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West African Animal Health Specialists Deepen Skills in First Joint USDA-USAID-AFRICOM Workshop

West African Animal Health Specialists Deepen Skills in First Joint USDA-USAID-AFRICOM Workshop West African Animal Health Specialists Deepen Skills in First Joint USDA-USAID-AFRICOM Workshop
12:00 AM6/19/2012
In the first such workshop hosted jointly by U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), lab technicians and epidemiologists from five West African nations gathered June 4-8,
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Djiboutian, U.S. Navies Practice Maritime VBSS Operations

Djiboutian, U.S. Navies Practice Maritime VBSS Operations Djiboutian, U.S. Navies Practice Maritime VBSS Operations
12:00 AM6/4/2012
Djiboutian naval personnel and sailors from three U.S. Navy organizations participated in Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training here May 7-31, 2012.

Sponsored by Africa Partnership Station, the training reflected a joint venture
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Mass Casualty Drill Brings PE12 Shore Training to a Close

Mass Casualty Drill Brings PE12 Shore Training to a Close Mass Casualty Drill Brings PE12 Shore Training to a Close
12:00 AM5/22/2012
Service members from Algeria, Greece, Morocco, Turkey and the U.S. teamed up aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) to conduct a mass casualty drill in support of Exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) in Souda Bay, Crete, May 18,
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Swift, NAVEUR Band Entertain Children at Pointe Noire Orphanage

Swift, NAVEUR Band Entertain Children at Pointe Noire Orphanage Swift, NAVEUR Band Entertain Children at Pointe Noire Orphanage
12:00 AM5/18/2012
Sailors from High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) and two musicians from the U.S. Naval Forces Europe rock band "Flagship," visited the Espace Enfants orphanage in Pointe Noire in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2012, May 17.  Read more
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36 African Land Force Chiefs Meet to Discuss Security

36 African Land Force Chiefs Meet to Discuss Security 36 African Land Force Chiefs Meet to Discuss Security
12:00 AM5/17/2012
Land force chiefs and senior officers from 36 African nations and U.S. Army Africa gathered in Uganda's capital of Kampala in May 2012 to discuss national security interests.
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Phoenix Express Pre-Sail Conference Marks Start to Maritime Portion of Exercise

Phoenix Express Pre-Sail Conference Marks Start to Maritime Portion of Exercise Phoenix Express Pre-Sail Conference Marks Start to Maritime Portion of Exercise
12:00 AM5/17/2012
Service members from European, North African and U.S. Naval forces participated in a pre-sail conference kickoff for Exercise Phoenix Express 2012 (PE12) at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center (NMIOTC) in Souda Bay, May
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Camp Lemonnier Volunteer Group Distributes School Supplies to Djiboutian Kids

Camp Lemonnier Volunteer Group Distributes School Supplies to Djiboutian Kids Camp Lemonnier Volunteer Group Distributes School Supplies to Djiboutian Kids
12:00 AM5/7/2012
U.S. service members from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team 4903, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, partnered with from Camp Lemonnier’s community volunteer group to deliver school supplies and T-shirts to children at the village school
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Representatives from 30 African Nations Meet to Finalize Planning for Africa Endeavor 12

Representatives from 30 African Nations Meet to Finalize Planning for Africa Endeavor 12 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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US, Rwandan Defense Force Personnel Exchange Best Practices

US, Rwandan Defense Force Personnel Exchange Best Practices US, Rwandan Defense Force Personnel Exchange Best Practices
12:00 AM4/30/2012
Five personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa exchanged best practices with soldiers from the Rwandan Defense Force here April 2-14.
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CJTF-HOA, Rwandan Defense Force Personnel Exchange Best Practices

CJTF-HOA, Rwandan Defense Force Personnel Exchange Best Practices CJTF-HOA, Rwandan Defense Force Personnel Exchange Best Practices
12:00 AM4/27/2012
Five personnel assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa exchanged best practices with soldiers from the Rwandan Defense Force here April 2-14.
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TACNET Technicians Ensure Constant Communication

