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Dentists Partner to Bring Smiles in South Africa

Dentists Partner to Bring Smiles in South Africa

Dentists Partner to Bring Smiles in South Africa

12:00 AM7/29/2011

Most people don't look forward to going to the dentist, but clients at the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) at the Kleinskool Sports Complex in South Africa were.

U.S. and South African dentists worked side-by-side to assist

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SHARED ACCORD 11: Engineering Project Improves Conditions for Livestock

SHARED ACCORD 11: Engineering Project Improves Conditions for Livestock

SHARED ACCORD 11: Engineering Project Improves Conditions for Livestock

12:00 AM7/29/2011

"What they are doing is not worth money -- it's worth gold!"

That is how Koos Croukamp, manager of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Uitenhage, South Africa, enthusiastically describes the work by the

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Hundreds Receive Medical Care as Part of Exercise Shared Accord

Hundreds Receive Medical Care as Part of Exercise Shared Accord

Hundreds Receive Medical Care as Part of Exercise Shared Accord

12:00 AM7/29/2011

It was a wet and cold Sunday afternoon when Elsie VanWyk entered the Kleinskool Sports Complex in South Africa. She had walked a long distance to get here, despite the adverse weather.

She, like many of her peers, had a single focus:

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Foreign Partners Meet, Discuss Engagement with AFRICOM HQ Staff

Foreign Partners Meet, Discuss Engagement with AFRICOM HQ Staff

Foreign Partners Meet, Discuss Engagement with AFRICOM HQ Staff

12:00 AM7/28/2011

U.S. Africa Command hosted 11 coalition officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Djibouti for their first visit to the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany July 19-20, 2011.

The two-day

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Crises Level Rises in Senegalese Tabletop Exercise and Logistics is Viewed as Critical Component of Response

Crises Level Rises in Senegalese Tabletop Exercise and Logistics is Viewed as Critical Component of Response

Crises Level Rises in Senegalese Tabletop Exercise and Logistics is Viewed as Critical Component of Response

12:00 AM7/28/2011

July 27, 2011 marked the midpoint of the weeklong Senegalese National Government Pandemic Disaster Response Tabletop Exercise. The day was dedicated to sessions two and three of this five-session tabletop exercise. This is a simulated exercise so

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AFRICOM Sponsor Training Aug. 3

AFRICOM Sponsor Training Aug. 3

AFRICOM Sponsor Training Aug. 3

12:00 AM7/27/2011

Become a sponsor for incoming U.S. AFRICOM personnel with the help of training offered from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Aug. 3 in building 3306, room 119. To attend this training, e-mail Sponsorship@africom.mil with a reservation request.

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Stuttgart Health Clinic Annex at Kelley Expands Hours

Stuttgart Health Clinic Annex at Kelley Expands Hours

Stuttgart Health Clinic Annex at Kelley Expands Hours

12:00 AM7/27/2011

New hours of operations are from 7:50 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Contact the Central Appointments line at DSN 371-2622 or civilian: 06221-17-2622 for all appointments. Walk-in care and emergency services are not available. Eligible

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Patch Subway Restaurant to Close July 27-28

Patch Subway Restaurant to Close July 27-28

Patch Subway Restaurant to Close July 27-28

12:00 AM7/27/2011

The Exchange has announced that the Subway Restaurant in Building 2353 on Patch Barracks will close for business July 27-28 in order to relocate its operations to the Patch Food Court. The Patch Theater pizza and Burger King mobile operations will

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Ugandan Press Delegation Visits U.S. Africa Command Headquarters

Ugandan Press Delegation Visits U.S. Africa Command Headquarters

Ugandan Press Delegation Visits U.S. Africa Command Headquarters

12:00 AM7/27/2011

Ugandan television and newspaper reporters got an in-depth look at the mission of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) during a week-long visit to Germany, July 18-22, 2011.

Seven journalists from Kampala, Uganda, representing four

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Huddleston Says AFRICOM Empowering African Development as Well as Security

Huddleston Says AFRICOM Empowering African Development as Well as Security

Huddleston Says AFRICOM Empowering African Development as Well as Security

12:00 AM7/27/2011

The U.S. military's Africa Command (AFRICOM) is building the capacity of partner nations to counter extremist threats, respect civilian control and respond more effectively to humanitarian and security needs across the continent, a senior U.S.

