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Ugandan People's Defense Force Commander Visits U.S. Army Africa

12:00 AM11/3/2011

Lieutenant General Edward Katumba Wamala, land forces commander of the Uganda People's Defence Force, took part in a U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) command visit in October 2011.

Wamala engaged in a variety of activities throughout his

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TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Holmes Interviewed by Executive Director at Institute for Security Studies in South Africa

12:00 AM10/28/2011

In an interview with Dr. Jakkie Cilliers, executive director, Institute for Security Studies, in Pretoria, South Africa on October 28, 2011, Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's civilian deputy, talked about the command's

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TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Holmes Speaks at Institute for Security Studies in South Africa

12:00 AM10/28/2011

Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's deputy to the commander for civil-military activities, talked about the origins of the command, addressing questions surrounding its basing and its six current areas of focus.
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TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Holmes Addresses Participants of Maritime and Coastal Security Conference in South Africa

12:00 AM10/27/2011

While addressing participants of the Maritime and Coastal Security Africa Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's civilian deputy, highlighted the historical context of the command,
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U.S. Army Africa Personnel Describe Challenges, Opportunities of providing Communications and Information Network Support on Two Continents

12:00 AM10/27/2011

Near 50 soldiers and civilians of U.S. Army Africa's (USARAF) G-6 have the responsibility of ensuring that Internet and hardware work continually, both at the USARAF headquarters in Vicenza, Italy and on the African continent.
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Official: Troops in Central Africa for Months, Not Years

12:00 AM10/26/2011

About a hundred U.S. troops being deployed to Central Africa will be there for months -- not years -- and only until the national armies of the region are capable of dismantling the terrorist group known as the Lord's Resistance Army, a senior
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U.S. Welcomes U.N. Assessment of Maritime Piracy in West Africa

12:00 AM10/21/2011

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for countries and regional organizations in West Africa's Gulf of Guinea to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat maritime piracy, which he says threatens to hinder economic development and
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TEXTS AND FACT SHEET: U.S. Support to Regional Efforts to Counter the Lord's Resistance Army

12:00 AM10/15/2011

President Obama on October 14, 2011, notified U.S. Congress that he is deploying a small number of military personnel to central Africa to assist regional militaries in confronting the Lord's Resistance Army, whose two decades of atrocities
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Obama Sends U.S. Forces to Help African Troops Confront Lord's Resistance Army

12:00 AM10/14/2011

President Barack Obama has authorized the deployment to central Africa of 100 combat-equipped U.S. forces whose mission is to help regional forces fight the notorious Lord's Resistance Army and its leader, Joseph Kony.

In a letter
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AFRICOM Commander Highlights Priorities, Concerns at CSIS Strategy Talk

12:00 AM10/7/2011

During a military strategy forum October 4, 2011, General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, emphasized the importance of strengthening African military capabilities to address some of Africa's current security challenges while
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CJTF-HOA Chaplain and Imam Travel to Uganda for Talk of Military Chaplaincy

12:00 AM9/9/2011

The Director of Religious Affairs for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and an Imam from the Islamic Center of Chester, Pennsylvania, met with members of the Ugandan People's Defense Forces here on August 24.

In the
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USS Samuel B. Roberts Arrives in Mauritius

12:00 AM9/9/2011

USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Port Louis, Mauritius, for an eight-day goodwill port visit as part of their involvement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East's hub, September 5, 2011.

The visit will feature on board
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International Women's Forum Learns about AFRICOM, Shares Perspectives with Staff during Visit to HQ

12:00 AM9/8/2011

Forty-five international women spent the day learning about U.S. Africa Command's mission and sharing their perspectives with staff during a visit to Kelley Barracks September 7, 2011.

Members of the International Women's
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U.S. Army Africa sponsors security cooperation conference

12:00 AM9/1/2011

Nearly 150 military and civilian personnel representing organizations from throughout Africa, Europe and the U.S. participated in U.S. Army Africa's Theater Army Security Cooperation Conference held Aug. 29 to Sept. 2.

The Office
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Stability Through Health: U.S. AFRICOM Hosts First HIV/AIDS Program Management Training

12:00 AM8/24/2011

Reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS is a priority for U.S. Africa Command because of the disease's destabilizing effect to African nations, according to AFRICOM's civilian deputy Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, August 17, 2011.

