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Botswana Defence Force, U.S. to Conduct Joint Military Exercise

Botswana Defence Force, U.S. to Conduct Joint Military Exercise

Botswana Defence Force, U.S. to Conduct Joint Military Exercise

12:00 AM7/25/2012

The Botswana Defence Force and the U.S. Embassy announced that Botswana will host a joint military exercise known as Southern Accord 12, August 1-17, 2012.

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U.S. and Ugandan Militaries Share Best Practices on Human Rights and Rule of Law

U.S. and Ugandan Militaries Share Best Practices on Human Rights and Rule of Law

U.S. and Ugandan Militaries Share Best Practices on Human Rights and Rule of Law

12:00 AM7/19/2012

U.S. Army personnel from the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion - Charlie Company, along with the Functional Specialty Rule of Law Office of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Djibouti, trained 66 Ugandan military personnel in

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Armed Forces of Liberia Members Practice Combat Stress Management with U.S. Army Africa Chaplains

Armed Forces of Liberia Members Practice Combat Stress Management with U.S. Army Africa Chaplains

Armed Forces of Liberia Members Practice Combat Stress Management with U.S. Army Africa Chaplains

12:00 AM7/18/2012

As the Armed Forces of Liberia reconstruct their military, AFL soldiers are starting to become more involved in a dangerous and stressful combat environment. To help the soldiers deal with the effects of combat, two U.S. Army Africa chaplains

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Docs and Corpsmen keep Marines and Multi-National Forces Fit during Exercise Western Accord

Docs and Corpsmen keep Marines and Multi-National Forces Fit during Exercise Western Accord

Docs and Corpsmen keep Marines and Multi-National Forces Fit during Exercise Western Accord

12:00 AM7/17/2012

When over 1,200 U.S. and West African service members train, eat, sleep and live together in an austere environment, there is the risk of injuries, illnesses and medical emergencies. In order to keep the force fit for duty during Exercise Western

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Burundi National Defense Force forms an engineer unit with help from SP-MAGTF Africa

Burundi National Defense Force forms an engineer unit with help from SP-MAGTF Africa

Burundi National Defense Force forms an engineer unit with help from SP-MAGTF Africa

12:00 AM7/17/2012

Soldiers with the newly formed 1st Sapper Company of the Burundi National Defense Force concluded ten weeks of training with Security Cooperation Team-2, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa, June 28, 2012, with a final exercise and

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Japanese Naval Officers Visit Camp Lemonnier

Japanese Naval Officers Visit Camp Lemonnier

Japanese Naval Officers Visit Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM7/14/2012

Nearly 200 newly-commissioned Japanese naval officers visited Camp Lemonnier July 13 to learn more about their coalition partners serving in and around the Horn of Africa.

Djibouti was one of several port calls for these officers, who

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Africa Center Co-Sponsors U.S. AFRICOM Academic Symposium in Tanzania

Africa Center Co-Sponsors U.S. AFRICOM Academic Symposium in Tanzania

Africa Center Co-Sponsors U.S. AFRICOM Academic Symposium in Tanzania

12:00 AM7/12/2012

The Africa Center for Strategic Studies, based in Washington, D.C., co-hosted the 5th U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 9-12, 2012. The event, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam,

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U.S. Army Africa's Contingency Command Post Tests Capabilities

U.S. Army Africa's Contingency Command Post Tests Capabilities

U.S. Army Africa's Contingency Command Post Tests Capabilities

12:00 AM7/12/2012

U.S. Army Africa's Contingency Command Post (CCP) conducted a deployment exercise on Aviano Airbase, Italy June 4 - 8, 2012.

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Military Reservists Deploy to West Africa to Train with Regional Forces

Military Reservists Deploy to West Africa to Train with Regional Forces

Military Reservists Deploy to West Africa to Train with Regional Forces

12:00 AM7/11/2012

U.S. service members, primarily reservists from the Marines, Navy, Army and Air Force recently deployed to Senegal, West Africa to take part in the inaugural exercise called Western Accord, June 26 - July 24, 2012.

