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Eastern African Forces Practice Emergency Response During Field Training Exercise

Eastern African Forces Practice Emergency Response During Field Training Exercise

Eastern African Forces Practice Emergency Response During Field Training Exercise

12:00 AM12/3/2009

During the third day of the Eastern Africa Standby Brigade Field Training Exercise, approximately 1,500 participants from 10 countries of East Africa worked together on various fictional scenarios, December 2, 2009, in Djibouti.

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Eastern African Forces Work Together in Historical Field Exercise

Eastern African Forces Work Together in Historical Field Exercise

Eastern African Forces Work Together in Historical Field Exercise

12:00 AM12/1/2009

The multinational Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Field Training Exercise began November 29, 2009 with an opening ceremony in Djibouti. The historical exercise brought approximately 1,500 troops, police and civilian staff together from 10

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Africa Command Begins its Premier Security Cooperation Conference

Africa Command Begins its Premier Security Cooperation Conference

Africa Command Begins its Premier Security Cooperation Conference

12:00 AM11/17/2009

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) opened its annual Theater Security Cooperation Conference November 16, 2009, a premier event that builds the foundation for the command's activities with its African partners over the next three years.
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U.S. Submarine San Juan Visits South Africa

U.S. Submarine San Juan Visits South Africa

U.S. Submarine San Juan Visits South Africa

12:00 AM11/4/2009

NAPLES, Italy – The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS San Juan pulled into Simon's Town, South Africa, Nov. 4, setting the stage for a series of first-ever, at-sea engagements with the South African Navy submarine force.
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U.S. Mission to African Union Shows Commitment to Africa

U.S. Mission to African Union Shows Commitment to Africa

U.S. Mission to African Union Shows Commitment to Africa

12:00 AM10/28/2009

The United States was the first major non-African country to appoint a full-time ambassador to the African Union (AU), and that shows the importance the people of the United States attach to their partnership with the people of Africa, says the

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U.S. Africa Command Sergeant Major Welcomed by Natural Fire 10 Partner Nations

U.S. Africa Command Sergeant Major Welcomed by Natural Fire 10 Partner Nations

U.S. Africa Command Sergeant Major Welcomed by Natural Fire 10 Partner Nations

12:00 AM10/26/2009

Senior enlisted advisors from the United States and five African partner nations in Exercise Natural Fire 10 met with Command Sergeant Major Mark Ripka, senior enlisted advisor for U.S. Africa Command, during his visit to Task Force Kitgum in

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Opening ceremony in Northern Uganda Marks Start to Humanitarian Exercise

Opening ceremony in Northern Uganda Marks Start to Humanitarian Exercise

Opening ceremony in Northern Uganda Marks Start to Humanitarian Exercise

12:00 AM10/19/2009

KITGUM, Uganda - The partnership exercise named Natural Fire 10, a multinational military exercise involving five East African partner states -- plus partners from the U.S. military -- began October 16, 2009 in northern Uganda.

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Coast Guard Cutter Helps Navy on African Coast

Coast Guard Cutter Helps Navy on African Coast

Coast Guard Cutter Helps Navy on African Coast

12:00 AM10/16/2009

The Coast Guard cutter Legare recently returned from a 120-day mission in support of the Navy's 6th Fleet along Africa's west coast.

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U.S. Army Soldier Inspires African Teens in Uganda

U.S. Army Soldier Inspires African Teens in Uganda

U.S. Army Soldier Inspires African Teens in Uganda

12:00 AM10/14/2009

When Staff Sergeant John Okumu joined the U.S. Army nearly five years ago, he never dreamed he would one day deploy to Africa, the continent he once called home.

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U.S., African Partners Celebrate Successful Conclusion of Africa Endeavor 2009

U.S., African Partners Celebrate Successful Conclusion of Africa Endeavor 2009

U.S., African Partners Celebrate Successful Conclusion of Africa Endeavor 2009

12:00 AM10/13/2009

Representatives from U.S. Africa Command and 26 African nations commemorated the closing Exercise Africa Endeavor 2009 with a series of speeches, a parade and a small reception in Libreville, Gabon, October 9, 2009.

