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WARD SENDS: Honoring the American Worker – Labor Day

12:00 AM9/4/2009

Labor Day is a timeless holiday in celebration of American workers, both past and present. The holiday was initially conceived in the late 19th century as an act of reconciliation between the U.S. government and organized labor. The turmoil of that

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U.S. Africa Command Wraps-up Second Academic Conference with Closing Ceremony

12:00 AM9/3/2009

U.S. Africa Command hosted 36 academic professionals from 17 different African nations during its second annual academic symposium at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August 21, 2009.

During daily discussion groups, academic

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Air Forces Africa Shares Airdrop Expertise with Ugandan Forces

12:00 AM9/3/2009

Today's scenario: Heavy rains have caused the Nile River to overflow its banks and flood a village in central Uganda, cutting off citizens from food and medical supplies.

The mission: To plan and execute a humanitarian airdrop

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U.S. Soldiers Conduct 'Book Drop' in Tanga

12:00 AM9/2/2009

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army's 4-414th Civil Affairs Battalion delivered more than 1,000 books to rural schools near Tanga, Tanzania, August 24, 2009.

"Today we went to three schools ... two primary schools and a secondary

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U.S. Air Forces Africa Commander Visits Kenyan Air Force

12:00 AM9/1/2009

Air Forces Africa touched down in Kenya, August 24, 2009, for the latest in a series of engagements between U.S. and Kenyan forces. AFAFRICA, also known as 17th Air Force, is the air component for U.S. Africa Command.

AFAFRICA

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U.S. Air Forces Africa Help Nigerian C-130 Fly Again

12:00 AM9/1/2009

A group of active duty Air Force and Tennessee Air National Guard members helped restore one of Nigeria's C-130 transport aircraft to flying condition as part of an ongoing engagement between 17th Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Africa) and

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APS Swift Sailors Paint Togo Clinic

12:00 AM8/31/2009

Eight Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift and 18 local Togolese helped paint a clinic in Lome, August 26, 2009.

High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), which arrived August 24, is in port for a four-day visit in support of

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Health Experts Attend First U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference

12:00 AM8/27/2009

More than 50 medical experts from throughout the Department of Defense and other U.S. government organizations came together in Garmisch, Germany, for the first U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference, August 25-29, 2009.
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APS, Swift Deliver Project Handclasp Supplies in Togo

12:00 AM8/27/2009

Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift delivered two pallets of medical supplies as part of Project Handclasp to the local Red Cross in Lome, Togo, August 25, 2009.

Ambassador to Togo Patricia McMahon Hawkins, Togolese Red Cross

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APS, Swift Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Village in Gabon

12:00 AM8/27/2009

Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift made a unique, 45-mile, up-river trip from Port Gentil, Gabon aboard two rigid hull inflatable boats to deliver medical supplies to Ngola Village, August 20, 2009.

The two pallets

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Op-Ed: What I Saw in Goma

12:00 AM8/26/2009

U.S. Africa Command PAO Note: The following is an Op-Ed authored by Secretary Clinton that appeared on People.com following her trip to Africa in August 2009. The Op-Ed is being posted on the U.S. Africa Command website in the interest of

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Haas Assumes Command of Special Operations Command Africa

12:00 AM8/25/2009

U.S. Army Colonel Christopher K. Haas assumed command of Special Operations Command Africa from Brigadier General Patrick M. Higgins at a change of command ceremony held here yesterday.

Colonel Haas was the Director of the U.S. Special
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Medical Exercise in Swaziland Ends Successfully

12:00 AM8/25/2009

Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF), U.S. Army Africa, and U.S. Africa Command (USARAF) concluded the two-week MEDFLAG 09 exercise with a closing ceremony at USDF headquarters in Manzini, Swaziland on August 14, 2009.

MEDFLAG is a
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Commander, U.S. Africa Command, Visits Island Nations of Mauritius and Seychelles

12:00 AM8/20/2009

General William "Kip" Ward concluded his first visit to the island nations of Mauritius and Seychelles, August 19, 2009, where he traveled to meet with the nations' leadership to discuss future avenues of cooperation in the realm of maritime
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Seychelles President James Michel Hails Strengthening of Surveillance Cooperation with the United States

12:00 AM8/20/2009

U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs Note: Following is a press release by the Republic of Seychelles Office of the President. It is posted on the U.S. Africa Command website to increase public awareness of the cooperation between Seychelles and the
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U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium Begins in Ethiopia

12:00 AM8/19/2009

Opening ceremonies were held August 18, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa for the second U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium.

