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Trans-Saharan Conference Focuses on 'Expanding Partner Nation Capacity-Building'

Trans-Saharan Conference Focuses on 'Expanding Partner Nation Capacity-Building'

Trans-Saharan Conference Focuses on 'Expanding Partner Nation Capacity-Building'

12:00 AM3/27/2008

Participants from across the U.S. government, as well as European liaisons, attended the fourth annual Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership and Operation Enduring Freedom Trans-Sahara Conference March 26-28 in southern Germany.
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U.S. Navy and Project Hope Team Up to Assist Liberia

U.S. Navy and Project Hope Team Up to Assist Liberia

U.S. Navy and Project Hope Team Up to Assist Liberia

12:00 AM3/26/2008

Project Hope teamed up with the U.S. Navy's Africa Partnership Station (APS) and the Marine Corps to deliver medical supplies, humanitarian and postal equipment, and much needed medical and technical assistance to the people of Liberia. These

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U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Develop Mobile Sea Transport Platform

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Develop Mobile Sea Transport Platform

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Develop Mobile Sea Transport Platform

12:00 AM3/25/2008

As part of an exercise called West African Training Cruise 08, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps over four days in March 2008 built and tested a system for transporting cargo from ship-to-ship and ship-to-land. The Improved Navy Lighterage System

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Marine Leads Civil Affairs Program for Village in Djibouti

Marine Leads Civil Affairs Program for Village in Djibouti

Marine Leads Civil Affairs Program for Village in Djibouti

12:00 AM3/25/2008

When Sergeant. Matthew O'Brian first learned he would be deploying with his battalion to Djibouti, Africa, he was interested, albeit a bit perplexed, with the news. In an interview in March, 2008, O'Brian describes his initial thoughts upon

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Navy Musicians Support State Department Programs in Liberia

Navy Musicians Support State Department Programs in Liberia

Navy Musicians Support State Department Programs in Liberia

12:00 AM3/24/2008

U.S. military musicians, supporting a U.S. State Department program, performed for more than 200 students, teachers, staff and parents at the Basa Secondary School in Buchanan on March 22, 2008.

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U.S. Navy Assists Distressed Fishing Vessel Off Liberian Coast

U.S. Navy Assists Distressed Fishing Vessel Off Liberian Coast

U.S. Navy Assists Distressed Fishing Vessel Off Liberian Coast

12:00 AM3/24/2008

While transiting off the coast of Monrovia, Liberia late on March 20, the U.S. Navy's High Speed Vessel Swift received a distress call, relayed from the Maritime Regional Coordination Center (RMCC) in Lisbon, of a Portuguese fishing vessel, the

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U.S. Navy Brings Veterinary Care to Liberia

U.S. Navy Brings Veterinary Care to Liberia

U.S. Navy Brings Veterinary Care to Liberia

12:00 AM3/24/2008

As part of a U.S. Navy visit to Liberia, American Army medical specialists teamed up with a volunteer emergency nurse from Project Hope to vaccinate local animals March 24, 2008, in Monrovia, a first step in what U.S. officials expect will become a

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AFRICOM Hosts Quality-of-Life Meeting for Military Families Living in Africa

AFRICOM Hosts Quality-of-Life Meeting for Military Families Living in Africa

AFRICOM Hosts Quality-of-Life Meeting for Military Families Living in Africa

12:00 AM3/20/2008

The "American Families on the African Continent" Quality of Life Working Group met with General William "Kip" Ward and his wife, Joyce Ward, on March 20, 2008, at the NATO School in southern Germany following a week of

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New Martime Chart to Improve Port Safety, Help Economic Growth for Sao Tome and Principe

New Martime Chart to Improve Port Safety, Help Economic Growth for Sao Tome and Principe

New Martime Chart to Improve Port Safety, Help Economic Growth for Sao Tome and Principe

12:00 AM3/18/2008

The U.S. and Portuguese navies have helped the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe to update 44-year-old navigation charts of its principal harbor to improve shipping safety and help attract more commercial maritime trade.

