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Partnership, Engagement Highlight Africa Policy

Partnership, Engagement Highlight Africa Policy Partnership, Engagement Highlight Africa Policy
12:00 AM10/12/2012
Say "Africa" to most Americans and they think of "the Dark Continent" – a land beset by problems and disasters, far enough away that anything that happens there cannot possibly affect America.

And they would be wrong, said Amanda J.
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HOA Civil Affairs, Dikhil District Water Teams Partner for Seminars

HOA Civil Affairs, Dikhil District Water Teams Partner for Seminars HOA Civil Affairs, Dikhil District Water Teams Partner for Seminars
12:00 AM10/10/2012
U.S. service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA, Joint Civil Affairs Team, or JCAT, partnered with the Dikhil district water office in Dikhil City, Djibouti, to conduct a basic generator maintenance seminar for
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U.S. Military Supports FBI Mission to Benghazi, Libya

U.S. Military Supports FBI Mission to Benghazi, Libya U.S. Military Supports FBI Mission to Benghazi, Libya
12:00 AM10/5/2012
The U.S. military provided logistics and security support to an FBI team investigating the attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said on
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'Train Like You Fight': Coalition Exercise Preps PJs For Real-World Emergency

'Train Like You Fight': Coalition Exercise Preps PJs For Real-World Emergency 'Train Like You Fight': Coalition Exercise Preps PJs For Real-World Emergency
12:00 AM10/4/2012
Many moving parts go into producing and executing an exercise and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, or PJs, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA, put their skills to the test recently during a mass casualty
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'Train Like You Fight': Coalition Exercise Preps PJs for Real-World Emergency

'Train Like You Fight': Coalition Exercise Preps PJs for Real-World Emergency 'Train Like You Fight': Coalition Exercise Preps PJs for Real-World Emergency
12:00 AM10/4/2012
Many moving parts go into producing and executing an exercise, and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, or PJs, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA, put their skills to the test recently during a mass casualty
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State’s Carson Says U.S. Supports U.N. Efforts in Africa

State’s Carson Says U.S. Supports U.N. Efforts in Africa State’s Carson Says U.S. Supports U.N. Efforts in Africa
12:00 AM10/3/2012

The U.S. government supports U.N. initiatives for Africa that were advanced during recent meetings at the United Nations in New York.

Speaking to reporters October 1, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson

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U.S. Army Personnel Assist Ugandan Military

U.S. Army Personnel Assist Ugandan Military U.S. Army Personnel Assist Ugandan Military
12:00 AM10/3/2012
During the first week of September, Dr. Marva Dixon, Vicenza Army Community Services (ACS) Director; Sergeant Major Aaron Miller, U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) G-3 Sergeant Major; and Major Raymond Jablonka from the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU),
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U.S., South Sudan Partner During De-Mining Courses

U.S., South Sudan Partner During De-Mining Courses U.S., South Sudan Partner During De-Mining Courses
12:00 AM10/1/2012
Five service members from U.S. Africa Command partnered with the year-old Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Aug. 22 to Sept. 7, 2012, to instruct 18 SPLA soldiers.

This marks the third humanitarian mine action (HMA)
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US, South Sudan Service Members Partner during Courses

US, South Sudan Service Members Partner during Courses US, South Sudan Service Members Partner during Courses
12:00 AM10/1/2012
Five service members from U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, partnered with the year-old Sudan People's Liberation Army, or SPLA, Aug. 22 to Sept. 7, 2012, to instruct 18 SPLA Soldiers.

