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Tanzanian, U.S. Partners Provide Island with New School

Tanzanian, U.S. Partners Provide Island with New School

Tanzanian, U.S. Partners Provide Island with New School

12:00 AM3/8/2011

Hundreds of students, educators and residents of Bopwe shehia attended a ceremony hosted by a delegation of Tanzanian and U.S. guests to commemorate the completion of a $320,000 Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa construction project: a new

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Tanzanians Discuss Disaster Preparedness during Weeklong Exercise

Tanzanians Discuss Disaster Preparedness during Weeklong Exercise

Tanzanians Discuss Disaster Preparedness during Weeklong Exercise

12:00 AM3/8/2011

During the second day of remarks and briefings on day two of the Tanzania Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise, remarks and briefings focused on helping participants understand the interdependencies between critical sectors and the need for each

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Seabees Construct Well, Relieve Thirst in Horn of Africa

Seabees Construct Well, Relieve Thirst in Horn of Africa

Seabees Construct Well, Relieve Thirst in Horn of Africa

12:00 AM3/7/2011

After 19 days of 24 hour operations, Seabees assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail Horn of Africa's (Det. HOA) Water Well Team completed construction of their first well in the village of Jedane, Ethiopia, on

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Tanzanian Government Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise Assembles in Tanzania

Tanzanian Government Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise Assembles in Tanzania

Tanzanian Government Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise Assembles in Tanzania

12:00 AM3/7/2011

The Tanzanian National Government Pandemic Disaster Response conference and exercise opened March 7, 2011 in Arusha, Tanzania.

The event convened with remarks from several guest speakers who spoke on how imperative disaster

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Djiboutian Army graduates first paramilitary class

Djiboutian Army graduates first paramilitary class

Djiboutian Army graduates first paramilitary class

12:00 AM3/6/2011

Eleven Djiboutian law enforcement officers or "Gendarmerie" graduated from the first Paramilitary Training class March 2, at the Ali Ouney Djiboutian Army Camp headquarters.

The three week course, supported by the Gendarmerie,

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Flintlock 11 and TSS Expand Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Cooperation Approach

Flintlock 11 and TSS Expand Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Cooperation Approach

Flintlock 11 and TSS Expand Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Cooperation Approach

12:00 AM3/5/2011

U.S. Africa Command expanded its traditional approach to addressing irregular security challenges across the Trans-Sahara region of West and North Africa by incorporating engagements for the first time into Exercise Flintlock 11 that go beyond the

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Djiboutian Army graduates first paramilitary class

Djiboutian Army graduates first paramilitary class

Djiboutian Army graduates first paramilitary class

12:00 AM3/5/2011

Djibouti -– Eleven Djiboutian law enforcement officers or “Gendarmerie” graduated from the first Paramilitary Training class March 2, at the Ali Ouney Djiboutian Army Camp headquarters.

The three week course, supported by the

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Chaplains forge lines of communication in Tanzania

Chaplains forge lines of communication in Tanzania

Chaplains forge lines of communication in Tanzania

12:00 AM3/4/2011

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CTJF-HOA) Navy Chaplain Captain Jon Cutler and Air Force Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel David Terrinoni visited Tanga and Dar es Salaam February 15-20 to establish lines of communication with local religious

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22 NCR and NMCB 74 Support Maritime Strategy in Africa

22 NCR and NMCB 74 Support Maritime Strategy in Africa

22 NCR and NMCB 74 Support Maritime Strategy in Africa

12:00 AM3/3/2011

Navy Capt. Kathryn Donovan, Commodore 22nd Naval Construction Regiment (22 NCR) and 22 NCR Command Master Chief Joseph Perrone, recently traveled from Gulfport, Miss. to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti to visit the Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction

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APS West Partners to Strengthen Maritime Capabilities in Sao Tome

APS West Partners to Strengthen Maritime Capabilities in Sao Tome

APS West Partners to Strengthen Maritime Capabilities in Sao Tome

12:00 AM3/1/2011

USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) pulled into Sao Tome February 28, 2011, to begin maritime training with African Partners as part of the Africa Partnership Station (APS) West initiative.

