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Africa Endeavor 2010 Initial Planning Conference Kicks Off in Uganda

12:00 AM1/12/2010
The initial planning conference for Africa's largest communications interoperability exercise kicked off on January 12, 2010 in Kampala, Uganda , with nearly 30 nations in attendance.

Africa Endeavor (AE) 2010 is a U.S. Africa
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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Members Deliver School Supplies

12:00 AM1/12/2010
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, a component of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), delivered 1,000 packets of school supplies to children of the Rukuini Primary and Secondary schools in Eldoret, Kenya, January 7,
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TRANSCRIPT: AFRICOM 'Not Africa's Policeman' Ward Says in Paris

12:00 AM1/8/2010
General William Ward said U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is not a police force for Africa but instead works with other nations to assist African nations in providing for their own security.

"I'm not Africa's policeman," Ward,
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TRANSCRIPT: AFRICOM's Ward Interviewed by France 24

12:00 AM1/8/2010
MARC PERELMAN: Hello and welcome to the France 24 interview. Today, we are welcoming Gen. Kip Ward. Gen. Kip Ward, you've served your country's military for the past four decades from Korea to Egypt to Somalia to Bosnia to Germany to
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U.S. Department of State Addresses U.N. Aid Halt in Somalia, Guinea Crisis

12:00 AM1/8/2010
The actions of al-Shabaab and other violent extremists in Somalia are denying approximately 900,000 people access to critical food aid and humanitarian assistance, according to a U.S. Department of State spokesman.

At a press
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TRANSCRIPT: AFRICOM's General Ward Interviewed by Radio France Internationale (RFI)

12:00 AM1/8/2010
AIDAN O'DONNELL (RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONALE): Thank you once again for speaking to us.

GEN. WILLIAM E. WARD: Sure.

MR O'DONNELL: Can I just ask you, first of all, you talked about increased professionalization
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WEATHER ALERT - Kelley Barracks initiates early release

12:00 AM1/8/2010
Due to deteriorating weather conditions, non-mission essential personnel at Kelley Barracks were authorized for early release from their workplaces January 8, 2010.

"Please wrap up any necessary work and get home safely," said
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Diplomats Call for Greater Effort to Implement Sudan Peace Accord

12:00 AM1/8/2010
AFRICOM PAO note: The following article, by the U.S. Department of State, is provided for public awareness of U.S. policy in Africa. As a military organization, U.S. Africa Command does not lead U.S. foreign policy but instead supports policies
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General Ward visits Intelligence and Knowledge Development Molesworth

12:00 AM1/7/2010
General William E. "Kip" Ward made his first visit to Royal Air Force Molesworth as commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), to meet the team members of the Intelligence Knowledge Development Molesworth (IKD-M) on January 5, 2010.
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WARD SENDS: A Peaceful and Joyful Holiday Season

12:00 AM12/23/2009
The holiday season is a special time for us wherever we are to celebrate our many blessings.
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Holiday Message from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

12:00 AM12/22/2009
Following is a holiday message from U.S. Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
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Setting the Record Straight: No Justification for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia

12:00 AM12/21/2009
AFRICOM Web Editor's Note: The following statement, released by U.S. Department of State's Office of the Spokesman on December 17, 2009, is provided to promote further public understanding of U.S. foreign policy toward African security.
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U.S. - Sierra Leone Maritime Patrol Team Fine Illegal Fishing Vessels

12:00 AM12/21/2009
A joint U.S.-Sierra Leone patrol team queried, boarded, and found four fishing vessels in violation of fishing laws, resulting in accrued fines totaling more than $1.2 million, December 6-12, 2009.
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Senegal Media Delegation Visits Africa Command

12:00 AM12/18/2009
A delegation of Senegalese media representatives visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters as part of an orientation program to explain the command's mission, December 14-18, 2009, culminating in an on-the-record interview with AFRICOM commander
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Libyan Journalists Interview General Ward

12:00 AM12/16/2009
A delegation of three senior Libyan military officers visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters as part of an orientation program to explain the command's mission, September 21-24, 2009.
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U.S. Special Envoy Gration Visiting AFRICOM on Three-Nation Trip

12:00 AM12/15/2009
Following is a press release from the U.S. Department of State:
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U.S. Sailors Celebrate the Holidays at Seychelles Orphanage

12:00 AM12/15/2009
More than 70 sailors from Patrol Squadron 26 (VP-26) 'Tridents' participated in a community relations project, December 11, 2009, ensuring that children from the St. Elizabeth Orphanage on Mahe Island, Seychelles had a special holiday
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Eastern Africa Standby Force Reaches Milestones at Conclusion of Exercise

12:00 AM12/7/2009
A closing ceremony in Grand Bara, Djibouti capped off a four-day field training exercise conducted by the newly forged Eastern African Standby Force (EASF), December 4, 2009.
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U.S. Africa Command Hosts 3rd Annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Program

12:00 AM12/1/2009
U.S. Africa Command health specialists, doctors, and staff members discussed the latest trends in HIV/AIDS at the AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, November 30, 2009, in recognition of World HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on December 1.
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Senior Enlisted Leaders Meet with NCO Mentors, Advisors in Liberia

12:00 AM11/26/2009
U.S. senior enlisted military leaders met with U.S. servicemembers working with Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) soldiers November 23, 2009, at Camp Ware, Liberia.
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