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USARAF Chaplains in Unique Position to Promote Stability, Peace in Africa

USARAF Chaplains in Unique Position to Promote Stability, Peace in Africa

USARAF Chaplains in Unique Position to Promote Stability, Peace in Africa

12:00 AM8/2/2011

With joy and passion a Malawi Christian congregation sings praise songs before the guest speaker comes to the podium. This guest is someone foreign, someone different - this guest is a U.S. Army Africa Chaplain.

Recently, Chaplain

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USS Samuel B. Roberts Makes APS Port Call in Tanzania

USS Samuel B. Roberts Makes APS Port Call in Tanzania

USS Samuel B. Roberts Makes APS Port Call in Tanzania

12:00 AM8/2/2011

Guided-missile frigate, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania August 1, 2011, to begin its engagement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East's Tanzania Hub.

The Tanzania hub will involve armed

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Dentists Partner to Bring Smiles in South Africa

Dentists Partner to Bring Smiles in South Africa

Dentists Partner to Bring Smiles in South Africa

12:00 AM7/29/2011

Most people don't look forward to going to the dentist, but clients at the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) at the Kleinskool Sports Complex in South Africa were.

U.S. and South African dentists worked side-by-side to assist

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SHARED ACCORD 11: Engineering Project Improves Conditions for Livestock

SHARED ACCORD 11: Engineering Project Improves Conditions for Livestock

SHARED ACCORD 11: Engineering Project Improves Conditions for Livestock

12:00 AM7/29/2011

"What they are doing is not worth money -- it's worth gold!"

That is how Koos Croukamp, manager of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Uitenhage, South Africa, enthusiastically describes the work by the

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Hundreds Receive Medical Care as Part of Exercise Shared Accord

Hundreds Receive Medical Care as Part of Exercise Shared Accord

Hundreds Receive Medical Care as Part of Exercise Shared Accord

12:00 AM7/29/2011

It was a wet and cold Sunday afternoon when Elsie VanWyk entered the Kleinskool Sports Complex in South Africa. She had walked a long distance to get here, despite the adverse weather.

She, like many of her peers, had a single focus:

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'Nobody Told Me the War Wouldn't Be Easy'

'Nobody Told Me the War Wouldn't Be Easy'

'Nobody Told Me the War Wouldn't Be Easy'

12:00 AM7/29/2011

After two straight days of almost nonstop rain about 225 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers and U.S. Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) marines wait to begin a company-sized assault on a barren ridge populated by imaginary enemy

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Foreign Partners Meet, Discuss Engagement with AFRICOM HQ Staff

Foreign Partners Meet, Discuss Engagement with AFRICOM HQ Staff

Foreign Partners Meet, Discuss Engagement with AFRICOM HQ Staff

12:00 AM7/28/2011

U.S. Africa Command hosted 11 coalition officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Djibouti for their first visit to the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany July 19-20, 2011.

The two-day

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U.S. Army Africa to Help Assess Small Water Purification Device

U.S. Army Africa to Help Assess Small Water Purification Device

U.S. Army Africa to Help Assess Small Water Purification Device

12:00 AM7/27/2011

Water, water, everywhere - but it's not safe to drink. That's a scenario that many U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) personnel traveling to the continent face.

When traveling to Africa, USARAF personnel should carry a small survival

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Ugandan Press Delegation Visits U.S. Africa Command Headquarters

Ugandan Press Delegation Visits U.S. Africa Command Headquarters

Ugandan Press Delegation Visits U.S. Africa Command Headquarters

12:00 AM7/27/2011

Ugandan television and newspaper reporters got an in-depth look at the mission of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) during a week-long visit to Germany, July 18-22, 2011.

Seven journalists from Kampala, Uganda, representing four

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Huddleston Says AFRICOM Empowering African Development as Well as Security

Huddleston Says AFRICOM Empowering African Development as Well as Security

Huddleston Says AFRICOM Empowering African Development as Well as Security

12:00 AM7/27/2011

The U.S. military's Africa Command (AFRICOM) is building the capacity of partner nations to counter extremist threats, respect civilian control and respond more effectively to humanitarian and security needs across the continent, a senior U.S.

