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Air Forces Africa Engages on Nigerian Air Safety, Security

12:00 AM2/11/2009

During a visit to Nigeria, January 11-21, 2009, Lieutenant Colonel David MacKenzie, deputy director of the plans directorate, worked with Nigerian and U.S. aviation experts to chart the future of Nigeria's air domain program and discuss U.S.

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APS Nashville Delivers Project Handclasp Supplies to Senegal School and Children's Shelter

12:00 AM2/10/2009

An international military team of Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville sailors delivered supplies to a school and a children's shelter in villages outside Dakar, Senegal, February 7, 2009.

APS representatives from Cameroon,

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Africa Partnership Station Conducts Maritime Security Events in East Africa

12:00 AM2/10/2009

During Africa Partnership Station's first visit to East Africa, crew members of the USS Robert G. Bradley will conduct partner building activities with militaries in Mozambique, Djibouti, Kenya, and Tanzania, as part of an initiative to improve

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NOAA Fisheries, APS, Host Water Survival Course in Dakar

12:00 AM2/10/2009

Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries co-hosted a water survival workshop February 5, 2009, in Dakar, Senegal, as part of an ongoing effort to advance the art and

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Conference Discusses Evolution of African Militaries

12:00 AM2/9/2009

More than 100 people - including African academic researchers, U.S. Embassy staff, and U.S. Africa Command personnel - gathered February 7-8 at the alpine resort town of Garmisch, Germany, for a conference on "the Evolution of African

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Nashville Sailors Team with Senegalese Soldiers to Make a Difference

12:00 AM2/6/2009

USS Nashville (LPD 13) sailors paired up with several Senegalese soldiers to begin refurbishing the Centoe Mecico Social medical clinic in Dakar, Senegal, during a community relations (COMREL) project, February 5, 2009.

Ten Nashville

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Spanish, Portuguese, U.S. Marines unite for APS Nashville

12:00 AM2/6/2009

One Portuguese and five Spanish Marines joined U.S. Marines aboard USS Nashville (LPD 13) while in port at Rota, Spain, to take part in Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville, February 3, 2009.

They joined a mission that brings

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CJTF-HOA Under New Command

12:00 AM2/5/2009

Rear Admiral Anthony M. Kurta assumed command of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa during a change-of-command ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, February 5, 2009.

Kurta, a 27-year Navy veteran, assumed command from Rear

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Quality-of-Life Conference Helps Military Families Living, Working in Africa

12:00 AM2/5/2009

U.S. Africa Command is developing an information and support network aimed at helping U.S. military families who live and work in Africa.

"Gen. (William) Ward and Mrs. (Joyce) Ward are very dedicated to taking care of the families

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Admiral Kurta Assumes Command of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa

12:00 AM2/5/2009

Rear Admiral Anthony M. Kurta assumed leadership of the task force charged with building security capacity in the Horn of Africa during a February 5, 2009 ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

Kurta, a 27-year Navy veteran, took

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Commander of U.S.AFRICOM Presents Checks for Wounded Warriors

12:00 AM2/4/2009

General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, presented two checks totaling more than $10,000 January 16, 2009, to assist in finding jobs for wounded service members. The donations resulted from a January 15 job fair in the Stuttgart

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Senegalese Officers Help APS Nashville Sailors Prepare for 1st African Port Visit

12:00 AM2/4/2009

To assist the Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville team in preparing for its upcoming port visit to Dakar, Senegal, two international staff members from the Senegalese Navy presented Sailors with a cultural awareness briefing aboard USS

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Nashville, with Multinational Staff, Kicks Off APS Mission with Port Visit in Senegal

12:00 AM2/4/2009

USS Nashville (LPD 13), along with its embarked Destroyer Squadron 60 and multinational staff, arrived in Dakar, Senegal, February 3, 2009, for the in-country kickoff of Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville.

The second

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Air Force Galaxy ferries Marine Super Stallion

12:00 AM2/4/2009

A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter flew back to the United States, January 29, 2009, in the belly of an Air Force C-5 Galaxy cargo jet. The mission returned the helicopter to its home station in North Carolina by way of

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Africa Command Holds Capstone Security Assistance Planning Conference

12:00 AM2/3/2009

U.S. Africa Command is planning the Department of Defense's military security assistance programs in Africa for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 during its annual capstone planning event in Garmisch, Germany, February 2-6, 2009.

The

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U.S. Africa Command Hosts Defense Department HIV/AIDS Conference

12:00 AM2/2/2009

U.S. Africa Command hosted a two-day Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program conference, January 28-29, 2009, at the command headquarters in Stuttgart Germany.

Recognizing HIV/AIDS as a threat to Africa's security and

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'Diplomats' Tuned for APS Nashville, Play for Rota School

12:00 AM2/2/2009

Six members of the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (CNE) Band, known as The Diplomats, paid a visit to David Glasgow Farragut (DGF) Rota Elementary school on Naval Air Station in Rota, Spain, during a community relations project, January 27,

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Africa Partnership Station Nashville Preparing for Senegal

12:00 AM1/30/2009

The Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville team, consisting of the crew of USS Nashville (LPD 13), a staff of embarked Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 60 and international sailors, and various supporting maritime professionals, departed Naval

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African Military Officers Have a Responsibility to Effectively Address Africa's Security Challenges, Retired Nigerian General Says

12:00 AM1/30/2009

Military officers play a critical role in addressing Africa's complex security challenges, Nigerian General Owoy Azazi (retired) stressed in his keynote speech during the January 27, 2009 opening ceremonies of a four-week military leadership

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U.S. Africa Command Hosts Foreign Liaison Officer Conference

12:00 AM1/29/2009

U.S. Africa Command hosted personnel from 14 nations for a foreign liaison officers (LNO) conference, January 27-28, 2009, at the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. The liaison officers are assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn

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