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Liberian President Accepts Project Handclasp Donation from HVS Swift

12:00 AM9/9/2009

Twenty-four pallets of Project Handclasp supplies were accepted on behalf of the nation by the President of Liberia during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia, September 4, 2009.

Liberian President Ellen

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U.S. Africa Command Conducts First Regional Pandemic Response Program Workshop in Nairobi

12:00 AM9/8/2009

Disaster and Health experts from nine African nations came together in Nairobi, Kenya for a five-day planning workshop on Pandemic Influenza Response, August 31-September 4, 2009.

The event was sponsored and facilitated by U.S. Africa

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U.S. Marine Forces Africa Hosts First Marine Leaders of Africa Conference

12:00 AM9/4/2009

The principle staff and senior leadership of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Africa (MARFORAF) joined with 15 representatives from 11 African nations for the first Marine Leaders of Africa Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, August 24-27, 2009.
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WARD SENDS: Honoring the American Worker – Labor Day

12:00 AM9/4/2009

Labor Day is a timeless holiday in celebration of American workers, both past and present. The holiday was initially conceived in the late 19th century as an act of reconciliation between the U.S. government and organized labor. The turmoil of that

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Air Forces Africa Shares Airdrop Expertise with Ugandan Forces

12:00 AM9/3/2009

Today's scenario: Heavy rains have caused the Nile River to overflow its banks and flood a village in central Uganda, cutting off citizens from food and medical supplies.

The mission: To plan and execute a humanitarian airdrop

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U.S. Africa Command Wraps-up Second Academic Conference with Closing Ceremony

12:00 AM9/3/2009

U.S. Africa Command hosted 36 academic professionals from 17 different African nations during its second annual academic symposium at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August 21, 2009.

During daily discussion groups, academic

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U.S. Soldiers Conduct 'Book Drop' in Tanga

12:00 AM9/2/2009

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army's 4-414th Civil Affairs Battalion delivered more than 1,000 books to rural schools near Tanga, Tanzania, August 24, 2009.

"Today we went to three schools ... two primary schools and a secondary

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U.S. Air Forces Africa Help Nigerian C-130 Fly Again

12:00 AM9/1/2009

A group of active duty Air Force and Tennessee Air National Guard members helped restore one of Nigeria's C-130 transport aircraft to flying condition as part of an ongoing engagement between 17th Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Africa) and

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U.S. Air Forces Africa Commander Visits Kenyan Air Force

12:00 AM9/1/2009

Air Forces Africa touched down in Kenya, August 24, 2009, for the latest in a series of engagements between U.S. and Kenyan forces. AFAFRICA, also known as 17th Air Force, is the air component for U.S. Africa Command.

AFAFRICA

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APS Swift Sailors Paint Togo Clinic

12:00 AM8/31/2009

Eight Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift and 18 local Togolese helped paint a clinic in Lome, August 26, 2009.

High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), which arrived August 24, is in port for a four-day visit in support of

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APS, Swift Deliver Project Handclasp Supplies in Togo

12:00 AM8/27/2009

Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift delivered two pallets of medical supplies as part of Project Handclasp to the local Red Cross in Lome, Togo, August 25, 2009.

Ambassador to Togo Patricia McMahon Hawkins, Togolese Red Cross

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Health Experts Attend First U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference

12:00 AM8/27/2009

More than 50 medical experts from throughout the Department of Defense and other U.S. government organizations came together in Garmisch, Germany, for the first U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference, August 25-29, 2009.
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APS, Swift Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Village in Gabon

12:00 AM8/27/2009

Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift made a unique, 45-mile, up-river trip from Port Gentil, Gabon aboard two rigid hull inflatable boats to deliver medical supplies to Ngola Village, August 20, 2009.

The two pallets

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U.S. Air Force and Uganda People's Defense Air Force Partner in Logistics Training

12:00 AM8/26/2009

During crises around the world, the U.S. Air Force is often called upon to assist with humanitarian relief efforts. That may mean the evacuation of people from the path of destruction, or it could be simply air dropping food and medical supplies.

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Op-Ed: What I Saw in Goma

12:00 AM8/26/2009

U.S. Africa Command PAO Note: The following is an Op-Ed authored by Secretary Clinton that appeared on People.com following her trip to Africa in August 2009. The Op-Ed is being posted on the U.S. Africa Command website in the interest of

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Haas Assumes Command of Special Operations Command Africa

12:00 AM8/25/2009

U.S. Army Colonel Christopher K. Haas assumed command of Special Operations Command Africa from Brigadier General Patrick M. Higgins at a change of command ceremony held here yesterday.

Colonel Haas was the Director of the U.S. Special
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North Carolina Finds Perfect Match in Botswana

12:00 AM8/25/2009

State, national and local leaders met in August 2009 with officials from many facets of Botswana to discuss various issues that may be addressed by a new partnership between North Carolina and the Republic of Botswana.

