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Workshop Strengthens Design and Construction Skills of Mali Military Engineers

Workshop Strengthens Design and Construction Skills of Mali Military Engineers

Workshop Strengthens Design and Construction Skills of Mali Military Engineers

1:55 PM8/26/2015

The Mali Military Base Design and Operational Energy Workshop, co-hosted by U.S. Africa Command’s Environmental Security Office and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), was held Aug. 3-7, in Bamako, Mali.

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Western Accord 2015 Closes on a Note of Cooperation (1) of (1)

Western Accord 2015 Closes on a Note of Cooperation (1) of (1)

Western Accord 2015 Closes on a Note of Cooperation (1) of (1)

8:51 AM8/4/2015

U.S., African and European military personnel stand in formation during the closing ceremony for Western Accord 15, at Winkelman Kazerne, Harskamp, Netherlands, July 31. Western Accord 2015 replicates the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, Sector Headquarters mission command in support of United Nation and African Union mandated peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. Marcus Fichtl)

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Western Accord Begins in the Netherlands (2) of (2)

Western Accord Begins in the Netherlands (2) of (2)

Western Accord Begins in the Netherlands (2) of (2)

9:40 AM7/23/2015

U.S., African and European servicemembers stand in formation during the opening ceremony for Western Accord 2015, at Harkscamp, The Netherlands, July 20. Western Accord 2015 is a command post exercise in the Netherlands from July 20-31. Western Accord 15 replicates the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, Sector Headquarters mission command in support of United Nation and African Union mandated peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. Marcus Fichtl)

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Western Accord Begins in the Netherlands (1) of (2)

Western Accord Begins in the Netherlands (1) of (2)

Western Accord Begins in the Netherlands (1) of (2)

9:38 AM7/23/2015

Dutch Brig. Gen. Gino van der Voet, director of training and operations, Royal Netherlands Army Command, addresses a formation of U.S., African and European servicemembers during the opening ceremony for Western Accord 2015, at Harkscamp, The Netherlands, July 20. Western Accord 2015 is a command post exercise in the Netherlands July 20-31. Western Accord 15 replicates the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, Sector Headquarters mission command in support of United Nation and African Union mandated peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. Marcus Fichtl)

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Deploying AFL Soldiers Participate in IED Recognition Course

Deploying AFL Soldiers Participate in IED Recognition Course

Deploying AFL Soldiers Participate in IED Recognition Course

10:59 AM5/17/2013

Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers slated to deploy to Mali completed an improvised explosive device recognition course provided by Operation ONWARD LIBERTY mentors at Edward Binyah Kesselly Military Barracks May 3.

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AFRICOM Commander Outlines Diverse Challenges Ahead

AFRICOM Commander Outlines Diverse Challenges Ahead

AFRICOM Commander Outlines Diverse Challenges Ahead

12:22 PM3/8/2013

Somalia and Mali represent different stages of the challenges for U.S. Africa Command, Army Gen. Carter F. Ham told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. Ham, who will step down as Africom commander next month, said the five-year-old command

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ACSS Panels Discuss Priorities for Restoring Stability in Mali

ACSS Panels Discuss Priorities for Restoring Stability in Mali

ACSS Panels Discuss Priorities for Restoring Stability in Mali

2:05 PM2/7/2013

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) web site.

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AFRICOM Commander Addresses Concerns, Potential Solutions in Mali

AFRICOM Commander Addresses Concerns, Potential Solutions in Mali

AFRICOM Commander Addresses Concerns, Potential Solutions in Mali

9:12 AM1/25/2013

The commander of U.S. Africa Command today shared lessons learned from what he called shortcomings in the U.S.-Malian training program which have contributed to turmoil in the African nation. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham spoke to students and faculty

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Program Brings Together Northwest Africa Leaders and Partners

Program Brings Together Northwest Africa Leaders and Partners

Program Brings Together Northwest Africa Leaders and Partners

12:00 AM4/20/2012

- Representatives from African partner nations Ghana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal participated in the Special Operations Command Africa- coordinated 2012 Flintlock Senior Leader Symposium hosted at the Kofi Annan

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Africa Endeavor Main Planning Conference Concludes in Bamako

Africa Endeavor Main Planning Conference Concludes in Bamako

Africa Endeavor Main Planning Conference Concludes in Bamako

12:00 AM1/31/2011

U.S. Africa Command concluded the main planning conference for Africa Endeavor 2011 in Bamako, Mali January 27, 2011 after four days of deliberation and exercise planning sessions.

