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U.S. Marines Provide Counter Improvised Explosive Device Training to Ugandan Soldiers

12:00 AM6/4/2010

Soldiers with the Uganda Battle Group 6 (UGABAG 6) participated in a counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) mission planning exercise led by Marines from U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa (MARFORAF), May 17-28, 2010.

The training

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Successful Completion of First Africa Military Legal Conference

12:00 AM6/4/2010

The first Africa Military Legal Conference hosted by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) concluded May 21, 2010 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana.

The three-day conference brought together lawyers

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All Gave Some, Some Gave All: U.S. Army Africa Soldiers Honor World War II Fallen during Memorial Day Ceremony, Tunisia

12:00 AM6/2/2010

As the lonely sound of "Taps" drifted over 2,833 bleached-white headstones May 31, 2010, dozens of U.S. Army Africa soldiers raised their hands in salute at the North African American Cemetery.

They were among a group of U.S.

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Service Members Honor Fallen on Memorial Day, Djibouti

12:00 AM6/2/2010

Service members gathered for a Memorial Day ceremony in Djibouti, May 31, 2010, honoring those who have died while serving Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.

Rear Admiral Brian Losey, CJTF-HOA commander, said that those who

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Air Force Colonel Receives Presidential Honors in Zambia

12:00 AM6/1/2010

U.S. Air Force Colonel Keith Andrews was awarded the President's Medal of Gallantry during an Africa Freedom Day ceremony in Lusaka, Zambia May 25, 2010 for his act of heroism saving two young Zambian women from likely death in the Zambezi

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Air Force Imam Visits Leaders in East Africa

12:00 AM6/1/2010

Imam Walid Habash, a Muslim chaplain for the U.S Air Force, joined other military chaplains for a recent trip to strengthen relationships between the American people and Muslim communities in East Africa, May 2010.

U.S. Air Force

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Ugandan Soldiers Practice Civil Affairs Skills During Full Spectrum Training

12:00 AM6/1/2010

Soldiers of the Ugandan People's Defence Force (UPDF) practiced their ability to handle non-combat operations during two weeks of Civil-Military Operations (CMO) training at Kasenyi Training Facility in Entebbe, Uganda, May 10-21, 2010. Read more

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U.S. AFRICOM Marks Memorial Day at North Africa American Cemetery

12:00 AM6/1/2010

CARTHAGE, Tunisia - Tunisian and U.S. military personnel, diplomats and family members gathered May 31, 2010, to mark the solemn U.S. Memorial Day holiday at the North Africa American Cemetery near Tunis, with the U.S. military delegation led by

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U.S. Embassy and U.S. Military Members Honor Fallen WWII Pilot during Ceremony in Djibouti

12:00 AM6/1/2010

Approximately 35 people representing the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, and Camp Lemonnier took part in a rare ceremony on Memorial Day, May 31, 2010, to honor American-born Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot

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Midshipmen and Cadets Team Up to Conquer French Nautical Course

12:00 AM6/1/2010

U.S. Navy midshipmen and U.S. Army cadets joined together to complete the French Foreign Legion's Nautical Obstacle Course as part of a teambuilding exercise in Djibouti, May 27, 2010.

The midshipmen and cadets are touring the

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U.S. Military Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia, Prepares for Memorial Day

12:00 AM5/29/2010

Less than a mile from the 2,000-year-old ruins of ancient Carthage, Tunisian groundskeepers were working Friday, May 28, 2010, under a bright Mediterranean sun to prepare for Memorial Day observances to honor the 2,841 Americans buried in Carthage,

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"Get LYnC'd" with AFRICOM’s New Command Information Website

12:00 AM5/27/2010

STUTTGART – AFRICOM Commander, Gen. William "Kip" Ward, officially unveiled US Africa Command’s newest web page, The LYnC, which stands for "Linking You and the Command," at an All Hands staff engagement held in the Kelley Barracks

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WARD SENDS: Honoring Fallen Heroes

12:00 AM5/27/2010

Memorial Day is a day of special meaning to Americans: a day when we pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.

Every year, we commemorate this holiday with memorial services at well-known

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U.S. Civil Affairs Assist Pemba with VETCAP

12:00 AM5/26/2010

U.S. Navy Maritime Civil Affairs team 202 worked side-by-side with the 353rd Functional Specialty (FxSp) Team and Pemba livestock officers to vaccinate and treat more than 4,000 animals during a veterinary civic action project (VETCAP) on Pemba

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Obama on Signing of Northern Uganda Recovery Act

12:00 AM5/26/2010

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
May 24, 2010

Statement by the President on the signing of the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009

Today, I signed into

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USS Elrod Encounters Suspected Drug Smugglers in Mediterranean

12:00 AM5/26/2010

(AFRICOM PAO NOTE: While the Western Mediterranean is in the U.S. European Command's area of responsibility, U.S. Naval Forces Europe / U.S. Naval Forces Africa works in both areas.)

NAPLES, Italy –USS Elrod (FFG 55) encountered

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Maritime Surveillance System Monitors Coastline; Aids in Djibouti National Security

12:00 AM5/25/2010

"Like a person who was blind, we are able to see a little better," said the commander of the Djibouti Navy as he discussed the Regional Maritime Awareness Capability (RMAC), a maritime surveillance program.

Speaking about the only

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Marines Test Alternative Energy System at AFRICAN LION

12:00 AM5/25/2010

U.S. Marines at exercise African Lion tested a new environmentally-friendly energy system which will enable deployed troops to purify water, light their tents and power their equipment through solar energy and leverage technology.
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Doctors, Dentists Provide Medical Care in Morocco

12:00 AM5/24/2010

Moroccan medical personnel and their U.S. counterparts from the Utah Air National Guard's 151st Expeditionary Medical Group began the medical portion of humanitarian civil assistance missions of Exercise African Lion 2010 in the southern

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Tripoli Talks Advance U.S. Army Relationship with Libyan Land Forces

12:00 AM5/20/2010

The U.S. Army Africa commanding general made a historic trip to Libya to discuss the emerging relationship between the U.S. Army and Libya's land forces in early May 2010.

Major General William B. Garrett III visited Tripoli, where

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