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U.S. and African Military Officers Prepare for Exercise Natural Fire 10

U.S. and African Military Officers Prepare for Exercise Natural Fire 10

U.S. and African Military Officers Prepare for Exercise Natural Fire 10

12:00 AM10/13/2009

Soldiers from several East African nations continue to flow into Entebbe, Uganda in anticipation of the October 16 kickoff of Natural Fire 10, a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise.

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Exercise Africa Endeavor Brings Together 25 African Nations

Exercise Africa Endeavor Brings Together 25 African Nations

Exercise Africa Endeavor Brings Together 25 African Nations

12:00 AM10/1/2009

A mid-morning ceremony September 29, 2009, marked the beginning of Africa Endeavor 2009, an annual joint combined communications exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, supported by the African Union and, this year, hosted by the Armed Forces of

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Nigerian Delegation Visits U.S. Air Forces Africa

Nigerian Delegation Visits U.S. Air Forces Africa

Nigerian Delegation Visits U.S. Air Forces Africa

12:00 AM9/15/2009

Nigeria sent a team of senior military officials to 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa) on September 11, 2009, giving the West African nation a chance to be guests after hosting two AFAFRICA visits in August.

The visit was part of an

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South African Police Officers Attend Homicide Seminar as Part of National Guard State Partnership Program

South African Police Officers Attend Homicide Seminar as Part of National Guard State Partnership Program

South African Police Officers Attend Homicide Seminar as Part of National Guard State Partnership Program

12:00 AM9/14/2009

Two South African police officers will attend the New York State Police's world-renowned homicide seminar September 12-17, 2009 at the New York State Police Academy in Albany, thanks to the New York National Guard.

Director

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U.S. Africa Command Conducts First Regional Pandemic Response Program Workshop in Nairobi

U.S. Africa Command Conducts First Regional Pandemic Response Program Workshop in Nairobi

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. Marine Forces Africa Hosts First Marine Leaders of Africa Conference

U.S. Marine Forces Africa Hosts First Marine Leaders of Africa Conference

U.S. Marine Forces Africa Hosts First Marine Leaders of Africa Conference

12:00 AM9/4/2009

The principle staff and senior leadership of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Africa (MARFORAF) joined with 15 representatives from 11 African nations for the first Marine Leaders of Africa Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, August 24-27, 2009.
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U.S. Africa Command Wraps-up Second Academic Conference with Closing Ceremony

U.S. Africa Command Wraps-up Second Academic Conference with Closing Ceremony

U.S. Africa Command Wraps-up Second Academic Conference with Closing Ceremony

12:00 AM9/3/2009

U.S. Africa Command hosted 36 academic professionals from 17 different African nations during its second annual academic symposium at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August 21, 2009.

During daily discussion groups, academic

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17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso

17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso

17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso

12:00 AM8/19/2009

The 17th Air Force, also known as U.S. Air Forces Africa, recently took another step forward in building meaningful relationships with African nations when it hosted the first-ever visit by a delegation of Burkina Faso officers to an American base

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National Guard Adds Liberia to Partnership Program

National Guard Adds Liberia to Partnership Program

National Guard Adds Liberia to Partnership Program

12:00 AM8/17/2009

The National Guard will add Liberia to its State Partnership Program this year (2009), bringing the number of African nations taking part in the program to eight.

The addition fulfills a request Liberia, a West African nation, made to

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Africa Command Helps Countries Face Common Challenges

Africa Command Helps Countries Face Common Challenges

Africa Command Helps Countries Face Common Challenges

12:00 AM8/14/2009

U.S. Africa Command is hitting its stride as it works with African nations to confront common security challenges, a Pentagon official said.

The command's main mission is to build the security capacity of partner nations

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