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U.S., Ugandan Senior Enlisted Leaders Meet to Prepare for Exercise Natural Fire

12:00 AM10/1/2009
When the command sergeant major of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) arrived in Uganda and met with the top enlisted soldiers from the Ugandan Peoples Defense Force (UPDF), their main focus was making Natural Fire 10 a success.
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Commander Reports on Africa Command Progress

12:00 AM10/1/2009
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2009 – U.S. Africa Command is a “listening command” that has added value to U.S. government programs on the continent, the command’s top military officer told the Atlantic Council here last night.  Read more
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Libyan Delegation Makes Historic Visit to Africa Command

12:00 AM9/28/2009
A delegation of three senior Libyan military officers visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters as part of an orientation program to explain the command's mission, Sept. 21-24, 2009, as the two countries continue to build their military
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Command Hosts Visit by Cameroon Journalists to Stuttgart

12:00 AM9/23/2009

U.S. Africa Command hosted a visit to Germany by four Cameroon journalists and a college dean September 14-17, 2009, providing briefings and meetings with senior staff, an office call with General William Ward and an on-the-record interview
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Medical Experts Lend Helping Hand in Swaziland

12:00 AM9/22/2009
U.S. Army Reserve soldiers Colonel Morgan M. Gray, commander of the Medical Support Unit-Europe (MSU-E) in Mannheim, Germany, and Captain Charles A. Pastor, a medical doctor assigned to the MSU-E, took part in an exercise designed to share the
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CJTF-HOA Provides Assistance to Faza Village

12:00 AM9/22/2009
A team from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa deployed to Faza Village, Pate Island, Kenya, September 13, 2009 to assess options in assisting the village after a fire on September 5 that consumed 350 houses and displaced more than 2,100
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MARFOREUR, MARFORAF Welcome New Commander

12:00 AM9/22/2009
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa received a new commander September 10, 2009. Brigadier General Paul W. Brier assumed command of the two units from Major General (Sel) Tracy L. Garrett during a brief change of
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North Carolina National Guard Hosts Botswana Defence Force Officers

12:00 AM9/21/2009
Major General William E. Ingram, Jr. and members of the North Carolina National Guard hosted officers from the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) at Camp Butner National Guard Training Center near Durham, North Carolina, August 17, 2009.
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Camp Lemonier Service Members Deliver Footwear in Djibouti

12:00 AM9/21/2009
Service members from Camp Lemonnier and the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa delivered hundreds of shoes to children in Djibouti, September 18, 2009.

The shoes were donated by children from Manchester United Methodist Church
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APS Swift Arrives in The Gambia

12:00 AM9/18/2009
Africa Partnership's High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) arrived in Banjul, The Gambia, September 17, 2009.

The ship was welcomed by Bala Garba-Jahump, The Gambia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Barry L. Wells, U.S. Ambassador to
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Liberian President Visits APS Swift for Farewell Reception

12:00 AM9/18/2009
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift for an evening reception honoring the conclusion of the ship's two-week Medical Civil Action Project in Monrovia, September 15, 2009.

For the
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APS Swift Army Veterinary Team in Liberia

12:00 AM9/16/2009
A three-person Army veterinary team on board Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift, (HSV 2), is participating in the ship's two-week Medical Civil Action Project (MEDCAP) in Monrovia, which began September 2, 2009.

The soldiers
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Nigerian Delegation Visits U.S. Air Forces Africa

12:00 AM9/15/2009
Nigeria sent a team of senior military officials to 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa) on September 11, 2009, giving the West African nation a chance to be guests after hosting two AFAFRICA visits in August.

The visit was part of an
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NMCB 3 Supports APS with Building Projects in Monrovia

12:00 AM9/15/2009
A detachment of 14 Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 began an engineering civil action project as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) at Redemption Hospital in Monrovia, September 9, 2009.

Over the next 46
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Multinational Force Keeps Pirates at Bay

12:00 AM9/15/2009
Navy Rear Admiral Scott Sanders, vice commander for U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, and British Royal Navy Captain Keith Blount, the task force's chief of staff, discussed counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and the Internationally
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U.S. Africa Command Opens Doors to Region Leaders

12:00 AM9/15/2009
U.S. Africa Command opened its doors to business, government and regional civic leaders in the Stuttgart area to learn more about the command during an open house event September 10, 2009.

As U.S. Africa Command approaches its second
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APS Swift Medical Team Treats Patients in Liberia

12:00 AM9/14/2009
Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift's Medical Team III returned to the Liberian government hospital in Tubmanberg, Liberia, September 10, 2009.

This is the fourth day the Navy physician, nurse, and corpsman have driven the two
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Non-Medical Services Offered at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti Through Military and Family Life Consultant Program

12:00 AM9/14/2009
Since its commencement in 2004, the Military & Family Life Consultant (MFLC) program has grown, with a representative on nearly every military installation stateside. Now the program has extended to other locations, including Camp Lemonnier, the
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South African Police Officers Attend Homicide Seminar as Part of National Guard State Partnership Program

12:00 AM9/14/2009
Two South African police officers will attend the New York State Police's world-renowned homicide seminar September 12-17, 2009 at the New York State Police Academy in Albany, thanks to the New York National Guard.

Director
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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Hosts Ugandan Senior Command and Staff College Officers

12:00 AM9/14/2009
Officers of the Ugandan Senior Command and Staff College visited Camp Lemonnier from September 7 to 11, 2009 to learn about Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's staff, coalition and regional partners' missions, operations, and
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