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MCAST Security Force Assistance Mobile Team Collaborates on Small Boat Operations with the Cameroon Navy

MCAST Security Force Assistance Mobile Team Collaborates on Small Boat Operations with the Cameroon Navy MCAST Security Force Assistance Mobile Team Collaborates on Small Boat Operations with the Cameroon Navy
12:00 AM8/5/2010
A Security Force Assistance (SFA) detachment from the Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training command conducted a cooperative training engagement with the Cameroon Navy July 12 to 23, 2010 at the Douala Navy Base.

The mission of
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Hantavirus becoming more prevalent this year in Germany

Hantavirus becoming more prevalent this year in Germany Hantavirus becoming more prevalent this year in Germany
12:00 AM8/2/2010
You may have been hearing about cases of Puumala virus (a member of the European Hantavirus family) in the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg and Bavaria through the local media. Although a common annual problem in this region of Germany, this season
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Congolese Delegation Gets AFRICOM Facts Firsthand

Congolese Delegation Gets AFRICOM Facts Firsthand Congolese Delegation Gets AFRICOM Facts Firsthand
12:00 AM7/30/2010
A delegation of senior media representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters July 26-30, 2010, as part of the command's Public Information Partnership (PIP) initiative.

U.S.
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Minority Engineering Interns Meet with General Ward

Minority Engineering Interns Meet with General Ward Minority Engineering Interns Meet with General Ward
12:00 AM7/27/2010
Engineering interns from three U.S. universities took a day off of their daily tasks to meet with General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, July 26, 2010.

The interns, from North Carolina A&T State, Morgan State, and
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Minority Engineering Interns Meet with General Ward

Minority Engineering Interns Meet with General Ward Minority Engineering Interns Meet with General Ward
12:00 AM7/27/2010
Engineering interns from three U.S. universities took a day off of their daily tasks to meet with General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, July 26, 2010.

The interns, from North Carolina A&T State, Morgan State, and
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AFRICOM Lauds Joint Enabling Capabilities Command Support

AFRICOM Lauds Joint Enabling Capabilities Command Support AFRICOM Lauds Joint Enabling Capabilities Command Support
12:00 AM7/23/2010
U.S. Africa Command's Standing Joint Force Headquarters (SJFHQ) members participated in a Joint Enabling Capabilities Planners Course (JECPC) June 14-30, 2010, at the Warrior Preparation Center on Einsiedlerhof Air Station, Kaiserslautern
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First USARAF Reserve Sourcing Conference a Success

First USARAF Reserve Sourcing Conference a Success First USARAF Reserve Sourcing Conference a Success
12:00 AM7/20/2010
"We cannot do our mission without you and your troops supporting the command," Major General David Hogg, commander of U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) told visiting Army Reserve representatives who attended the first USARAF - United States Army
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Socio-Cultural Research and Advisory Team adds Community Perspective to CJTF-HOA

Socio-Cultural Research and Advisory Team adds Community Perspective to CJTF-HOA Socio-Cultural Research and Advisory Team adds Community Perspective to CJTF-HOA
12:00 AM7/15/2010
A team of civilian specialists is enhancing military operations in East Africa by providing their insights in support of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) mission.

The Socio-Cultural Research and Advisory Team (SCRAT) is based at the
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Socio-Cultural Research and Advisory Team Adds Community Perspective to CJTF-HOA

Socio-Cultural Research and Advisory Team Adds Community Perspective to CJTF-HOA Socio-Cultural Research and Advisory Team Adds Community Perspective to CJTF-HOA
12:00 AM7/15/2010
A team of civilian specialists is enhancing military operations in East Africa by providing their insights in support of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) mission.

