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AFRICOM Commander Lays Wreath at WWI Cemetery
7:46 PM5/26/2019
One-hundred and one years after the 1918 Armistice signified the end of the First World War, the commander of U.S. Africa Command paid his respects by laying a wreath May 26 at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial.
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New mobile hospital enhances Ugandan military capacity
1:16 PM5/23/2019
Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force trained on setting-up, taking down, and operating a UN-standard level-2 hospital, at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 6-17, 2019.
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Learning From the Past: Enhancing Comprehensive Protection of Civilians
8:49 AM5/20/2019
MUSANZE, Rwanda – U.S. Africa Command, through the Department of State’s Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative, in partnership with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Rwanda, and the United Nations Integrated Training Services conducted a comprehensive train-the-trainers course on protection of civilians at the Rwanda Peace Academy in Musanze, Rwanda, May 6-11.
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AFRICOM Commander Engages with Tunisian Defense Officials
10:42 AM5/17/2019
The top U.S. commander in Africa met with Tunisian defense leaders in Tunis May 16 to discuss security concerns in the region and opportunities for strengthening partnerships.
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AFRICOM commander visits USS Arlington
1:46 PM5/10/2019
In March, Arlington conducted the first pier-side port visit of a U.S. Navy ship to Tunis, Tunisia in over 17 years.
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AFRICOM commander visits USCGC Thetis; thanks crew
5:22 PM5/9/2019
Thetis recently concluded a deployment to the Gulf of Guinea, which began in March, and will soon return to its homeport of Key West, Florida.
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AFRICOM Directorate of Resources and Assessments hosts annual workshop
12:59 PM5/3/2019
AFRICOM Directorate of Resources and Assessments-J8 hosts the 2019 Resources and Assessments Workshop, April 26.
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Secretary of the Army visits AFRICOM
10:23 AM5/3/2019
Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper visited U.S. Africa Command May 2, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Humanitarian Mine Action increases demining capacity in Morocco
8:28 AM5/1/2019
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2 participated in Humanitarian Mine Action with members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces April 1-26.
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Capable Partners Make Enlisted Development Strategy a Reality
2:48 PM4/24/2019
Top senior enlisted leaders from U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Africa visit Ghana
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East Africa DMI Conference: Information Sharing Through Lasting Relationships
8:46 AM4/23/2019
Senior military intelligence officials from East Africa, Europe, the U.S., Canada, and representatives from the African Union Mission to Somalia met during the annual East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference here April 3-4.
The conference, hosted by the AFRICOM Intelligence Directorate (J2), is aimed at developing military intelligence relationships, addressing common regional challenges, and defining a shared way forward to address the most pressing issues..
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AFRICOM Hosts The Adjutant General State Partnership Program Conference
2:23 PM4/22/2019
U.S. Africa Command hosted The 2019 Adjutant General State Partnership Program Conference here April 15-16.
Officials from all partnering states and the District of Columbia gathered to discuss increasing coordination and communication while also increasing their ability to achieve AFRICOM campaign goals.
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AFRICOM Africa Malaria Taskforce Key Leader Event - 2019 comes to a close
11:07 AM4/15/2019
The Africa Malaria Taskforce Key Leader Event - 2019 comes to a close in Kampala, Uganda.
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Speaker of the House Pelosi visits U.S. Africa Command
12:06 PM4/13/2019
A congressional delegation led by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited U.S. Africa Command April 13, 2019 to gain insight about how the command’s operations and activities support the U.S. strategy for Africa.
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Triple Nickels kick-off exercise African Lion 2019 with a roar
10:29 AM4/9/2019
Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing and Royal Moroccan Air Force conduct F-16 aviation training during exercise African Lion 2019, March 25-April 3, 2019, at Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco.
African Lion 2019 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. Africa Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco with a spoke in Tunisia, and armed forces participants in from Canada, France, Senegal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The exercise involves various types of training, including a combined joint-task-force command-post exercise, aviation training exercise, field training exercise, maritime training exercise, and humanitarian civic assistance, with focus on transnational threats, regional cooperation, and cyber security and defense.
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Phoenix Express 2019 Holds Opening Ceremony in Casablanca
10:15 AM4/9/2019
Maritime forces from Europe, North Africa, and the United States kick off the 15th iteration Phoenix Express 2019 with opening ceremony
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CJTF-HOA sends disaster relief to Mozambique
10:29 AM3/28/2019
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa sent supplies and personnel from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 27, 2019, to assist the United States Agency for International Development with humanitarian assistance efforts in Maputo and Beira, Mozambique.
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Africa Malaria Task Force Key Leader Event continues fight against malaria
9:19 AM3/27/2019
Africa Malaria Task Force Key Leader Event in Kampala, Uganda; continuing the fight against malaria
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NATO Parliamentarians Visit AFRICOM
10:11 AM3/25/2019
U.S. Africa Command hosted members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, to conduct discussions about the challenges on NATO’s southern flank and security in Africa, Mar. 21, 2019.
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AFRICOM commander, Djiboutian CHOD observe Rapid Intervention Battalion
5:19 PM3/21/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), met with senior Djiboutian officials, including Chief of Defense Gen. Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim, in order to discuss the growth and development of Djiboutian security forces March 21.
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