 27.
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Senior leaders build foundation for African Horizons

Senior leaders build foundation for African Horizons Senior leaders build foundation for African Horizons
11:50 AM8/28/2015
The Secretary of the Army, the Honorable John M. McHugh, addresses participants of a U.S. Army Africa Training and Leader Development Conference, in the Golden Lion Conference Center Aug. 17 at Vicenza, Italy. The conference is designed to help the USARAF team understand the Army Chief of Staff's guidance on Army training and leader development in order to apply that guidance to the USARAF training and leader development program. Some of the other topics discussed during this conference include Regionally Aligned Force lessons learned, RAF readiness, training on the continent, and State Partnership Program lessons learned. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. Lance Pounds)
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Senior leaders build foundation for African Horizons

Senior leaders build foundation for African Horizons Senior leaders build foundation for African Horizons
11:48 AM8/28/2015
U.S. Army Africa Commander Gen. Darryl A. Williams hosted a training and leader development conference, or TLDC, and a senior leader strategy and orientation session, or SLSOS, in Vicenza, Italy, Aug. 17-20. The two events brought together active, guard, Reserve and Army civilians, who have cultural and subject matter expertise on the continent of Africa.
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Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (4) of (4)

Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (4) of (4) Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (4) of (4)
2:37 PM8/24/2015
From left, U.S. Army Col. Patrick Dedham, director of communications for U.S. Africa Command, and Botswana Defence Force Brig. Kenneth Kethibogile, director of communications for the BDF, participate in a media briefing following the opening ceremony of Africa Endeavor 2015 in Gaborone, Botswana, Aug. 24, 2015. The seminar, hosted by the Botswana Defence Force and sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is a forum for leaders to improve communications among and between partner nations and regional and international organizations.
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Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (3) of (4)

Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (3) of (4) Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (3) of (4)
2:31 PM8/24/2015
Representatives from more than 35 nations and regional and international organizations pose for a photo after the Africa Endeavor 2015 opening ceremony in Gaborone, Botswana, Aug. 24, 2015. The seminar, hosted by the Botswana Defence Force and sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is a forum for leaders to improve communications among and between partner nations and regional and international organizations.
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Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (2) of (4)

Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (2) of (4) Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (2) of (4)
2:30 PM8/24/2015
U.S. Army Col. Patrick Dedham, director of communications for U.S. Africa Command, speaks during the opening ceremony of Africa Endeavor 2015 in Gaborone, Botswana, Aug. 24, 2015. More than 1,800 communications specialists from 40 countries, six African regional organizations and six international partner nations have participated in past Africa Endeavor events.
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Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (1) of (4)

Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (1) of (4) Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (1) of (4)
2:28 PM8/24/2015
Botswana Defence Force Brig. Kenneth Kethibogile, director of communications for the BDF, speaks during the opening ceremony of Africa Endeavor 2015 in Gaborone, Botswana, Aug. 24, 2015. The seminar, hosted by the Botswana Defence Force and sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is a forum for leaders to improve communications among and between partner nations and regional and international organizations.
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Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana

Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana
2:13 PM8/24/2015
The seminar is a forum for leaders to improve communications among and between partner nations and regional and international organizations.
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Exercise Cutlass Express 2016 Nations Meet in Tanzania for Important Planning

Exercise Cutlass Express 2016 Nations Meet in Tanzania for Important Planning Exercise Cutlass Express 2016 Nations Meet in Tanzania for Important Planning
9:41 AM8/19/2015
Maritime professionals from South and East Africa, Europe, Indian Ocean nations and the U.S. met for the Cutlass Express 2016 Main Planning Event (MPE) in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Aug. 4 – 7.
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Exercise Cutlass Express 2016 Nations Meet in Tanzania for Important Planning

Exercise Cutlass Express 2016 Nations Meet in Tanzania for Important Planning Exercise Cutlass Express 2016 Nations Meet in Tanzania for Important Planning
9:27 AM8/19/2015
150204-N-QY759-110 LE CHALAND, Mauritius (Feb. 4, 2015) Boarding team members from East African and Indian Ocean militaries gather for a group photo after the Exercise Cutlass Express 2015 closing ceremony. Exercise Cutlass Express 2015, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, and information sharing practices to increase capabilities of East African and Indian Ocean nations to counter sea-based illicit activity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Krigbaum/Released)
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APORA Supports Fight Against Infectious Diseases in Africa

APORA Supports Fight Against Infectious Diseases in Africa APORA Supports Fight Against Infectious Diseases in Africa
4:39 PM8/17/2015
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Dr. Charles Beadling, director of the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine, leads a group of APORA members in a small group discussion.
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