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International Community Focuses on Combating Piracy

International Community Focuses on Combating Piracy

International Community Focuses on Combating Piracy

12:00 AM12/16/2008

The United States--along with other nations and international bodies such as the United Nations, the Arab League, the European Union and NATO--is searching for new ways to stop piracy off the coast of East Africa.

The Bush

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USS Carr Hosts African Maritime Security Official

USS Carr Hosts African Maritime Security Official

USS Carr Hosts African Maritime Security Official

12:00 AM12/14/2008

The secretary general of the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), visited USS Carr (FFG 52) December 11, 2008 as part of his visit to Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet and Combined Joint Operations in Norfolk, Virginia for the planning

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CJTF-HOA Suggests the Automatic Identification System (AIS) to the Mauritius Ports Authority for Enhanced Maritime Security

CJTF-HOA Suggests the Automatic Identification System (AIS) to the Mauritius Ports Authority for Enhanced Maritime Security

CJTF-HOA Suggests the Automatic Identification System (AIS) to the Mauritius Ports Authority for Enhanced Maritime Security

12:00 AM12/11/2008

During a visit to Mauritius, November 11-12, 2008, Rear Admiral Philip H. Greene, Jr., commander of Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), met with representatives of the Mauritius Ports Authority to promote a commercial shipboard

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New Medical Facility Opens in Mozambique

New Medical Facility Opens in Mozambique

New Medical Facility Opens in Mozambique

12:00 AM12/4/2008

The Integrated Center for Treatment and Care of the Military Hospital of Maputo was inaugurated December 3, 2008 in Maputo, Mozambique, during a ceremony attended by approximately 250 members of the Mozambique and Embassy community.
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Department of Defense's Africa Center for Strategic Studies Hosts African Defense Attaches and Embassy Personnel

Department of Defense's Africa Center for Strategic Studies Hosts African Defense Attaches and Embassy Personnel

Department of Defense's Africa Center for Strategic Studies Hosts African Defense Attaches and Embassy Personnel

12:00 AM12/1/2008

The closing ceremony of the annual African Defense Attache Seminar took place on November 25, 2008 at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, D.C., following seven days of briefings, hands-on training, distance learning workshops and

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Maryland Guard Takes Part in U.S. Africa Command Exercise

Maryland Guard Takes Part in U.S. Africa Command Exercise

Maryland Guard Takes Part in U.S. Africa Command Exercise

12:00 AM11/26/2008

For the first time since U.S. Africa Command stood up on October 1, the National Guard sent service members to Africa to provide desperately needed medical care.
Maryland National Guard doctors, dentists and other medical professionals spent

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Africa Partnership Station Nashville Sails into Final Planning Phase

Africa Partnership Station Nashville Sails into Final Planning Phase

Africa Partnership Station Nashville Sails into Final Planning Phase

12:00 AM11/24/2008

U.S. and partner nations completed final plans for Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville in Stuttgart, Germany on November 20, 2008 at the last planning conference before the mission begins in January, 2009.

APS is a U.S.

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Africa Center for Strategic Studies Opens Regional Office for West Africa

Africa Center for Strategic Studies Opens Regional Office for West Africa

Africa Center for Strategic Studies Opens Regional Office for West Africa

12:00 AM11/21/2008

The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) celebrated the opening of its Regional Office for West Africa (ROWA) today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Dakar, Senegal. ROWA is the Africa Center's second regional office in Africa.

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17th Air Force Airmen Support Africa Command

17th Air Force Airmen Support Africa Command

17th Air Force Airmen Support Africa Command

12:00 AM11/18/2008

Airmen from 17th Air Force at Ramstein Air Base in Germany received initial operational capability October 1, 2008 and are already supporting missions for U.S. Africa Command.

