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Volunteers, Students 'Break Bread' in Arta
12:00 AM3/16/2011
Beginning March 12, 2011 students from the Arta Culinary School began hosting the Djibouti Civil Affair Volunteer (CAV) team from Camp Lemonnier for four consecutive Saturdays for a cultural culinary exchange.
The dishes prepared are
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New Radar System Improves Nigerian Maritime Capability
12:00 AM3/15/2011
The Nigerian Navy completed a training program for selected officers on the new surface surveillance system, the Regional Maritime Awareness Capability (RMAC), on March 4, 2011.
The U.S. Navy-funded coastal surveillance program uses an
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Stuttgart Community Spouses Club Annual Spring Bazaar
12:00 AM3/15/2011
The annual SCSC (Stuttgart Community Spouses Club) Spring Bazaar is a popular community-wide event that takes place on Friday, March 18, from 1000-2000, Saturday, March 19th from 1000-1900, and Sunday, March 20th from 1000-1600 on Patch Barracks.
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New Kelley Barracks Health Clinic
12:00 AM3/15/2011
The new Stuttgart Health Clinic Annex at Kelley Barracks will begin seeing patients, on Monday, 28 March 2011. This is a big quality of life improvement for AFRICOM and our Kelley Barracks-based Community. Your awareness and use of this new
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Pentagon Official Discusses Libya No-Fly Zone
12:00 AM3/15/2011
AFRICOM PAO Note: Since March 5, U.S. military transport aircraft have flown nearly 1,000 Egyptians from the Tunisian-Libyan border to Egypt. The latest flight occurred March 13, when a U.S. Air Force C-130J transported 79 Egyptian men, women
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Volunteers, Students ‘break bread’ in Arta
12:00 AM3/15/2011
ARTA, Djibouti — Beginning March 12, students from the Arta Culinary School began hosting the Djibouti Civil Affair Volunteer (CAV) team from Camp Lemonnier for four consecutive Saturdays for a cultural culinary exchange.
The dishes
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Robert G Bradley Conducts Community Relations Projects in Sierra Leone
12:00 AM3/15/2011
Sailors of USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) and Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training (MCAST) Command participated in an Africa Partnership Station (APS) West community relations project during their visit to Freetown, Sierra Leone, March 11,
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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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