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Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron Visits AFRICOM, Discusses HIV/AIDS

Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron Visits AFRICOM, Discusses HIV/AIDS Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron Visits AFRICOM, Discusses HIV/AIDS
12:00 AM5/14/2010
Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron wrapped up a week-long visit to Germany May 13, 2010, with a visit to U.S. Africa Command headquarters where she participated in briefings, attended a luncheon with local volunteers, and expressed gratitude for
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Flintlock: Multi-National Forces Combine at Exercise Center in Burkina Faso

Flintlock: Multi-National Forces Combine at Exercise Center in Burkina Faso Flintlock: Multi-National Forces Combine at Exercise Center in Burkina Faso
12:00 AM5/14/2010
Africans, Americans and Europeans united to form a Multi-National Coordination Center (MCC) as part of Exercise Flintlock May 10, 2010, at Camp Baangre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Flintlock 10, U.S. Africa Command's (AFRICOM)
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Wyoming State Legislators Visit National Guardsmen in Northern Africa

Wyoming State Legislators Visit National Guardsmen in Northern Africa Wyoming State Legislators Visit National Guardsmen in Northern Africa
12:00 AM5/14/2010
Wyoming state legislators recently traveled with Wyoming National Guardsmen to Tunisia for a multi-national medical training exercise aimed at improving medical practices and ties between Tunisia and the United States.

The Medlite-10
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U.S. Ambassador Addresses African Land Forces Summit, Stresses Importance of Preventing Conflict

U.S. Ambassador Addresses African Land Forces Summit, Stresses Importance of Preventing Conflict U.S. Ambassador Addresses African Land Forces Summit, Stresses Importance of Preventing Conflict
12:00 AM5/14/2010
The first plenary session of the African Land Forces Summit began with the U.S. Department of State's Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary, Ambassador Donald Y. Yamamoto, who spoke on the Obama administration's policy on relations with
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Flintlock 2010

Flintlock 2010 Flintlock 2010
12:00 AM5/12/2010
A member of the Marine Special Operations Command oversees a Malian fire team while conducting counter-terrorism operations in an urban terrain environment during Flintlock 10 in Theis, Senegal, on May 12, 2010. Flintlock 10 is a special operations forces exercise focused on military interoperability and capacity-building and is part of an U.S. Africa Command-sponsored annual exercise program with partner nations in Northern and Western Africa.
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Military Volunteers Improve Community for Djibouti Youth

Military Volunteers Improve Community for Djibouti Youth Military Volunteers Improve Community for Djibouti Youth
12:00 AM5/11/2010
More than two dozen military volunteers piled into shuttles for the chance to improve a local community's facility and interact with Djiboutian youth May 8, 2010.

Camp Lemonnier's Community Assistance Volunteers (CAV)
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African Land Forces Summit Begins in Washington, D.C.

African Land Forces Summit Begins in Washington, D.C. African Land Forces Summit Begins in Washington, D.C.
12:00 AM5/11/2010
General George W. Casey, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, welcomed nearly 100 senior military leaders from nations across the African continent to the inaugural African Land Forces Summit, May 10, 2010.

The summit is an annual event that
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House Speaker Pelosi Visits U.S. Africa Command, Discusses Security in Africa

House Speaker Pelosi Visits U.S. Africa Command, Discusses Security in Africa House Speaker Pelosi Visits U.S. Africa Command, Discusses Security in Africa
12:00 AM5/11/2010
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the third-highest ranking leader in the U.S. government, visited U.S. Africa Command on May 10, 2010, and said a stable and secure Africa helps to improve the stability and security of the United States.  Read more
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Equipment Offload Kicks Off Exercise African Lion '10

Equipment Offload Kicks Off Exercise African Lion '10 Equipment Offload Kicks Off Exercise African Lion '10
12:00 AM5/10/2010
Under a blazing North African sun, U.S. Marines and soldiers worked to offload 276 vehicles and pieces of equipment from the USS Arc in preparation for AFRICAN LION 2010 in Agadir, Morocco, April 26, 2010.