In the first 30 days since declaring initial operational

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U.S. Africa Command Veterans Day Message

U.S. Africa Command Veterans Day Message

U.S. Africa Command Veterans Day Message

12:00 AM11/11/2008

USAFRICOM Team,

Veterans Day is a time when we Americans honor those who have exhibited selfless service and sacrifice for our Nation and our way of life. This holiday is traditionally associated with the military due to its origins as

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Africa Command Ambassador Meets with Portuguese, African Leadership in Lisbon

Africa Command Ambassador Meets with Portuguese, African Leadership in Lisbon

Africa Command Ambassador Meets with Portuguese, African Leadership in Lisbon

12:00 AM11/5/2008

Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates, deputy commander for civil-military activities, U.S. Africa Command, concluded a three-day visit with Portuguese and African leadership in the European capital of Lisbon November 5, 2008.

The purpose of

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PENTAGON: Africa Command Headquarters to Remain in Stuttgart for Now

PENTAGON: Africa Command Headquarters to Remain in Stuttgart for Now

PENTAGON: Africa Command Headquarters to Remain in Stuttgart for Now

12:00 AM11/3/2008

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has decided to delay a decision on the permanent location of the U.S. Africa Command headquarters until early 2012, Defense Department officials said late on October 31, 2008.

In the interim, U.S.

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USS Robert G. Bradley Preps for U.S. Africa Command Deployment

USS Robert G. Bradley Preps for U.S. Africa Command Deployment

USS Robert G. Bradley Preps for U.S. Africa Command Deployment

12:00 AM10/30/2008

As the end of October, 2008 approaches, crew members of the guided-missile frigate USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) prepare for what will be, perhaps, the most unique deployment of their naval careers.

Bradley will depart its homeport of

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U.S. Africa Command Holds Commemoration Ceremony

U.S. Africa Command Holds Commemoration Ceremony

U.S. Africa Command Holds Commemoration Ceremony

12:00 AM10/17/2008

Diplomats and service members, including representatives of African nations and the African Union, gathered in Stuttgart, Germany, October 17, 2008, for a formal ceremony marking the activation of U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM).
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U.S. Africa Command Faces Challenges, Says Army Analyst

U.S. Africa Command Faces Challenges, Says Army Analyst

U.S. Africa Command Faces Challenges, Says Army Analyst

12:00 AM10/17/2008

As the newly formed U.S. Africa Command prepares to do business, the military must change the way it thinks about security there, says a senior Army analyst on October 17, 2008.

The challenges for security in Africa affect the United

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Conflict Prevention Will Be Key for New Africa Command

Conflict Prevention Will Be Key for New Africa Command

Conflict Prevention Will Be Key for New Africa Command

12:00 AM10/6/2008

The U.S. military activated its sixth geographic command, dedicated exclusively to the continent of Africa, on October 1.

The new U.S. Africa Command flag was unfurled during a formal ceremony held at the Pentagon before African

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U.S. Africa Command Assumes Responsibility for Military Relations with 53 Countries

U.S. Africa Command Assumes Responsibility for Military Relations with 53 Countries

U.S. Africa Command Assumes Responsibility for Military Relations with 53 Countries

12:00 AM10/2/2008

The Department of Defense announced October 1, 2008, that United States Africa Command has become the sixth unified geographic command within the Department of Defense unified command structure.

Based in Stuttgart, Germany, with select

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CJTF-HOA supports Water Workshop

CJTF-HOA supports Water Workshop

CJTF-HOA supports Water Workshop

12:00 AM10/2/2008

Kenyan government officials along with the United States Geological Survey and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) personnel came together for an eight-day water workshop conference to discuss ways to better understand ground water

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New U.S. Military Command to Focus Exclusively on Africa

New U.S. Military Command to Focus Exclusively on Africa

New U.S. Military Command to Focus Exclusively on Africa

12:00 AM9/29/2008

After long preparations, the new U.S. Africa Command that President Bush announced in February 2007 is scheduled to become fully operational October 1.

On the eve of its official launch, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for

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U.S. AFRICOM Commander Praises Commitment of Service Members During Visit to Djibouti

U.S. AFRICOM Commander Praises Commitment of Service Members During Visit to Djibouti

U.S. AFRICOM Commander Praises Commitment of Service Members During Visit to Djibouti

12:00 AM9/24/2008

As General William "Kip" Ward prepares to fully stand up U.S. Africa Command, he told a crowd of about 1,000 members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa that U.S. AFRICOM was a way for the Department of Defense to focus its

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