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Largest African Communications Exercise Concludes in The Gambia

Largest African Communications Exercise Concludes in The Gambia

Largest African Communications Exercise Concludes in The Gambia

12:00 AM7/26/2011

The Gambian Army band played their national anthem followed by the U.S. national anthem on the parade grounds in Banjul, July 21, 2011, bringing to a close the largest communications and interoperability exercise on the African continent. Read more

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Senegalese Civilian and Military Personnel Prepare to Exercise Pandemic Response Plan

Senegalese Civilian and Military Personnel Prepare to Exercise Pandemic Response Plan

Senegalese Civilian and Military Personnel Prepare to Exercise Pandemic Response Plan

12:00 AM7/26/2011

Nearly 100 civilian and military representatives primarily from Senegal and the United States came together in Saly for a weeklong exercise to prepare for a potential pandemic, July 25-29, 2011.

The Senegalese National Government

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USARAF's Forward Command Element Makes Fly-Away Worldwide Communications Kit Available

USARAF's Forward Command Element Makes Fly-Away Worldwide Communications Kit Available

USARAF's Forward Command Element Makes Fly-Away Worldwide Communications Kit Available

12:00 AM7/22/2011

When the U.S. Army Africa Forward Command Element (USARAF FCE) rolls onto a C-130 to head to Aviano in August, it will be with state-of-the-art electronics allowing worldwide communications.

The USARAF FCE, similar to a tactical

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Seminar Focuses on Maritime Safety and Security in West and Central Africa

Seminar Focuses on Maritime Safety and Security in West and Central Africa

Seminar Focuses on Maritime Safety and Security in West and Central Africa

12:00 AM7/21/2011

The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) hosted a maritime safety and security conference July 19-21, 2011, in Garmisch, Germany, to facilitate cooperation and collaboration

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West African Nations Collaborate on Disaster Response during Weeklong Exercise

West African Nations Collaborate on Disaster Response during Weeklong Exercise

West African Nations Collaborate on Disaster Response during Weeklong Exercise

12:00 AM7/20/2011

Civilian and military representatives from six West African nations came together in Dakar, Senegal for a weeklong exercise to coordinate on national and regional disaster response planning with a focus on urban operations, July 18-22, 2011. Read more

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U.S. Army Africa Conducts Deployment Capability Training in Burundi

U.S. Army Africa Conducts Deployment Capability Training in Burundi

U.S. Army Africa Conducts Deployment Capability Training in Burundi

12:00 AM7/20/2011

At the request of the Burundian military, U.S. Army Africa's Africa Deployment Assistance Partnership Team, or ADAPT, conducted a deployment capability training event with uniformed members of the Burundian Defense Forces June 6-10, 2011, at

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Cote d'Ivoire Ambassador Visits U.S. Africa Command HQ

Cote d'Ivoire Ambassador Visits U.S. Africa Command HQ

Cote d'Ivoire Ambassador Visits U.S. Africa Command HQ

12:00 AM7/19/2011

U.S. Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire Phillip Carter III visited the commander of U.S. Africa Command, General Carter F. Ham, and senior leadership at U.S. AFRICOM headquarters July 7, 2011, to discuss the continued partnership between the command

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Teaching a Headquarters to Fish

Teaching a Headquarters to Fish

Teaching a Headquarters to Fish

12:00 AM7/19/2011

Signal Squadron soldiers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Combat Forces are being trained and equipped to participate in U.S. Africa Command's Africa Endeavor 2011 military-to-military multilateral communications

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U.S. Soldiers Experience Ghanaian Culture

U.S. Soldiers Experience Ghanaian Culture

U.S. Soldiers Experience Ghanaian Culture

12:00 AM7/19/2011

About 100 U.S. soldiers experienced the vibrant history and culture of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana July 17, 2011, while participating in MEDFLAG 11.

The Ghanaian Army-sponsored cultural day was one of the many examples of

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1st Rwandan Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise Takes 'Whole of Society Approach'

1st Rwandan Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise Takes 'Whole of Society Approach'

1st Rwandan Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise Takes 'Whole of Society Approach'

12:00 AM7/19/2011

Rwanda hosted its first pandemic disaster response tabletop exercise on the shores of Lake Kivu July 11-15, 2011. Using a scenario involving the international spread of a hypothetical avian virus called "H5N1," civilian and military authorities

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