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Dutch Donate Two River Boats to Senegal During APS Deployment

12:00 AM10/8/2009
As part of the first European-led Africa Partnership Station (APS) deployment, the Dutch government donated two river inspection boats to the Organization de la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Senegal (OMVS) in St. Louis, Senegal, October 7, 2009.  Read more
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Netherlands Begins First European-led APS Deployment in Senegal

12:00 AM10/7/2009
The first European-led Africa Partnership Station (APS) engagement began in St. Louis, Senegal, October 7, 2009 after the Royal Dutch Navy multi-functional amphibious transport ship HNLMS Johan De Witt (L 801) pulled into port.
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Navy Diver Visit Helps the Gabonese Navy Assess its Future Dive Capability

12:00 AM10/7/2009
Service members with the Gabonese Navy completed a three-day Dive Program Orientation and Demonstration led by two U.S. Navy divers from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Libreville, September 25, 2009.
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New Logistical Specialist Rating Celebrated at Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM10/7/2009
Junior and senior enlisted postal clerks and storekeepers, along with members of the Navy Supply Corps, held a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, October 1, 2009 to commemorate the official formation of the Navy's new logistical specialist
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USS Arleigh Burke Arrives in Algeria

12:00 AM10/6/2009
USS Alreigh Burke (DDG 51) pulled into Algiers, Algeria, October 5, 2009, for a two-day port visit aimed at strengthening the maritime partnership between the United States and Algeria.
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Multinational Soldiers Graduate from Warrior Leadership Course

12:00 AM10/6/2009
Five soldiers from Uganda and Liberia were among the 11 international graduates of the Warrior Leadership Course conducted at the 7th U.S. Army 's Noncommissioned Officers Academy (NCOA) in Grafenwoer, Germany.
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Botswana Defence Command and Staff College Adds to Library

12:00 AM10/6/2009
A donation of more than 700 textbooks and reference books delivered to the library of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Defence Command and Staff college (DCSC) in Gaborone, Botswana, is helping improve the availability of study and research
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Africa Endeavor 09 Builds Relationships, Strengthens Communications

12:00 AM10/5/2009
Almost 200 people from 26 countries and three international organizations came together in Gabon, September 29, 2009, to participate in Exercise Africa Endeavor, an annual U.S. Africa Command-sponsored initiative to assist African militaries with
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Exercise Africa Endeavor Brings Together 25 African Nations

12:00 AM10/1/2009
A mid-morning ceremony September 29, 2009, marked the beginning of Africa Endeavor 2009, an annual joint combined communications exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, supported by the African Union and, this year, hosted by the Armed Forces of
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U.S., Ugandan Senior Enlisted Leaders Meet to Prepare for Exercise Natural Fire

12:00 AM10/1/2009
When the command sergeant major of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) arrived in Uganda and met with the top enlisted soldiers from the Ugandan Peoples Defense Force (UPDF), their main focus was making Natural Fire 10 a success.
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Commander Reports on Africa Command Progress

12:00 AM10/1/2009
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2009 – U.S. Africa Command is a “listening command” that has added value to U.S. government programs on the continent, the command’s top military officer told the Atlantic Council here last night.  Read more
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Libyan Delegation Makes Historic Visit to Africa Command

12:00 AM9/28/2009
A delegation of three senior Libyan military officers visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters as part of an orientation program to explain the command's mission, Sept. 21-24, 2009, as the two countries continue to build their military
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Command Hosts Visit by Cameroon Journalists to Stuttgart

12:00 AM9/23/2009

U.S. Africa Command hosted a visit to Germany by four Cameroon journalists and a college dean September 14-17, 2009, providing briefings and meetings with senior staff, an office call with General William Ward and an on-the-record interview
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Medical Experts Lend Helping Hand in Swaziland

12:00 AM9/22/2009
U.S. Army Reserve soldiers Colonel Morgan M. Gray, commander of the Medical Support Unit-Europe (MSU-E) in Mannheim, Germany, and Captain Charles A. Pastor, a medical doctor assigned to the MSU-E, took part in an exercise designed to share the
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CJTF-HOA Provides Assistance to Faza Village

12:00 AM9/22/2009
A team from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa deployed to Faza Village, Pate Island, Kenya, September 13, 2009 to assess options in assisting the village after a fire on September 5 that consumed 350 houses and displaced more than 2,100
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MARFOREUR, MARFORAF Welcome New Commander

12:00 AM9/22/2009
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa received a new commander September 10, 2009. Brigadier General Paul W. Brier assumed command of the two units from Major General (Sel) Tracy L. Garrett during a brief change of
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North Carolina National Guard Hosts Botswana Defence Force Officers

12:00 AM9/21/2009
Major General William E. Ingram, Jr. and members of the North Carolina National Guard hosted officers from the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) at Camp Butner National Guard Training Center near Durham, North Carolina, August 17, 2009.
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Camp Lemonier Service Members Deliver Footwear in Djibouti

12:00 AM9/21/2009
Service members from Camp Lemonnier and the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa delivered hundreds of shoes to children in Djibouti, September 18, 2009.

The shoes were donated by children from Manchester United Methodist Church
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APS Swift Arrives in The Gambia

12:00 AM9/18/2009
Africa Partnership's High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) arrived in Banjul, The Gambia, September 17, 2009.

The ship was welcomed by Bala Garba-Jahump, The Gambia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Barry L. Wells, U.S. Ambassador to
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Liberian President Visits APS Swift for Farewell Reception

12:00 AM9/18/2009
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift for an evening reception honoring the conclusion of the ship's two-week Medical Civil Action Project in Monrovia, September 15, 2009.

For the
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