U.S.
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Food Insecurity in Eastern Africa Continent's Worst in 20 Years

12:00 AM8/23/2011

The worst drought in more than half a century in Eastern Africa has brought on the region's worst food insecurity in 20 years, according to an assessment of conditions in the region released by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis
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USS Samuel B. Roberts Arrives in Seychelles

12:00 AM8/16/2011

USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) (Sammy B.) arrived in Victoria, Seychelles to begin involvement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East's Hub, August 12, 2011.

The Seychelles Hub will feature students from East African partner
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Newly Appointed U.S. Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Makes First Visit to AFRICOM.

12:00 AM8/10/2011

STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Henry S. Ensher, made his first visit to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) on August 2, 2011.

During Ensher's visit, he met with AFRICOM officials
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U.S. Delegates Mobilize Global Response to Horn of Africa Crisis

12:00 AM8/10/2011

Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Biden, has led a U.S. delegation to the Horn of Africa to mobilize a global response to the region's worst drought in more than 60 years, which the United Nations estimates has left at least 12.4 million
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Obama Approves $105 Million More for Horn of Africa

12:00 AM8/9/2011

President Obama has approved an additional $105 million for urgent humanitarian relief efforts across the Horn of Africa, where the United Nations estimates that more than 12.4 million people are in urgent need as a result of the region's worst
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Ugandan People's Defense Force Commander Visits U.S. Army Africa

12:00 AM11/3/2011

Lieutenant General Edward Katumba Wamala, land forces commander of the Uganda People's Defence Force, took part in a U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) command visit in October 2011. Wamala engaged in a variety of activities throughout his

TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Holmes Interviewed by Executive Director at Institute for Security Studies in South Africa

12:00 AM10/28/2011

In an interview with Dr. Jakkie Cilliers, executive director, Institute for Security Studies, in Pretoria, South Africa on October 28, 2011, Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's civilian deputy, talked about the command's

TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Holmes Speaks at Institute for Security Studies in South Africa

12:00 AM10/28/2011

Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's deputy to the commander for civil-military activities, talked about the origins of the command, addressing questions surrounding its basing and its six current areas of focus. Read more

TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Holmes Addresses Participants of Maritime and Coastal Security Conference in South Africa

12:00 AM10/27/2011

While addressing participants of the Maritime and Coastal Security Africa Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's civilian deputy, highlighted the historical context of the command,

U.S. Army Africa Personnel Describe Challenges, Opportunities of providing Communications and Information Network Support on Two Continents

12:00 AM10/27/2011

Near 50 soldiers and civilians of U.S. Army Africa's (USARAF) G-6 have the responsibility of ensuring that Internet and hardware work continually, both at the USARAF headquarters in Vicenza, Italy and on the African continent. Read more

Official: Troops in Central Africa for Months, Not Years

12:00 AM10/26/2011

About a hundred U.S. troops being deployed to Central Africa will be there for months -- not years -- and only until the national armies of the region are capable of dismantling the terrorist group known as the Lord's Resistance Army, a senior

U.S. Welcomes U.N. Assessment of Maritime Piracy in West Africa

12:00 AM10/21/2011

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for countries and regional organizations in West Africa's Gulf of Guinea to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat maritime piracy, which he says threatens to hinder economic development and

TEXTS AND FACT SHEET: U.S. Support to Regional Efforts to Counter the Lord's Resistance Army

12:00 AM10/15/2011

President Obama on October 14, 2011, notified U.S. Congress that he is deploying a small number of military personnel to central Africa to assist regional militaries in confronting the Lord's Resistance Army, whose two decades of atrocities

Obama Sends U.S. Forces to Help African Troops Confront Lord's Resistance Army

12:00 AM10/14/2011

President Barack Obama has authorized the deployment to central Africa of 100 combat-equipped U.S. forces whose mission is to help regional forces fight the notorious Lord's Resistance Army and its leader, Joseph Kony. In a letter

AFRICOM Commander Highlights Priorities, Concerns at CSIS Strategy Talk

12:00 AM10/7/2011

During a military strategy forum October 4, 2011, General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, emphasized the importance of strengthening African military capabilities to address some of Africa's current security challenges while

CJTF-HOA Chaplain and Imam Travel to Uganda for Talk of Military Chaplaincy

12:00 AM9/9/2011

The Director of Religious Affairs for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and an Imam from the Islamic Center of Chester, Pennsylvania, met with members of the Ugandan People's Defense Forces here on August 24. In the

