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AFRICOM Helps Partner Nations Grow Capability, Ham Says

AFRICOM Helps Partner Nations Grow Capability, Ham Says

AFRICOM Helps Partner Nations Grow Capability, Ham Says

7:11 AM3/18/2013

Now in its fifth year, U.S. Africa Command brings “markedly increased” capabilities to its mission of defending U.S. interests and developing regional militaries, the command’s leader told Congress today. During a House Armed Services Committee

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Military Will Maintain Low-key Africa Presence

Military Will Maintain Low-key Africa Presence

Military Will Maintain Low-key Africa Presence

11:45 AM3/14/2013

Military Will Maintain Low-key Africa Presence, U.S. Africa Command,

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11th ACR Testing 'Dagger' Soldiers for AFRICOM Missions

11th ACR Testing 'Dagger' Soldiers for AFRICOM Missions

11th ACR Testing 'Dagger' Soldiers for AFRICOM Missions

9:38 AM3/12/2013

2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team Soldiers qualify to become the first regionally aligned brigade assigned to U.S. Africa Command.

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US Army Africa command Post Soldiers Train with South African Forces

US Army Africa command Post Soldiers Train with South African Forces

US Army Africa command Post Soldiers Train with South African Forces

2:39 PM3/8/2013

Soldiers of U.S. Army Africa Contingency Command Post hosted a familiarization visit, Feb. 26-28, with six South African National Defense Force soldiers in preparation for Shared Accord 13, a joint peace keeping and humanitarian exercise scheduled

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AFRICOM Commander Outlines Diverse Challenges Ahead

AFRICOM Commander Outlines Diverse Challenges Ahead

AFRICOM Commander Outlines Diverse Challenges Ahead

12:22 PM3/8/2013

Somalia and Mali represent different stages of the challenges for U.S. Africa Command, Army Gen. Carter F. Ham told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. Ham, who will step down as Africom commander next month, said the five-year-old command

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Chief of U.S. Army Reserve visits AFRICOM, meets key leaders

Chief of U.S. Army Reserve visits AFRICOM, meets key leaders

Chief of U.S. Army Reserve visits AFRICOM, meets key leaders

10:12 AM3/7/2013

During the visit, Talley also met with key U.S. Africa Command leaders during a roundtable held March 6, 2013. They discussed the USAR's regional alignment of forces and the strategic impact the Army Reserve Liaison Team, assigned to U.S. Africa Command, makes to planning, training and mission support.

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ECOWAS Maritime Safety and Security Seminar held in Abidjan

ECOWAS Maritime Safety and Security Seminar held in Abidjan

ECOWAS Maritime Safety and Security Seminar held in Abidjan

3:53 PM3/6/2013

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in partnership with the United States Embassy in Abidjan, the Washington-based Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and the Government of Cote

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U. S. Africa Command Enlisted Professional Development Seminar, Feb., 25, 2013

U. S. Africa Command Enlisted Professional Development Seminar, Feb., 25, 2013

U. S. Africa Command Enlisted Professional Development Seminar, Feb., 25, 2013

4:40 PM2/27/2013

U.S. Africa Command conducts its first ever Enlisted Professional Development Seminar at the headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, February, 25, 2013. Twenty-two enlisted personnel graduated from the class. (Photos by Adam Gramarossa, AFRICOM VI

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National Guard's State Partnership Program helps build relationships with African nations

National Guard's State Partnership Program helps build relationships with African nations

National Guard's State Partnership Program helps build relationships with African nations

9:10 AM2/13/2013

A novel and flexible program managed by the National Guard is assisting U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Africa to create and maintain relationships with African partner nations. Known as the State Partnership Program, 54 states and territories

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East African Security Forces Host Inaugural Special Operations Conference

East African Security Forces Host Inaugural Special Operations Conference

East African Security Forces Host Inaugural Special Operations Conference

3:34 PM2/11/2013

Across east Africa, the use of Special Operations Forces as a means to enhance the capability to protect civilians is a growing trend. Each nation has a unique mission and purpose for its SOF component, and no two look exactly the same. However,

