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Sons of Africa, Sailors of America

Sons of Africa, Sailors of America

Sons of Africa, Sailors of America

9:12 AM4/7/2015

Many U.S. Navy Sailors have come to Ghana for the first time to support Exercise Obangame Express 2015, but for some it was also an opportunity to return to their birth place.

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USNS Spearhead Delivers Project Handclasp Materials to Ghana Charities

USNS Spearhead Delivers Project Handclasp Materials to Ghana Charities

USNS Spearhead Delivers Project Handclasp Materials to Ghana Charities

2:46 PM3/30/2015

The U.S. Navy’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead delivered wheelchairs and medical supplies to Ghanaian non-governmental organizations March 26, 2015.

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AFRICOM Recognizes 4th Quarter Award Winners

AFRICOM Recognizes 4th Quarter Award Winners

AFRICOM Recognizes 4th Quarter Award Winners

9:47 AM3/30/2015

Winners and their recipients pose for a group photo after the presentation of U.S. Africa Command’s 4th Quarter Awards during a ceremony at the event center here March 27, 2015.

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Obangame Express 2015 Concludes in the Gulf of Guinea

Obangame Express 2015 Concludes in the Gulf of Guinea

Obangame Express 2015 Concludes in the Gulf of Guinea

8:28 AM3/30/2015

Maritime forces from Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, South America, and the United States and several regional and international organizations concluded the multinational maritime exercise, Obangame Express 2015, March 27.

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USAID, CJTF-HOA and Djibouti Medical Teams Share Knowledge

USAID, CJTF-HOA and Djibouti Medical Teams Share Knowledge

USAID, CJTF-HOA and Djibouti Medical Teams Share Knowledge

9:44 AM3/27/2015

Understanding the medical capabilities of any environment or rural area is vital to providing the best medical care to patients in a city, region or nation.

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US Marines, Tanzanian Rangers Train to Fight Trafficking

US Marines, Tanzanian Rangers Train to Fight Trafficking

US Marines, Tanzanian Rangers Train to Fight Trafficking

9:43 AM3/27/2015

Marines and Sailors conducted small unit tactics training with Tanzanian park rangers at the Selous Game Reserve in Matambwe, Tanzania, March 2-3.

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Africa’s Premier Senior Enlisted Course Gains Momentum

Africa’s Premier Senior Enlisted Course Gains Momentum

Africa’s Premier Senior Enlisted Course Gains Momentum

9:42 AM3/27/2015

U.S. Army Africa’s senior noncommissioned officers take a step back as Malawi Defence Force soldiers take charge instructing their own at the Malawi Sergeants Major Course, located in the city of Salima, Malawi.

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AFRICOM Commander Briefs Senate Armed Services Committee

AFRICOM Commander Briefs Senate Armed Services Committee

AFRICOM Commander Briefs Senate Armed Services Committee

9:06 AM3/27/2015

“In the past year, we achieved progress in several areas through close cooperation with our allies and partners” - Gen. David M. Rodriguez

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Former U.S. Coast Guard Ship Plays Critical Role in Ghana Navy

Former U.S. Coast Guard Ship Plays Critical Role in Ghana Navy

Former U.S. Coast Guard Ship Plays Critical Role in Ghana Navy

9:49 AM3/25/2015

On December 31, 1943, Marine Iron & Ship Builders of Duluth, Minn. launched the Sweetbrier, a 180-foot Balsam Class U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender. Nearly 72 years later, a multinational group of navies practiced visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operations on board the Sweetbrier, known since 2001 as the Ghana Naval Ship (GNS) Bonsu.

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Securing USN Vessels and CJTF-HOA

Securing USN Vessels and CJTF-HOA

Securing USN Vessels and CJTF-HOA

12:00 PM3/19/2015

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) was attacked by suicide bombers on Oct. 12, 2000 in an explosives-laden boat on the port side of the ship while refueling in Aden, Yemen, killing 17 Sailors and wounding 37.

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AFRICOM hosting African Military Law Forum

AFRICOM hosting African Military Law Forum

AFRICOM hosting African Military Law Forum

4:12 PM3/18/2015

African military lawyers meet U.S. counterparts to discuss Rule of Law

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CA Team Raises Health Awareness in Djibouti

CA Team Raises Health Awareness in Djibouti

CA Team Raises Health Awareness in Djibouti

10:08 AM3/16/2015

Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, in cooperation with the government of Djibouti, recently kicked off a health awareness campaign in Petite Doudah, Djibouti. Soldiers with the 407th Civil Affairs Battalion functional specialty team and CJTF-HOA medical specialists are facilitating a 48-week Basic Home Health Awareness program to educate Djiboutians on issues essential to healthy living.

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UK High Command and Staff College Students Visit AFRICOM

UK High Command and Staff College Students Visit AFRICOM

UK High Command and Staff College Students Visit AFRICOM

4:01 PM3/13/2015

Students of the United Kingdom's High Command and Staff College visit the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, March 13, 2015. The students, consisting of 34 student military officers and their teaching and civilian support staff learned about AFRICOM’s roles and mission on the African continent, and they also had the opportunity to interact with senior staff from the command during their visit.

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USNS Spearhead Completes Angolan Phase of Africa Partnership Station 2015

USNS Spearhead Completes Angolan Phase of Africa Partnership Station 2015

USNS Spearhead Completes Angolan Phase of Africa Partnership Station 2015

2:34 PM3/10/2015

U.S., British and Spanish Marines embarked aboard Military Sealift Command joint, high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead conducted a full schedule of weapons and tactics training alongside Angolan military personnel as part of Africa Partnership Station 2015 in the port of Luanda, Angola, March 2-7.

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Flintlock ’15 wraps up in N’Djamena, Chad

Flintlock ’15 wraps up in N’Djamena, Chad

Flintlock ’15 wraps up in N’Djamena, Chad

3:52 PM3/9/2015

More than 1,000 troops from 20 countries participated in the annual exercise.

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Soldier earns direct commission, gives back to his new country

Soldier earns direct commission, gives back to his new country

Soldier earns direct commission, gives back to his new country

3:48 PM3/5/2015

The U.S. is known as “the land of opportunity.” American history has many stories of people who immigrated with little or nothing in search of a better life. For one man, the tales of the American dream inspired him to do just that.

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United Kingdom Defence Academy students learn role, mission of U.S. Africa Command

United Kingdom Defence Academy students learn role, mission of U.S. Africa Command

United Kingdom Defence Academy students learn role, mission of U.S. Africa Command

9:11 AM3/5/2015

“We just had an event we called the Africa Strategic Dialogue, where we created an opportunity to spend time with counterparts from the State Department to discuss respective priorities, and to find ways to work more efficiently and effectively in

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Flintlock: 400 patients treated by medical professionals from 23 countries

Flintlock: 400 patients treated by medical professionals from 23 countries

Flintlock: 400 patients treated by medical professionals from 23 countries

9:00 AM3/4/2015

Training enables medical treatment to continue after exercise.

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Military Naval leaders gather for week long maritime summit

Military Naval leaders gather for week long maritime summit

Military Naval leaders gather for week long maritime summit

4:22 PM3/3/2015

U.S. Naval course brings 33 naval leaders from Africa and Europe to discuss maritime issues of mutual concern in effort to improve war-fighting capability.

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Close Air Support Training in Djibouti

Close Air Support Training in Djibouti

Close Air Support Training in Djibouti

1:59 PM2/24/2015

French and U.S. coalition forces conducted live and simulated close air support exercise in Arta.

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