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Secretary of the Army visits AFRICOM

10:23 AM5/3/2019
Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper visited U.S. Africa Command May 2, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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East Africa DMI Conference: Information Sharing Through Lasting Relationships

8:46 AM4/23/2019
Senior military intelligence officials from East Africa, Europe, the U.S., Canada, and representatives from the African Union Mission to Somalia met during the annual East Africa Directors of Military Intelligence Conference here April 3-4. The conference, hosted by the AFRICOM Intelligence Directorate (J2), is aimed at developing military intelligence relationships, addressing common regional challenges, and defining a shared way forward to address the most pressing issues..
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AFRICOM Hosts The Adjutant General State Partnership Program Conference

2:23 PM4/22/2019
U.S. Africa Command hosted The 2019 Adjutant General State Partnership Program Conference here April 15-16. Officials from all partnering states and the District of Columbia gathered to discuss increasing coordination and communication while also increasing their ability to achieve AFRICOM campaign goals.
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AFRICOM Africa Malaria Taskforce Key Leader Event - 2019 comes to a close

11:07 AM4/15/2019
The Africa Malaria Taskforce Key Leader Event - 2019 comes to a close in Kampala, Uganda.
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Speaker of the House Pelosi visits U.S. Africa Command

10:07 AM4/13/2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi talks to U.S. Africa Command senior leaders and key personnel during a visit April 13, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. A group of congressional delegates including Pelosi visited AFRICOM to gain insight on the command's operations and activities supporting the U.S. strategy for Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Nate Herring/Released)
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Speaker of the House Pelosi visits U.S. Africa Command

10:07 AM4/13/2019
Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, speaks to a congressional delagation during a visit April 13, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. The delegation which included Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited AFRICOM to gain insight about the command's operations and activities supporting the U.S. strategy for Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Nate Herring/Released)
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Speaker of the House Pelosi visits U.S. Africa Command

10:07 AM4/13/2019
Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, and his wife Gail Waldhauser greet Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during a visit April 13, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. Pelosi along with a congressional delegation visited AFRICOM to gain insight about the command's operations and activities supporting the U.S. strategy for Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Hurd/Released)
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Speaker of the House Pelosi visits U.S. Africa Command

10:07 AM4/13/2019
Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Africa Command, greets Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during a visit April 13, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. Pelosi along with a congressional delegation visited AFRICOM to gain insight about the command's operations and activities supporting the U.S. strategy for Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Hurd/Released)
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Speaker of the House Pelosi visits U.S. Africa Command

10:06 AM4/13/2019
Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, greets Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during a visit April 13, 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. Pelosi along with a congressional delegation visited AFRICOM to gain insight about the command's operations and activities supporting the U.S. strategy for Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Hurd/Released)
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NATO Parliamentarians Visit AFRICOM

10:11 AM3/25/2019
U.S. Africa Command hosted members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, to conduct discussions about the challenges on NATO’s southern flank and security in Africa, Mar. 21, 2019.
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AFRICOM commander, Djiboutian CHOD observe Rapid Intervention Battalion

5:19 PM3/21/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), met with senior Djiboutian officials, including Chief of Defense Gen. Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim, in order to discuss the growth and development of Djiboutian security forces March 21.
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East Africa Response Force Deployed to Gabon

9:45 AM3/19/2019
AFRICOM executed ‘New Normal’ crisis management procedure.
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AFRICOM Commander Engages with African Leaders

10:38 AM3/18/2019
Twenty-one African defense Attachés discuss opportunities and challenges on the African continent
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U.S. Africa Command Director of Logistics discusses environment, role with transportation leaders at Scott AFB

9:49 AM3/4/2019
AFRICOM director of logistics met with Air Mobility Command, combatant command and logistics component leaders at Scott AFB Feb. 20; discusses logistical challenges across Africa and the importance of partnerships.
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Cybersecurity-focused event enhances partnership between U.S. and Botswana

8:29 AM2/21/2019
Cybersecurity professionals from AFRICOM, North Carolina National Guard, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies met with members of the Botswana Defence Force, in Gaborone, Botswana, Jan. 28-31.
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AFRICOM Uses Whole-of-Government to Engage Nations

9:17 AM2/8/2019
The commander of U.S. Africa Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that his command is engaged throughout the continent to encourage allies and partners and strengthen the rule of law.
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TRANSCRIPT: Gen. Thomas Waldhauser and Adm. Craig Faller Remarks at Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on AFRICOM and SOUTHCOM

8:44 AM2/8/2019
AFRICOM and SOUTHCOM 2019 posture testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee February 7, 2019.
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Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia

5:36 PM2/2/2019
To support the Federal Government of Somalia's continued efforts to degrade al-Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab fighters in the vicinity of Gandarshe, Lower Shebelle Region, Somalia, on Feb. 1, 2019.
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Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia

4:37 PM1/31/2019
To support the Federal Government of Somalia's continued efforts to degrade al-Shabaab, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike near a terrorist encampment location in the vicinity of Shebeeley, Hiran Region, Somalia, on Jan. 30, 2019.
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Top AFRICOM officials attend State Department conference

10:39 AM1/24/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, U.S. Africa Command commander, and Amb. Alexander M. Laskaris, AFRICOM deputy for civil-military engagement attended the U.S. State Department Chiefs of Mission Conference in Washington, D.C., Jan. 15.
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