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U.S. Support Aids Hunt for Central African Rebel Group

U.S. Support Aids Hunt for Central African Rebel Group

U.S. Support Aids Hunt for Central African Rebel Group

12:00 AM6/22/2012

The U.S. military is just one part of a larger, multinational effort to help four African partner nations bring rebel leader Joseph Kony and senior members of his brutal Lord's Resistance Army to justice, said Army General Carter F. Ham, the

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AFRICOM Forms Military Relationship With Libya

AFRICOM Forms Military Relationship With Libya

AFRICOM Forms Military Relationship With Libya

12:00 AM6/19/2012

Operation Odyssey Dawn, the U.S. Africa Command-led U.S. mission in Libya last year, imparted important lessons the Defense Department's newest combatant command is applying as it welcomes a new African partner to the fold while still dealing

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Priorities Set U.S. Africa Command's Agenda

Priorities Set U.S. Africa Command's Agenda

Priorities Set U.S. Africa Command's Agenda

12:00 AM6/12/2012

After a year of significant change sweeping the African continent -- a wave of democratic movements, the emergence of South Sudan as the world's newest nation and an increase in violent extremism, among them -- U.S. Africa Command is using the

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For African Anti-Terrorism, Region Must Lead, but U.S. Is Helping

For African Anti-Terrorism, Region Must Lead, but U.S. Is Helping

For African Anti-Terrorism, Region Must Lead, but U.S. Is Helping

12:00 AM4/26/2012

Porous borders and weak security institutions have heightened the threat posed by violent groups in East and West Africa, and the United States is working with countries in both regions to counter the threats, not only by empowering their security

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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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Executive Leadership Development Program Gets "Electrifying" Experience during First Ever Participation in African Lion 2012

Executive Leadership Development Program Gets "Electrifying" Experience during First Ever Participation in African Lion 2012

Executive Leadership Development Program Gets "Electrifying" Experience during First Ever Participation in African Lion 2012

12:00 AM4/16/2012

It all begins on the yellow footprints. The moment a young Marine recruit makes the decision to earn the eagle, globe and anchor, he is skillfully and painstakingly groomed for leadership, instilled with the traits and skills he will continue to

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African Lion 12 brings Humanitarian Civil Assistance

African Lion 12 brings Humanitarian Civil Assistance

African Lion 12 brings Humanitarian Civil Assistance

12:00 AM4/12/2012

More than 70 dental and medical staff gathered to exchange techniques during the beginning of the humanitarian civil assistance (HCA) project for Exercise African Lion 12, April 9, 2012.

Exercise African Lion is a U.S. Africa

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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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Africa Partnership Station 2012 Begins in Lagos, Nigeria

Africa Partnership Station 2012 Begins in Lagos, Nigeria

Africa Partnership Station 2012 Begins in Lagos, Nigeria

12:00 AM2/15/2012

Sailors and coast guardsmen from several African nations gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, to participate in the start of Africa Partnership Station (APS), February 14, 2012.

APS is part of an ongoing international effort to assist African

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U.S. Army Africa Partners with Sierra Leone Armed Forces in Combat Skills Training

U.S. Army Africa Partners with Sierra Leone Armed Forces in Combat Skills Training

U.S. Army Africa Partners with Sierra Leone Armed Forces in Combat Skills Training

12:00 AM11/18/2011

For Sergeant 1st Class Grady Hyatt, training combat skills to African partner nation soldiers is a full time job. Hyatt works as a military mentor for U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) with the U.S. Department of State's African Contingency Operations

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Kansas National Guard Discovers, Aids Nature

Kansas National Guard Discovers, Aids Nature

Kansas National Guard Discovers, Aids Nature

12:00 AM11/14/2011

As the hot, African sun beat down on U.S. service members stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, a studious focus was evident as they quietly listened to the history of what is commonly known here as the "Cheetah Refuge."

