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Former slave, two-time Olympian becomes a U.S. Airman
8:05 AM3/8/2018
“Joining the greatest Air Force in the world has been an absolute miracle,” said Maker. “I can’t wait to see what this next chapter holds for me.”
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AFRICOM Continues Efforts for Stable, Secure Continent
7:34 AM3/7/2018
Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser delivers annual posture statement to the House Armed Services Committee
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AFRICOM Hosts East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference
12:43 PM3/5/2018
Senior military intelligence officials from East Africa, Europe, the U.S., and Canada met during the East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence (DMI) Conference Feb 21-22, 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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MEDRETE 18-1: Closing ceremony highlights strengthened US, Senegalese partnership
1:18 PM3/1/2018
Senegalese and American military medical professionals hosted a closing ceremony on the last day of Medical Readiness Training Exercise 18-1 at the Hopital Militaire De Ouakam in Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 22, 2018, to highlight the strengthened partnerships.
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Zambia Defense Force, U.S. Army Africa chaplains discuss deployment cycle support, combat stresses
9:29 AM2/26/2018
The event is part of the ZDF chaplain corps multi-year developmental plan and a continuation of USARAF and Zambian chaplain collaboration.
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Somali Maritime Police Hone Skills During Cutlass Express
3:02 PM2/20/2018
Maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe and the United States as well as several international organizations, completed the seventh iteration of the annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express, Feb. 7, 2018.
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AFRICOM Completes Regional All-Female Military Intelligence Professionals Course
1:06 PM2/15/2018
Twenty-three female officers, non-commissioned officers, and civilians from eight African nations participated in U.S. Africa Command’s Intelligence Directorate (J2) regional all-female Military Intelligence Professionals Course in Dakar Senegal Jan. 15-Feb. 9, 2018.
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Exercise Cutlass Express 2018 Closes
4:08 PM2/12/2018
Cutlass Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) comes to a close
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Task Force Darby Completes Road Construction
3:17 PM2/12/2018
Members of Task Force Darby completed a road repair project Jan. 25 by using a method called "Do-Nou", as a part of assisting Cameroon's military fight against Boko Haram.
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AFRICOM Donates Patrol Boats to Senegal, Cabo Verde
9:31 AM2/9/2018
The boats were funded by the U.S. Africa Command Counternarcotic and Transnational Threats Programs Division.
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Exercise Cutlass Express 2018 Begins
4:29 PM2/5/2018
Maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe, and the United States, as well as several international organizations began the seventh iteration of the annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2018, Jan. 31.
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Airmen save missing child, sharpen interoperability
1:41 PM2/2/2018
Recently, an 822nd Expeditionary Base Defense Squadron security forces patrol team collaborated with local military members to rescue a two-year-old girl who had wandered away from home, after being notified by local villagers that she was lost near Nigerien Air Base 201.
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DoD, U.N. Hold Inaugural Training for Peacekeeping Investigators
3:18 PM2/1/2018
Course provides training on how peacekeepers should address sexual exploitation and abuse allegations; emphasizes accountability
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AFRICOM commander visits Niamey and Agadez, Niger
9:30 AM1/31/2018
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, AFRICOM command senior enlisted leader, visited Niamey and Agadez, Niger Jan. 24-25, 2018.
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Preventive Medicine Unit Supports AFRICOM Trilateral Medical Exchange in Angola, First-Ever for U.S.
2:06 PM1/29/2018
The workshop prepared Angola’s newly formed Pandemic Rapid Response Team to quickly respond to regional or national infectious disease outbreaks of public health concern
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UPDATE: 635th MMS Assists Chadian Air Force to Overcome Windstorm Damage to Aircraft
2:16 PM1/26/2018
U.S. Airmen provided assistance to the Chadian Air Force by constructing shelters and maintenance areas for their critical aircraft.
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AFRICOM Commander Meets with Malian President, Senior Defense Officials
3:31 PM1/24/2018
Defense, security cooperation focus of meeting with Mali leaders
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Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries
4:21 PM1/23/2018
USAFE-AFAFRICA medical cooperation event unites both African and European countries together in the same venue
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CJTF-HOA shares communications expertise with Djiboutian counterparts
3:42 PM1/23/2018
How to operate, maintain and repair equipment focus of two week training period
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U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band builds cultural bridge in Balbala
2:37 PM1/23/2018
U.S. Embassy in Djibouti organized cultural event at learning center run by NGO
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