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U.S. Continues Pressure on Gadhafi, Obama Says
12:00 AM3/14/2011
The United States will continue to apply pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and has not taken any options off the table, President Barack Obama said here today.
During a news conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office
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U.S. Africa Command Welcomes New Senior Enlisted Leader
12:00 AM3/11/2011
U.S. Africa Command welcomed its newest senior enlisted leader during a ceremony March 11, 2011, on Kelley Barracks.
Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Jack Johnson Jr. assumed responsibilities from Command Sergeant Major Mark Ripka
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Partner Nation Hosts Pandemic 'Table Top' Exercise, Assess Response Capabilities
12:00 AM3/10/2011
At the request of the Tanzanian government, a week-long pandemic response table-top exercise was conducted March 7-11, 2011 to assist its government and military in identifying baseline pandemic preparedness capabilities.
Hosted by the
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Partner nation hosts pandemic ‘table top’ exercise, assess response capabilities
12:00 AM3/10/2011
ARUSHA, Tanzania – At the request of the Tanzanian government, a week-long pandemic response table-top exercise is being held to assist its government and military identify baseline pandemic preparedness capabilities.
Hosted by the
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Exercise Participants in Tanzania Practice Disaster Response
12:00 AM3/9/2011
After two days of plenary talks, facilitated lectures, and lessons-learned discussions, participants of the Tanzania Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise were given the chance to apply what they learned to develop a response plan for a potential
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General Ham Assumes Command of U.S. AFRICOM
12:00 AM3/9/2011
U.S. Army General Carter F. Ham assumed command of U.S. Africa Command from General William E. Ward during a ceremony March 9, 2011, at the Stadthalle in Sindelfingen, Germany, on the outskirts of Stuttgart.
Ham is the second
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General Ward sends final farewell to AFRICOM team
12:00 AM3/9/2011
General William E. "Kip" Ward, the first commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), sent out his final "Ward Sends" message to the U.S. AFRICOM staff before passing command to General Carter F. Ham. Below is the full text of
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Robert G. Bradley, APS Sail into Sierra Leone
12:00 AM3/8/2011
USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone, March 7, 2011, as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West.
The ship will embark African partners in order to conduct professional exchanges that build maritime
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Tanzanian, U.S. Partners Provide Island with New School
12:00 AM3/8/2011
Hundreds of students, educators and residents of Bopwe shehia attended a ceremony hosted by a delegation of Tanzanian and U.S. guests to commemorate the completion of a $320,000 Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa construction project: a new
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Tanzanians Discuss Disaster Preparedness during Weeklong Exercise
12:00 AM3/8/2011
During the second day of remarks and briefings on day two of the Tanzania Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise, remarks and briefings focused on helping participants understand the interdependencies between critical sectors and the need for each
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Tanzanian, U.S. partners provide island with new school
12:00 AM3/8/2011
PEMBA ISLAND, Zanzibar—Hundreds of students, educators and residents of Bopwe shehia attended a ceremony hosted by a delegation of Tanzanian and U.S. guests to commemorate the completion of a $320,000 Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa
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U.S. Military Aircraft Fly Egyptians Home from Tunisia
12:00 AM3/7/2011
U.S. military aircraft flew 640 Egyptians home today and yesterday from the Tunisia-Libya border where the refugees fled to escape the violence that continues between government forces and rebels in Libya.
Three U.S. Air Force C-130Js
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Tanzanian Government Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise Assembles in Tanzania
12:00 AM3/7/2011
The Tanzanian National Government Pandemic Disaster Response conference and exercise opened March 7, 2011 in Arusha, Tanzania.
The event convened with remarks from several guest speakers who spoke on how imperative disaster
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Seabees Construct Well, Relieve Thirst in Horn of Africa
12:00 AM3/7/2011
After 19 days of 24 hour operations, Seabees assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail Horn of Africa's (Det. HOA) Water Well Team completed construction of their first well in the village of Jedane, Ethiopia, on
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U.S. military response efforts - Odyssey Dawn
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UPDATE: U.S. Military Planes Fly 328 Egyptians on 2nd Day of Transport Operations
12:00 AM3/6/2011
(March 6, 2011) -- The U.S. military on March 6, 2011, continued providing safe transport for Egyptian citizens who wish to leave Tunisia and return to their home country as part of the ongoing U.S. and international response to the evolving
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1st U.S. Military Aircraft Bring Displaced Egyptians Home
12:00 AM3/6/2011
U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, joined Marine Corps KC-130 aircraft in airlifting displaced Egyptians citizens to Cairo from Djerba, Tunisia, late on March 5, 2011.
More than 300
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Djiboutian Army graduates first paramilitary class
12:00 AM3/6/2011
Eleven Djiboutian law enforcement officers or "Gendarmerie" graduated from the first Paramilitary Training class March 2, at the Ali Ouney Djiboutian Army Camp headquarters.
The three week course, supported by the Gendarmerie,
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Four U.S. Military Aircraft Fly 312 Egyptians Home from Tunisia-Libya Border
12:00 AM3/6/2011
As part of the United States effort to respond to the evolving humanitarian emergency on the Libya-Tunisia border, the U.S. military has taken action to assist with the return of Egyptian citizens who wish to leave Tunisia and return to their home
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Flintlock 11 and TSS Expand Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Cooperation Approach
12:00 AM3/5/2011
U.S. Africa Command expanded its traditional approach to addressing irregular security challenges across the Trans-Sahara region of West and North Africa by incorporating engagements for the first time into Exercise Flintlock 11 that go beyond the
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