This marks the third Humanitarian Mine Action,
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Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Visits AFRICOM Headquarters

Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Visits AFRICOM Headquarters Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Visits AFRICOM Headquarters
12:00 AM9/29/2012
U.S. Africa Command welcomed Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada of Sao Tome and Principe to the command headquarters at Kelley Barracks on Monday, September 24, 2012. Trovoada is the first African head of government to visit AFRICOM's headquarters.
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U.S. Will Maintain Support for Somalia Through Its Transition

U.S. Will Maintain Support for Somalia Through Its Transition U.S. Will Maintain Support for Somalia Through Its Transition
12:00 AM9/28/2012
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has congratulated Somalia for staging its first peaceful transfer of power in decades and promised that the United States will stay strong behind the country's move from a failed, war-torn state to a
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RESEPI Meeting Helps African Nations Come Together to Control Animal Diseases Across Borders

RESEPI Meeting Helps African Nations Come Together to Control Animal Diseases Across Borders RESEPI Meeting Helps African Nations Come Together to Control Animal Diseases Across Borders
12:00 AM9/28/2012
Across Africa, outbreaks of disease in animals pose a particular threat to the food supply and economies, rippling past borders and undermining precious stability. "With the movement of animals through the region and the porous borders, a
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Burundi Military Practices Unit Deployment with Georgia Army National Guardsmen

Burundi Military Practices Unit Deployment with Georgia Army National Guardsmen Burundi Military Practices Unit Deployment with Georgia Army National Guardsmen
12:00 AM9/28/2012
A pair of Georgia Army National Guardsmen from the 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion trained more than 30 Burundi Armed Forces personnel during two weeks of instruction on deployment, unit movement planning, September 2012.

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U.S. Marines Employ New Mortar System with French in Djibouti

U.S. Marines Employ New Mortar System with French in Djibouti U.S. Marines Employ New Mortar System with French in Djibouti
12:00 AM9/28/2012
Marines and Sailors with India Battery, the artillery attachment for Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted bilateral training with French Marines in Djibouti Aug. 25-27 to integrate and
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Clinton Urges Global Support for New Arab Democracies

Clinton Urges Global Support for New Arab Democracies Clinton Urges Global Support for New Arab Democracies
12:00 AM9/27/2012
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the United States "will not walk away" from new democracies created by revolutions in the Arab world, and the international community has a powerful stake in seeing them succeed.
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U.S., French Service Members Hone Crisis Response Procedures During Exercise

U.S., French Service Members Hone Crisis Response Procedures During Exercise U.S., French Service Members Hone Crisis Response Procedures During Exercise
12:00 AM9/27/2012
"Attention in the Joint Operations Center (JOC), this is an exercise, exercise, exercise emergency ...," began U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Scott Hodge, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) joint operations center team chief,
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President Obama Addresses the United Nations

President Obama Addresses the United Nations President Obama Addresses the United Nations
12:00 AM9/26/2012
Speaking to the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama remembered Ambassador Chris Stevens and delivered a defense of both free speech and the spirit of tolerance. The President described Stevens -- who was slain earlier this month in
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Hateful Speech Does Not Excuse Violence, Obama Says

Hateful Speech Does Not Excuse Violence, Obama Says Hateful Speech Does Not Excuse Violence, Obama Says
12:00 AM9/26/2012
Violent unrest over recent weeks has highlighted the need for an honest dialogue as well as the need for people to choose between the forces that drive them apart on the one hand, and their common hopes for greater opportunity and security on the
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Tanzanians, CJTF-HOA Partner for Veterinary Civic Action Program

Tanzanians, CJTF-HOA Partner for Veterinary Civic Action Program Tanzanians, CJTF-HOA Partner for Veterinary Civic Action Program
12:00 AM9/24/2012
Fifteen Tanzanian animal healthcare professionals, soldiers from the U.S. Army 448th Civil Affairs Battalion, and the Joint Civil Affairs Team in Tanzania assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa came together to participate in a
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Army National Guard Soldiers Show Off Stryker

Army National Guard Soldiers Show Off Stryker Army National Guard Soldiers Show Off Stryker
12:00 AM9/24/2012
Hundreds of South African kids met with Pennsylvania Army National Guard soldiers and learned about their M1126 Stryker, an eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicle, September 22, 2012.
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