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Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (4) of (6)

Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (4) of (6)

Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (4) of (6)

11:38 AM9/1/2015

Joyce Craig, Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA) African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Headquarters training course instructor, right, works with a Uganda People’s Defense Force officer on how to plan Civil military cooperation activities at the International Peace Support Training Center in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 26, 2015. The course was designed to prepare staff officers from AMISOM contributing countries for possible assignment to AMISOM Force Headquarters, and part of that training included organizing civil military operations to build support and confidence among the Somali people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)

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Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (3) of (6)

Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (3) of (6)

Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (3) of (6)

11:38 AM9/1/2015

Kenyan Defense Force Maj. David Nzuve, Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA) African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Headquarters training course attendee, briefs command staff officers during a culmination exercise at the International Peace Support Training Center in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 26, 2015. The course was designed to prepare staff officers from AMISOM contributing countries for possible assignment to AMISOM Force Headquarters as a part of the command staff there, and as staff members the officers were asked to prepare daily briefings regarding the day’s events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)

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Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (2) of (6)

Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (2) of (6)

Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (2) of (6)

11:38 AM9/1/2015

Kenyan Defense Force Maj. Balata Kotea, Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA) African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Headquarters training course attendee, updates a map of Somalia with the latest AMISOM and Al-Shabaab troop movements at the International Peace Support Training Center in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 25, 2015. Kenya is one of the AU countries contributing to the forces in Somalia battling Al-Shabaab and the ACOTA course helps familiarize the attending officers with the military decision making process, so they can better advise and prepare solutions to the problems they might face in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)

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Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (1) of (6)

Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (1) of (6)

Course Prepares Multinational Partners for Somalia Mission (1) of (6)

11:37 AM9/1/2015

Nineteen officers from the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) and Kenyan Defense Force (KDF) completed the 16th iteration of the U.S. Department of State’s Africa Contingency Operations Training & Assistance (ACOTA) Force Headquarters training course at the International Peace Support Training Center in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 28, 2015. The course was designed to prepare staff officers from the African Union Mission in Somalia contributing countries for possible assignment to AMISOM Force Headquarters as a part of the command staff there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet/released)

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Leaders Leave AE15 with Handbook and Mandate to Work Together (2) of (4)

Leaders Leave AE15 with Handbook and Mandate to Work Together (2) of (4)

Leaders Leave AE15 with Handbook and Mandate to Work Together (2) of (4)

9:05 AM8/31/2015

Segakweng Tsiane, permanent secretary of the Botswana Ministry of Defense, Justice and Security, speaks during the closing ceremony for Africa Endeavor 2015 in Gaborone, Botswana, Aug. 28, 2015. More than 1,800 communications specialists from 40 countries, six African regional organizations and six international partner nations have participated in past Africa Endeavor events.

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Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (2) of (4)

Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (2) of (4)

Africa Endeavor 2015 Begins in Botswana (2) of (4)

2:30 PM8/24/2015

U.S. Army Col. Patrick Dedham, director of communications for U.S. Africa Command, speaks during the opening ceremony of Africa Endeavor 2015 in Gaborone, Botswana, Aug. 24, 2015. More than 1,800 communications specialists from 40 countries, six African regional organizations and six international partner nations have participated in past Africa Endeavor events.

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Officers from 9 African Nations Attend Cyber Security Event in Washington

Officers from 9 African Nations Attend Cyber Security Event in Washington

Officers from 9 African Nations Attend Cyber Security Event in Washington

9:00 AM7/30/2015

Leaders in their countries’ cyber security programs, participants visited government agencies and academic institutions to learn how the U.S. approaches cyber security.

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Central Accord 15 Focuses on African and European Partnership

Central Accord 15 Focuses on African and European Partnership

Central Accord 15 Focuses on African and European Partnership

8:18 AM5/18/2015

U.S. military members joined with troops from several central African countries and their United Nations allies to participate in the opening ceremony of the Central Accord 2015 exercise at Libreville, Gabon, May 13.

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NATO Marine Forces Work With West African Partners

NATO Marine Forces Work With West African Partners

NATO Marine Forces Work With West African Partners

9:19 AM5/13/2015

A team of approximately 21 Marines, 10 representing the United States, six from Great Britain, and five from Spain, conducted training in countries along the West African coast February through April 2015.

