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Reserve Marines Provide Logistical Support during Exercise Western Accord 2012

12:00 AM7/17/2012

For the past decade, U. S. Reserve forces have become more operational and are constantly conducting overseas contingency operations worldwide. In order to facilitate their expeditionary needs, a thought-out logistical plan must be in place. Read more

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Docs and Corpsmen keep Marines and Multi-National Forces Fit during Exercise Western Accord

12:00 AM7/17/2012

When over 1,200 U.S. and West African service members train, eat, sleep and live together in an austere environment, there is the risk of injuries, illnesses and medical emergencies. In order to keep the force fit for duty during Exercise Western

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U.S. Military Joint Team Constructs Housing Units for Ugandan Orphanage

12:00 AM7/17/2012

A joint team of U.S. Army, Navy, and Marines recently teamed up for a 10-day community relations (COMREL) project at an orphanage in Uganda's remote Karamoja region.

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Clinton Visits Egypt, Pledges U.S. Support for Egyptian People

12:00 AM7/16/2012

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Cairo for talks with Egyptian leaders, reaffirmed The United States' strong support for the Egyptian people and their democratic transition.

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Japanese Naval Officers Visit Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM7/14/2012

Nearly 200 newly-commissioned Japanese naval officers visited Camp Lemonnier July 13 to learn more about their coalition partners serving in and around the Horn of Africa.

Djibouti was one of several port calls for these officers, who

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Hundreds of Senegalese Receive Medical Care as Part of Exercise Western Accord

12:00 AM7/13/2012

Hundreds of local residents lined up to receive medical care from U.S. forces and medics from Armed Forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea and The Gambia outside the hospital, July 11, 2012.

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Marines Teach Riot Control Techniques to West African Nations

12:00 AM7/13/2012

U.S. Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, are spending the next couple of weeks with joint forces from various West African nations to train and exchange their shared experiences of non-lethal weapons and crowd-control tactics as

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U.S. Army Africa's Contingency Command Post Tests Capabilities

12:00 AM7/12/2012

U.S. Army Africa's Contingency Command Post (CCP) conducted a deployment exercise on Aviano Airbase, Italy June 4 - 8, 2012.

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Africa Center Co-Sponsors U.S. AFRICOM Academic Symposium in Tanzania

12:00 AM7/12/2012

The Africa Center for Strategic Studies, based in Washington, D.C., co-hosted the 5th U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 9-12, 2012. The event, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam,

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State's Carson Says U.S. Supports a "Stable, Prosperous" Nigeria

12:00 AM7/12/2012

Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson affirmed the United States' support for "a stable and prosperous Nigeria" while acknowledging significant remaining challenges to its peace and economic development in testimony before the

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Algerian Ship Makes Historic Visit to United States

12:00 AM7/12/2012

The Algerian Navy ship ANS Soummam (937) arrived in New York City for a five-day port visit, marking the first time an Algerian Navy ship has ever visited the United States, July 9, 2012.

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POLICY STATEMENT: Destruction of Muslim Shrines in Timbuktu

12:00 AM7/11/2012

Following is a statement on July 11, 2012 by Victoria Nuland, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, on the destruction of Muslim shrines in Timbuktu.

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U.S., Botswana Special Forces Train Together

12:00 AM7/11/2012

A total of 60 Special Forces soldiers from the United States and Botswana came together for the first combined field training exercise in 10 years, June 1-25, 2012.

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Military Reservists Deploy to West Africa to Train with Regional Forces

12:00 AM7/11/2012

U.S. service members, primarily reservists from the Marines, Navy, Army and Air Force recently deployed to Senegal, West Africa to take part in the inaugural exercise called Western Accord, June 26 - July 24, 2012.

Western Accord 2012

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U.S., Comorian Soldiers Participate in NCO Seminar

12:00 AM7/10/2012

U.S. and Comorian Army soldiers partnered together to participate in a five-day Noncommissioned Officer Development Seminar at the National School of Army and Gendarmerie June 12-16, 2012.

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High Speed Vessel Swift Departs Kenya after APS Visit

12:00 AM7/10/2012

Military Sealift Command-chartered High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) hosted training with Kenyan Sailors during a two-day port visit that ended July 7 in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East 2012.

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US, Comorian Soldiers Participate in NCO Seminar

12:00 AM7/10/2012

U.S. and Comorian army soldiers partnered together to participate in a five-day Noncommissioned Officer Development Seminar at the National School of Army and Gendarmerie June 12-16.

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Marines, West African Partners Kick Off Exercise Western Accord 2012

12:00 AM7/10/2012

Approximately 600 U.S. Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen, along with about 600 African partner-nation troops, officially kicked off Exercise Western Accord 2012, with a combined-forces opening ceremony, July 9, 2012.

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State Partnership Program Supports AFRICOM's Theater Engagement

12:00 AM7/9/2012

When a pro-democracy revolution swept Tunisia, launching what became known as the Arab Spring, the Tunisian military looked to its U.S. partner, the Wyoming National Guard, for help in teaching democratic values to the country's youth. Read more

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U.S. Moves Against Sources of Violence, Instability in Somalia

12:00 AM7/6/2012

The United States has sanctioned six individuals based in Somalia, Kenya and Eritrea for their actions in support of the terrorist group al-Shabaab, which foments violence and instability in Somalia.

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