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Hundreds of Liberian Soldiers Graduate from Military Basic Training
12:00 AM5/23/2008
A graduation ceremony was scheduled May 23, 2008 to mark the successful completion of a month-long military training course by Liberian infantryman with the new Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), according to the U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation in
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Memorial Day Message
12:00 AM5/23/2008
Memorial Day is an occasion to remember, to honor and to pay tribute to those who have worn the cloth of the nation, and whose brave sacrifice is forever etched in the annals of American history.
As commander of US Africa Command,
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House Armed Services Committee Discusses U.S. Africa Command in Annual Fiscal Report
12:00 AM5/22/2008
The House Armed Services Committee, as part of its responsibility to oversee the U.S. military, has asked for more information about the roles and missions of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). The committee also has discussed an initiative to assist
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Ambassador Joins CJTF-HOA Team to Promote Ethiopian Livestock Health
12:00 AM5/21/2008
A team of U.S. veterinarians with the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) partnered with Ethiopian veterinarians to vaccinate several animals on May 14, 2008 in an effort to improve livestock health and enhance the economic
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Global Partnership Works to Increase African Maritime Safety
12:00 AM5/21/2008
In addition to being in western and central Africa, Global Maritime Partnership has started to engage eastern and southern Africa, as well.
"We're not quite to the stage of ... the Africa Partnership Station approach there
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Ugandan Soldiers Graduate from Counterterrorism Course
12:00 AM5/16/2008
More than 200 soldiers with Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) graduated from a 16-week Counterterrorism Course in Folkasenyi, Uganda on May 16, 2008.
The Ugandan Counterterrorism Course was taught by service members with
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U.S. Vaccinates Animals, Trains Veterinarians in Ethiopia
12:00 AM5/15/2008
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), conducted Veterinary Civil Action Projects in several villages surrounding the city of Dire Dawa May 1 to May 17, 2008. During their visit, the team saw more
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Tanzania Community Opens Health Clinic Built by U.S. Military
12:00 AM5/15/2008
U.S. service members from the Combined Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) gathered with residents of Mikocheni on May 15, 2008 to celebrate the completion of a newly built health clinic.
The Jaypal Singh Babhra Memorial Clinic was
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U.S. Defense Secretary Gates Encouraged by Moves to Bolster Civilian Agencies
12:00 AM5/15/2008
Calling civilian government agencies a "combat multiplier," Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said May 14, 2008, that he's encouraged by moves to bolster the support agencies can provide to fight the war on terror.
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Nigerian Air Force Members Participate in Air Transport Handling Seminar
12:00 AM5/13/2008
During a four-day training course in Lagos, Nigeria, in April 2008, 20 members of the Nigerian Air Force worked alongside U.S. personnel to share knowlege and experience in working with military transport aircraft.
The program, part of
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U.S. Sailors Visit School In Kenya
12:00 AM5/12/2008
A group of 20 sailors from the U.S. Navy's USS Momsen visited a school in the port city of Mombasa on May 7, 2008, as part of a community relations program called Project Handclasp.
Project Handclasp is a U.S. Navy program that
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Defense Department, U.S. Africa Command Recognize Importance of Military Spouses
12:00 AM5/9/2008
Since 1984, the U.S. Department of Defense has designated the Friday before Mother's Day as Military Spouse Appreciation Day. This year, the day falls on May 9.
The following statement was issued by Admiral Mike Mullin, chairman of
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U.S. Sailor, Originally From Kenya, Works on Kenyan Humanitarian Projects
12:00 AM5/6/2008
Several thousand miles and seven time zones away from their home base in Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. Navy construction specialists, "Seabees," are working on bringing clean water to the Garissa District through a series of well-digging
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Ugandan Service Members Schooled in Laws of War
12:00 AM5/5/2008
More than 180 soldiers in the Ugandan People's Defence Force attended a counterterrorism course in Folkasenyi, Uganda May, 2008, where they learned basic laws of armed conflict.
The Ugandan Counterterrorism Course, Cycle 04-08,
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Desert Warfare Training Pushes to the Extremes
12:00 AM5/5/2008
Approximately 120 service members from the United States and France participated in desert survival training in early May, 2008 in the desert and mountains of Djibouti.
The French have maintained a military presence in Djibouti for the last
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USS Fort McHenry Returns From Maiden Deployment to West and Central Africa
12:00 AM5/4/2008
Amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) returned to its homeport May 4, 2008, after a seven-month deployment as the first platform for Africa Partnership Station (APS), an initiative working with countries from West and Central
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New U.S.-Funded Medical Clinic Opens in Seychelles
12:00 AM5/3/2008
Members of the Praslin Island community and the U.S. military's Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) dedicated a new health clinic in Grand Anse, Seychelles, on April 24, 2008.
Praslin's pre-existing clinic was
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Across Kenya, U.S. Forces Share Knowledge, Assistance
12:00 AM5/2/2008
In the first ever meeting of its kind, the senior enlisted advisor for the Kenyan Department of Defense forces met with the top enlisted leaders of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in
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Africa-Centered Military Command Designed to Listen and Respond
12:00 AM5/1/2008
The African continent faces a raft of security challenges from human rights abuses, poverty, corruption and smuggling, to rapidly increasing populations and dwindling water resources.
While the United States always has interacted with
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PRESS RELEASE: Kofi Annan Centre, AFRICOM Organize Workshop for Peacekeeping Lessons Learned
12:00 AM4/29/2008
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Teshie, in collaboration with the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM) is organizing a workshop themed "Peacekeeping Operations and Peace Enforcement Operations Lessons
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