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U.S. Service Members Assist Fire Victims in Ethiopia

U.S. Service Members Assist Fire Victims in Ethiopia

U.S. Service Members Assist Fire Victims in Ethiopia

12:00 AM5/24/2008

Personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia and service members deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) distributed new sleeping bags and pillows on May 20, 2008, to hundreds of residents of the Sidist Kilo neighborhood who

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Hundreds of Liberian Soldiers Graduate from Military Basic Training

Hundreds of Liberian Soldiers Graduate from Military Basic Training

Hundreds of Liberian Soldiers Graduate from Military Basic Training

12:00 AM5/23/2008

A graduation ceremony was scheduled May 23, 2008 to mark the successful completion of a month-long military training course by Liberian infantryman with the new Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), according to the U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation in

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Ugandan Soldiers Graduate from Counterterrorism Course

Ugandan Soldiers Graduate from Counterterrorism Course

Ugandan Soldiers Graduate from Counterterrorism Course

12:00 AM5/16/2008

More than 200 soldiers with Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) graduated from a 16-week Counterterrorism Course in Folkasenyi, Uganda on May 16, 2008.

The Ugandan Counterterrorism Course was taught by service members with

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Tanzania Community Opens Health Clinic Built by U.S. Military

Tanzania Community Opens Health Clinic Built by U.S. Military

Tanzania Community Opens Health Clinic Built by U.S. Military

12:00 AM5/15/2008

U.S. service members from the Combined Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) gathered with residents of Mikocheni on May 15, 2008 to celebrate the completion of a newly built health clinic.

The Jaypal Singh Babhra Memorial Clinic was

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U.S. Sailor, Originally From Kenya, Works on Kenyan Humanitarian Projects

U.S. Sailor, Originally From Kenya, Works on Kenyan Humanitarian Projects

U.S. Sailor, Originally From Kenya, Works on Kenyan Humanitarian Projects

12:00 AM5/6/2008

Several thousand miles and seven time zones away from their home base in Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. Navy construction specialists, "Seabees," are working on bringing clean water to the Garissa District through a series of well-digging

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Desert Warfare Training Pushes to the Extremes

Desert Warfare Training Pushes to the Extremes

Desert Warfare Training Pushes to the Extremes

12:00 AM5/5/2008

Approximately 120 service members from the United States and France participated in desert survival training in early May, 2008 in the desert and mountains of Djibouti.
The French have maintained a military presence in Djibouti for the last

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USS Fort McHenry Returns From Maiden Deployment to West and Central Africa

USS Fort McHenry Returns From Maiden Deployment to West and Central Africa

USS Fort McHenry Returns From Maiden Deployment to West and Central Africa

12:00 AM5/4/2008

Amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) returned to its homeport May 4, 2008, after a seven-month deployment as the first platform for Africa Partnership Station (APS), an initiative working with countries from West and Central

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Africa-Centered Military Command Designed to Listen and Respond

Africa-Centered Military Command Designed to Listen and Respond

Africa-Centered Military Command Designed to Listen and Respond

12:00 AM5/1/2008

The African continent faces a raft of security challenges from human rights abuses, poverty, corruption and smuggling, to rapidly increasing populations and dwindling water resources.

While the United States always has interacted with

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Ambassadors Celebrate Africa's Achievements and Address Security Challenges

Ambassadors Celebrate Africa's Achievements and Address Security Challenges

Ambassadors Celebrate Africa's Achievements and Address Security Challenges

12:00 AM4/27/2008

African ambassadors, members of the diplomatic corps, U.S. officials, and other guests gathered at the Embassy of the Republic of Ghana in Washington on April 24, 2008, in support of a more secure and peaceful Africa.