The Socio-Cultural Research and Advisory Team (SCRAT) is based at the
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AFRICOM Academic Symposium Begins in Senegal

AFRICOM Academic Symposium Begins in Senegal AFRICOM Academic Symposium Begins in Senegal
12:00 AM7/14/2010
More than 70 academics and regional experts in African security related issues gathered July 13, 2010 in Dakar for the fourth U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Academic Symposium designed to help the command gain a better understanding of how it can
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IKD-M Gets a Commander and Keeps Growing

IKD-M Gets a Commander and Keeps Growing IKD-M Gets a Commander and Keeps Growing
12:00 AM7/13/2010
Major General Michael Snodgrass, chief of staff for U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), presided over a transfer of authority and assumption of command ceremony conducted at Royal Air Force Molesworth, England, July 7 2010.

Assuming
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AFRICOM Sailor Receives Honors in Cape Verde

AFRICOM Sailor Receives Honors in Cape Verde AFRICOM Sailor Receives Honors in Cape Verde
12:00 AM7/7/2010
Cape Verde Minister of National Defense Cristina Fontes honored U.S. Africa Command's Petty Officer 2nd Class Norman Kukona in a ceremony July 6, 2010, in Praia, Cape Verde.

Kukona, an information systems technician in the Navy
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Larry Diamond Speaks on Governance and Democracy in Africa

Larry Diamond Speaks on Governance and Democracy in Africa Larry Diamond Speaks on Governance and Democracy in Africa
12:00 AM7/1/2010
Africa is at a pivotal moment of its development and depends heavily on nations' abilities to improve their governance, according to a social scientist who spoke to U.S. Africa Command staff members, June 29, 2010.

Larry Diamond,
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Brigadier General Woodward Receives 17th Air Force Guidon

Brigadier General Woodward Receives 17th Air Force Guidon Brigadier General Woodward Receives 17th Air Force Guidon
12:00 AM6/28/2010
Seventeenth Air Force welcomed a new commander June 28, 2010 as Brig. Gen. Margaret H. Woodward received the guidon in a change-of-command ceremony at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

Woodward took charge of the organization, also known
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Benin Works with Local, Regional Organizations for Disaster Response Exercise

Benin Works with Local, Regional Organizations for Disaster Response Exercise Benin Works with Local, Regional Organizations for Disaster Response Exercise
12:00 AM6/24/2010
Following three days of preparation and briefings, participants of U.S. Africa Command's West Africa Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise began the collaborative portion of the exercise, testing their ability to work together as a nation and as
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New Commander Takes Reins of Air Forces Africa

New Commander Takes Reins of Air Forces Africa New Commander Takes Reins of Air Forces Africa
12:00 AM6/24/2010
Air Forces Africa will receive a new commander at 9 a.m. June 28, 2010, in a change-of-command ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Brigadier General Margaret H. Woodward will take charge of the organization, also known as 17th Air
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AFRICOM West Africa Pandemic Response Exercise Kicks Off in Benin

AFRICOM West Africa Pandemic Response Exercise Kicks Off in Benin AFRICOM West Africa Pandemic Response Exercise Kicks Off in Benin
12:00 AM6/23/2010
A nation's military plays a key role in the response to a medical or humanitarian crisis such as a pandemic, said experts at U.S. Africa Command's West Africa Pandemic Disaster Response table top exercise, June 21, 2010 in Cotonou,
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Combating Desertification and Drought in Africa

Combating Desertification and Drought in Africa Combating Desertification and Drought in Africa
12:00 AM6/17/2010
In recognition of the United Nations (UN)-designated "World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought," June 17, 2010, a U.S. Africa Command senior Meteorological and Oceanographic
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Major General Hogg Takes Command of U.S. Army Africa

Major General Hogg Takes Command of U.S. Army Africa Major General Hogg Takes Command of U.S. Army Africa
12:00 AM6/10/2010
During a ceremony June 10, 2010 at Caserma Ederle's Hoekstra Field, Major General David R. Hogg assumed command of U.S. Army Africa.
General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) presided over the ceremony, which
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17th Air Force Engages with Ugandan Air Force Leaders

17th Air Force Engages with Ugandan Air Force Leaders 17th Air Force Engages with Ugandan Air Force Leaders
12:00 AM6/10/2010
As President Barack Obama was signing the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act on May 24, 2010, members of U.S. Africa Command's air component, Air Forces Africa, were enroute to Uganda for a senior leader
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