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Equipment Offload Kicks Off Exercise African Lion '10

Equipment Offload Kicks Off Exercise African Lion '10

Equipment Offload Kicks Off Exercise African Lion '10

12:00 AM5/10/2010

Under a blazing North African sun, U.S. Marines and soldiers worked to offload 276 vehicles and pieces of equipment from the USS Arc in preparation for AFRICAN LION 2010 in Agadir, Morocco, April 26, 2010.

AFRICAN LION, a U.S. Africa

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Flintlock 10 Begins in Burkina Faso

Flintlock 10 Begins in Burkina Faso

Flintlock 10 Begins in Burkina Faso

12:00 AM5/4/2010

A mid-morning ceremony in Ouagadougou, May 3, 2010, marked the beginning of Flintlock 10, an annual exercise that focuses on improving military interoperability and capacity-building of participating militaries from Northern and Western Africa,

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Senegalese, Spanish and U.S. Ships Work Together to Train African Sailors

Senegalese, Spanish and U.S. Ships Work Together to Train African Sailors

Senegalese, Spanish and U.S. Ships Work Together to Train African Sailors

12:00 AM4/22/2010

African sailors received daily training across the decks of three partner country ships from Senegal, Spain, and the United States April 17-20, 2010, as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West.

The daily at-sea training was

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U.S. Africa Command DCMA Stresses Diplomacy at U.S. Army Africa Seminar

U.S. Africa Command DCMA Stresses Diplomacy at U.S. Army Africa Seminar

U.S. Africa Command DCMA Stresses Diplomacy at U.S. Army Africa Seminar

12:00 AM4/16/2010

Soldiers and civilians from U.S. Army Africa must act as ambassadors, U.S. Africa Command's senior civilian leader told attendees of the Great Lakes Seminar held this week in Vicenza.

Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, AFRICOM's

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USO in a Box: A Mobile Recreation Center

USO in a Box: A Mobile Recreation Center

USO in a Box: A Mobile Recreation Center

12:00 AM4/15/2010

It comes in a box the size of a small living room, the Expandable Light Air Mobile Shelter is designed to fit everything from X-Boxes and a surround sound theater to wireless high-speed internet and satellite phones. The USO in a box will build

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Africa Partnership Station Medical Humanitarian Outreach Team Provides Care in Liberia

Africa Partnership Station Medical Humanitarian Outreach Team Provides Care in Liberia

Africa Partnership Station Medical Humanitarian Outreach Team Provides Care in Liberia

12:00 AM4/14/2010

U.S. Navy and Army personnel, attached to a Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) medical team, provided medical and veterinary assistance to Liberian citizens from April 5-25, 2010, as a part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West.
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APS Fisheries Management Workshop Helps African Nations

APS Fisheries Management Workshop Helps African Nations

APS Fisheries Management Workshop Helps African Nations

12:00 AM4/13/2010

Members of an Italian Navy Mobile Training Team (INMTT) conducted a fisheries management workshop for 15 sailors from Cape Verde, The Gambia, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone April 10, 2010 aboard USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) as part Africa

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Africa Endeavor 2010 - Information and Communication Barriers Breaking Down in Ghana

Africa Endeavor 2010 - Information and Communication Barriers Breaking Down in Ghana

Africa Endeavor 2010 - Information and Communication Barriers Breaking Down in Ghana

12:00 AM4/2/2010

Ghana hosted communication and information specialists from 32 African nations and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) during the Africa Endeavor (AE) 2010 Mid-Planning Conference in Accra from March 29 - April 1, 2010. This conference was a follow-up

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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: Incorrect Press Reporting on Nigerian Oil Theft

STATEMENT: Incorrect Press Reporting on Nigerian Oil Theft

STATEMENT: Incorrect Press Reporting on Nigerian Oil Theft

12:00 AM3/24/2010

A Nigerian newspaper reporting on annual theft of $1 billion from Nigeria's oil sector misrepresented U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM) and U.S. Naval Forces Africa maritime security officials. The U.S. military officials did not provide any

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Gunston Hall Sailors Teach First Aid to African Sailors

Gunston Hall Sailors Teach First Aid to African Sailors

Gunston Hall Sailors Teach First Aid to African Sailors

12:00 AM3/22/2010

Sailors from the Benin, Ghanaian, and Nigerian navies took part in first aid training March 16 -17, 2010 aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44).