TACNET Technicians Ensure Constant Communication TACNET Technicians Ensure Constant Communication
12:00 AM4/26/2012
Far from camp here, U.S. service members stationed in austere conditions in forward operating areas around Africa have regular access to communications, thanks to the Tactical Networking team of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa's
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Program Brings Together Northwest Africa Leaders and Partners

Program Brings Together Northwest Africa Leaders and Partners 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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AFRICOM Connects with South Sudanese Military Chaplains

AFRICOM Connects with South Sudanese Military Chaplains AFRICOM Connects with South Sudanese Military Chaplains
12:00 AM4/20/2012
In the first Senior Leader Religious Engagement with the world's newest nation, representatives from U.S. Africa Command chaplaincy traveled to Juba to meet their South Sudanese counterparts, March 27-30, 2012.
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USS Simpson, U.S. Coast Guard Participate in Cape Verde lead AMLEP Operations

USS Simpson, U.S. Coast Guard Participate in Cape Verde lead AMLEP Operations USS Simpson, U.S. Coast Guard Participate in Cape Verde lead AMLEP Operations
12:00 AM4/19/2012
Six members comprising a team of Cape Verde's Coast Guard, Maritime and Judicial Police, joined eight members of a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) and sailors from the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), March 27
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U.S. Army Africa Chaplains Continue Engagements in Liberia

U.S. Army Africa Chaplains Continue Engagements in Liberia U.S. Army Africa Chaplains Continue Engagements in Liberia
12:00 AM4/16/2012
Returning from a second engagement, U.S. Army Africa Chaplain (Major) Allen Staley, and Command Chaplain (Colonel) Gary Brown from 21st Theater Support Command, worked with more than 20 Liberian Armed Forces chaplains during a Chaplain
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African Lion 12 Underway After "Historic" Maritime Offload

African Lion 12 Underway After "Historic" Maritime Offload African Lion 12 Underway After "Historic" Maritime Offload
12:00 AM4/13/2012
Service members from all over the United States teamed up with the Moroccan Armed Forces to kick off Exercise African Lion 2012, in Agadir, Morocco, April 7-18.
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Building Resilience in African Nations is Paramount to Development

Building Resilience in African Nations is Paramount to Development Building Resilience in African Nations is Paramount to Development
12:00 AM4/3/2012
In developing countries experiencing chronic crises, such as those in the Horn of Africa, disaster risk reduction is often just as important, if not more so, than humanitarian response and recovery, according to a senior official from U.S. Agency
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Curtailing Illegal Trafficking is Critical to Stable Economy in Africa, According to Experts

Curtailing Illegal Trafficking is Critical to Stable Economy in Africa, According to Experts Curtailing Illegal Trafficking is Critical to Stable Economy in Africa, According to Experts
12:00 AM3/26/2012

U.S. Africa Command personnel had a chance to learn about drug smuggling, illegal arms transportation and other issues affecting maritime and air cargo trade from a leading expert in the field, March 23, 2012.

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APS Medical Staff and Cameroon Military Hospital Collaborate

APS Medical Staff and Cameroon Military Hospital Collaborate APS Medical Staff and Cameroon Military Hospital Collaborate
12:00 AM3/20/2012
Africa Partnership Station (APS) medical training team members along with medical personnel from the U.S. Naval Hospital in Naples, Italy, traveled to Douala to mentor Cameroon military members at the region's two military hospitals, March
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West African, European and U.S. Navies and Coast Guards Plan Exercise Saharan Express 2012

West African, European and U.S. Navies and Coast Guards Plan Exercise Saharan Express 2012 West African, European and U.S. Navies and Coast Guards Plan Exercise Saharan Express 2012
12:00 AM3/15/2012

Military and civilian maritime professionals from West Africa, Europe, and the United States finalized a challenging training agenda for exercise Saharan Express 2012, March 14, 2012.

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