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3:54 PM5/11/2015

A joint team Chadian and U.S. military medical professionals work together during a surgery April 14 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N’Djamena, Chad. They performed a procedure on a Chadian soldier who sustained a gunshot wound that fractured his right femur and left tibia. The U.S. and Chadian medical teams are working together as part of a joint exercise called Medical Readiness and Training Exercise known as MEDRETE 15-3. The exercise is a joint effort between the Chadian government, U.S. Army Africa, the Army Reserve Medical Command and the 7th Civil Support Command. MEDRETE 15-3 serves as an opportunity for U.S. and Chadian forces to hone and strengthen their life saving skills as well as reinforce the partnership between both countries. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Andrea Merritt)

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Flintlock ’15 wraps up in N’Djamena, Chad

Flintlock ’15 wraps up in N’Djamena, Chad

Flintlock ’15 wraps up in N’Djamena, Chad

3:52 PM3/9/2015

More than 1,000 troops from 20 countries participated in the annual exercise.

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Flintlock: 400 patients treated by medical professionals from 23 countries

Flintlock: 400 patients treated by medical professionals from 23 countries

Flintlock: 400 patients treated by medical professionals from 23 countries

9:00 AM3/4/2015

Training enables medical treatment to continue after exercise.

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U.S. Naval Forces - Europe-Africa

U.S. Naval Forces - Europe-Africa

U.S. Naval Forces - Europe-Africa

4:42 PM3/3/2015

NAPLES, Italy (March. 2, 2015) Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, Vice Adm. James Foggo, III, welcomes Gabon navy Chief Rear Adm. Yves Keba Malekou as he arrives for the 2015 Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Flag Course Africa at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, March 2, 2015. During this weeklong CFMCC course, facilitated by the U.S. Naval War College, 33 senior naval leaders from maritime countries in Europe and Africa will participate in seminars and discussions focusing on the effective employment of naval forces in a joint, coalition or interagency environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel P. Schumacher/Released)

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MRAPS enhance AMISOM operations

MRAPS enhance AMISOM operations

MRAPS enhance AMISOM operations

4:12 PM1/20/2015

Four Mine-Resistant Ambushed Protective Vehicles that are part of the 20 vehicles that will be donated to Troop Contributing Countries Uganda and Burundi, wait to be turned over at the end of the month, Jan 13, 2014. (U.S. Army Courtesy Photo)

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Marines celebrate 10th graduating class of Military Intelligence Basic Officer Course with students from Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, and Kenya

Marines celebrate 10th graduating class of Military Intelligence Basic Officer Course with students from Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, and Kenya

Marines celebrate 10th graduating class of Military Intelligence Basic Officer Course with students from Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, and Kenya

10:24 AM3/27/2014

Twenty-five Students representing the countries of Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, and Kenya graduated from the Military Intelligence Basic Officer Course – Africa which was hosted in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, March 19th 2014.

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US Marines Volunteer at Local Ugandan School

US Marines Volunteer at Local Ugandan School

US Marines Volunteer at Local Ugandan School

2:42 PM3/7/2014

“Mzungu! Mzungu! Mzungu!” shouted children while chasing an SUV pulling into the remote compound where their school is located.‘Mzungu’ is a word many people in countries across Africa used to use to refer to anyone who was white, but now use to

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FLINTLOCK Builds Partnership and Capabilities of Partner African Nations

FLINTLOCK Builds Partnership and Capabilities of Partner African Nations

FLINTLOCK Builds Partnership and Capabilities of Partner African Nations

8:01 AM3/4/2014

Various countries soldiers take part in FLINTLOCK training exercise in Niger, Feb. 27, 2014. (U.S. Army photos by Spc. Timothy Clegg)

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North Dakota National Guard Announces New African Partnerships

North Dakota National Guard Announces New African Partnerships

North Dakota National Guard Announces New African Partnerships

12:18 PM3/3/2014

The North Dakota National Guard (NDNG) has broadened its participation in the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP) by announcing the addition of two new partnerships with the West African countries of the Togolese Republic and

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Comoros Sends First Student to U.S. Naval Post Graduate School

Comoros Sends First Student to U.S. Naval Post Graduate School

Comoros Sends First Student to U.S. Naval Post Graduate School

7:10 AM1/15/2014

Comoros National Defense Officer Captain Adaine Moudjib is the first of his nation to attend the Naval Postgraduate School. Moudjib hails from one of the world’s youngest countries, the Union of the Comoros, an archipelago nation of volcanic

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Exercises Create Success Story for African Ophthalmologist

Exercises Create Success Story for African Ophthalmologist

Exercises Create Success Story for African Ophthalmologist

9:15 AM12/9/2013

For the past four years the U.S. Army, in partnership with host nations, performed more than 3,100 manual small-incision cataract surgeries in eight countries to cure blindness through several medical readiness training exercises hosted by U.S.

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