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CJTF Chaplain Celebrates Holy Week with Deployed Personnel

12:00 AM5/9/2011
During his visit to various units around East Africa, Chaplain (U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel) David Terrinoni celebrated Christian Holy Week with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) personnel beginning with a Palm Sunday
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Malawi and U.S. Forces Launch Exercise MEDREACH 11

12:00 AM5/6/2011
Malawi Defence Force (MDF) and U.S. military service members officially kicked-off exercise MEDREACH 11 with an opening ceremony May 3, 2011, at the Kamuzu Barracks in Lilongwe, Malawi.

The program brought the MDF shoulder to shoulder
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AFRICOM Commander to Staff, 'We Are Moving Forward'

12:00 AM5/6/2011
Now two months into commanding U.S. Africa Command, General Carter Ham gathered staff members for an "All-Hands meeting" May 5, 2011, to present quarterly awards, to offer his latest guidance on AFRICOM, and to share his impressions of his
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A New Strategic Approach to Managing Our Foreign Area Specialists

12:00 AM5/6/2011
In my January Army Magazine article ("Front & Center"), I presented an "Open Letter to Army FAOs," discussing why I, as a geographic combatant commander, believe that the Army can do better at growing and leveraging the unique and
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Chaplain Meets with East Africa Religious Leaders

12:00 AM5/5/2011
Chaplain (U.S. Navy Captain) Jon Cutler, director of Religious Affairs for Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), and U.S. Navy Chief Religious Programs Specialist Antoine Roach traveled to Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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AFRICOM Climate Survey Allows Staff to Voice Opinions

12:00 AM5/5/2011
U.S. Africa Command service members and federal civilians have an opportunity to express their opinions about work-related issues to leadership during the online Command Climate Survey, which will run from May 19 to June 3, 2011.

The
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Marine Security Guard Detachment Dakar Opens Doors to APS-11 Marines

12:00 AM5/4/2011
The crackling sound that accompanied a thick layer of smoke was refreshingly not part of a training day for the marines of second platoon, Ground Combat Element (GCE), Security Cooperation Task Force Africa Partnership Station 2011, as the juices
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IKD-M Team Members Raise Money to Help Japan Tsunami Victims

12:00 AM5/4/2011
Team members from the Intelligence and Knowledge Development Directorate (IKD-M) at Royal Air Force Molesworth raised almost 700 pounds (1200 dollars) during a two day fundraiser on April 19 and 20, 2011 to assist with relief efforts after the
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Piracy is of Common Concern to Africans, Global Community

12:00 AM5/4/2011
Legal experts from Africa, the United States, and Europe shared ideas and national strategies to countering piracy during the second day of U.S. Africa Command's Military Legal Conference, May 3, 2011.

Piracy, a growing concern to
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USS Robert G. Bradley Completes Exercise Saharan Express

12:00 AM5/4/2011
USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) completed exercise Saharan Express with the Cape Verdean Navy April 27, 2011.

Saharan Express is a multinational exercise which focuses on counter narcotics and proliferation training and is a part of
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Author, Professor Discusses Civil-Military Relations, Democratic Governance in Africa

12:00 AM5/4/2011
Bridging the gap between the military and civilians in order to democratize Africa was the topic of discussion by Dr. Mathurin C. Houngnikpo, who spoke to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) headquarters staff April 27, 2011, on Kelley Barracks.  Read more
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CJTF-HOA Partners with Kenyan Health Ministry

12:00 AM5/3/2011
The Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 208 from Manda Bay, Kenya, spent a week visiting health dispensaries in the Tana Delta region to conduct assessments, and speak with nurses, community health workers and locals in preparation for a future
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U.S. Navy, Namibian Forces Share Explosive Safety Skill

12:00 AM5/3/2011
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians, from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, teamed with the Namibian Defense Force and Namibian Explosive Control Unit police officers in Arandis, Namibia, recently for Explosive
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Warrior's Night Concludes Phase 1 of U.S., Senegalese Exchange

12:00 AM5/3/2011
Before the day's festivities can begin, the marines of second platoon, Ground Combat Element, Security Cooperation Task Force, Africa Partnership Station 2011 are all business. Standing at attention alongside Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service
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African Legal Experts from 20 Nations Collaborate on Maritime Law Initiatives

12:00 AM5/3/2011
Regional and international cooperation is critical in the development and enforcement of legal measures to combat maritime crimes off the coast of Africa, according to legal experts at a three-day conference in Balaclava, Mauritius, May 1-5,
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CJTF-HOA Partners with Kenyan Health Ministry

12:00 AM5/3/2011
The Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 208 from Manda Bay, Kenya, spent a week visiting health dispensaries in the Tana Delta region to conduct assessments, and speak with nurses, community health workers and locals in preparation for a future
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Conference Emphasizes International Partnership for Counterterrorism

12:00 AM5/2/2011
Building partnership capacity and leveraging existing programs throughout U.S. governmental agencies along with western partners was a consistent theme at this year''s Trans Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) conference hosted by
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Congolese Teach Important Skills in Disease Prevention to U.S. Service Members during MEDLITE 11

12:00 AM5/2/2011
For a change of pace at the MEDLITE 11 medical exercise training, members of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's military medical group took the podium April 28, 2011, and trained U.S. service members about the dangers of tropical diseases
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May: Asian-Pacific American Hertiage Month

12:00 AM5/2/2011
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CJTF Chaplain Celebrates Holy Week with Deployed Personnel

12:00 AM5/2/2011
During his visit to various units around East Africa, Chaplain (U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel) David Terrinoni celebrated Christian Holy Week with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) personnel beginning with a Palm Sunday
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