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USS Simpson Concludes Participation in Saharan Express 2012

12:00 AM5/2/2012

Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) concluded their participation in exercise Saharan Express 2012 while underway off the coast of West Africa, April 30, 2012.

Saharan Express, one of four express series

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US, Rwandan Defense Force Personnel Exchange Best Practices

12:00 AM4/30/2012

Five personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa exchanged best practices with soldiers from the Rwandan Defense Force here April 2-14.

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Grand Bara Desert Century Bike Ride

12:00 AM4/30/2012

A photo essay.

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CJTF-HOA, Rwandan Defense Force Personnel Exchange Best Practices

12:00 AM4/27/2012

Five personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa exchanged best practices with soldiers from the Rwandan Defense Force here April 2-14.

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Toby Keith Visits Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM4/27/2012

A photo essay by U.S. Navy Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist (EXW) Maria R. Escamilla.

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Defense Strategy Pertains Directly to Horn of Africa, Senior Official Says

12:00 AM4/27/2012

Many of the focus areas outlined in the nation's defensive strategic guidance, released in January, go beyond Asia-Pacific and pertain to the Horn of Africa, a senior defense official said April 26, 2012.

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U.S. Urges Sudan, South Sudan to Cease Hostilities, Resume Talks

12:00 AM4/27/2012

The United States urges the governments of Sudan and South Sudan to cease attacking each other across their undemarcated border to avert an all-out war and a looming humanitarian disaster.

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U.S. Supports Pushback Against Lord's Resistance Army

12:00 AM4/26/2012

For more information on U.S. policy to counter the Lord's Resistance Army, see video and testimony transcripts at Read more

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TACNET Technicians Ensure Constant Communication

12:00 AM4/26/2012

Far from camp here, U.S. service members stationed in austere conditions in forward operating areas around Africa have regular access to communications, thanks to the Tactical Networking team of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa's
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For African Anti-Terrorism, Region Must Lead, but U.S. Is Helping

12:00 AM4/26/2012

Porous borders and weak security institutions have heightened the threat posed by violent groups in East and West Africa, and the United States is working with countries in both regions to counter the threats, not only by empowering their security
Read more

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Senior Chief, Master Chief Frocked in Djibouti

12:00 AM4/25/2012

A photo essay by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Geronimo Aquino.
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U.S. Africa Command Observes World Malaria Day

12:00 AM4/25/2012

U.S. Africa Command is stepping up efforts to prevent one of the biggest killers in Africa with the establishment of the East African Malaria Task Force, April 25, 2012. AFRICOM epidemiologist Dr. Refaat Hanaa, said the task force formed in
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SEAC Visits Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM4/24/2012

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, made his first trip as the SEAC here April 21 - 22 to visit personnel assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of
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CJTF-HOA Members Deliver Desks to Djiboutian School

12:00 AM4/24/2012

A photo essay by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Carson.
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DOD's Top Senior NCO Makes First Visit to AFRICOM, Addresses Enlisted Service Members

12:00 AM4/23/2012

En route to Africa, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC), Marine Corps Sergeant Major Bryan B. Battaglia, stopped in Stuttgart, Germany, to meet with staff members and senior leaders of U.S. Africa
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AFRICOM Connects with South Sudanese Military Chaplains

12:00 AM4/20/2012

In the first Senior Leader Religious Engagement with the world's newest nation, representatives from U.S. Africa Command chaplaincy traveled to Juba to meet their South Sudanese counterparts, March 27-30, 2012.

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Three U.S. Military Service Members Killed in Auto Accident

12:00 AM4/20/2012

Three U.S. military members and three civilians died in a vehicle accident in Bamako, Mali today.

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17th Air Force Stands Down, AFAFRICA Mission Carries On

12:00 AM4/20/2012

Seventeenth Air Force, the air component to U.S. Africa Command, stood down in an inactivation ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 20, 2012, but dedicated Air Force support to USAFRICOM's mission continues on uninterrupted.
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Djiboutians, U.S. Personnel Attend Chebelley Clinic Grand Opening

12:00 AM4/20/2012

Residents of Chebelley, members of Combined Joint Task Force –- Horn of Africa and the U.S. Embassy came together to commemorate the completion of the Chebelley Clinic during a grand opening ceremony here April 18. Chebelley village members
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Program Brings Together Northwest Africa Leaders and Partners

12:00 AM4/20/2012

- Representatives from African partner nations Ghana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal participated in the Special Operations Command Africa- coordinated 2012 Flintlock Senior Leader Symposium hosted at the Kofi Annan
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USS Simpson Concludes Participation in Saharan Express 2012

12:00 AM5/2/2012

Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) concluded their participation in exercise Saharan Express 2012 while underway off the coast of West Africa, April 30, 2012. Saharan Express, one of four express series

US, Rwandan Defense Force Personnel Exchange Best Practices

12:00 AM4/30/2012

Five personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa exchanged best practices with soldiers from the Rwandan Defense Force here April 2-14.

