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USAFE Band rocks out with Senegalese music students
1:13 PM3/22/2018
The school visit was just one of the many community outreach performances by the band, who are here to support African Partnership Flight Senegal
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African Partnership Flight Senegal kicks off
3:19 PM3/20/2018
African Partnership Flight Senegal kicked off after an opening ceremony at Captain Andalla Cissé Air Base, Senegal, March 19.
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The Verdict is Out: Trials Advance Ebola Vaccine
4:31 PM3/16/2018
Researchers work to develop a vaccine to protect warfighters and the public against future Ebola outbreaks
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AFRICOM, Partners Fight Violent Extremists, Other Threats
9:09 AM3/14/2018
Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser delivers annual posture statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee
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AFRICOM hosts annual Africa Military Law Forum
4:29 PM3/13/2018
The event focused on the legal advisor’s role in supporting investigations, to include counter terrorism and allegations of crimes by members of the military
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United Accord 18 planning event a success in Ghana
10:05 AM3/8/2018
The GAF hosted the combined joint planning event, which included delegates from five Western partner nations and 14 African partner nations with a wide range of experience in regional peacekeeping operations.
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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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