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There’s a First for Everything: Airman Earns Navy Honor
12:00 AM10/13/2011
Beyond the pride one carries by simply being a member in today's all-volunteer U.S. military, there is no greater honor for a service member than accomplishing a challenge in an expeditionary environment, especially when that achievement is
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French, Djiboutian, US Service Members Survive the Desert
12:00 AM10/11/2011
A Photo Essay by U.S. Navy Lieutenant Mark Jackson.
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Tanzania, US Come Together For Animal Education
12:00 AM10/11/2011
A Photo Essay by U.S. Army by Major Gregg A. Tooley.
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Clearing the Way for Big Cats
12:00 AM10/11/2011
A Photo Essay by USAF Staff Sergeant Stephen Linch.
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Volunteers Needed: Pfennig Bazaar Truck Unloading
12:00 AM10/11/2011
WE NEED YOU!!!!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
0800-1200 or 1200-1800
Where: Liederhalle, Berliner Platz 1-3, Stuttgart
Wednesday and Thursday: Dress comfortably - you will get dirty.
Friday and Saturday:
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AFRICOM Commander Highlights Priorities, Concerns at CSIS Strategy Talk
12:00 AM10/7/2011
During a military strategy forum October 4, 2011, General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, emphasized the importance of strengthening African military capabilities to address some of Africa's current security challenges while
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TRANSCRIPT: General Ham Discusses "AFRICOM Perspectives" at CSIS Military Strategy Forum
12:00 AM10/7/2011
On October 4, 2011, General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, spoke on "AFRICOM Perspectives" at a military strategy forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C.
He
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Some Guidelines Met for Ending Libya Mission, Official Says
12:00 AM10/7/2011
Three of the four guidelines laid out this week by Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta for ending Operation Unified Protector in Libya have been met, a senior defense official said October 7, 2011.
At Panetta's final news conference
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South African Army Soldiers visit U.S. Army Africa
12:00 AM10/6/2011
Chief Warrant Officer Charles Laubscher and Master Chief Warrant Officer Ketshwerebothata R. Boikanyo from the South African Army took part in a U.S. Army Africa command visit September 26-29, 2011.
Laubscher and Boikanyo were engaged
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Stuttgart Community Run for Life Raises Cancer Awareness
12:00 AM10/6/2011
On October 1, 2011, 600 members from the Stuttgart Army Garrison community met on Patch Barracks to take part in the community's second Run for Life.
The event is designed to raise Cancer awareness, support community members
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Kenya, US Build, Dedicate School
12:00 AM10/5/2011
A year of anticipation gave way to children dancing and singing during the Mkokoni Primary School dedication at Mkokoni, Kenya, September 21.
"Our children will now be afforded a better education," said Charles Mzee Joseph,
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Kenya, U.S. Build, Dedicate School
12:00 AM10/5/2011
A year of anticipation gave way to children dancing and singing during the Mkokoni Primary School dedication at Mkokoni, Kenya, September 21, 2011.
"Our children will now be afforded a better education," said Charles Mzee Joseph,
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Caring For Those Who Serve: Red Cross Opens First Station on Camp Lemonnier
12:00 AM10/5/2011
The American Red Cross opened the doors to its first station in Africa, September 28, 2011, as part of an ongoing effort to provide quality service to military members and civilian employees at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
The station,
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Caring For Those Who Serve: Red Cross Opens First Station On Camp Lemonnier
12:00 AM10/5/2011
The American Red Cross opened the doors to its first station in Africa, September 28, as part of an ongoing effort to provide quality service to military members and civilian employees at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
The station,
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Secretary Details NATO Successes, Challenges
12:00 AM10/5/2011
As it nears the end of a successful campaign in Libya and deliberately accomplishes shared goals in Afghanistan, NATO faces several difficult challenges, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said in Brussels, Belgium, October 5, 2011.
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2011 Africa Military Chaplains Conference Begins in Ghana
12:00 AM10/4/2011
The first AFRICOM Military Chaplains Conference to take place on the African continent kicked off on October 3, 2011 in Accra, Ghana with 38 African military chaplains and seven U.S. military chaplains attending. The four-day, landmark event was
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Escorting the USS Carney Safely in Africa
12:00 AM10/3/2011
U.S. sailors from the Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MAREXSECRON) Two recently escorted the USS Carney (DDG-64) into the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti.
The escort was conducted during the hottest part of the day, temperatures
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In Africa, Capacity Building is where Army gets 'Bang for Buck'
12:00 AM10/3/2011
The Army sponsored the second in a series of African Defense Attache' roundtables September 29, 2011 at the Pentagon to reinforce professional military-to-military relations.
These roundtables encourage dialogue on U.S. Army
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U.S. AFRICOM Surgeon's Conference Focuses on Medical Stability Ops and Strengthening Relationship with African Union
12:00 AM10/3/2011
Training doctors and health professionals within militaries is necessary for providing effective health support in military operations, according to the African Union's sole physician and medical planning officer.
Lieutenant
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Airmen Travel to Tunisia for Humanitarian Assistance Projects
12:00 AM10/3/2011
TUNIS, Tunisia -- Members of the U.S. military traveled to Tunisia 12-17 September 2011 to work on six humanitarian assistance projects worth $1.8 million that will benefit the different communities in the most northern nation in Africa.
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