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Africa Theater Security Working Group Begins Weeklong Conference in Germany

Africa Theater Security Working Group Begins Weeklong Conference in Germany

Africa Theater Security Working Group Begins Weeklong Conference in Germany

12:00 AM3/17/2008

Approximately 300 personnel and family members of U.S. government offices working across Africa met March 17, 2008, in the Bavarian town of Oberammergau for the first U.S. Africa Command Theater Security Working Group and Quality of Life Working

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U.S. Navy Hosts Oceanographic Training for Students from Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon

U.S. Navy Hosts Oceanographic Training for Students from Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon

U.S. Navy Hosts Oceanographic Training for Students from Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon

12:00 AM3/15/2008

The U.S. Navy hosted a three-day, at-sea training event in the Gulf of Guinea to improve collecting data for ocean and climate research, weather forecasting and modeling, and in support of maritime traffic.

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Gabonese Senior Enlisted Receive Leadership Training from U.S. Military

Gabonese Senior Enlisted Receive Leadership Training from U.S. Military

Gabonese Senior Enlisted Receive Leadership Training from U.S. Military

12:00 AM3/11/2008

As part of the Navy's Global Maritime Strategy, Africa Partnership Station (APS) is training Gabonese senior enlisted sailors on noncommissioned officer (NCO) leadership, a one-week course, which is part of an international effort aiming to

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U.S. Airmen Supporting Presidential Visit to Africa Help Orphans in Ghana

U.S. Airmen Supporting Presidential Visit to Africa Help Orphans in Ghana

U.S. Airmen Supporting Presidential Visit to Africa Help Orphans in Ghana

12:00 AM3/7/2008

Airmen supporting President Bush's February visit to Africa brought gifts and supplies as part of a humanitarian outreach event for 150 orphaned children February 18 in Accra.

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Ghanaian Midwives Train Aboard U.S. Navy Ship through Project HOPE

Ghanaian Midwives Train Aboard U.S. Navy Ship through Project HOPE

Ghanaian Midwives Train Aboard U.S. Navy Ship through Project HOPE

12:00 AM3/6/2008

More than 30 Ghanaian midwives completed training March 5 aboard High Speed Vessel Swift following an intensive two-day course from Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), a private voluntary organization partnering with Africa

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U.S. Coast Guard Team Teaches Port Security to Zambian Personnel

U.S. Coast Guard Team Teaches Port Security to Zambian Personnel

U.S. Coast Guard Team Teaches Port Security to Zambian Personnel

12:00 AM3/5/2008

During a late-Febuary course in Zambia, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Tobias Dodgen pretended to be a suspicious traveler who claimed he accidently drove up to a government installation while searching for wildlife to photograph.

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New U.S. Military Command Responds to African Requests

New U.S. Military Command Responds to African Requests

New U.S. Military Command Responds to African Requests

12:00 AM2/25/2008

The head of the new U.S. Africa Command already has traveled to 30 African nations to hear requests from national leaders on how the United States can best support their efforts to achieve stability and prosperity. And African leaders have

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AFRICOM Commander visits Cameroon, Tours Africa Partnership Station Ship

AFRICOM Commander visits Cameroon, Tours Africa Partnership Station Ship

AFRICOM Commander visits Cameroon, Tours Africa Partnership Station Ship

12:00 AM2/21/2008

General William E. Ward, commander of United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), visited the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) February 21 to meet members of Africa Partnership Station (APS).

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Bush Explains Focus of Africa Military Command

Bush Explains Focus of Africa Military Command

Bush Explains Focus of Africa Military Command

12:00 AM2/20/2008

President Bush, during his five-nation tour of Africa, took the opportunity at a stop in Ghana to explain how the new Africa Command (AFRICOM) is a part of his administration's strategy "to support African leaders to deal with Africa's

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TRANSCRIPT: President Bush Stresses No AFRICOM Bases, No 'Zero-Sum' With China

TRANSCRIPT: President Bush Stresses No AFRICOM Bases, No 'Zero-Sum' With China

TRANSCRIPT: President Bush Stresses No AFRICOM Bases, No 'Zero-Sum' With China

12:00 AM2/20/2008

The United States does not seek military bases in Africa and is not a fierce competitor with China on the African continent, President George W. Bush said February 20 in Accra, Ghana, during a joint news conference with Ghana's President John

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General Ward Outlines Vision for U.S. Africa Command

General Ward Outlines Vision for U.S. Africa Command

General Ward Outlines Vision for U.S. Africa Command

12:00 AM2/18/2008

UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND REMARKS BY GENERAL WILLIAM "KIP" WARD Commander, United State AFRICA Command Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies London FEBRUARY 18, 2008 GENERAL WILLIAM "KIP" WARD: (In progress)

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