Addressing
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Medical Exercise in Swaziland Ends Successfully

12:00 AM8/25/2009

Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF), U.S. Army Africa, and U.S. Africa Command (USARAF) concluded the two-week MEDFLAG 09 exercise with a closing ceremony at USDF headquarters in Manzini, Swaziland on August 14, 2009.

MEDFLAG is a
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U.S. Coast Guard, Sierra Leone Nab Vessel Fishing Illegally

12:00 AM8/24/2009

Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC 912), along with representatives from Sierra Leone's Armed Forces Maritime Wing, Fisheries Ministry and Office of National Security, conducted a joint boarding operation on a
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Seychelles President James Michel Hails Strengthening of Surveillance Cooperation with the United States

12:00 AM8/20/2009

U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs Note: Following is a press release by the Republic of Seychelles Office of the President. It is posted on the U.S. Africa Command website to increase public awareness of the cooperation between Seychelles and the
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Liberian President Accepts Project Handclasp Donation from HVS Swift

12:00 AM9/9/2009

Twenty-four pallets of Project Handclasp supplies were accepted on behalf of the nation by the President of Liberia during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia, September 4, 2009. Liberian President Ellen

U.S. Africa Command Conducts First Regional Pandemic Response Program Workshop in Nairobi

12:00 AM9/8/2009

Disaster and Health experts from nine African nations came together in Nairobi, Kenya for a five-day planning workshop on Pandemic Influenza Response, August 31-September 4, 2009. The event was sponsored and facilitated by U.S. Africa

U.S. Marine Forces Africa Hosts First Marine Leaders of Africa Conference

12:00 AM9/4/2009

The principle staff and senior leadership of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Africa (MARFORAF) joined with 15 representatives from 11 African nations for the first Marine Leaders of Africa Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, August 24-27, 2009. Read more

WARD SENDS: Honoring the American Worker – Labor Day

12:00 AM9/4/2009

Labor Day is a timeless holiday in celebration of American workers, both past and present. The holiday was initially conceived in the late 19th century as an act of reconciliation between the U.S. government and organized labor. The turmoil of that

Air Forces Africa Shares Airdrop Expertise with Ugandan Forces

12:00 AM9/3/2009

Today's scenario: Heavy rains have caused the Nile River to overflow its banks and flood a village in central Uganda, cutting off citizens from food and medical supplies. The mission: To plan and execute a humanitarian airdrop

U.S. Africa Command Wraps-up Second Academic Conference with Closing Ceremony

12:00 AM9/3/2009

U.S. Africa Command hosted 36 academic professionals from 17 different African nations during its second annual academic symposium at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August 21, 2009. During daily discussion groups, academic

U.S. Soldiers Conduct 'Book Drop' in Tanga

12:00 AM9/2/2009

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army's 4-414th Civil Affairs Battalion delivered more than 1,000 books to rural schools near Tanga, Tanzania, August 24, 2009. "Today we went to three schools ... two primary schools and a secondary

U.S. Air Forces Africa Help Nigerian C-130 Fly Again

12:00 AM9/1/2009

A group of active duty Air Force and Tennessee Air National Guard members helped restore one of Nigeria's C-130 transport aircraft to flying condition as part of an ongoing engagement between 17th Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Africa) and

U.S. Air Forces Africa Commander Visits Kenyan Air Force

12:00 AM9/1/2009

Air Forces Africa touched down in Kenya, August 24, 2009, for the latest in a series of engagements between U.S. and Kenyan forces. AFAFRICA, also known as 17th Air Force, is the air component for U.S. Africa Command. AFAFRICA

APS Swift Sailors Paint Togo Clinic

12:00 AM8/31/2009

Eight Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift and 18 local Togolese helped paint a clinic in Lome, August 26, 2009. High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), which arrived August 24, is in port for a four-day visit in support of

APS, Swift Deliver Project Handclasp Supplies in Togo

12:00 AM8/27/2009

Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift delivered two pallets of medical supplies as part of Project Handclasp to the local Red Cross in Lome, Togo, August 25, 2009. Ambassador to Togo Patricia McMahon Hawkins, Togolese Red Cross

Health Experts Attend First U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference

12:00 AM8/27/2009

More than 50 medical experts from throughout the Department of Defense and other U.S. government organizations came together in Garmisch, Germany, for the first U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference, August 25-29, 2009. Read more

APS, Swift Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Village in Gabon

12:00 AM8/27/2009

Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift made a unique, 45-mile, up-river trip from Port Gentil, Gabon aboard two rigid hull inflatable boats to deliver medical supplies to Ngola Village, August 20, 2009. The two pallets

U.S. Air Force and Uganda People's Defense Air Force Partner in Logistics Training

12:00 AM8/26/2009

During crises around the world, the U.S. Air Force is often called upon to assist with humanitarian relief efforts. That may mean the evacuation of people from the path of destruction, or it could be simply air dropping food and medical supplies.

