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Medical Pros Work Together in Chad

1:35 PM4/27/2015
The medical readiness and training exercise is an opportunity for U.S. and Chadian medical providers to hone skills, strengthen partnerships and help those in need.
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African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance meets in Ghana

3:00 PM4/21/2015
Medical experts from 12 African nations and the U.S. discussed how their militaries would respond to a disease outbreak.
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Saudi Arabia War Course provides first opportunity to learn about AFRICOM

2:29 PM4/17/2015
Twenty-five military officers from Saudi Arabia traveled to Stuttgart to learn firsthand and for the first time about the mission and programs of U.S. Africa Command.
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Deputy Secretary of Defense visits AFRICOM

1:57 PM4/17/2015
General David M. Rodriguez, U.S. Africa Command commander, welcomes Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work to the command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, April 17, 2015. This is Secretary Work’s first visit to AFRICOM.
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Mozambique Hosts Oil Spill Response Symposium

11:01 AM4/17/2015
The Mozambique Oil Spill Response Symposium, co-hosted by the United States Africa Command Environmental Security Program, the Joaquim Chissano Foundation (FJC), and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) was conducted on 14-16 April 2015.
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Horn of Africa Senior Leaders Summit

8:35 AM4/13/2015
In coordination with U.S. Africa Command, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, East Africa’s senior leaders gathered for the inaugural Senior Leaders Summit April 8-10 in Nairobi, Kenya.
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CJTF-HOA Soldiers, Gendarmerie share Best Practices

11:26 AM4/9/2015
CJTF-HOA's 404th and 407th Civil Affairs Battalions have joined forces with the 1st Battalion, 77th Armored Regiment and the Djiboutian Gendarmerie, to hold a two-day training event and share medical treatment best practices in Cheik Moussa, Djibouti, Apr. 5, 2015.
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USNS Spearhead and NMCB 11 Repair Orphanage in Gabon

11:13 AM4/8/2015
Joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead and its embarked detachment of U.S. Navy Sailors, civil service mariners and U.S., Spanish and British Marines conduct the Gabon phase of Spearhead’s support to Africa Partnership Station in Port Gentil, Gabon.
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Sons of Africa, Sailors of America

9:12 AM4/7/2015
Many U.S. Navy Sailors have come to Ghana for the first time to support Exercise Obangame Express 2015, but for some it was also an opportunity to return to their birth place.
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USNS Spearhead Delivers Project Handclasp Materials to Ghana Charities

2:46 PM3/30/2015
The U.S. Navy’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead delivered wheelchairs and medical supplies to Ghanaian non-governmental organizations March 26, 2015.
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AFRICOM Recognizes 4th Quarter Award Winners

9:47 AM3/30/2015
Winners and their recipients pose for a group photo after the presentation of U.S. Africa Command’s 4th Quarter Awards during a ceremony at the event center here March 27, 2015.
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Obangame Express 2015 Concludes in the Gulf of Guinea

8:28 AM3/30/2015
Maritime forces from Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, South America, and the United States and several regional and international organizations concluded the multinational maritime exercise, Obangame Express 2015, March 27.
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USAID, CJTF-HOA and Djibouti Medical Teams Share Knowledge

9:44 AM3/27/2015
Understanding the medical capabilities of any environment or rural area is vital to providing the best medical care to patients in a city, region or nation.
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US Marines, Tanzanian Rangers Train to Fight Trafficking

9:43 AM3/27/2015
Marines and Sailors conducted small unit tactics training with Tanzanian park rangers at the Selous Game Reserve in Matambwe, Tanzania, March 2-3.
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Africa’s Premier Senior Enlisted Course Gains Momentum

9:42 AM3/27/2015
U.S. Army Africa’s senior noncommissioned officers take a step back as Malawi Defence Force soldiers take charge instructing their own at the Malawi Sergeants Major Course, located in the city of Salima, Malawi.
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AFRICOM Commander Briefs Senate Armed Services Committee

9:06 AM3/27/2015
“In the past year, we achieved progress in several areas through close cooperation with our allies and partners” - Gen. David M. Rodriguez
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Former U.S. Coast Guard Ship Plays Critical Role in Ghana Navy

9:49 AM3/25/2015
On December 31, 1943, Marine Iron & Ship Builders of Duluth, Minn. launched the Sweetbrier, a 180-foot Balsam Class U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender. Nearly 72 years later, a multinational group of navies practiced visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) operations on board the Sweetbrier, known since 2001 as the Ghana Naval Ship (GNS) Bonsu.
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Securing USN Vessels and CJTF-HOA

12:00 PM3/19/2015
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) was attacked by suicide bombers on Oct. 12, 2000 in an explosives-laden boat on the port side of the ship while refueling in Aden, Yemen, killing 17 Sailors and wounding 37.
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AFRICOM hosting African Military Law Forum

4:12 PM3/18/2015
African military lawyers meet U.S. counterparts to discuss Rule of Law
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CA Team Raises Health Awareness in Djibouti

10:08 AM3/16/2015
Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, in cooperation with the government of Djibouti, recently kicked off a health awareness campaign in Petite Doudah, Djibouti. Soldiers with the 407th Civil Affairs Battalion functional specialty team and CJTF-HOA medical specialists are facilitating a 48-week Basic Home Health Awareness program to educate Djiboutians on issues essential to healthy living.
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