The training, part of a curriculum for

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APS East 2010 Deployment Concludes

APS East 2010 Deployment Concludes

APS East 2010 Deployment Concludes

12:00 AM3/17/2010

Africa Partnership Station (APS) East, an international cooperative initiative aimed at strengthening maritime safety and security, concluded its 2010 deployment with a close-out review by high-level naval leadership from Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania

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APS Gunston Hall Sailors Refurbish Childhood Development Center

APS Gunston Hall Sailors Refurbish Childhood Development Center

APS Gunston Hall Sailors Refurbish Childhood Development Center

12:00 AM3/16/2010

Sailors from USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) and Africa Partnership Station (APS) West took part in a community relations project March 11-13, 2010 at St. Theresa's Early Childhood Development Center during the ship's port visit to Ghana. Read more

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Author, Economist Speaks to Africa Command Staff on African Security, Politics, and Development

Author, Economist Speaks to Africa Command Staff on African Security, Politics, and Development

Author, Economist Speaks to Africa Command Staff on African Security, Politics, and Development

12:00 AM3/4/2010

Too much early focus on political development and not enough on economic development is hindering the ability of post-conflict African nations to recover from years of war and violence, said Dr. Paul Collier, a widely respected author and Oxford

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APS East Staff Spotlight: Major Eluid Keter from Kenya Navy

APS East Staff Spotlight: Major Eluid Keter from Kenya Navy

APS East Staff Spotlight: Major Eluid Keter from Kenya Navy

12:00 AM3/3/2010

Born and raised in Kitale, Kenya, Major Eliud Keter is now living at the center of the Africa Partnership Station East mission aboard the APS East platform high speed vessel Swift (HSV 2).

In the role of operations officer, or "OPS" as

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Two U.S. Vessels Training with Seychelles Coast Guard for Africa Partnership Station

Two U.S. Vessels Training with Seychelles Coast Guard for Africa Partnership Station

Two U.S. Vessels Training with Seychelles Coast Guard for Africa Partnership Station

12:00 AM3/1/2010

Carrying an international staff from six countries, High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) arrived in Port Victoria, Seychelles, February 27, 2010, followed by its sister platform the frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47) that arrived March 1, to conduct maritime

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Ghanaian Delegation Gets Inside Look at U.S. Africa Command Headquarters

Ghanaian Delegation Gets Inside Look at U.S. Africa Command Headquarters

Ghanaian Delegation Gets Inside Look at U.S. Africa Command Headquarters

12:00 AM2/26/2010

A delegation of media representatives from Ghana visited U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) headquarters as part of an orientation program to offer an in-depth look at the command's mission, February 22-26, 2010.

The group consisted of

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Multinational Crew Members of Africa Partnership Station Compete in Soccer Match with French Navy

Multinational Crew Members of Africa Partnership Station Compete in Soccer Match with French Navy

Multinational Crew Members of Africa Partnership Station Compete in Soccer Match with French Navy

12:00 AM2/19/2010

Sailors from High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) and USS Nicholas (FFG 47), supporting the mission of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East, played a friendly game of soccer against a French Navy team during a 4-day port visit to Port Est, Reunion,

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Ethiopians Observe Airdrop Procedures in Horn of Africa

Ethiopians Observe Airdrop Procedures in Horn of Africa

Ethiopians Observe Airdrop Procedures in Horn of Africa

12:00 AM2/16/2010

Six Ethiopian air force officers visited with servicemembers to discuss airdrop procedures, February 8 to 12, 2010.

The visit was part of a continuing engagement between Ethiopian officers and aircrew from the 449th Air Expeditionary

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Volunteers Break Language Barrier With Djiboutian Children

Volunteers Break Language Barrier With Djiboutian Children

Volunteers Break Language Barrier With Djiboutian Children

12:00 AM2/16/2010

Volunteers from Camp Lemonnier spent time playing sports, making beaded bracelets and necklaces, coloring pictures and handing out shoes to students at the Guelleh Battal school in Djibouti, February 13, 2010.

The 50 volunteers who

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