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POLICY STATEMENT: Assassinations in Guinea-Bissau
12:00 AM3/2/2009
(Editor's note: The following statement by the U.S. Department of State is provided to further public understanding of U.S. foreign policy toward African security. U.S. Africa Command plays a subordinate role to the State Department in
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449th Air Expeditionary Group Changes Hands in Djibouti
12:00 AM3/2/2009
The 449th Air Expeditionary Group of the U.S. 17th Air Force held a change of command ceremony in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on February 27, 2009. Major General Ronald R. Ladnier, commanding the 17th Air Force, was the senior officer present and
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CJTF-HOA Conducts Peace Operations Course in Kenya
12:00 AM2/27/2009
The commander and deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) attended the graduation ceremony of 32 military officers from nine East African countries who successfully completed the Peace Operations Staff Course
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West and Central African Trainees Graduate from APS Nashville Program
12:00 AM2/25/2009
The first class of Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville embarked trainees graduated February 20, 2009, following a three-week program during which the sailors, from west and central Africa, reviewed maritime procedures and techniques and
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APS Nashville Begins Training in Ghana
12:00 AM2/25/2009
Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville kicked off training courses on February 23, 2009 aboard USS Nashville (LPD 13) during a scheduled 18-day port visit to Sekondi, Ghana.
Crew members of USS Nashville welcomed more than 160
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Coast Guard Contributes to Counter-piracy Mission
12:00 AM2/24/2009
The Coast Guard is actively engaged in implementing the president's counter-piracy action plan, senior Coast Guard officials said.
Captain Charles Michel, chief of the Office of Maritime and International Law, and Captain Michael
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POLICY STATEMENT: Death of Eleven Burundian Soldiers in Mogadishu
12:00 AM2/24/2009
(Editor's note: The following statement by the U.S. Department of State is provided to further public understanding of U.S. foreign policy toward African security. U.S. Africa Command plays a subordinate role to the State Department in
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America Builds New African Partnerships to Tackle Piracy
12:00 AM2/24/2009
The United States and other international partners are helping African governments confront piracy and improve maritime security on two coasts of Africa. While the waters off the coast of Somalia rank number 1 in the world for piracy and armed
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Africa Partnership Station Nashville Arrives in Ghana
12:00 AM2/24/2009
USS Nashville (LPD 13) arrived in Sekondi, Ghana on February 20, 2009, the second African port of its five-month deployment in support of Africa Partnership Station.
APS is an international initiative, led by U.S. Naval Forces Africa,
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Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa observes Black History Month in Africa
12:00 AM2/23/2009
Service members of all branches and backgrounds from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa gathered for an observance of Black History Month at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on February 20, 2009.
The Joint Force Five (E-5) and Echo Six
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Tennessee General Visits 'Volunteer' Well Drillers
12:00 AM2/23/2009
Soldiers of the Tennessee National Guard's 775th Engineering Detachment (EN) welcomed their commander, Brigadier General Robert A. Harris, to Djibouti on February 20, 2009.
Harris spent the day touring the Dikhil region of
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U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa, Support Peacekeeping Center in Ghana
12:00 AM2/20/2009
More than 30 officers and civilians from 15 member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) became the first graduates of a new logistics course hosted by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC)
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U.N. Peace Building Shows Progress in Sierra Leone
12:00 AM2/20/2009
Washington — America applauds progress by the United Nations and the government of Sierra Leone in building a durable peace in the once war-torn West African nation, says U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice.
“We’ve come a long way in the United
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APS Brings Together Senegalese Special Forces and U.S. Marines
12:00 AM2/20/2009
Service members with the Senegalese Special Forces partnered with U.S. Marines from the Marine Advisor Team in February, 2009, to practice military techniques and exchange information. The event was part of Africa Partnership Station Nashville, an
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U.S. CONGRESS: Pelosi Statement Following Meeting With Admiral Fitzgerald, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa
12:00 AM2/20/2009
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the congressional delegation were briefed by U.S. Admiral Mark Fitzgerald, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, and commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples, February 19, 2009. Fitzgerald and his NATO
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Citizen Soldiers Support U.S. Army Africa
12:00 AM2/19/2009
Top officers from both the Army National Guard and U.S Army Reserve visited the headquarters of U.S. Army Africa, February 11, 2009, to discuss the role of citizen soldiers in future missions to Africa.
Lieutenant General Clyde Vaughn,
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CJTF-HOA Reaches Out to Ethiopians During Medical Civic Action Project
12:00 AM2/19/2009
Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa made a series of house calls during a Medical Civic Action project in Ethiopia January 28 - February 13, 2009.
Personnel from each military branch and several
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APS Departs Senegal for Ghana
12:00 AM2/17/2009
The Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville team, consisting of the USS Nashville (LPD 13) crew, a staff of Destroyer Squadron 60, and international maritime professionals, departed Dakar, Senegal, February 11, 2009, after wrapping up seven days
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APS Running Mates Program Builds Long-Term Relationships
12:00 AM2/17/2009
West African and U.S. sailors joined together for a three-week program aboard the USS Nashville to build relationships and review training, maintenance, and logistics techniques, as part of the Africa Partnership Station (APS), February, 2009.
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Robert G. Bradley Team Reviews VBSS Techniques with Mozambican Marines
12:00 AM2/12/2009
Mozambican Marines joined sailors with the USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) to practice Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) and small boat operations techniques, February 10, 2009 as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS).
APS is
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