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Top U.S. Officials Heading to Kenya; Refugee Numbers Rise

Top U.S. Officials Heading to Kenya; Refugee Numbers Rise

Top U.S. Officials Heading to Kenya; Refugee Numbers Rise

12:00 AM8/8/2011

The wife of the U.S. vice president, Jill Biden, will travel to Kenya in the near future to assess the humanitarian disaster unfolding in the Horn of Africa. She'll accompany Rajiv Shah, who, as administrator of the U.S. Agency for

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New Building Offers Improved Communication, Collaboration Between Stuttgart and Molesworth

New Building Offers Improved Communication, Collaboration Between Stuttgart and Molesworth

New Building Offers Improved Communication, Collaboration Between Stuttgart and Molesworth

12:00 AM8/5/2011

General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to open the newest building for the command at RAF Molesworth in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2011.

The event was attended by more than 300

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New Building Improves Communication, Collaboration Between Molesworth and Stuttgart

New Building Improves Communication, Collaboration Between Molesworth and Stuttgart

New Building Improves Communication, Collaboration Between Molesworth and Stuttgart

12:00 AM8/5/2011

General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to open the newest building for the command at RAF Molesworth in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2011.

The event was attended by more than 300

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Personnel Recovery Directorate Deals with 'What-If' Factor for Travelers

Personnel Recovery Directorate Deals with 'What-If' Factor for Travelers

Personnel Recovery Directorate Deals with 'What-If' Factor for Travelers

12:00 AM8/3/2011

It's a fact … bad things can happen. However, with planning and the right tools, even a worst case scenario can be survivable.

That's exactly why the U. S. Army Africa Personnel Recovery Directorate exists.
For USARAF

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SHARED ACCORD 11: Engineering Project Improves Conditions for Livestock

SHARED ACCORD 11: Engineering Project Improves Conditions for Livestock

SHARED ACCORD 11: Engineering Project Improves Conditions for Livestock

12:00 AM7/29/2011

"What they are doing is not worth money -- it's worth gold!"

That is how Koos Croukamp, manager of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Uitenhage, South Africa, enthusiastically describes the work by the

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Foreign Partners Meet, Discuss Engagement with AFRICOM HQ Staff

Foreign Partners Meet, Discuss Engagement with AFRICOM HQ Staff

Foreign Partners Meet, Discuss Engagement with AFRICOM HQ Staff

12:00 AM7/28/2011

U.S. Africa Command hosted 11 coalition officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in Djibouti for their first visit to the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany July 19-20, 2011.

The two-day

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Johannesburg Born Marine Returns to South Africa for Exercise

Johannesburg Born Marine Returns to South Africa for Exercise

Johannesburg Born Marine Returns to South Africa for Exercise

12:00 AM7/25/2011

There's the English spoken in South Africa, and then there's the English spoken in Southern California.

When Lance Corporal Kyle W. Smith moved from Johannesburg to Orange County following his step-father's job transfer in

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Djiboutians, U.S. Servicemembers Facilitate Joint Medical Training Seminar Medical Professionals Share Experiences

Djiboutians, U.S. Servicemembers Facilitate Joint Medical Training Seminar Medical Professionals Share Experiences

Djiboutians, U.S. Servicemembers Facilitate Joint Medical Training Seminar Medical Professionals Share Experiences

12:00 AM7/15/2011

Djiboutian military medical professionals joined their Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) counterparts for a week-long medical seminar to share basic lifesaving skills at the Djibouti Ministry of Defense Health Service facility in

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Ghanaian, U.S. Troops Partner for MEDFLAG 11

Ghanaian, U.S. Troops Partner for MEDFLAG 11

Ghanaian, U.S. Troops Partner for MEDFLAG 11

12:00 AM7/12/2011

MEDFLAG 11, a joint humanitarian assistance exercise between U.S. and Ghana Armed Forces, kicked off, July 12, 2011, with an opening ceremony at the nearby Ghanaian army base, Burma Camp.

Sponsored by U.S. Army Africa, the bilateral

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AFRICOM’s Environmental Security Program Brings USDOD and Botswana Defense Forces together for Workshop

AFRICOM’s Environmental Security Program Brings USDOD and Botswana Defense Forces together for Workshop

AFRICOM’s Environmental Security Program Brings USDOD and Botswana Defense Forces together for Workshop

12:00 AM7/8/2011

Environmental considerations in military operations was the focus of a U.S. Africa Command environmental security workshop held jointly with the Botswana Defense Forces (BDF) June 28-30, 2011, in Gaborone, Botswana.

