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Robert G. Bradley Arrives in Angola for APS West Mission
12:00 AM3/29/2011
USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) arrived in Luanda, Angola, for a port visit as part of the Africa Partnership Station (APS) West mission, March 29, 2011.
While in Angola, Robert G. Bradley will host ship tours, office calls, a military
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International Community Urged to Step Up Pressure on Qadhafi
12:00 AM3/29/2011
Beyond the current military efforts in Libya to save lives, the international coalition must work to provide humanitarian assistance, pressure and isolate the Qadhafi regime and help Libyans achieve political change, says Secretary of State Hillary
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Stephen W. Groves Departs Port Louis
12:00 AM3/28/2011
USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29) departed Port Louis, Mauritius, after completing the second training "Hub" of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East, March 28, 2011.
The "Hub" saw the graduation of armed service members from Djibouti,
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Robert G. Bradley Completes APS Exercise Obangame Express 2011
12:00 AM3/28/2011
USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) concluded exercise Obangame Express off the coast of Cameroon as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West, March 23, 2011.
Robert G. Bradleym, along with ships from Belgium, Cameroon, France, Gabon,
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French Destroyer Forbin Joins Kearsarge ESG
12:00 AM3/28/2011
Commander Jean-Mathieu Rey, commanding officer of the French ship FS Forbin (D 620), and several crew members made a visit to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) while off the coast of Libya March 26, 2011.
The
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Obama: Coalition Mission Succeeding in Libya
12:00 AM3/27/2011
The military mission in Libya is succeeding and preventing further atrocities against the Libyan people by Moammar Gadhafi and his forces, President Barack Obama said March 26, 2011, in his weekly radio address.
Obama said that
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CJTF-HOA Chaplain meets 'Ethiopian Daughter'
12:00 AM3/27/2011
On March 11, Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel David Terrinoni met a 15-year-old Ethiopian girl whom his twin 25-year-old daughters have supported every month for 10 years since they were in middle school, deciding on their own to tithe their babysitting
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TRANSCRIPT: NATO Enforcing All Aspects of UNSCR 1973 in Libya
12:00 AM3/27/2011
[Summary by U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs] A senior U.S. administration official on Sunday, March 27, 2011, discussed NATO's immediate agreement to enforce all military aspects of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973, according to
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PRESS STATEMENT: African Union Meeting on the Situation in Libya
12:00 AM3/26/2011
The United States commends the African Union for convening a meeting of the international community in Addis Ababa yesterday to discuss the situation in Libya. The African Union has an important role to play in the resolution of the Libyan crisis.
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PRESS STATEMENT: Statement Regarding Use of Force in Libya
12:00 AM3/26/2011
The following are remarks from Harold Hongju Koh, U.S. Department of State legal advisor, to the American Society of International Law Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. March 26, 2011,regarding the U.S. military's use of force in
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TRANSCRIPTS: AFRICOM's General Ham on Fox, NBC, CNN, BBC, AP
12:00 AM3/26/2011
General Carter F. Ham, commander, U.S. Africa Command, was interviewed by Fox, NBC, CNN and BBC via the Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System and by AP via telephone March 25, 2011.
The interviews focused on the future role of
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Incirlik Airmen Support Operation Odyssey Dawn
12:00 AM3/26/2011
Three air traffic controllers and two airfield management personnel from the 39th Operations Squadron here recently deployed to lend support to Operation Odyssey Dawn, March 24, 2011.
Senior Master Sergeant Rodney Wilson, Technical
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Weekly Address: President Obama Says the Mission in Libya is Succeeding
12:00 AM3/26/2011
In his weekly address March 26, 2011, President Obama told the American people that the military mission in Libya is succeeding even as responsibility is transferred to our NATO allies and partners. Qaddafi's air defenses have been taken out,
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U.S. Committed to Peaceful Resolution in Cote d'Ivoire Crisis
12:00 AM3/25/2011
The United States remains committed to finding a peaceful resolution to the presidential crisis that has gripped Côte d'Ivoire since the November 2010 elections, a State Department spokesman says.
"Since the beginning of the
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Sponsorship Training
12:00 AM3/25/2011
Sponsorship Training is being offered on Wednesday, 30 MAR, from 0900 to
0930 in the Conference Room on the first floor (Room #119) in building 3306.
Sponsorship is a very rewarding experience and is vitally important in
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New Coalition Member Flies 1st Sortie Enforcing No-Fly Zone over Libya
12:00 AM3/25/2011
Qatar, the newest member to the coalition supporting the enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, flew its first operational sortie today as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn.
A Qatari Emiri Air Force Mirage 2000-5
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Military Action in Libya About Humanitarian Response, U.S. Says
12:00 AM3/25/2011
The U.S. role in the enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973 is limited to the goal of ending the attacks by forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Qadhafi upon the Libyan people and is in response to the humanitarian
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TRANSCRIPT: General Ham addresses media in Sigonella, Sicily on Operation Odyssey Dawn
12:00 AM3/25/2011
Gen. Carter Ham, commander U.S. Africa Command, addressed media regarding current military actions as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya. In addition to thanking the servicemembers from the coalition and the community of Sigonella for their
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POLICY STATEMENT: Secretary Clinton on Situation in Cote d'Ivoire
12:00 AM3/25/2011
The United States condemns Laurent Gbagbo's continued attacks on unarmed civilians in Côte d'Ivoire and we demand an immediate end to this brutality. Gbagbo's indiscriminate violence against civilians cannot be tolerated. All
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Joint Maritime Forces Take Action
12:00 AM3/25/2011
When Joint Force Maritime Component Commander, Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris, Jr., embarked on his flagship, the USS Mount Whitney last March 10th, he was not certain what shape the international coalition - or the Libya crisis itself for that matter -
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