With music from

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Officers from Djibouti, Seychelles and Yemen Train with U.S. Navy

Officers from Djibouti, Seychelles and Yemen Train with U.S. Navy

Officers from Djibouti, Seychelles and Yemen Train with U.S. Navy

12:00 AM4/5/2008

Officers from three different countries recently embarked on USS Germantown the first week of April, 2008, to train with the United States Navy. The training, facilitated by Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and the crew of the USS

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Command Provides New Way for African Nations to Connect, Pentagon Deputy Says

Command Provides New Way for African Nations to Connect, Pentagon Deputy Says

Command Provides New Way for African Nations to Connect, Pentagon Deputy Says

12:00 AM3/28/2008

In an interconnected world, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is another way the United States can connect with the countries of the continent, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England told representatives from more than 40 African nations March 27,

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Trans-Saharan Conference Focuses on 'Expanding Partner Nation Capacity-Building'

Trans-Saharan Conference Focuses on 'Expanding Partner Nation Capacity-Building'

Trans-Saharan Conference Focuses on 'Expanding Partner Nation Capacity-Building'

12:00 AM3/27/2008

Participants from across the U.S. government, as well as European liaisons, attended the fourth annual Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership and Operation Enduring Freedom Trans-Sahara Conference March 26-28 in southern Germany.
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U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Develop Mobile Sea Transport Platform

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Develop Mobile Sea Transport Platform

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Develop Mobile Sea Transport Platform

12:00 AM3/25/2008

As part of an exercise called West African Training Cruise 08, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps over four days in March 2008 built and tested a system for transporting cargo from ship-to-ship and ship-to-land. The Improved Navy Lighterage System

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U.S. Navy Assists Distressed Fishing Vessel Off Liberian Coast

U.S. Navy Assists Distressed Fishing Vessel Off Liberian Coast

U.S. Navy Assists Distressed Fishing Vessel Off Liberian Coast

12:00 AM3/24/2008

While transiting off the coast of Monrovia, Liberia late on March 20, the U.S. Navy's High Speed Vessel Swift received a distress call, relayed from the Maritime Regional Coordination Center (RMCC) in Lisbon, of a Portuguese fishing vessel, the

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U.S. Navy Brings Veterinary Care to Liberia

U.S. Navy Brings Veterinary Care to Liberia

U.S. Navy Brings Veterinary Care to Liberia

12:00 AM3/24/2008

As part of a U.S. Navy visit to Liberia, American Army medical specialists teamed up with a volunteer emergency nurse from Project Hope to vaccinate local animals March 24, 2008, in Monrovia, a first step in what U.S. officials expect will become a

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U.S. Navy Hosts Oceanographic Training for Students from Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon

U.S. Navy Hosts Oceanographic Training for Students from Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon

U.S. Navy Hosts Oceanographic Training for Students from Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon

12:00 AM3/15/2008

The U.S. Navy hosted a three-day, at-sea training event in the Gulf of Guinea to improve collecting data for ocean and climate research, weather forecasting and modeling, and in support of maritime traffic.

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Gabonese Senior Enlisted Receive Leadership Training from U.S. Military

Gabonese Senior Enlisted Receive Leadership Training from U.S. Military

Gabonese Senior Enlisted Receive Leadership Training from U.S. Military

12:00 AM3/11/2008

As part of the Navy's Global Maritime Strategy, Africa Partnership Station (APS) is training Gabonese senior enlisted sailors on noncommissioned officer (NCO) leadership, a one-week course, which is part of an international effort aiming to

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Ghanaian Midwives Train Aboard U.S. Navy Ship through Project HOPE

Ghanaian Midwives Train Aboard U.S. Navy Ship through Project HOPE

Ghanaian Midwives Train Aboard U.S. Navy Ship through Project HOPE

12:00 AM3/6/2008

More than 30 Ghanaian midwives completed training March 5 aboard High Speed Vessel Swift following an intensive two-day course from Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), a private voluntary organization partnering with Africa

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New U.S. Military Command Responds to African Requests

New U.S. Military Command Responds to African Requests

New U.S. Military Command Responds to African Requests

12:00 AM2/25/2008

The head of the new U.S. Africa Command already has traveled to 30 African nations to hear requests from national leaders on how the United States can best support their efforts to achieve stability and prosperity. And African leaders have

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U.S. Navy Delivers Emergency Aid for Chad Refugees

U.S. Navy Delivers Emergency Aid for Chad Refugees

U.S. Navy Delivers Emergency Aid for Chad Refugees

12:00 AM2/11/2008

The U.S. Navy's High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) delivered 25 pallets of food products and medical supplies to United Nations relief organizations in Douala, Cameroon, February 11 to aid refugees from Chad.

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