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American, Pemban Veterinary Personnel Partner to Treat 9,000 Animals
12:00 AM8/8/2011
Service members from Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 116 and 490th Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), partnered with more than 60 Pemban veterinary service
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American, Pemban Veterinary Personnel Partner to Treat 9k Animals
12:00 AM8/8/2011
Service members from Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 116 and 490th Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), partnered with more than 60 Pemban veterinary service
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Parade Marks End of Exercise Shared Accord 2011
12:00 AM8/5/2011
A farewell parade marked the near completion of Exercise Shared Accord at the Eastern Cape Signal Unit Base, Port Elizabeth in South Africa, August 2, 2011.
"The exercise was an unbelievable success," said South African Navy
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Expanded Area of Eastern Africa is Beset with Famine
12:00 AM8/5/2011
Famine has reached new areas of Somalia, according to an August 3, 2011 analysis of conditions in the region, and food insecurity in other parts of the eastern African country will likely reach famine levels within the next six weeks.
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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
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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AFRICOM's General Ham Discusses East African Famine, Recent Travels, and Command Climate Survey at All-Hands Meeting
12:00 AM8/4/2011
General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, held an All Hands meeting with members of the AFRICOM staff, July 29, 2011, where he emphasized the command's priorities including the East Africa drought and the growing concern of violent
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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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Eastern Africa Needs Immediate Aid, Long Range Plan, Groups Say
12:00 AM8/3/2011
The United States, other donor nations and the international aid community have expanded their response to famine, refugee migrations and humanitarian disaster in eastern Africa in recent weeks, but threats still exist and the region may teeter on
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USARAF Chaplains in Unique Position to Promote Stability, Peace in Africa
12:00 AM8/2/2011
With joy and passion a Malawi Christian congregation sings praise songs before the guest speaker comes to the podium. This guest is someone foreign, someone different - this guest is a U.S. Army Africa Chaplain.
Recently, Chaplain
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STATEMENT: U.S. President on the Occasion of Ramadan
12:00 AM8/2/2011
As Ramadan begins, Michelle and I would like to send our best wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world. Ramadan is a festive time that is anticipated for months by Muslims everywhere. Families and communities share the
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USS Samuel B. Roberts Makes APS Port Call in Tanzania
12:00 AM8/2/2011
Guided-missile frigate, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania August 1, 2011, to begin its engagement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East's Tanzania Hub.
The Tanzania hub will involve armed
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Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise Closes in Senegal
12:00 AM8/1/2011
Participants of the Senegalese National Government Pandemic Disaster Response Tabletop Exercise summarized lessons learned and discussed ways ahead, July 29, 2011, wrapping up the five-day exercise held in Saly, Senegal.
Nearly 100
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'Nobody Told Me the War Wouldn't Be Easy'
12:00 AM7/29/2011
After two straight days of almost nonstop rain about 225 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers and U.S. Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) marines wait to begin a company-sized assault on a barren ridge populated by imaginary enemy
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Hundreds Receive Medical Care as Part of Exercise Shared Accord
12:00 AM7/29/2011
It was a wet and cold Sunday afternoon when Elsie VanWyk entered the Kleinskool Sports Complex in South Africa. She had walked a long distance to get here, despite the adverse weather.
She, like many of her peers, had a single focus:
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Dentists Partner to Bring Smiles in South Africa
12:00 AM7/29/2011
Most people don't look forward to going to the dentist, but clients at the Medical Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) at the Kleinskool Sports Complex in South Africa were.
U.S. and South African dentists worked side-by-side to assist
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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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Crises Level Rises in Senegalese Tabletop Exercise and Logistics is Viewed as Critical Component of Response
12:00 AM7/28/2011
July 27, 2011 marked the midpoint of the weeklong Senegalese National Government Pandemic Disaster Response Tabletop Exercise. The day was dedicated to sessions two and three of this five-session tabletop exercise. This is a simulated exercise so
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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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U.S. Army Africa to Help Assess Small Water Purification Device
12:00 AM7/27/2011
Water, water, everywhere - but it's not safe to drink. That's a scenario that many U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) personnel traveling to the continent face.
When traveling to Africa, USARAF personnel should carry a small survival
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