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Johannesburg Born Marine Returns to South Africa for Exercise

Johannesburg Born Marine Returns to South Africa for Exercise

Johannesburg Born Marine Returns to South Africa for Exercise

12:00 AM7/25/2011

There's the English spoken in South Africa, and then there's the English spoken in Southern California.

When Lance Corporal Kyle W. Smith moved from Johannesburg to Orange County following his step-father's job transfer in

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Port Elizabeth Ceremony Kicks Off Largest Ever Joint U.S.-South African Military Exercise

Port Elizabeth Ceremony Kicks Off Largest Ever Joint U.S.-South African Military Exercise

Port Elizabeth Ceremony Kicks Off Largest Ever Joint U.S.-South African Military Exercise

12:00 AM7/25/2011

U.S. service members and South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers came together July 22, 2011 to mark the opening of Exercise Shared Accord 2011 with a brief ceremony.

Shared Accord is a bilateral military training and

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Samuel B. Roberts Departs Kenya

Samuel B. Roberts Departs Kenya

Samuel B. Roberts Departs Kenya

12:00 AM7/25/2011

USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) (Sammy B) departed from Mombasa after a five-day port call in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS), July 23, 2011.

Sammy B played a vital role in the hub's success, which saw the graduation of

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USARAF's Forward Command Element Makes Fly-Away Worldwide Communications Kit Available

USARAF's Forward Command Element Makes Fly-Away Worldwide Communications Kit Available

USARAF's Forward Command Element Makes Fly-Away Worldwide Communications Kit Available

12:00 AM7/22/2011

When the U.S. Army Africa Forward Command Element (USARAF FCE) rolls onto a C-130 to head to Aviano in August, it will be with state-of-the-art electronics allowing worldwide communications.

The USARAF FCE, similar to a tactical

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Contingency Response Wing Takes on Africa Mission

Contingency Response Wing Takes on Africa Mission

Contingency Response Wing Takes on Africa Mission

12:00 AM7/21/2011

An Air Force wing that stood up at Joint Base McGuire-Dix in Lakehurst, N.J., to open airfields anywhere in the world on short notice soon will take on a new mission, helping African militaries establish their own air mobility systems.
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Seminar Focuses on Maritime Safety and Security in West and Central Africa

Seminar Focuses on Maritime Safety and Security in West and Central Africa

Seminar Focuses on Maritime Safety and Security in West and Central Africa

12:00 AM7/21/2011

The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) hosted a maritime safety and security conference July 19-21, 2011, in Garmisch, Germany, to facilitate cooperation and collaboration

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African Union Stands Up Peace Support Operations Center

African Union Stands Up Peace Support Operations Center

African Union Stands Up Peace Support Operations Center

12:00 AM7/21/2011

African and partner nation military representatives assembled at the African Union (AU) here to launch operations at the newly established Peace Support Operations Centre (PSOC). Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) provided

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Samuel B. Roberts Brings APS to Mombasa

Samuel B. Roberts Brings APS to Mombasa

Samuel B. Roberts Brings APS to Mombasa

12:00 AM7/21/2011

Captain John Esposito, deputy commodore of Destroyer Squadron Six Zero, and Commander Angel Cruz, the commanding officer of USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58), met with local senior officials to mark the ship´s arrival as part of the Kenyan training

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U.S. Army Africa Conducts Deployment Capability Training in Burundi

U.S. Army Africa Conducts Deployment Capability Training in Burundi

U.S. Army Africa Conducts Deployment Capability Training in Burundi

12:00 AM7/20/2011

At the request of the Burundian military, U.S. Army Africa's Africa Deployment Assistance Partnership Team, or ADAPT, conducted a deployment capability training event with uniformed members of the Burundian Defense Forces June 6-10, 2011, at

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Cote d'Ivoire Ambassador Visits U.S. Africa Command HQ

Cote d'Ivoire Ambassador Visits U.S. Africa Command HQ

Cote d'Ivoire Ambassador Visits U.S. Africa Command HQ

12:00 AM7/19/2011

U.S. Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire Phillip Carter III visited the commander of U.S. Africa Command, General Carter F. Ham, and senior leadership at U.S. AFRICOM headquarters July 7, 2011, to discuss the continued partnership between the command

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