Op-Ed: What I Saw in Goma

12:00 AM8/26/2009

U.S. Africa Command PAO Note: The following is an Op-Ed authored by Secretary Clinton that appeared on People.com following her trip to Africa in August 2009. The Op-Ed is being posted on the U.S. Africa Command website in the interest of

Haas Assumes Command of Special Operations Command Africa

12:00 AM8/25/2009

U.S. Army Colonel Christopher K. Haas assumed command of Special Operations Command Africa from Brigadier General Patrick M. Higgins at a change of command ceremony held here yesterday. Colonel Haas was the Director of the U.S. Special

North Carolina Finds Perfect Match in Botswana

12:00 AM8/25/2009

State, national and local leaders met in August 2009 with officials from many facets of Botswana to discuss various issues that may be addressed by a new partnership between North Carolina and the Republic of Botswana. Addressing

Medical Exercise in Swaziland Ends Successfully

12:00 AM8/25/2009

Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF), U.S. Army Africa, and U.S. Africa Command (USARAF) concluded the two-week MEDFLAG 09 exercise with a closing ceremony at USDF headquarters in Manzini, Swaziland on August 14, 2009. MEDFLAG is a

U.S. Coast Guard, Sierra Leone Nab Vessel Fishing Illegally

12:00 AM8/24/2009

Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC 912), along with representatives from Sierra Leone's Armed Forces Maritime Wing, Fisheries Ministry and Office of National Security, conducted a joint boarding operation on a

Seychelles President James Michel Hails Strengthening of Surveillance Cooperation with the United States

12:00 AM8/20/2009

U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs Note: Following is a press release by the Republic of Seychelles Office of the President. It is posted on the U.S. Africa Command website to increase public awareness of the cooperation between Seychelles and the

Twenty-four pallets of Project Handclasp supplies were accepted on behalf of the nation by the President of Liberia during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia, September 4, 2009.

Liberian President Ellen

Disaster and Health experts from nine African nations came together in Nairobi, Kenya for a five-day planning workshop on Pandemic Influenza Response, August 31-September 4, 2009.

The event was sponsored and facilitated by U.S. Africa

The principle staff and senior leadership of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Africa (MARFORAF) joined with 15 representatives from 11 African nations for the first Marine Leaders of Africa Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, August 24-27, 2009.
Read more

Today's scenario: Heavy rains have caused the Nile River to overflow its banks and flood a village in central Uganda, cutting off citizens from food and medical supplies.

The mission: To plan and execute a humanitarian airdrop

U.S. Africa Command hosted 36 academic professionals from 17 different African nations during its second annual academic symposium at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August 21, 2009.

During daily discussion groups, academic

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army's 4-414th Civil Affairs Battalion delivered more than 1,000 books to rural schools near Tanga, Tanzania, August 24, 2009.

"Today we went to three schools ... two primary schools and a secondary

Air Forces Africa touched down in Kenya, August 24, 2009, for the latest in a series of engagements between U.S. and Kenyan forces. AFAFRICA, also known as 17th Air Force, is the air component for U.S. Africa Command.

AFAFRICA

Eight Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift and 18 local Togolese helped paint a clinic in Lome, August 26, 2009.

High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), which arrived August 24, is in port for a four-day visit in support of

Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift delivered two pallets of medical supplies as part of Project Handclasp to the local Red Cross in Lome, Togo, August 25, 2009.

Ambassador to Togo Patricia McMahon Hawkins, Togolese Red Cross

More than 50 medical experts from throughout the Department of Defense and other U.S. government organizations came together in Garmisch, Germany, for the first U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference, August 25-29, 2009.
Read more

Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift made a unique, 45-mile, up-river trip from Port Gentil, Gabon aboard two rigid hull inflatable boats to deliver medical supplies to Ngola Village, August 20, 2009.

The two pallets

U.S. Army Colonel Christopher K. Haas assumed command of Special Operations Command Africa from Brigadier General Patrick M. Higgins at a change of command ceremony held here yesterday.

Colonel Haas was the Director of the U.S. Special

State, national and local leaders met in August 2009 with officials from many facets of Botswana to discuss various issues that may be addressed by a new partnership between North Carolina and the Republic of Botswana.

Addressing

Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF), U.S. Army Africa, and U.S. Africa Command (USARAF) concluded the two-week MEDFLAG 09 exercise with a closing ceremony at USDF headquarters in Manzini, Swaziland on August 14, 2009.

MEDFLAG is a