Thirty-seven academics from Africa, Europe and the United States have come together to enhance
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17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso

12:00 AM8/19/2009

The 17th Air Force, also known as U.S. Air Forces Africa, recently took another step forward in building meaningful relationships with African nations when it hosted the first-ever visit by a delegation of Burkina Faso officers to an American base
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CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs Team Helps Rebuild Fire Devastated Neighborhood in Djibouti City

12:00 AM8/17/2009

Zamzam Ahmed Dinbil was asleep in a second floor bedroom, her one-year-old daughter beside her, when the fire began that destroyed 21 homes and displaced 126 people in the Quarter 7 BIS neighborhood in the Boulaos commune of Djibouti on August 10,
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Africa Command Helps Countries Face Common Challenges

12:00 AM8/14/2009

U.S. Africa Command is hitting its stride as it works with African nations to confront common security challenges, a Pentagon official said.

The command's main mission is to build the security capacity of partner nations
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U.S. Service Members Visit Swazi Orphanage

12:00 AM8/14/2009

U.S. service members participating in exercise MEDFLAG 09 donated 6,200 South African Rand (about $800) worth of food and toys to 65 children, ranging in age from one to 15 years old at Emmanuel Khayalethu Orphanage in Swaziland, Aguust 14, 2009.
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WARD SENDS: Honoring the American Worker – Labor Day

12:00 AM9/4/2009

Labor Day is a timeless holiday in celebration of American workers, both past and present. The holiday was initially conceived in the late 19th century as an act of reconciliation between the U.S. government and organized labor. The turmoil of that

U.S. Africa Command Wraps-up Second Academic Conference with Closing Ceremony

12:00 AM9/3/2009

U.S. Africa Command hosted 36 academic professionals from 17 different African nations during its second annual academic symposium at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August 21, 2009. During daily discussion groups, academic

Air Forces Africa Shares Airdrop Expertise with Ugandan Forces

12:00 AM9/3/2009

Today's scenario: Heavy rains have caused the Nile River to overflow its banks and flood a village in central Uganda, cutting off citizens from food and medical supplies. The mission: To plan and execute a humanitarian airdrop

U.S. Soldiers Conduct 'Book Drop' in Tanga

12:00 AM9/2/2009

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army's 4-414th Civil Affairs Battalion delivered more than 1,000 books to rural schools near Tanga, Tanzania, August 24, 2009. "Today we went to three schools ... two primary schools and a secondary

U.S. Air Forces Africa Commander Visits Kenyan Air Force

12:00 AM9/1/2009

Air Forces Africa touched down in Kenya, August 24, 2009, for the latest in a series of engagements between U.S. and Kenyan forces. AFAFRICA, also known as 17th Air Force, is the air component for U.S. Africa Command. AFAFRICA

U.S. Air Forces Africa Help Nigerian C-130 Fly Again

12:00 AM9/1/2009

A group of active duty Air Force and Tennessee Air National Guard members helped restore one of Nigeria's C-130 transport aircraft to flying condition as part of an ongoing engagement between 17th Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Africa) and

APS Swift Sailors Paint Togo Clinic

12:00 AM8/31/2009

Eight Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift and 18 local Togolese helped paint a clinic in Lome, August 26, 2009. High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), which arrived August 24, is in port for a four-day visit in support of

Health Experts Attend First U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference

12:00 AM8/27/2009

More than 50 medical experts from throughout the Department of Defense and other U.S. government organizations came together in Garmisch, Germany, for the first U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference, August 25-29, 2009. Read more

APS, Swift Deliver Project Handclasp Supplies in Togo

12:00 AM8/27/2009

Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift delivered two pallets of medical supplies as part of Project Handclasp to the local Red Cross in Lome, Togo, August 25, 2009. Ambassador to Togo Patricia McMahon Hawkins, Togolese Red Cross

APS, Swift Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Village in Gabon

12:00 AM8/27/2009

Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift made a unique, 45-mile, up-river trip from Port Gentil, Gabon aboard two rigid hull inflatable boats to deliver medical supplies to Ngola Village, August 20, 2009. The two pallets

Op-Ed: What I Saw in Goma

12:00 AM8/26/2009

U.S. Africa Command PAO Note: The following is an Op-Ed authored by Secretary Clinton that appeared on People.com following her trip to Africa in August 2009. The Op-Ed is being posted on the U.S. Africa Command website in the interest of

Haas Assumes Command of Special Operations Command Africa

12:00 AM8/25/2009

U.S. Army Colonel Christopher K. Haas assumed command of Special Operations Command Africa from Brigadier General Patrick M. Higgins at a change of command ceremony held here yesterday. Colonel Haas was the Director of the U.S. Special