USS Samuel B. Roberts Arrives in Mauritius

12:00 AM9/9/2011

USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Port Louis, Mauritius, for an eight-day goodwill port visit as part of their involvement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East's hub, September 5, 2011. The visit will feature on board

International Women's Forum Learns about AFRICOM, Shares Perspectives with Staff during Visit to HQ

12:00 AM9/8/2011

Forty-five international women spent the day learning about U.S. Africa Command's mission and sharing their perspectives with staff during a visit to Kelley Barracks September 7, 2011. Members of the International Women's

U.S. Army Africa sponsors security cooperation conference

12:00 AM9/1/2011

Nearly 150 military and civilian personnel representing organizations from throughout Africa, Europe and the U.S. participated in U.S. Army Africa's Theater Army Security Cooperation Conference held Aug. 29 to Sept. 2. The Office

Stability Through Health: U.S. AFRICOM Hosts First HIV/AIDS Program Management Training

12:00 AM8/24/2011

Reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS is a priority for U.S. Africa Command because of the disease's destabilizing effect to African nations, according to AFRICOM's civilian deputy Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, August 17, 2011. U.S.

Food Insecurity in Eastern Africa Continent's Worst in 20 Years

12:00 AM8/23/2011

The worst drought in more than half a century in Eastern Africa has brought on the region's worst food insecurity in 20 years, according to an assessment of conditions in the region released by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis

USS Samuel B. Roberts Arrives in Seychelles

12:00 AM8/16/2011

USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) (Sammy B.) arrived in Victoria, Seychelles to begin involvement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East's Hub, August 12, 2011. The Seychelles Hub will feature students from East African partner

Newly Appointed U.S. Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Makes First Visit to AFRICOM.

12:00 AM8/10/2011

STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Henry S. Ensher, made his first visit to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) on August 2, 2011. During Ensher's visit, he met with AFRICOM officials

U.S. Delegates Mobilize Global Response to Horn of Africa Crisis

12:00 AM8/10/2011

Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Biden, has led a U.S. delegation to the Horn of Africa to mobilize a global response to the region's worst drought in more than 60 years, which the United Nations estimates has left at least 12.4 million

Obama Approves $105 Million More for Horn of Africa

12:00 AM8/9/2011

President Obama has approved an additional $105 million for urgent humanitarian relief efforts across the Horn of Africa, where the United Nations estimates that more than 12.4 million people are in urgent need as a result of the region's worst

Lieutenant General Edward Katumba Wamala, land forces commander of the Uganda People's Defence Force, took part in a U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) command visit in October 2011.

Wamala engaged in a variety of activities throughout his

Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's deputy to the commander for civil-military activities, talked about the origins of the command, addressing questions surrounding its basing and its six current areas of focus.
Read more

Near 50 soldiers and civilians of U.S. Army Africa's (USARAF) G-6 have the responsibility of ensuring that Internet and hardware work continually, both at the USARAF headquarters in Vicenza, Italy and on the African continent.
Read more

President Barack Obama has authorized the deployment to central Africa of 100 combat-equipped U.S. forces whose mission is to help regional forces fight the notorious Lord's Resistance Army and its leader, Joseph Kony.

In a letter

The Director of Religious Affairs for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and an Imam from the Islamic Center of Chester, Pennsylvania, met with members of the Ugandan People's Defense Forces here on August 24.

In the

USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Port Louis, Mauritius, for an eight-day goodwill port visit as part of their involvement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East's hub, September 5, 2011.

The visit will feature on board

Forty-five international women spent the day learning about U.S. Africa Command's mission and sharing their perspectives with staff during a visit to Kelley Barracks September 7, 2011.

Members of the International Women's

Nearly 150 military and civilian personnel representing organizations from throughout Africa, Europe and the U.S. participated in U.S. Army Africa's Theater Army Security Cooperation Conference held Aug. 29 to Sept. 2.

The Office

Reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS is a priority for U.S. Africa Command because of the disease's destabilizing effect to African nations, according to AFRICOM's civilian deputy Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, August 17, 2011.

U.S.

USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) (Sammy B.) arrived in Victoria, Seychelles to begin involvement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East's Hub, August 12, 2011.

The Seychelles Hub will feature students from East African partner

STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Henry S. Ensher, made his first visit to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) on August 2, 2011.

During Ensher's visit, he met with AFRICOM officials