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Chaplain Meets with Tanzanian Religious Leaders

Chaplain Meets with Tanzanian Religious Leaders

Chaplain Meets with Tanzanian Religious Leaders

12:00 AM8/8/2011

Rabbi (U.S. Navy Captain) Jon Cutler, director of Religious Affairs for Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), traveled to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 18 to 21, 2011, to meet with religious leaders and discuss a future trip and a

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Parade Marks End of Exercise Shared Accord 2011

Parade Marks End of Exercise Shared Accord 2011

Parade Marks End of Exercise Shared Accord 2011

12:00 AM8/5/2011

A farewell parade marked the near completion of Exercise Shared Accord at the Eastern Cape Signal Unit Base, Port Elizabeth in South Africa, August 2, 2011.

"The exercise was an unbelievable success," said South African Navy

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Expanded Area of Eastern Africa is Beset with Famine

Expanded Area of Eastern Africa is Beset with Famine

Expanded Area of Eastern Africa is Beset with Famine

12:00 AM8/5/2011

Famine has reached new areas of Somalia, according to an August 3, 2011 analysis of conditions in the region, and food insecurity in other parts of the eastern African country will likely reach famine levels within the next six weeks.
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New Building Improves Communication, Collaboration Between Molesworth and Stuttgart

New Building Improves Communication, Collaboration Between Molesworth and Stuttgart

New Building Improves Communication, Collaboration Between Molesworth and Stuttgart

12:00 AM8/5/2011

General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to open the newest building for the command at RAF Molesworth in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2011.

The event was attended by more than 300

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New Building Offers Improved Communication, Collaboration Between Stuttgart and Molesworth

New Building Offers Improved Communication, Collaboration Between Stuttgart and Molesworth

New Building Offers Improved Communication, Collaboration Between Stuttgart and Molesworth

12:00 AM8/5/2011

General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to open the newest building for the command at RAF Molesworth in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2011.

The event was attended by more than 300

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AFRICOM's General Ham Discusses East African Famine, Recent Travels, and Command Climate Survey at All-Hands Meeting

AFRICOM's General Ham Discusses East African Famine, Recent Travels, and Command Climate Survey at All-Hands Meeting

AFRICOM's General Ham Discusses East African Famine, Recent Travels, and Command Climate Survey at All-Hands Meeting

12:00 AM8/4/2011

General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, held an All Hands meeting with members of the AFRICOM staff, July 29, 2011, where he emphasized the command's priorities including the East Africa drought and the growing concern of violent

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Eastern Africa Needs Immediate Aid, Long Range Plan, Groups Say

Eastern Africa Needs Immediate Aid, Long Range Plan, Groups Say

Eastern Africa Needs Immediate Aid, Long Range Plan, Groups Say

12:00 AM8/3/2011

The United States, other donor nations and the international aid community have expanded their response to famine, refugee migrations and humanitarian disaster in eastern Africa in recent weeks, but threats still exist and the region may teeter on

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Personnel Recovery Directorate Deals with 'What-If' Factor for Travelers

Personnel Recovery Directorate Deals with 'What-If' Factor for Travelers

Personnel Recovery Directorate Deals with 'What-If' Factor for Travelers

12:00 AM8/3/2011

It's a fact … bad things can happen. However, with planning and the right tools, even a worst case scenario can be survivable.

That's exactly why the U. S. Army Africa Personnel Recovery Directorate exists.
For USARAF

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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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