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Nigerian Media Visit Culminates in Interview with AFRICOM Senior Leaders

Nigerian Media Visit Culminates in Interview with AFRICOM Senior Leaders

Nigerian Media Visit Culminates in Interview with AFRICOM Senior Leaders

5:43 PM2/1/2013

STUTTGART - Six journalists from Nigeria spent this week learning about the U.S. Africa Command. Accompanied by U.S. Embassy Abuja staff, they wrapped up a week of orientation and peer tours of local media with an opportunity to ask AFRICOM

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Libyan Delegation Visits U.S. Africa Command

Libyan Delegation Visits U.S. Africa Command

Libyan Delegation Visits U.S. Africa Command

1:36 PM2/1/2013

Chief of Staff Libyan Armed Forces Major General Yusuf Mangush and General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, walk through the honor guard cordon during a visit of the Libyan delegation to the command headquarters in Stuttgart,

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Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program

Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program

Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program

11:39 AM1/30/2013

A delegation of 11 Nigerians, consisting of military members and members of the Nigerian media, visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters Jan. 29, 2013.

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AFRICOM Family Resiliency Program Strengthens Marriages And Families

AFRICOM Family Resiliency Program Strengthens Marriages And Families

AFRICOM Family Resiliency Program Strengthens Marriages And Families

1:55 PM1/29/2013

Thirty enlisted couples of U.S. Africa Command and their families gathered in Garmisch for a three-day family program focused on strengthening marriages and their families. The first ever Command Family Resiliency Program was held at the Edelweiss

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Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program

Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program

Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program

12:00 AM1/29/2013

Nigerian Army Col. Mohammed Yerima, director of Defense Information Nigerian Armed Forces, participated in a discussion as part of the U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program during a visit to U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Jan. 29, 2013. The goal of the five-day seminar was to offer journalists a detailed understanding of U.S. Africa Command's mission, objectives and engagement programs in Africa to better inform their reporting.

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Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program

Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program

Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program

12:00 AM1/29/2013

Nigerian Army Col. Mohammed Yerima, director of Defense Information Nigerian Armed Forces, participated in a discussion as part of the U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program during a visit to U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Jan. 29, 2013. The goal of the five-day seminar was to offer journalists a detailed understanding of U.S. Africa Command's mission, objectives and engagement programs in Africa to better inform their reporting.

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Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program

Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program

Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program

12:00 AM1/29/2013

Nigerian Army Col. Mohammed Yerima, director of Defense Information Nigerian Armed Forces, participated in a discussion as part of the U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program during a visit to U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, on Jan. 29, 2013. The goal of the five-day seminar was to offer journalists a detailed understanding of U.S. Africa Command's mission, objectives and engagement programs in Africa to better inform their reporting.

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AFRICOM Commander Addresses Concerns, Potential Solutions in Mali

AFRICOM Commander Addresses Concerns, Potential Solutions in Mali

AFRICOM Commander Addresses Concerns, Potential Solutions in Mali

9:12 AM1/25/2013

The commander of U.S. Africa Command today shared lessons learned from what he called shortcomings in the U.S.-Malian training program which have contributed to turmoil in the African nation. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham spoke to students and faculty

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Grapple Takes Theater Security Cooperation Underwater

Grapple Takes Theater Security Cooperation Underwater

Grapple Takes Theater Security Cooperation Underwater

12:00 AM1/8/2013

Military Sealift Command’s rescue and salvage ships are a bit like insurance – operating quietly in the background until they, along with their embarked Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit companies, are needed to be quickly on the scene for a mission,

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Collaborating Extremist Groups Worry AFRICOM Commander

Collaborating Extremist Groups Worry AFRICOM Commander

Collaborating Extremist Groups Worry AFRICOM Commander

12:00 AM12/4/2012

Extremist groups collaborating in Africa pose a threat beyond the region that extends to Europe and the United States, U.S. Africa Command's top military officer said here today.

Countering violent extremists is a growing challenge

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