"The actual

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Kansas National Guard Discovers, Aids Nature

Kansas National Guard Discovers, Aids Nature

Kansas National Guard Discovers, Aids Nature

12:00 AM11/14/2011

As the hot, African sun beat down on U.S. service members stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, a studious focus was evident as they quietly listened to the history of what is commonly known here as the "Cheetah Refuge."

"The actual

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Lesotho hosts Africa Endeavor 2012 planning conference

Lesotho hosts Africa Endeavor 2012 planning conference

Lesotho hosts Africa Endeavor 2012 planning conference

12:00 AM11/7/2011

Defense representatives from more than 30 African nations joined together in Maseru, Lesotho, November 7-11, 2011, to participate in the initial planning conference for next year's Africa Endeavor.

Africa Endeavor is an annual

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African Flag Officer Pins Former USARAF Soldier with Meritorious Service Medal

African Flag Officer Pins Former USARAF Soldier with Meritorious Service Medal

African Flag Officer Pins Former USARAF Soldier with Meritorious Service Medal

12:00 AM10/18/2011

For soldiers, receiving a Meritorious Service Medal is a special if not fairly rare occasion. For Staff Sergeant Piedad Garcia, earning the MSM was coupled with an additional honor: Garcia's award was presented by Brigadier General Joseph

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State Department's Johnnie Carson Travels to Africa

State Department's Johnnie Carson Travels to Africa

State Department's Johnnie Carson Travels to Africa

12:00 AM10/18/2011

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson travels to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Niger October 17-26, 2011 the State Department announced.

Carson, who is the assistant secretary of state for African affairs,

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Obama Sends U.S. Forces to Help African Troops Confront Lord's Resistance Army

Obama Sends U.S. Forces to Help African Troops Confront Lord's Resistance Army

Obama Sends U.S. Forces to Help African Troops Confront Lord's Resistance Army

12:00 AM10/14/2011

President Barack Obama has authorized the deployment to central Africa of 100 combat-equipped U.S. forces whose mission is to help regional forces fight the notorious Lord's Resistance Army and its leader, Joseph Kony.

In a letter

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U.S. AFRICOM Surgeon's Conference Focuses on Medical Stability Ops and Strengthening Relationship with African Union

U.S. AFRICOM Surgeon's Conference Focuses on Medical Stability Ops and Strengthening Relationship with African Union

U.S. AFRICOM Surgeon's Conference Focuses on Medical Stability Ops and Strengthening Relationship with African Union

12:00 AM10/3/2011

Training doctors and health professionals within militaries is necessary for providing effective health support in military operations, according to the African Union's sole physician and medical planning officer.

Lieutenant

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In Africa, Capacity Building is where Army gets 'Bang for Buck'

In Africa, Capacity Building is where Army gets 'Bang for Buck'

In Africa, Capacity Building is where Army gets 'Bang for Buck'

12:00 AM10/3/2011

The Army sponsored the second in a series of African Defense Attache' roundtables September 29, 2011 at the Pentagon to reinforce professional military-to-military relations.

These roundtables encourage dialogue on U.S. Army

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TRANSCRIPT: AFRICOM Commander Ham Discusses African Security with Defense Writers

TRANSCRIPT: AFRICOM Commander Ham Discusses African Security with Defense Writers

TRANSCRIPT: AFRICOM Commander Ham Discusses African Security with Defense Writers

12:00 AM9/15/2011

The commander of U.S. Africa Command told journalists that in his travels through Africa he is guided by two main principles: A safe, stable, and secure Africa is the best interest of Africans as well as the United States; and that Africans are

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Stability Through Health: U.S. AFRICOM Hosts First HIV/AIDS Program Management Training

Stability Through Health: U.S. AFRICOM Hosts First HIV/AIDS Program Management Training

Stability Through Health: U.S. AFRICOM Hosts First HIV/AIDS Program Management Training

12:00 AM8/24/2011

Reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS is a priority for U.S. Africa Command because of the disease's destabilizing effect to African nations, according to AFRICOM's civilian deputy Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, August 17, 2011.

U.S.

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