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STATEMENT: U.S. Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Mali, No Fatalities

12:00 AM11/20/2009
A U.S. military aircraft supporting the U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM) made an emergency landing in Mali just north of the capital, Bamako, November 19, 2009.
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Horn of Africa Service Members Bring Donations to Djiboutians

12:00 AM11/20/2009
A contingent of the U.S. Army's 4/78th Battalion, Delta Company Civil Affairs and volunteers from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, visited a small village called Camel Douda in Djibouti to provide clothes, soccer balls, and a movie
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Africa Command Begins its Premier Security Cooperation Conference

12:00 AM11/17/2009
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) opened its annual Theater Security Cooperation Conference November 16, 2009, a premier event that builds the foundation for the command's activities with its African partners over the next three years.
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Ceremony Honours Veterans' Sacrifice

12:00 AM11/12/2009
The Stuttgart military community gathered to honour U.S. service men and women, past and present, during a Veterans Day ceremony November 11, 2009 at Patch Barracks' Washington Field. Sponsored by the American Legion Stuttgart Post 6, the
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Soldiers Radio and Television Visits Botswana

12:00 AM11/10/2009
Gail McCabe, a journalist from the U.S. Army Broadcast network, Soldiers Radio and Television, recently visited the U.S. Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) in Gaborone, Botswana to film the interaction of U.S. Army soldiers with Botswana
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U.S. PATRIOTS CLUB DONATES BANNER TO U.S. AFRICA COMMAND

12:00 AM11/10/2009


KAMPALA, Uganda - U.S. children living in Kampala, Uganda presented a banner to General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, during his visit to Uganda for a military training exercise in October 2009.

The
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MQ-9s Take Centre Stage in Victoria

12:00 AM11/10/2009
Representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Mauritius and the Government of Seychelles hosted an event for approximately 30 members from the media, local government, military and civil aviation authority November 6, 2009 in Victoria, Seychelles.  Read more
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HIV Campaign Continues on the Edge of Botswana's Okavango Delta

12:00 AM11/9/2009
Soldiers from the Botswana Defence Force's (BDF) 29th Infantry Battalion participated in a month-long HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention and voluntary testing campaign October 26, 2009, at the BDF Camp in Maun, Botswana.
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Malian Forces Improve Proficiency at English Language Lab

12:00 AM11/5/2009
Before an international student can apply to attend a U.S. Air Force training program, he or she must demonstrate proficiency in the English language. During a recent visit to Mali, where the official language is French, members of U.S. Air Forces
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U.S. Africa Command Hosts Combined Educational Training Seminar

12:00 AM11/5/2009
U.S. Africa Command hosted a security cooperation seminar in early November for U.S. military and civilian personnel, including foreign nationals employed by the U.S. Defense Department, responsible for coordinating military programs at the U.S.
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U.S. Army Africa Command Team Visit Peacekeeping Training Sites in Rwanda, Burundi

12:00 AM10/22/2009
Capacity building is a top priority for U.S. Army Africa, the army component of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Therefore, during a visit to Rwanda and Burundi October 19-20, 2009, Major General William B. Garrett III and Command Sergeant Major Gary
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U.S. Government Provides Equipment to Malian Army

12:00 AM10/20/2009
U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs Note: The following statement was released by the U.S. Embassy in Bamako, Mali. The equipment was presented by the U.S. Department of State, not by the U.S. military.
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Opening ceremony in Northern Uganda Marks Start to Humanitarian Exercise

12:00 AM10/19/2009
KITGUM, Uganda - The partnership exercise named Natural Fire 10, a multinational military exercise involving five East African partner states -- plus partners from the U.S. military -- began October 16, 2009 in northern Uganda.
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A New Approach to Global Food Security and Hunger

12:00 AM10/16/2009
U.S. Africa Command Web Editor's Note: The following op-ed on food security by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is posted on the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) website in recognition of World Food Day, October 16, 2009. The op-ed was
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U.S. Africa Command Admiral Speaks at Maritime Security Conference

12:00 AM10/14/2009
Vice Admiral Robert T. Moeller, U.S. Africa Command's deputy to the commander for military operations, spoke at the inaugural conference on Maritime Security at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, October 13, 2009.
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USS Arleigh Burke Arrives in Algeria

12:00 AM10/6/2009
USS Alreigh Burke (DDG 51) pulled into Algiers, Algeria, October 5, 2009, for a two-day port visit aimed at strengthening the maritime partnership between the United States and Algeria.
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Exercise Africa Endeavor Brings Together 25 African Nations

12:00 AM10/1/2009
A mid-morning ceremony September 29, 2009, marked the beginning of Africa Endeavor 2009, an annual joint combined communications exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, supported by the African Union and, this year, hosted by the Armed Forces of
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Libyan Delegation Makes Historic Visit to Africa Command

12:00 AM9/28/2009
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, Sept. 21-24, 2009, as the two countries continue to build their military
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Command Hosts Visit by Cameroon Journalists to Stuttgart

12:00 AM9/23/2009

U.S. Africa Command hosted a visit to Germany by four Cameroon journalists and a college dean September 14-17, 2009, providing briefings and meetings with senior staff, an office call with General William Ward and an on-the-record interview
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U.S. Africa Command Opens Doors to Region Leaders

12:00 AM9/15/2009
U.S. Africa Command opened its doors to business, government and regional civic leaders in the Stuttgart area to learn more about the command during an open house event September 10, 2009.

As U.S. Africa Command approaches its second
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