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The President on Libya: "We Have Already Saved Lives"

12:00 AM3/22/2011
Note: The following is a White House blog concerning President Barack Obama's responses to questions concerning Libya during a recent trip to Latin America.

As he has in previous stops during his trip to Latin America, the
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AFRICOM DIALOGUE: Participants of Tanzania Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise Provide Feedback

12:00 AM3/21/2011
In early March 2011, more than 100 Tanzanian civilian and military representatives along with experts from international agencies came together in Arusha to assess the Tanzanian government's disaster response plan.

The exercise
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TRANSCRIPT: General Ham Briefs Pentagon Press on Operation Odyssey Dawn

12:00 AM3/21/2011
General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, provided updates on operations in Libya during a Pentagon briefing March 21, 2011. Speaking via satellite from the U.S. AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Ham discussed Operation
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Second APS East Hub Begins in Mauritius

12:00 AM3/21/2011
USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) joined the second training "Hub" of 2011 as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East in Port Louis, Mauritius, which began March 21, 2011.

Sailors and embarked international staff will hold various
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Overview of 1st Day of U.S. Operations to Enforce UN Resolution 1973 Over Libya

12:00 AM3/20/2011
U.S. military forces are conducting military operations in support of the multi-national effort to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1973, which authorizes all
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Navy and Marine Corps Aircraft Strike Libya

12:00 AM3/20/2011
U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers positioned in coalition military bases and U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD3) launched during the early hours in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution
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U.S. Secretary of State Clinton Donates DOD-Funded Ambulance to the Tunisian Red Crescent Society

12:00 AM3/19/2011
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Tunisia on March 17, 2011 to donate the first of two ambulances to the Tunisian Red Crescent Volunteer Training Center.

U.S. Africa Command's Humanitarian Assistance
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COMMUNIQUE: Paris Summit for the Support to the Libyan People

12:00 AM3/19/2011
[Following is the text released by the U.S. Department of State of the Communique of the Paris Summit for the Support to the Libyan People.]

At the invitation of President of the French Republic, M. Nicolas SARKOZY, Mr. Ban Ki
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STATEMENT: AFRICOM Commander on Commencement of Military Strikes in Libya

12:00 AM3/19/2011
Also available: General Carter Ham's statement translated to French and
Arabic.

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TRANSCRIPT: Obama Warns Libya to Comply with U.N. Resolution 1973 or Face International Force

12:00 AM3/18/2011
President Obama has directed the U.S. Department of Defense to coordinate planning with international partners for possible international military action if Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi does not comply with the terms of U.N. Security Council
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Volunteers, Students 'Break Bread' in Arta

12:00 AM3/16/2011
Beginning March 12, 2011 students from the Arta Culinary School began hosting the Djibouti Civil Affair Volunteer (CAV) team from Camp Lemonnier for four consecutive Saturdays for a cultural culinary exchange.

The dishes prepared are
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New Kelley Barracks Health Clinic

12:00 AM3/15/2011
The new Stuttgart Health Clinic Annex at Kelley Barracks will begin seeing patients, on Monday, 28 March 2011. This is a big quality of life improvement for AFRICOM and our Kelley Barracks-based Community. Your awareness and use of this new
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Stuttgart Community Spouses Club Annual Spring Bazaar

12:00 AM3/15/2011
The annual SCSC (Stuttgart Community Spouses Club) Spring Bazaar is a popular community-wide event that takes place on Friday, March 18, from 1000-2000, Saturday, March 19th from 1000-1900, and Sunday, March 20th from 1000-1600 on Patch Barracks.
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Pentagon Official Discusses Libya No-Fly Zone

12:00 AM3/15/2011
AFRICOM PAO Note: Since March 5, U.S. military transport aircraft have flown nearly 1,000 Egyptians from the Tunisian-Libyan border to Egypt. The latest flight occurred March 13, when a U.S. Air Force C-130J transported 79 Egyptian men, women
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U.S. Africa Command Welcomes New Senior Enlisted Leader

12:00 AM3/11/2011
U.S. Africa Command welcomed its newest senior enlisted leader during a ceremony March 11, 2011, on Kelley Barracks.

Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Jack Johnson Jr. assumed responsibilities from Command Sergeant Major Mark Ripka
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General Ward sends final farewell to AFRICOM team

12:00 AM3/9/2011
General William E. "Kip" Ward, the first commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), sent out his final "Ward Sends" message to the U.S. AFRICOM staff before passing command to General Carter F. Ham. Below is the full text of
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General Ham Assumes Command of U.S. AFRICOM

12:00 AM3/9/2011
U.S. Army General Carter F. Ham assumed command of U.S. Africa Command from General William E. Ward during a ceremony March 9, 2011, at the Stadthalle in Sindelfingen, Germany, on the outskirts of Stuttgart.

Ham is the second
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Four U.S. Military Aircraft Fly 312 Egyptians Home from Tunisia-Libya Border

12:00 AM3/6/2011
As part of the United States effort to respond to the evolving humanitarian emergency on the Libya-Tunisia border, the U.S. military has taken action to assist with the return of Egyptian citizens who wish to leave Tunisia and return to their home
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UPDATE: U.S. Military Planes Fly 328 Egyptians on 2nd Day of Transport Operations

12:00 AM3/6/2011
(March 6, 2011) -- The U.S. military on March 6, 2011, continued providing safe transport for Egyptian citizens who wish to leave Tunisia and return to their home country as part of the ongoing U.S. and international response to the evolving
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U.S. military response efforts - Odyssey Dawn

12:00 AM3/6/2011
Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS)

US Military Aircraft to Deliver Libya-related Aid
WASHINGTON - Two U.S.
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