Africa Endeavor is an annual multinational

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Training in Trans-Sahara Africa

Training in Trans-Sahara Africa

Training in Trans-Sahara Africa

12:00 AM12/13/2010

The Malian patrol finally reached its objective, a small village north of Gao, following a long drive through the northern territories of vast desert in this Trans-Saharan nation slightly smaller than twice the size of Texas.

The

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Flintlock 2010: Hundreds of Malians receive medical care

Flintlock 2010: Hundreds of Malians receive medical care

Flintlock 2010: Hundreds of Malians receive medical care

12:00 AM5/17/2010

A U.S. Army medic assigned to Joint Special Operations Task Force-Trans Sahara explains the daily dosage recommendations of medication to a female villager from the Jiwoyo community as part of triage during a Medical Civil Action Program conducted during the Flintlock 10 exercise in Mali in May, 2010. U.S. Army health care providers assigned to JSOTF-TS gave free medical care and medicine to nearly 400 local residents in the area who suffer from inadequate and lack of medical care.

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Flintlock 2010: Hundreds of Malians receive medical care

Flintlock 2010: Hundreds of Malians receive medical care

Flintlock 2010: Hundreds of Malians receive medical care

12:00 AM5/17/2010

The event included health care providers from the Malian Ministry of Health and Defense who treated nearly 700 local men, women and children at the Mali Army Noncommissioned Officers Academy outside the city of Segou.

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Flintlock 2010

12:00 AM5/10/2010

A U.S. Army veterinarian assigned to Joint Special Operations Task Force-Trans Sahara inoculates a goat with dewormer as part of a Veterinary Civil Action Program conducted during the Flintlock 10 exercise in Mali. Both U.S. and Malian veterinarians inoculated nearly 500 cattle and goats belonging to farmers in the Jiwoyo community with dewormer medication.

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Flintlock 10 exercise set to kick off

Flintlock 10 exercise set to kick off

Flintlock 10 exercise set to kick off

12:00 AM3/31/2010

Centered in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, but with tactical training conducted in Senegal, Mali, Mauritania and Nigeria, Flintlock 10 will run from May 2-23, 2010.

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STATEMENT: U.S. Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Mali, No Fatalities

STATEMENT: U.S. Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Mali, No Fatalities

STATEMENT: U.S. Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Mali, No Fatalities

12:00 AM11/20/2009

A U.S. military aircraft supporting the U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM) made an emergency landing in Mali just north of the capital, Bamako, November 19, 2009.

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Air Forces Africa Conducts Senior Leader Engagement to Mali, Senegal

Air Forces Africa Conducts Senior Leader Engagement to Mali, Senegal

Air Forces Africa Conducts Senior Leader Engagement to Mali, Senegal

12:00 AM11/5/2009

Air Forces Africa senior leaders met recently in Mali and Senegal to discuss improving air domain capacity and building airman skill sets and for African air forces.

Brigadier General Mike Callan, Air Forces Africa vice commander,

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Joint Military Exercise FLINTLOCK to be Held In Mali

MEDIA ADVISORY: Joint Military Exercise FLINTLOCK to be Held In Mali

MEDIA ADVISORY: Joint Military Exercise FLINTLOCK to be Held In Mali

12:00 AM10/28/2008

The Government of Mali, in collaboration with other African and European nations and the United States government, to include U.S. Africa Command, is scheduled to host a joint military exercise from November 3-20, 2008. This exercise, called

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U.S. Service Members Complete Largest Medical Training Exercise in Africa

U.S. Service Members Complete Largest Medical Training Exercise in Africa

U.S. Service Members Complete Largest Medical Training Exercise in Africa

12:00 AM8/11/2008

U.S. service members completed the largest annual humanitarian medical exercise in Africa July 26, 2008 following two-weeks of intense training and clinical visits in villages throughout Mali.

More than 90 service members deployed for

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