During the port visit, the APS international

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APS East Celebrates First Hub Graduation

APS East Celebrates First Hub Graduation

APS East Celebrates First Hub Graduation

12:00 AM3/1/2011

Kenyan, Mozambique and Tanzanian armed forces graduated from the first Africa Partnership Station (APS) East training “hub,” February 25, 2011, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

This was the first time APS East assembled students from

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Stephen W. Groves Sailors Lend a Helping Hand

Stephen W. Groves Sailors Lend a Helping Hand

Stephen W. Groves Sailors Lend a Helping Hand

12:00 AM3/1/2011

USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) Sailors participated in a community relations (COMREL) project at Bethsaida Girls Orphanage and Secondary School as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East, February 23-25, 2011 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Read more

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Navy Chefs Topple World Cooking Festival in Istanbul

Navy Chefs Topple World Cooking Festival in Istanbul

Navy Chefs Topple World Cooking Festival in Istanbul

12:00 AM3/1/2011

Four members of the culinary staff from U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and U.S. Sixth Fleet packed up their cutlery, fine china and best frying pans, and headed off to compete in the 9th International Istanbul Gastronomy Festival, February 17-20,

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Mullen Visits Horn of Africa Task Force

Mullen Visits Horn of Africa Task Force

Mullen Visits Horn of Africa Task Force

12:00 AM2/25/2011

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff took time, February 24, 2011, during his whirlwind trip through the Middle East to visit with troops of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, whose full-time focus is on maintaining stability and

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Ward Addresses Staff at Final All-Hands Call as U.S. AFRICOM Commander

Ward Addresses Staff at Final All-Hands Call as U.S. AFRICOM Commander

Ward Addresses Staff at Final All-Hands Call as U.S. AFRICOM Commander

12:00 AM2/25/2011

General William E. "Kip" Ward received a standing ovation by staff members at his last all-hands meeting as commander of U.S. Africa Command, February 24, 2011, at the Kelley gym.

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Exercise Kwanza Review in Kinshasa Focuses on African Standby Force

Exercise Kwanza Review in Kinshasa Focuses on African Standby Force

Exercise Kwanza Review in Kinshasa Focuses on African Standby Force

12:00 AM2/24/2011

In his "Commander's Intent 2011" message, one of U.S. Army General William E. "Kip" Ward's key approaches was that, "… [U.S. Africa Command] will continue to support the African Union (AU) to include

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Africa Command Makes Steady Progress, Ward Says

Africa Command Makes Steady Progress, Ward Says

Africa Command Makes Steady Progress, Ward Says

12:00 AM2/23/2011

U.S. Africa Command has made steady, understated progress with allies, regional organizations and international partners on the continent, Army General William E. "Kip" Ward, AFRICOM's commander, said in an interview February 18, 2011. Read more

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Robert G. Bradley Arrives in Gabon for APS West Mission

Robert G. Bradley Arrives in Gabon for APS West Mission

Robert G. Bradley Arrives in Gabon for APS West Mission

12:00 AM2/23/2011

USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) arrived in Libreville, Gabon, for port visit as part of the Africa Partnership Station (APS) West mission, February 23, 2011.

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AFRICOM Leader Cites Growth in Partnerships with African Nations

AFRICOM Leader Cites Growth in Partnerships with African Nations

AFRICOM Leader Cites Growth in Partnerships with African Nations

12:00 AM2/23/2011

(This is a product of the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: www.america.gov)

The commander of the U.S. military's Africa Command (AFRICOM)

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U.S. Army Africa Command Sergeant Major Hu Rhodes Assumes Responsibility in Vicenza Ceremony

U.S. Army Africa Command Sergeant Major Hu Rhodes Assumes Responsibility in Vicenza Ceremony

U.S. Army Africa Command Sergeant Major Hu Rhodes Assumes Responsibility in Vicenza Ceremony

12:00 AM2/22/2011

Command Sergeant Major Hu Rhodes joined U.S. Army Africa as its senior noncommissioned officer in an assumption of responsibility ceremony February 17, 2011 at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy.

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