The conference, led

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Swift Brings APS to Ghana; Prepares for MEDFLAG

Swift Brings APS to Ghana; Prepares for MEDFLAG

Swift Brings APS to Ghana; Prepares for MEDFLAG

12:00 AM7/1/2011

High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) made a brief stop in Ghana to deliver goodwill materials and medical supplies that will be used for the upcoming bilateral medical exercise MEDFLAG 11 in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2011, June

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Joint Personnel Recovery Exercise Prepares Lifesavers from All Branches for Duty

Joint Personnel Recovery Exercise Prepares Lifesavers from All Branches for Duty

Joint Personnel Recovery Exercise Prepares Lifesavers from All Branches for Duty

12:00 AM6/27/2011

A joint training exercise in the Grand Bara desert June 16, 2011 demonstrated the ability of U.S. military assets based at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to quickly locate and recover personnel from downed aircraft or other emergencies.
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Chaplain Meets with East Africa Religious Leaders

Chaplain Meets with East Africa Religious Leaders

Chaplain Meets with East Africa Religious Leaders

12:00 AM6/24/2011

Chaplain (U.S. Navy Captain) Jon Cutler, director of Religious Affairs for Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), traveled to Kampala and Mbale, Uganda, from May 29 to June 2 to discuss new initiatives promoting regional

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AFRICOM Partners with Rwanda Peace Academy for Environmental Security Workshop

AFRICOM Partners with Rwanda Peace Academy for Environmental Security Workshop

AFRICOM Partners with Rwanda Peace Academy for Environmental Security Workshop

12:00 AM6/23/2011

The first joint U.S. Africa Command and Rwanda Peace Academy (RPA) Environmental Security workshop was conducted in Masanze, Rwanda, June 21-23, 2011, with more than 40 participants.

The conference, hosted by U.S. Africa Command and

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Former AFRICOM Commander Receives Visionary Award

Former AFRICOM Commander Receives Visionary Award

Former AFRICOM Commander Receives Visionary Award

12:00 AM6/15/2011

The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) presented its annual "Visionary Award: Achievement in Peace and Security" to U.S. Army General William E. "Kip" Ward during an award ceremony and luncheon held in his honor on June 8, 2011, in

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Africans Training Africans in Cameroon

Africans Training Africans in Cameroon

Africans Training Africans in Cameroon

12:00 AM6/14/2011

Senegalese military contributed a mobile training team in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2011 in Cameroon, June 10.

For the first time in APS history, Senegal contributed a three-man team to teach a five-day visit board

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Good Governance Will Unleash Africa's Potential, Clinton Says

Good Governance Will Unleash Africa's Potential, Clinton Says

Good Governance Will Unleash Africa's Potential, Clinton Says

12:00 AM6/13/2011

Good governance is essential for Africa's development and achievement of its full potential, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says, calling for free elections across the continent and for strong democratic institutions.
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Horn of Africa Seminar Focuses on Finding Solutions to Transnational Threats

Horn of Africa Seminar Focuses on Finding Solutions to Transnational Threats

Horn of Africa Seminar Focuses on Finding Solutions to Transnational Threats

12:00 AM6/2/2011

A Horn of Africa seminar, "Seeking Whole of Region Solutions to Transnational Threats," opened May 28, 2011 with more than 80 participants and speakers from the Arab League, U.S. Central Command, U.S. Africa Command, and representatives from more

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Memorial Day in North Africa Echoes Past and Present Struggles for Freedom

Memorial Day in North Africa Echoes Past and Present Struggles for Freedom

Memorial Day in North Africa Echoes Past and Present Struggles for Freedom

12:00 AM5/31/2011

At a Memorial Day observance at the World War II cemetery in North Africa, the U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia spoke of past and present sacrifices for freedom and of the sacrifices Tunisia's people have made this year in their own democratic

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APS 2012 Planning Conference in Norfolk, APS 2011 Continues

APS 2012 Planning Conference in Norfolk, APS 2011 Continues

APS 2012 Planning Conference in Norfolk, APS 2011 Continues

12:00 AM5/20/2011

More than 250 military, government and civilian personnel from African, European and South American countries and the United States met in Norfolk the week of May 16, 2011 to begin planning for Africa Partnership Station (APS) engagements to take

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