Grand Bara Desert Century Bike Ride

12:00 AM4/30/2012

A photo essay.

CJTF-HOA, Rwandan Defense Force Personnel Exchange Best Practices

12:00 AM4/27/2012

Five personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa exchanged best practices with soldiers from the Rwandan Defense Force here April 2-14.

Toby Keith Visits Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM4/27/2012

A photo essay by U.S. Navy Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist (EXW) Maria R. Escamilla.

Defense Strategy Pertains Directly to Horn of Africa, Senior Official Says

12:00 AM4/27/2012

Many of the focus areas outlined in the nation's defensive strategic guidance, released in January, go beyond Asia-Pacific and pertain to the Horn of Africa, a senior defense official said April 26, 2012.

U.S. Urges Sudan, South Sudan to Cease Hostilities, Resume Talks

12:00 AM4/27/2012

The United States urges the governments of Sudan and South Sudan to cease attacking each other across their undemarcated border to avert an all-out war and a looming humanitarian disaster.

U.S. Supports Pushback Against Lord's Resistance Army

12:00 AM4/26/2012

For more information on U.S. policy to counter the Lord's Resistance Army, see video and testimony transcripts at Read more

TACNET Technicians Ensure Constant Communication

12:00 AM4/26/2012

Far from camp here, U.S. service members stationed in austere conditions in forward operating areas around Africa have regular access to communications, thanks to the Tactical Networking team of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa's

For African Anti-Terrorism, Region Must Lead, but U.S. Is Helping

12:00 AM4/26/2012

Porous borders and weak security institutions have heightened the threat posed by violent groups in East and West Africa, and the United States is working with countries in both regions to counter the threats, not only by empowering their security

Senior Chief, Master Chief Frocked in Djibouti

12:00 AM4/25/2012

A photo essay by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Geronimo Aquino.

U.S. Africa Command Observes World Malaria Day

12:00 AM4/25/2012

U.S. Africa Command is stepping up efforts to prevent one of the biggest killers in Africa with the establishment of the East African Malaria Task Force, April 25, 2012. AFRICOM epidemiologist Dr. Refaat Hanaa, said the task force formed in

SEAC Visits Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM4/24/2012

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, made his first trip as the SEAC here April 21 - 22 to visit personnel assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of

CJTF-HOA Members Deliver Desks to Djiboutian School

12:00 AM4/24/2012

A photo essay by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Carson.

DOD's Top Senior NCO Makes First Visit to AFRICOM, Addresses Enlisted Service Members

12:00 AM4/23/2012

En route to Africa, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC), Marine Corps Sergeant Major Bryan B. Battaglia, stopped in Stuttgart, Germany, to meet with staff members and senior leaders of U.S. Africa

AFRICOM Connects with South Sudanese Military Chaplains

12:00 AM4/20/2012

In the first Senior Leader Religious Engagement with the world's newest nation, representatives from U.S. Africa Command chaplaincy traveled to Juba to meet their South Sudanese counterparts, March 27-30, 2012.

Three U.S. Military Service Members Killed in Auto Accident

12:00 AM4/20/2012

Three U.S. military members and three civilians died in a vehicle accident in Bamako, Mali today.

17th Air Force Stands Down, AFAFRICA Mission Carries On

12:00 AM4/20/2012

Seventeenth Air Force, the air component to U.S. Africa Command, stood down in an inactivation ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 20, 2012, but dedicated Air Force support to USAFRICOM's mission continues on uninterrupted. Read more

Djiboutians, U.S. Personnel Attend Chebelley Clinic Grand Opening

12:00 AM4/20/2012

Residents of Chebelley, members of Combined Joint Task Force –- Horn of Africa and the U.S. Embassy came together to commemorate the completion of the Chebelley Clinic during a grand opening ceremony here April 18. Chebelley village members

Program Brings Together Northwest Africa Leaders and Partners

12:00 AM4/20/2012

- Representatives from African partner nations Ghana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal participated in the Special Operations Command Africa- coordinated 2012 Flintlock Senior Leader Symposium hosted at the Kofi Annan

Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) concluded their participation in exercise Saharan Express 2012 while underway off the coast of West Africa, April 30, 2012.

Saharan Express, one of four express series

Seventeenth Air Force, the air component to U.S. Africa Command, stood down in an inactivation ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 20, 2012, but dedicated Air Force support to USAFRICOM's mission continues on uninterrupted.
Read more