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Air advisors, Chadian Air Force team up for regional security in the Sahel

12:00 AM3/22/2021
To secure Chadian borders and contribute to regional security across the Sahel, the 818th MSAS and Chadian leadership are enhancing the Chadian Cessna 208 Caravan training program.
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U.S. Africa Command forces conduct operational assessment in Timbuktu, Mali

11:24 PM3/19/2021
U.S. Africa Command forces stationed in Djibouti conducted their second operational assessment in Mali March 19. The initial assessment was March 3 in Gao, Mali.
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U.S. Africa Command forces conduct operational assessment in Timbuktu, Mali

11:10 PM3/19/2021
U.S. forces comprised of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, Task Force Bayonet, and Southern European Task Force Africa civil affairs service members participate in a site assessment alongside French forces in Timbuktu, Mali, March 20, 2021. U.S. forces routinely conduct operational assessments across regions to prepare for contingencies, exercise readiness, and identify areas of improvement.
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Obangame Express 21 Exercise

1:12 PM3/19/2021
Service members from the Ghanaian special forces provide cover while approaching a vessel during a boarding exercise as part of Obangame Express 2021, March 17, 2021. Obangame Express, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is an at-sea maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa coastal regions.
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U.S. government funds COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana

8:52 AM3/19/2021
The U.S. government, through the Department of Defense’s Office of Security Cooperation (OSC), provided P18.7 million to build COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana. The project includes 14 modular structures and can be utilized to provide services for 112 patients.
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U.S. government funds COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana

8:51 AM3/19/2021
The U.S. government, through the Department of Defense’s Office of Security Cooperation (OSC), provided P18.7 million to build COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana. The project includes 14 modular structures and can be utilized to provide services for 112 patients.
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U.S. government funds COVID-19 isolation clinics across Botswana

8:40 AM3/19/2021
The clinics will benefit community health workers, policymakers, managers, ministries responsible for managing and implementing community-based health services, civil society organizations and local businesses directly engaged in the provision of community health services.
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U.S. provides military training to Mozambican Marines

10:01 AM3/17/2021
On March 15, the U.S. Government and the Government of Mozambique launched a two-month Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) training program. U.S. Special Operations Forces will train Mozambican marines for two months to support Mozambique’s efforts to prevent the spread of terrorism and violent extremism.
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U.S. provides military training to Mozambican Marines

9:49 AM3/17/2021
U.S. Special Operations Forces will train Mozambican marines for two months to support Mozambique’s efforts to prevent the spread of terrorism and violent extremism.
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PPE fr front line Malagasy health workers

1:23 PM3/12/2021
On March 11, front line health care workers in 13 areas of Madagascar hard hit by COVID-19 received welcome assistance – “head-to-toe” personal protective equipment (PPE) donated by the U.S. government to keep these critical health workers healthy and continuing their vital work of caring for their patients sick with the coronavirus.
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PPE fr front line Malagasy health workers

1:22 PM3/12/2021
On March 11, front line health care workers in 13 areas of Madagascar hard hit by COVID-19 received welcome assistance – “head-to-toe” personal protective equipment (PPE) donated by the U.S. government to keep these critical health workers healthy and continuing their vital work of caring for their patients sick with the coronavirus.
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U.S. Government provides personal protective equipment to front line Malagasy health workers

1:13 PM3/12/2021
This is U.S. Africa Command’s second donation to Madagascar, following a donation of 4,000 medical grade face coverings in July 2020 to support partner nations in the fight against COVID-19.
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International Exercise Obangame Express set to begin

12:00 AM3/12/2021
OE21 is part of a comprehensive strategy by U.S. Naval Forces Africa and U.S. Africa Command to provide collaborative opportunities for African forces and international partners to address maritime security concerns.
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IKE Strike Group operates with Morocco in Lightning Handshake

8:23 AM3/10/2021
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Anthony Perkins, from Austin, Texas, signals to a Royal Moroccan Navy Eurocopter AS565 Panther, as it prepares to land onboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), March 4, 2021. The IKE Carrier Strike Group is participating in Lightning Handshake, a bi-lateral maritime exercise between the U.S. and Royal Moroccan Navy (RMN) and Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF).
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IKE Strike Group operates with Morocco in Lightning Handshake

8:22 AM3/10/2021
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Gunslingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, conducts in-flight refueling with an F-5E Tiger II from the Royal Moroccan Air Force, March 4, 2021.The IKE Carrier Strike Group is participating in Lightning Handshake, a bi-lateral maritime exercise between the U.S. and the Royal Moroccan Navy (RMN) and Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF).
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IKE Strike Group operates with Morocco in Lightning Handshake

8:21 AM3/10/2021
The Royal Moroccan Navy Sigma-class multi-mission frigate Tarik Ben Zayid (FMMM 613), front, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) sail in formation with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), March 3, 2021. The IKE Carrier Strike Group is participating in Lightning Handshake, a bi-lateral maritime exercise between the U.S. and the Royal Moroccan Navy (RMN) and Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF).
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IKE Strike Group operates with Morocco in Lightning Handshake

8:19 AM3/10/2021
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) sails behind the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), March 3, 2021. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is participating in Lightning Handshake, a bi-lateral maritime exercise between the U.S. and the Royal Moroccan Navy (RMN) and Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF).
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Air advisors, Chadian Air Force team up for regional security in the Sahel

12:00 AM3/8/2021
Brig. Gen. Idriss Amine Ahmed (right), Chadian Air Force chief of staff, and Lt. Col. Emmanuel Djangbei (center), Chadian Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center director, congratulate U.S. Air Force Maj. John Harris, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron assistant director of operations, on his final flight as a U.S. Air Force pilot March 8, 2021, at Adji Kossei Air Base, N’Djamena, Chad. Harris and air advisors from the 818th MSAS conducted training to support Chadian Air Force peacekeeping and security operations in the region.
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Air advisors, Chadian Air Force team up for regional security in the Sahel

12:00 AM3/8/2021
David Gilmour, U.S. Embassy N'Djamena chargé d'affaires, presents a water salute to U.S. Air Force Maj. John Harris, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron assistant director of operations, March 8, 2021, at Adji Kossei Air Base, N’Djamena, Chad. Harris took his final flight as a U.S. Air Force pilot after instructing Chadian Air Force personnel on RC-208B Caravan basic flight maneuvering, instructorship and flight safety.
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Air advisors, Chadian Air Force team up for regional security in the Sahel

12:00 AM3/8/2021
U.S. Air Force Maj. John Harris, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron assistant director of operations, receives a certificate of achievement from David Gilmour, U.S. Embassy N'Djamena chargé d'affaires, March 8, 2021, at Adji Kossei Air Base, N’Djamena, Chad. The 818th MSAS helped develop standard operating procedures for the Chadian Air Force AC-208 Combat Caravan aircraft.
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