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Liberian President Accepts Project Handclasp Donation from HVS Swift

Liberian President Accepts Project Handclasp Donation from HVS Swift

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

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

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

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

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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U.S. Africa Command Wraps-up Second Academic Conference with Closing Ceremony

U.S. Africa Command Wraps-up Second Academic Conference with Closing Ceremony

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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Air Forces Africa Shares Airdrop Expertise with Ugandan Forces

Air Forces Africa Shares Airdrop Expertise with Ugandan Forces

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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APS Swift Sailors Paint Togo Clinic

APS Swift Sailors Paint Togo Clinic

APS Swift Sailors Paint Togo Clinic

12:00 AM8/31/2009

Eight Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift and 18 local Togolese helped paint a clinic in Lome, August 26, 2009.

High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), which arrived August 24, is in port for a four-day visit in support of

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Health Experts Attend First U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference

Health Experts Attend First U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference

Health Experts Attend First U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference

12:00 AM8/27/2009

More than 50 medical experts from throughout the Department of Defense and other U.S. government organizations came together in Garmisch, Germany, for the first U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference, August 25-29, 2009.
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APS, Swift Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Village in Gabon

APS, Swift Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Village in Gabon

APS, Swift Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Village in Gabon

12:00 AM8/27/2009

Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift made a unique, 45-mile, up-river trip from Port Gentil, Gabon aboard two rigid hull inflatable boats to deliver medical supplies to Ngola Village, August 20, 2009.

The two pallets

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Haas Assumes Command of Special Operations Command Africa

Haas Assumes Command of Special Operations Command Africa

Haas Assumes Command of Special Operations Command Africa

12:00 AM8/25/2009

U.S. Army Colonel Christopher K. Haas assumed command of Special Operations Command Africa from Brigadier General Patrick M. Higgins at a change of command ceremony held here yesterday.

Colonel Haas was the Director of the U.S. Special

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17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso

17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso

17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso

12:00 AM8/19/2009

The 17th Air Force, also known as U.S. Air Forces Africa, recently took another step forward in building meaningful relationships with African nations when it hosted the first-ever visit by a delegation of Burkina Faso officers to an American base

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U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium Begins in Ethiopia

U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium Begins in Ethiopia

U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium Begins in Ethiopia

12:00 AM8/19/2009

Opening ceremonies were held August 18, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa for the second U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium.

Thirty-seven academics from Africa, Europe and the United States have come together to enhance

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U.S. Service Members Visit Swazi Orphanage

U.S. Service Members Visit Swazi Orphanage

U.S. Service Members Visit Swazi Orphanage

12:00 AM8/14/2009

U.S. service members participating in exercise MEDFLAG 09 donated 6,200 South African Rand (about $800) worth of food and toys to 65 children, ranging in age from one to 15 years old at Emmanuel Khayalethu Orphanage in Swaziland, Aguust 14, 2009.

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Djiboutian Army Learns Combat Life Saving Skills from U.S. Military

Djiboutian Army Learns Combat Life Saving Skills from U.S. Military

Djiboutian Army Learns Combat Life Saving Skills from U.S. Military

12:00 AM8/11/2009

Thirty-Five Soldiers from the Djiboutian Army completed a Combat Life Saver Seminar coordinated by U.S. soldiers from Army Central Command (ARCENT) and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) August 6, 2009 at nearby Camp Chekh

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Dental Team Treats Patients During Medical Exercise

Dental Team Treats Patients During Medical Exercise

Dental Team Treats Patients During Medical Exercise

12:00 AM8/8/2009

A six-member combined dental team from the Air Force, Army and Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force treated 55 patients during a dental civic assistance project as part of a medical exercise in Hhohho, Swaziland, August 6-7, 2009.

Three of

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Harbor Security Force Established in Djibouti

Harbor Security Force Established in Djibouti

Harbor Security Force Established in Djibouti

12:00 AM8/3/2009

A ribbon-cutting ceremony July 30, 2009 celebrated the establishment of a U.S. military harbor security force at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

Officials from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa

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Future Brightens for Tanzania Youth in Tanga Village

Future Brightens for Tanzania Youth in Tanga Village

Future Brightens for Tanzania Youth in Tanga Village

12:00 AM8/3/2009

Representatives and service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, in conjunction with the government of Tanzania, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, attended a dedication ceremony at the

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Harbor Security Force Established in Djibouti

Harbor Security Force Established in Djibouti

Harbor Security Force Established in Djibouti

12:00 AM7/31/2009

A ribbon-cutting ceremony July 30, 2009 celebrated the establishment of a U.S. military harbor security force at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

Officials from United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of

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International Forum Plans 2010 Maritime Partnership in Africa

International Forum Plans 2010 Maritime Partnership in Africa

International Forum Plans 2010 Maritime Partnership in Africa

12:00 AM7/30/2009

Maritime planners and experts from 20 countries gathered in New York on July 28, 2009 to refine activities and the schedule for the 2010 Africa Partnership Station, a premier international maritime program in Africa.

Organized and led

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Arleigh Burke Sailors Volunteer in Cape Town

Arleigh Burke Sailors Volunteer in Cape Town

Arleigh Burke Sailors Volunteer in Cape Town

12:00 AM7/24/2009

Sailors from USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) volunteered at the Dusk to Dawn Shelter, July 19, 2009, as part of a community relations (COMREL) project during the guided-missile destroyer's second port call in South Africa.

"I

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Leidig Turns Over Commands at Nisida Ceremony

Leidig Turns Over Commands at Nisida Ceremony

Leidig Turns Over Commands at Nisida Ceremony

12:00 AM7/23/2009

Rear Admiral Joe Leidig turned over command to Rear Admiral John Richardson during a ceremony at Nisida, a small island near Naples, Italy, July 22, 2009.

Richardson takes on four titles from Leidig: Director, U.S. Naval Forces

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