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Camp Lemonnier Hosts a Change of Command for Commanding Officer

Camp Lemonnier Hosts a Change of Command for Commanding Officer

Camp Lemonnier Hosts a Change of Command for Commanding Officer

12:00 AM5/21/2012

Capt. Kevin Bertelsen relieved Capt. Scott Hurst as commanding officer of the United States only forward operating site in Africa.

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Exercise Participants Begin Testing Burkina Faso's Pandemic Response Preparedness and Response Plans

Exercise Participants Begin Testing Burkina Faso's Pandemic Response Preparedness and Response Plans

Exercise Participants Begin Testing Burkina Faso's Pandemic Response Preparedness and Response Plans

12:00 AM5/16/2012

On the second day of the Burkina Faso Government Pandemic Disaster Response Tabletop Exercise, May 15, 2012, participants began meeting in five task-oriented groups.

The operations command group, health group, humanitarian assistance

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AFRICOM Meets 2011 CFC-O Goal, Receives Check for Stuttgart's Family and Youth Support Programs

AFRICOM Meets 2011 CFC-O Goal, Receives Check for Stuttgart's Family and Youth Support Programs

AFRICOM Meets 2011 CFC-O Goal, Receives Check for Stuttgart's Family and Youth Support Programs

12:00 AM5/15/2012

The staff at U.S. Africa Command dug deep into their pockets during the 2011 Combined Federal Campaign Overseas Program. For their contributions to the Stuttgart Child and Youth Services, the command received a check for $10,799 in a presentation

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African Military Officers Visit U.S. AFRICOM as Part of Marshall Center Program

African Military Officers Visit U.S. AFRICOM as Part of Marshall Center Program

African Military Officers Visit U.S. AFRICOM as Part of Marshall Center Program

12:00 AM5/14/2012

Eight African military officers who are students at the George C. Marshall Center visited U.S. Africa Command May 11, 2012, to learn more about AFRICOM's mission and objectives.

The seven men and one woman are taking part in the

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U.S. Africa Command Observes World Malaria Day

U.S. Africa Command Observes World Malaria Day

U.S. Africa Command Observes World Malaria Day

12:00 AM4/25/2012

U.S. Africa Command is stepping up efforts to prevent one of the biggest killers in Africa with the establishment of the East African Malaria Task Force, April 25, 2012. AFRICOM epidemiologist Dr. Refaat Hanaa, said the task force formed in

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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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17th Air Force Stands Down, AFAFRICA Mission Carries On

17th Air Force Stands Down, AFAFRICA Mission Carries On

17th Air Force Stands Down, AFAFRICA Mission Carries On

12:00 AM4/20/2012

Seventeenth Air Force, the air component to U.S. Africa Command, stood down in an inactivation ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 20, 2012, but dedicated Air Force support to USAFRICOM's mission continues on uninterrupted.
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AFRICOM Commander, U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, senior officers visit USS Iwo Jima during African Lion exercise

AFRICOM Commander, U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, senior officers visit USS Iwo Jima during African Lion exercise

AFRICOM Commander, U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, senior officers visit USS Iwo Jima during African Lion exercise

12:00 AM4/17/2012

The U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Sam Kaplan, along with senior members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and the commanding general of U.S. Africa Command, Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, spent an afternoon with members of the 24th Marine

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DOD's Future Leaders Visit U.S. AFRICOM Headquarters as Part of Executive Leadership Development Program

DOD's Future Leaders Visit U.S. AFRICOM Headquarters as Part of Executive Leadership Development Program

DOD's Future Leaders Visit U.S. AFRICOM Headquarters as Part of Executive Leadership Development Program

12:00 AM4/16/2012

More than 60 future Defense Department leaders visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, April 11, 2012, to learn more about the command, meet with senior leaders, and share their own research and recommendations on

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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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U.S. Africa Command Screens "Weapon of War" Documentary

U.S. Africa Command Screens "Weapon of War" Documentary

U.S. Africa Command Screens "Weapon of War" Documentary

12:00 AM4/12/2012

"I've talked to soldiers," says Captain Basima, a priest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Army, in the documentary "Weapon of War." "They say that when they win, the women become war booty."
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Kenyan, U.S. Senior Enlisted Leadership in Action

Kenyan, U.S. Senior Enlisted Leadership in Action

Kenyan, U.S. Senior Enlisted Leadership in Action

12:00 AM4/3/2012

Kenyan Ministry of Defense senior enlisted personnel participated in a key leader engagement at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 26-29, 2012 hosted by Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Command Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sergeant

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Africa is the Next Big Hot Spot for Internet Growth, According to Google Executives

Africa is the Next Big Hot Spot for Internet Growth, According to Google Executives

Africa is the Next Big Hot Spot for Internet Growth, According to Google Executives

12:00 AM3/30/2012

Less than 20 percent of the people living in Africa are online, yet the region is considered one of the next big hot spots for Internet growth, according to two Google executives who visited U.S. Africa Command on March 29, 2012.

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Kenyan, U.S. Senior Enlisted Leadership in Action

Kenyan, U.S. Senior Enlisted Leadership in Action

Kenyan, U.S. Senior Enlisted Leadership in Action

12:00 AM3/29/2012

Kenyan Ministry of Defense senior enlisted personnel participated in a key leader engagement here March 26-29, hosted by Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Command Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sergeant James E. Davis.
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Mauritanian Public Affairs Officials Visit Counterparts at U.S. Africa Command

Mauritanian Public Affairs Officials Visit Counterparts at U.S. Africa Command

Mauritanian Public Affairs Officials Visit Counterparts at U.S. Africa Command

12:00 AM3/28/2012

How do you embed a journalist with soldiers and also keep an operation secure?

How do you plan for media queries before a planned hostage rescue begins?

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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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U.S. Africa Command Receives Joint Meritorious Unit Award for Libya Operations

U.S. Africa Command Receives Joint Meritorious Unit Award for Libya Operations

U.S. Africa Command Receives Joint Meritorious Unit Award for Libya Operations

12:00 AM3/21/2012

U.S. Africa Command was awarded a Joint Meritorious Unit Award for its response to the conflict in Libya between March 19 and March 30, 2011, when staff members coordinated humanitarian and military operations to maintain stability in the

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US Air Force Colonel Dean Lee Takes Command of 449th AEG

US Air Force Colonel Dean Lee Takes Command of 449th AEG

US Air Force Colonel Dean Lee Takes Command of 449th AEG

12:00 AM3/16/2012

U.S. Air Force Colonel Dean Lee assumed command of the 449th Air Expeditionary Group in a change of command ceremony here March 15. Lee assumed command from U.S. Air Force Colonel David Barnes upon his reassignment to the 603rd Air and Space

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Camp Lemonnier Command Chief Master Sergeant Meets New Camp Cheik Osman Sergeant Major

Camp Lemonnier Command Chief Master Sergeant Meets New Camp Cheik Osman Sergeant Major

Camp Lemonnier Command Chief Master Sergeant Meets New Camp Cheik Osman Sergeant Major

12:00 AM3/8/2012

A photo essay by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lael Huss.

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