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APS Swift Army Veterinary Team in Liberia

12:00 AM9/16/2009

A three-person Army veterinary team on board Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift, (HSV 2), is participating in the ship's two-week Medical Civil Action Project (MEDCAP) in Monrovia, which began September 2, 2009.

The soldiers

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Nigerian Delegation Visits U.S. Air Forces Africa

12:00 AM9/15/2009

Nigeria sent a team of senior military officials to 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa) on September 11, 2009, giving the West African nation a chance to be guests after hosting two AFAFRICA visits in August.

The visit was part of an

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NMCB 3 Supports APS with Building Projects in Monrovia

12:00 AM9/15/2009

A detachment of 14 Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 began an engineering civil action project as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) at Redemption Hospital in Monrovia, September 9, 2009.

Over the next 46

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Multinational Force Keeps Pirates at Bay

12:00 AM9/15/2009

Navy Rear Admiral Scott Sanders, vice commander for U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, and British Royal Navy Captain Keith Blount, the task force's chief of staff, discussed counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and the Internationally

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U.S. Africa Command Opens Doors to Region Leaders

12:00 AM9/15/2009

U.S. Africa Command opened its doors to business, government and regional civic leaders in the Stuttgart area to learn more about the command during an open house event September 10, 2009.

As U.S. Africa Command approaches its second

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APS Swift Medical Team Treats Patients in Liberia

12:00 AM9/14/2009

Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift's Medical Team III returned to the Liberian government hospital in Tubmanberg, Liberia, September 10, 2009.

This is the fourth day the Navy physician, nurse, and corpsman have driven the two

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Non-Medical Services Offered at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti Through Military and Family Life Consultant Program

12:00 AM9/14/2009

Since its commencement in 2004, the Military & Family Life Consultant (MFLC) program has grown, with a representative on nearly every military installation stateside. Now the program has extended to other locations, including Camp Lemonnier, the

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South African Police Officers Attend Homicide Seminar as Part of National Guard State Partnership Program

12:00 AM9/14/2009

Two South African police officers will attend the New York State Police's world-renowned homicide seminar September 12-17, 2009 at the New York State Police Academy in Albany, thanks to the New York National Guard.

Director

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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Hosts Ugandan Senior Command and Staff College Officers

12:00 AM9/14/2009

Officers of the Ugandan Senior Command and Staff College visited Camp Lemonnier from September 7 to 11, 2009 to learn about Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's staff, coalition and regional partners' missions, operations, and

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WARD SENDS: Remembering 9-11

12:00 AM9/11/2009

September 11th, 2001 is a day we will never forget. As a nation, we remember and honor those whose lives were ended prematurely when jetliners struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and we remember and mourn those who died aboard Flight

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Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance 2009

12:00 AM9/11/2009

Through the twisted steel of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the scarred walls of the Pentagon, and the smoky wreckage in a field in southwest Pennsylvania, the patriotism and resiliency of the American people shone brightly on September

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Nigerian Delegation Assists U.S. Africa Command in Engagement Planning Process

12:00 AM9/11/2009

A Nigerian delegation met with representatives from U.S. Africa Command and its component organizations, September 10, 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany to discuss their goals and objectives for the coming year.

As U.S. Africa Command begins

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APS Swift, Project HOPE Hold Seminar on Maternal and Child Health

12:00 AM9/10/2009

Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) volunteers began a two-week training seminar for the nurses and midwives of John F. Kennedy (JFK) Memorial Health Center in Monrovia, September 7, 2009.

The four-person

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Liberian President Accepts Project Handclasp Donation from HVS Swift

12:00 AM9/9/2009

Twenty-four pallets of Project Handclasp supplies were accepted on behalf of the nation by the President of Liberia during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia, September 4, 2009.

Liberian President Ellen

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U.S. Africa Command Conducts First Regional Pandemic Response Program Workshop in Nairobi

12:00 AM9/8/2009

Disaster and Health experts from nine African nations came together in Nairobi, Kenya for a five-day planning workshop on Pandemic Influenza Response, August 31-September 4, 2009.

The event was sponsored and facilitated by U.S. Africa

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U.S. Marine Forces Africa Hosts First Marine Leaders of Africa Conference

12:00 AM9/4/2009

The principle staff and senior leadership of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Africa (MARFORAF) joined with 15 representatives from 11 African nations for the first Marine Leaders of Africa Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, August 24-27, 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

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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. 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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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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