Western Accord 2012

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U.S., Botswana Special Forces Train Together

U.S., Botswana Special Forces Train Together

U.S., Botswana Special Forces Train Together

12:00 AM7/11/2012

A total of 60 Special Forces soldiers from the United States and Botswana came together for the first combined field training exercise in 10 years, June 1-25, 2012.

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High Speed Vessel Swift Departs Kenya after APS Visit

High Speed Vessel Swift Departs Kenya after APS Visit

High Speed Vessel Swift Departs Kenya after APS Visit

12:00 AM7/10/2012

Military Sealift Command-chartered High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) hosted training with Kenyan Sailors during a two-day port visit that ended July 7 in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East 2012.

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Marines, West African Partners Kick Off Exercise Western Accord 2012

Marines, West African Partners Kick Off Exercise Western Accord 2012

Marines, West African Partners Kick Off Exercise Western Accord 2012

12:00 AM7/10/2012

Approximately 600 U.S. Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen, along with about 600 African partner-nation troops, officially kicked off Exercise Western Accord 2012, with a combined-forces opening ceremony, July 9, 2012.

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HSV Swift Departs Tanzania after APS Visit

HSV Swift Departs Tanzania after APS Visit

HSV Swift Departs Tanzania after APS Visit

12:00 AM7/6/2012

High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) left Dar es Salaam finishing a 12-day port visit in Tanzania to conduct training as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East 2012, July 5.

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AFRICOM Builds Logistics Capability in African Partners

AFRICOM Builds Logistics Capability in African Partners

AFRICOM Builds Logistics Capability in African Partners

12:00 AM7/5/2012

Several robust programs at U.S. Africa Command are helping to ensure that when African partners pull together to support shared security interests, they have the logistical capabilities they need to deploy and sustain their operations
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AFRICOM's Makeup Promotes "Whole-of-government" Approaches

AFRICOM's Makeup Promotes "Whole-of-government" Approaches

AFRICOM's Makeup Promotes "Whole-of-government" Approaches

12:00 AM7/3/2012

As the Defense Department was embracing a counterinsurgency strategy that recognized the need for "whole-of-government" solutions in Iraq and then Afghanistan, U.S. Africa Command was busy putting the model into practice on the African

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Africa Partnership Station Promotes Security Cooperation

Africa Partnership Station Promotes Security Cooperation

Africa Partnership Station Promotes Security Cooperation

12:00 AM6/29/2012

An ongoing international effort to help African nations improve maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea represents one of U.S. Africa Command's most successful programs while embodying the command's core principles, AFRICOM's

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Dagger Brigade to Align with AFRICOM in 2013

Dagger Brigade to Align with AFRICOM in 2013

Dagger Brigade to Align with AFRICOM in 2013

12:00 AM6/29/2012

As part of an effort to regionally align Army forces with specific unified combatant commands, or COCOMs, a brigade will begin serving in March 2013 as the go-to force for U.S. Africa Command, or U.S. AFRICOM.

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African Defense Attache Officers Visit AFRICOM's Headquarters, Engage with Senior Leaders

African Defense Attache Officers Visit AFRICOM's Headquarters, Engage with Senior Leaders

African Defense Attache Officers Visit AFRICOM's Headquarters, Engage with Senior Leaders

12:00 AM6/28/2012

Eleven African defense attaches expanded their knowledge of U.S. Africa Command and its key programs and objectives during a familiarization visit to the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, June 21-22, 2012.

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Largest African Military Communications Exercise Concludes

Largest African Military Communications Exercise Concludes

Largest African Military Communications Exercise Concludes

12:00 AM6/28/2012

U.S. Africa Command officials, U.S. officials and representatives to several African nations were pleased with the results of a joint military communications exercise, which concluded in Douala, Cameroon, June 27, 2012 .

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Signs of Military Professionalism, Cooperation on Rise in Africa

Signs of Military Professionalism, Cooperation on Rise in Africa

Signs of Military Professionalism, Cooperation on Rise in Africa

12:00 AM6/27/2012

Dotting the African continent are promising examples of the capable, professional military forces U.S. Africa Command is working to promote.

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