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USS Samuel B. Roberts Arrives in Mozambique

USS Samuel B. Roberts Arrives in Mozambique USS Samuel B. Roberts Arrives in Mozambique
12:00 AM8/30/2011
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, August 26, 2011, for a four-day goodwill port visit after an underway period supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation in the region.

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Famine Soon to Worsen in Somalia, Report Predicts

Famine Soon to Worsen in Somalia, Report Predicts Famine Soon to Worsen in Somalia, Report Predicts
12:00 AM8/27/2011
A new analysis of food security in the Horn of Africa reports that the level of acute malnutrition for people in some areas of Somalia exceeds 50 percent. Food insecurity will worsen to become famine in most areas of southern Somalia within four to
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Building Esprit de Corps - CJTF-HOA Hosts Senior NCO Symposium

Building Esprit de Corps - CJTF-HOA Hosts Senior NCO Symposium Building Esprit de Corps - CJTF-HOA Hosts Senior NCO Symposium
12:00 AM8/26/2011
For the first time in its nine-year history, the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa hosted a senior enlisted conference, August 22 to 24, 2011, bringing together service members from 11 countries, spanning four continents, to enhance
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Building Esprit de Corps - CJTF-HOA Hosts Senior NCO Symposium

Building Esprit de Corps - CJTF-HOA Hosts Senior NCO Symposium Building Esprit de Corps - CJTF-HOA Hosts Senior NCO Symposium
12:00 AM8/26/2011
For the first time in its nine-year history, the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa hosted a senior enlisted conference, August 22 to 24, bringing together service members from 11 countries, spanning four continents, to enhance regional
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Stability Through Health: U.S. AFRICOM Hosts First HIV/AIDS Program Management Training

Stability Through Health: U.S. AFRICOM Hosts First HIV/AIDS Program Management Training Stability Through Health: U.S. AFRICOM Hosts First HIV/AIDS Program Management Training
12:00 AM8/24/2011
Reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS is a priority for U.S. Africa Command because of the disease's destabilizing effect to African nations, according to AFRICOM's civilian deputy Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, August 17, 2011.

U.S.
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2nd Annual Run4life Event

2nd Annual Run4life Event 2nd Annual Run4life Event
12:00 AM8/19/2011
The Stuttgart military community is preparing to celebrate once again cancer awareness with the 2nd Annual Run4Life event. U.S. Africa Command was a big supporter of last year’s event; let us once more support this great cause and relay for the
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Ceremony Marks Significant Historical Event for U.S. Army Africa

Ceremony Marks Significant Historical Event for U.S. Army Africa Ceremony Marks Significant Historical Event for U.S. Army Africa
12:00 AM8/15/2011
More than 350 soldiers, civilians and family members gathered August 12, 2011, at Hoekstra Field in Vicenza, Italy, for an exciting and historic event for U.S. Army Africa - one that highlighted the distinguished history of Headquarters Support
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Obama Approves $105 Million More for Horn of Africa

Obama Approves $105 Million More for Horn of Africa Obama Approves $105 Million More for Horn of Africa
12:00 AM8/9/2011
President Obama has approved an additional $105 million for urgent humanitarian relief efforts across the Horn of Africa, where the United Nations estimates that more than 12.4 million people are in urgent need as a result of the region's worst
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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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Chaplain Meets with Tanzanian Religious Leaders

Chaplain Meets with Tanzanian Religious Leaders Chaplain Meets with Tanzanian Religious Leaders
12:00 AM8/8/2011
Rabbi (U.S. Navy Captain) Jon Cutler, director of Religious Affairs for Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), traveled to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 18 to 21, 2011, to meet with religious leaders and discuss a future trip and a
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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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