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Regional African Air Chiefs Symposium Begins

6:26 AM8/21/2013

The U.S. 3rd Air Force commander and the Ghanaian chief of air staff hosted opening ceremonies for the second Regional Air Chiefs Symposium at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center Aug. 20.Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin expressed

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Obangame Express 2014 Planning Commences in Ghana

11:20 AM8/5/2013

Gulf of Guinea nations held a planning conference July 23-25 to set in motion objectives and initial concepts for what will be the fourth iteration of Obangame Express, a multinational maritime exercise which is set to take place in spring 2014.

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Ghana, U.S. Teachers Meet during Western Accord 13

1:22 PM7/8/2013

While in Accra, Ghana for exercise Western Accord 2013, 1st Lt. Matt Nielson and "JJ" Fankhanel, 141st Menouver Enhancment Brigade, North Dakota National Guard, befriended Noble Kofi Nazzah, a local teacher who was a senior prom chaperone at the

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Western Accord 13 Begins Command Post Exercise

9:32 AM7/1/2013

Ghana Armed Forces along with U.S. Army Africa concluded week one of Western Accord 13 and began a command post exercise June 24 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center, Accra, Ghana.

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Africa Center and U.S. Dept. of State Hold Maritime Safety and Security Seminar in Ghana

10:02 AM6/7/2013

The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), and the government of Ghana welcomed government officials and experts in maritime law to the Trans-Atlantic

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Africom, Partners Mark World Malaria Day Sharing Best Practices

7:58 AM4/25/2013

U.S. representatives, along with experts in malaria programs and chiefs of medical services from eight nations of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) come together to share knowledge, experiences and best practices during a

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RESEPI Meeting Helps African Nations Come Together to Control Animal Diseases Across Borders

12:00 AM9/28/2012

Across Africa, outbreaks of disease in animals pose a particular threat to the food supply and economies, rippling past borders and undermining precious stability. "With the movement of animals through the region and the porous borders, a

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16 African Nations, AFRICOM Gather for Africa's Largest Pandemic Response Planning Conference

12:00 AM9/6/2012

Representatives from 16 African nations and the United States, including senior government officials, public health professionals, and military officers, came together August 27-31, 2012, at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre

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Representatives from 30 African Nations Meet to Finalize Planning for Africa Endeavor 12

12:00 AM5/4/2012

Participants from more than 30 African nations met with their Western counterparts from the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands this week in Accra, Ghana, to finalize planning for Exercise Africa Endeavor 2012.

The final

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Program Brings Together Northwest Africa Leaders and Partners

12:00 AM4/20/2012

- Representatives from African partner nations Ghana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal participated in the Special Operations Command Africa- coordinated 2012 Flintlock Senior Leader Symposium hosted at the Kofi Annan

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Week One of Africa Partnership Flight Wraps up

12:00 AM3/23/2012

The first week of U.S. Air Forces Africa's African Partnership Flight wrapped up at Ghana Air Force's Camp Burma in Accra, Ghana, March 16, 2012.

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African Partnership Flight Capstone Exercise Puts Lessons Learned to the Test

12:00 AM3/23/2012

Ghanaian, Benin, Togolese, Senegalese, Nigerian and U.S. Air Force members hit the flightline loading, guarding and marshalling aircraft March 21, 2012 for the African Partnership Flight 12-2 capstone event in Accra, Ghana.

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Inaugural African Partnership Flight Soars

12:00 AM3/13/2012

Airmen from U.S. Air Forces Africa participated in the opening ceremony of the inaugural African Partnership Flight event March 12, 2012 at Air Force Base Accra, Ghana.

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Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise Wraps up in Ghana

12:00 AM2/14/2012

Participants in Ghana's National Government Pandemic Disaster Response Tabletop Exercise summarized lessons learned, potential gaps in the current plan and made suggestions for improvement on February 10, 2012, the final day of the

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Pandemic Influenza Table Top Exercise Kicks Off in Elmina, Ghana

12:00 AM2/8/2012

Approximately 120 civilian and military representatives from five African nations and the United States came together in Elmina, Ghana on February 6, 2012 for a weeklong exercise to assess the current capability of the Ghanaian government to

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2011 Africa Military Chaplains Conference Begins in Ghana

12:00 AM10/4/2011

The first AFRICOM Military Chaplains Conference to take place on the African continent kicked off on October 3, 2011 in Accra, Ghana with 38 African military chaplains and seven U.S. military chaplains attending. The four-day, landmark event was

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Ghana Engineer Instructors Visit North Dakota

12:00 AM9/28/2011

Ghanaian Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Afful grinned as he spun around in the turret of a military weapon system called an Avenger Pedestal-Mounted Stinger. Having never been exposed to such a machine, he enjoyed seeing how it worked, spinning

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Ghana, U.S. Vets Learn and Work Together

12:00 AM7/22/2011

Soldiers from the Iowa-based 949th Veterinary Company, U.S. Army National Guard, united with veterinarians from Ghana's 37th Military Hospital during MEDFLAG 11 to learn from each other and to work together July 20, 2011.

Occurring

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U.S. Army Doctors Join GAF at Local Clinics

12:00 AM7/22/2011

Soldiers from the 814th Medical Company of the North Dakota Army National Guard and the Ghana Armed Forces completed the last of three humanitarian civic assistant sites in Doryumu, Accra July 18, 2011 as part of MEDFLAG 11.

Soldiers

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U.S., Ghana Partner, Teach Malaria Prevention

12:00 AM7/20/2011

A team of U.S. Soldiers from the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, an Army Reserve unit out of Connecticut, partnered with Ghana's National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) during MEDFLAG 11 to implement a malaria outreach program and

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