Medical Exercise in Swaziland Ends Successfully

12:00 AM8/25/2009

Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF), U.S. Army Africa, and U.S. Africa Command (USARAF) concluded the two-week MEDFLAG 09 exercise with a closing ceremony at USDF headquarters in Manzini, Swaziland on August 14, 2009. MEDFLAG is a

Commander, U.S. Africa Command, Visits Island Nations of Mauritius and Seychelles

12:00 AM8/20/2009

General William "Kip" Ward concluded his first visit to the island nations of Mauritius and Seychelles, August 19, 2009, where he traveled to meet with the nations' leadership to discuss future avenues of cooperation in the realm of maritime

Seychelles President James Michel Hails Strengthening of Surveillance Cooperation with the United States

12:00 AM8/20/2009

U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs Note: Following is a press release by the Republic of Seychelles Office of the President. It is posted on the U.S. Africa Command website to increase public awareness of the cooperation between Seychelles and the

U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium Begins in Ethiopia

12:00 AM8/19/2009

Opening ceremonies were held August 18, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa for the second U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium. Thirty-seven academics from Africa, Europe and the United States have come together to enhance

17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso

12:00 AM8/19/2009

The 17th Air Force, also known as U.S. Air Forces Africa, recently took another step forward in building meaningful relationships with African nations when it hosted the first-ever visit by a delegation of Burkina Faso officers to an American base

CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs Team Helps Rebuild Fire Devastated Neighborhood in Djibouti City

12:00 AM8/17/2009

Zamzam Ahmed Dinbil was asleep in a second floor bedroom, her one-year-old daughter beside her, when the fire began that destroyed 21 homes and displaced 126 people in the Quarter 7 BIS neighborhood in the Boulaos commune of Djibouti on August 10,

Africa Command Helps Countries Face Common Challenges

12:00 AM8/14/2009

U.S. Africa Command is hitting its stride as it works with African nations to confront common security challenges, a Pentagon official said. The command's main mission is to build the security capacity of partner nations

U.S. Service Members Visit Swazi Orphanage

12:00 AM8/14/2009

U.S. service members participating in exercise MEDFLAG 09 donated 6,200 South African Rand (about $800) worth of food and toys to 65 children, ranging in age from one to 15 years old at Emmanuel Khayalethu Orphanage in Swaziland, Aguust 14, 2009.

U.S. Africa Command hosted 36 academic professionals from 17 different African nations during its second annual academic symposium at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August 21, 2009.

During daily discussion groups, academic

Today's scenario: Heavy rains have caused the Nile River to overflow its banks and flood a village in central Uganda, cutting off citizens from food and medical supplies.

The mission: To plan and execute a humanitarian airdrop

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army's 4-414th Civil Affairs Battalion delivered more than 1,000 books to rural schools near Tanga, Tanzania, August 24, 2009.

"Today we went to three schools ... two primary schools and a secondary

Air Forces Africa touched down in Kenya, August 24, 2009, for the latest in a series of engagements between U.S. and Kenyan forces. AFAFRICA, also known as 17th Air Force, is the air component for U.S. Africa Command.

AFAFRICA

Eight Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift and 18 local Togolese helped paint a clinic in Lome, August 26, 2009.

High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), which arrived August 24, is in port for a four-day visit in support of

More than 50 medical experts from throughout the Department of Defense and other U.S. government organizations came together in Garmisch, Germany, for the first U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference, August 25-29, 2009.
Read more

Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift delivered two pallets of medical supplies as part of Project Handclasp to the local Red Cross in Lome, Togo, August 25, 2009.

Ambassador to Togo Patricia McMahon Hawkins, Togolese Red Cross

Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift made a unique, 45-mile, up-river trip from Port Gentil, Gabon aboard two rigid hull inflatable boats to deliver medical supplies to Ngola Village, August 20, 2009.

The two pallets

U.S. Army Colonel Christopher K. Haas assumed command of Special Operations Command Africa from Brigadier General Patrick M. Higgins at a change of command ceremony held here yesterday.

Colonel Haas was the Director of the U.S. Special

Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF), U.S. Army Africa, and U.S. Africa Command (USARAF) concluded the two-week MEDFLAG 09 exercise with a closing ceremony at USDF headquarters in Manzini, Swaziland on August 14, 2009.

MEDFLAG is a

Opening ceremonies were held August 18, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa for the second U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium.

Thirty-seven academics from Africa, Europe and the United States have come together to enhance

U.S. Africa Command is hitting its stride as it works with African nations to confront common security challenges, a Pentagon official said.

The command's main mission is to build the security capacity of partner nations