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Obama Nominates Rodriguez as Next Africa Command Chief

12:00 AM10/19/2012

President Obama has nominated Army General David M. Rodriguez to succeed Army General Carter F. Ham as the commander of U.S. Africa Command, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said, October 18, 2012.

U.S. Africa Command is the

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Defenders Protect Sea Vessels in Port

12:00 AM10/19/2012

"Be advised we've got two contacts inbound," said U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Ronga, the Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 3, or MSRON 3, alpha team patrol leader, as he radioed to one of his watch teams to take note of an

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Djibouti Language School Graduates 80 During Ceremony

12:00 AM10/19/2012

Nine U.S. service members and more than 200 Djiboutians gathered together Oct. 11, 2012, during a Noural-Imam Institute graduation ceremony to recognize 80 student for successfully completing their English programs.

"English is not an

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Official: DOD Seeks 'Small Footprint' in Africa

12:00 AM10/17/2012

For Djibouti, location is everything.

The small African nation hosts the one forward operating base the United States maintains on the African continent, and that is due to its unique location, said Amanda J. Dory, deputy assistant

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ARFF Training Keeps Firefighters Mission-Ready

12:00 AM10/17/2012

Three minutes. That is the amount of time firefighters have to respond to an unannounced aircraft fire on Camp Lemonnier's flightline.

While this timeframe may seem impossible to most, aircraft rescue firefighting training allows

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Djiboutian Children, Adults Cared For During MEDCAP

12:00 AM10/16/2012

More than 300 Djiboutians received health care from U.S. and Djiboutian medical personnel who partnered during a Medical Civic Action Program clinic Oct. 6 and 7, 2012, in Chebelley village, located in Arta district, Djibouti.

Two

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Navy Birthday message from CJTF-HOA

12:00 AM10/13/2012

CONGRATULATIONS to the Sailors here at Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and around the globe as you celebrate the 237th birthday of the United States Navy.

On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress established the Navy

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Partnership, Engagement Highlight Africa Policy

12:00 AM10/12/2012

Say "Africa" to most Americans and they think of "the Dark Continent" – a land beset by problems and disasters, far enough away that anything that happens there cannot possibly affect America.

And they would be wrong, said Amanda J.

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HOA Civil Affairs, Dikhil District Water Teams Partner for Seminars

12:00 AM10/10/2012

U.S. service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA, Joint Civil Affairs Team, or JCAT, partnered with the Dikhil district water office in Dikhil City, Djibouti, to conduct a basic generator maintenance seminar for

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U.S. Military Supports FBI Mission to Benghazi, Libya

12:00 AM10/5/2012

The U.S. military provided logistics and security support to an FBI team investigating the attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said on

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'Train Like You Fight': Coalition Exercise Preps PJs For Real-World Emergency

12:00 AM10/4/2012

Many moving parts go into producing and executing an exercise and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, or PJs, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA, put their skills to the test recently during a mass casualty

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'Train Like You Fight': Coalition Exercise Preps PJs for Real-World Emergency

12:00 AM10/4/2012

Many moving parts go into producing and executing an exercise, and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, or PJs, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA, put their skills to the test recently during a mass casualty

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State’s Carson Says U.S. Supports U.N. Efforts in Africa

12:00 AM10/3/2012

The U.S. government supports U.N. initiatives for Africa that were advanced during recent meetings at the United Nations in New York.

Speaking to reporters October 1, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson

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U.S. Army Personnel Assist Ugandan Military

12:00 AM10/3/2012

During the first week of September, Dr. Marva Dixon, Vicenza Army Community Services (ACS) Director; Sergeant Major Aaron Miller, U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) G-3 Sergeant Major; and Major Raymond Jablonka from the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU),

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U.S., South Sudan Partner During De-Mining Courses

12:00 AM10/1/2012

Five service members from U.S. Africa Command partnered with the year-old Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Aug. 22 to Sept. 7, 2012, to instruct 18 SPLA soldiers.

This marks the third humanitarian mine action (HMA)

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US, South Sudan Service Members Partner during Courses

12:00 AM10/1/2012

Five service members from U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, partnered with the year-old Sudan People's Liberation Army, or SPLA, Aug. 22 to Sept. 7, 2012, to instruct 18 SPLA Soldiers.

This marks the third Humanitarian Mine Action,

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Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Visits AFRICOM Headquarters

12:00 AM9/29/2012

U.S. Africa Command welcomed Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada of Sao Tome and Principe to the command headquarters at Kelley Barracks on Monday, September 24, 2012. Trovoada is the first African head of government to visit AFRICOM's headquarters.

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RESEPI Meeting Helps African Nations Come Together to Control Animal Diseases Across Borders

12:00 AM9/28/2012

Across Africa, outbreaks of disease in animals pose a particular threat to the food supply and economies, rippling past borders and undermining precious stability. "With the movement of animals through the region and the porous borders, a

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U.S. Will Maintain Support for Somalia Through Its Transition

12:00 AM9/28/2012

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has congratulated Somalia for staging its first peaceful transfer of power in decades and promised that the United States will stay strong behind the country's move from a failed, war-torn state to a

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Burundi Military Practices Unit Deployment with Georgia Army National Guardsmen

12:00 AM9/28/2012

A pair of Georgia Army National Guardsmen from the 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion trained more than 30 Burundi Armed Forces personnel during two weeks of instruction on deployment, unit movement planning, September 2012.

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