AFRICAN LION, a U.S. Africa
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Flintlock 2010

Flintlock 2010 Flintlock 2010
12:00 AM5/10/2010
A U.S. Army veterinarian assigned to Joint Special Operations Task Force-Trans Sahara inoculates a goat with dewormer as part of a Veterinary Civil Action Program conducted during the Flintlock 10 exercise in Mali. Both U.S. and Malian veterinarians inoculated nearly 500 cattle and goats belonging to farmers in the Jiwoyo community with dewormer medication.
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Remote East African Village Provided Impressions for a Lifetime

Remote East African Village Provided Impressions for a Lifetime Remote East African Village Provided Impressions for a Lifetime
12:00 AM5/10/2010
Civil Affairs teams from the 478 and 418 Battalion, accompanied by other U.S. service members, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, left a lasting impression on local residents of Alioune, Djibouti through a new photo project, May 9,
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Miss America 2010 Visits U.S. Service Members and Families in Germany

Miss America 2010 Visits U.S. Service Members and Families in Germany Miss America 2010 Visits U.S. Service Members and Families in Germany
12:00 AM5/10/2010
Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron arrived in Stuttgart, Germany the morning of May 9 kicking off a five-day tour where she will visit U.S. military personnel and their families, U.S. school children attending Department of Defense schools, and
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Pre-jump training prepares African parachutists for airborne operations

Pre-jump training prepares African parachutists for airborne operations Pre-jump training prepares African parachutists for airborne operations
12:00 AM5/10/2010
Airborne soldiers from Mali, Senegal and Burkina Faso took part in the training aimed at adherence to standards and attention to detail for safe airborne operations.
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Statement by Secretary Clinton: The Passing of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua

Statement by Secretary Clinton: The Passing of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua Statement by Secretary Clinton: The Passing of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua
12:00 AM5/7/2010
AFRICOM PAO Note: This statement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is being posted on the U.S. Africa Command website in the interest of explaining U.S. foreign policy with African nations. The role of U.S. Africa Command is to
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U.S. Air Force Imam Visits Tanzania

U.S. Air Force Imam Visits Tanzania U.S. Air Force Imam Visits Tanzania
12:00 AM5/6/2010
A visit by U.S Ambassador to Tanzania Alfonso Lenhardt and U.S. Air Force Muslim chaplain Captain Walid Habash to the village of Micheweni, April 29, 2010, was cause for excitement throughout the community. Habash visited Tanzania on his first stop
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U.S., Senegalese Marines Wrap up Familiarization Events with Graduation Festivities

U.S., Senegalese Marines Wrap up Familiarization Events with Graduation Festivities U.S., Senegalese Marines Wrap up Familiarization Events with Graduation Festivities
12:00 AM5/5/2010
"GUZMAN, GUZMAN, GUZMAN!" At the sound of his name, the Marine smiled, fell out of formation, and walked to the front for the presentation of his gift, a Senegalese Marine Commando shirt.

The pavilion continued to echo with cheers
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Gates: Sea Services Must Question Embedded Thinking

Gates: Sea Services Must Question Embedded Thinking Gates: Sea Services Must Question Embedded Thinking
12:00 AM5/4/2010
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are going to have to question some embedded thinking, such as whether the Navy needs 11 carrier battle groups or whether the Marines ever will launch another amphibious landing, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said
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Fighting Malaria in Ethiopia

Fighting Malaria in Ethiopia Fighting Malaria in Ethiopia
12:00 AM5/4/2010
Thousands of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets, or mosquito bed-nettings, were handed out by a U.S. Army Civil Affairs team to the people of Hayo Oda Kebele, Dollo Mena District, Bale Zone, Ethiopia, April 26, 2010.

"We are distributing
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Opening ceremony Kicks off Flintlock 10 Exercise in Republic of Mali

Opening ceremony Kicks off Flintlock 10 Exercise in Republic of Mali Opening ceremony Kicks off Flintlock 10 Exercise in Republic of Mali
12:00 AM5/4/2010
With ceremonial music playing, formations of troops from the United States and Mali stood next to each other as part of the official ceremony kicking off the Flintlock 10 Exercise, May 2, 2010.

Flintlock, conducted by Special
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Flintlock 10 Begins in Burkina Faso

Flintlock 10 Begins in Burkina Faso Flintlock 10 Begins in Burkina Faso
12:00 AM5/4/2010
A mid-morning ceremony in Ouagadougou, May 3, 2010, marked the beginning of Flintlock 10, an annual exercise that focuses on improving military interoperability and capacity-building of participating militaries from Northern and Western Africa,
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