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Command Aims to Partner With African Nations
12:00 AM3/30/2008
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) wants to work in partnership with African nations, and its establishment does not signal the militarization of U.S. foreign policy, said the organization's commander, Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward.
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Policy Dialogue Allows U.S., African Officials to Address Security Issues
12:00 AM3/28/2008
The U.S.-Africa Defense Policy Dialogue that ended March 28, 2008, near Washington, D.C., was a chance for officials on both continents to speak, to listen and to move forward, said Theresa Whelan, deputy assistant secretary of defense for African
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Command Provides New Way for African Nations to Connect, Pentagon Deputy Says
12:00 AM3/28/2008
In an interconnected world, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is another way the United States can connect with the countries of the continent, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England told representatives from more than 40 African nations March 27,
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PRESS STATEMENT: U.S. State Department Commends African Union Operation to Restore Constitutional Rule On Comoran Island of Anjouan
12:00 AM3/27/2008
Sean McCormack, spokesman for the U.S. Department of State, released the following statement on March 27, 2008:
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Trans-Saharan Conference Focuses on 'Expanding Partner Nation Capacity-Building'
12:00 AM3/27/2008
Participants from across the U.S. government, as well as European liaisons, attended the fourth annual Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership and Operation Enduring Freedom Trans-Sahara Conference March 26-28 in southern Germany.
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U.S. Navy and Project Hope Team Up to Assist Liberia
12:00 AM3/26/2008
Project Hope teamed up with the U.S. Navy's Africa Partnership Station (APS) and the Marine Corps to deliver medical supplies, humanitarian and postal equipment, and much needed medical and technical assistance to the people of Liberia. These
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Marine Leads Civil Affairs Program for Village in Djibouti
12:00 AM3/25/2008
When Sergeant. Matthew O'Brian first learned he would be deploying with his battalion to Djibouti, Africa, he was interested, albeit a bit perplexed, with the news. In an interview in March, 2008, O'Brian describes his initial thoughts upon
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U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Develop Mobile Sea Transport Platform
12:00 AM3/25/2008
As part of an exercise called West African Training Cruise 08, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps over four days in March 2008 built and tested a system for transporting cargo from ship-to-ship and ship-to-land. The Improved Navy Lighterage System
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Navy-Chartered Ship Delivers Humanitarian Aid Equipment to Liberia
12:00 AM3/25/2008
Military Sealift Command-chartered ship SS Cleveland arrived March 24 in Monrovia carrying U.S. Navy equipment and supplies for a contingent of Navy Seabee's in the Gulf of Guinea conducting humanitarian aid projects.
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U.S. Navy Brings Veterinary Care to Liberia
12:00 AM3/24/2008
As part of a U.S. Navy visit to Liberia, American Army medical specialists teamed up with a volunteer emergency nurse from Project Hope to vaccinate local animals March 24, 2008, in Monrovia, a first step in what U.S. officials expect will become a
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U.S. Navy Assists Distressed Fishing Vessel Off Liberian Coast
12:00 AM3/24/2008
While transiting off the coast of Monrovia, Liberia late on March 20, the U.S. Navy's High Speed Vessel Swift received a distress call, relayed from the Maritime Regional Coordination Center (RMCC) in Lisbon, of a Portuguese fishing vessel, the
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Navy Musicians Support State Department Programs in Liberia
12:00 AM3/24/2008
U.S. military musicians, supporting a U.S. State Department program, performed for more than 200 students, teachers, staff and parents at the Basa Secondary School in Buchanan on March 22, 2008.
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AFRICOM Hosts Quality-of-Life Meeting for Military Families Living in Africa
12:00 AM3/20/2008
The "American Families on the African Continent" Quality of Life Working Group met with General William "Kip" Ward and his wife, Joyce Ward, on March 20, 2008, at the NATO School in southern Germany following a week of
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New Martime Chart to Improve Port Safety, Help Economic Growth for Sao Tome and Principe
12:00 AM3/18/2008
The U.S. and Portuguese navies have helped the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe to update 44-year-old navigation charts of its principal harbor to improve shipping safety and help attract more commercial maritime trade.
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Africa Theater Security Working Group Begins Weeklong Conference in Germany
12:00 AM3/17/2008
Approximately 300 personnel and family members of U.S. government offices working across Africa met March 17, 2008, in the Bavarian town of Oberammergau for the first U.S. Africa Command Theater Security Working Group and Quality of Life Working
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U.S. Navy Hosts Oceanographic Training for Students from Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon
12:00 AM3/15/2008
The U.S. Navy hosted a three-day, at-sea training event in the Gulf of Guinea to improve collecting data for ocean and climate research, weather forecasting and modeling, and in support of maritime traffic.
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U.S. Air Force Hosts 4 Rwandan Air Traffic Controllers at Ramstein Air Base, Germany
12:00 AM3/12/2008
Ramstein recently hosted four air traffic controllers from the Rwandan Defense Force, giving them a firsthand look at how the U.S. Air Force takes care of business at one of the busiest air bases in Europe, the headquarters of the U.s. Air Forces
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Gabonese Senior Enlisted Receive Leadership Training from U.S. Military
12:00 AM3/11/2008
As part of the Navy's Global Maritime Strategy, Africa Partnership Station (APS) is training Gabonese senior enlisted sailors on noncommissioned officer (NCO) leadership, a one-week course, which is part of an international effort aiming to
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U.S. Airmen Supporting Presidential Visit to Africa Help Orphans in Ghana
12:00 AM3/7/2008
Airmen supporting President Bush's February visit to Africa brought gifts and supplies as part of a humanitarian outreach event for 150 orphaned children February 18 in Accra.
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Ghanaian Midwives Train Aboard U.S. Navy Ship through Project HOPE
12:00 AM3/6/2008
More than 30 Ghanaian midwives completed training March 5 aboard High Speed Vessel Swift following an intensive two-day course from Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), a private voluntary organization partnering with Africa
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