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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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AFRICOM Supports U.S. and International Response to Libya Crisis
12:00 AM3/5/2011
Two U.S. Air Force transport planes delivered USAID humanitarian supplies in Djerba, Tunisia, on March 4, 2011, less than 24 hours after President Obama directed the U.S. military to support international humanitarian efforts in response to the
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Djiboutian Army graduates first paramilitary class
12:00 AM3/5/2011
Djibouti -– 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
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U.S. Military Aircraft to Aid Egyptians Leaving Libya
12:00 AM3/4/2011
U.S. President Barack Obama announced today he has approved the use of U.S. military aircraft to help Egyptians who have fled to the Tunisian border get back home to Egypt, March 3, 2011.
Speaking from the White House, Obama said the
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Members of CJTF-HOA provide critical mentorship to Djiboutian Army regiment
12:00 AM3/4/2011
ALI OUNE, Djibouti, Mar 4, 2011 – Under an overcast sky, nearly 200 members of the Djiboutian Army’s elite 1st Rapid Action Regiment honed their infantry skills here and were mentored by members of the U.S. Army National Guard’s 2nd Combined Arms
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Members of CJTF-HOA Provide Critical Mentorship to Djiboutian Army Regiment
12:00 AM3/4/2011
Under an overcast sky, nearly 200 members of the Djiboutian Army's elite 1st Rapid Action Regiment honed their infantry skills in Ali Oune, Djibouti and were mentored by members of the U.S. Army National Guard's 2nd Combined Arms Battalion,
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U.S. AFRICOM Delivers Government Aid Supplies to Tunisia
12:00 AM3/4/2011
Two C-130 Hercules aircraft arrived in Djerba, Tunisia, March 4, 2011 - less than one day after President Barack Obama directed U.S. military aircraft support to the international aid effort to assist those who've fled fighting in Libya and are
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Chaplains forge lines of communication in Tanzania
12:00 AM3/4/2011
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CTJF-HOA) Navy Chaplain Captain Jon Cutler and Air Force Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel David Terrinoni visited Tanga and Dar es Salaam February 15-20 to establish lines of communication with local religious
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22 NCR and NMCB 74 Support Maritime Strategy in Africa
12:00 AM3/3/2011
Navy Capt. Kathryn Donovan, Commodore 22nd Naval Construction Regiment (22 NCR) and 22 NCR Command Master Chief Joseph Perrone, recently traveled from Gulfport, Miss. to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti to visit the Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction
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CJTF-HOA Partners with Djiboutian Health Officials for Remote Care
12:00 AM3/3/2011
Less than a mile from where the borders of Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia connect, a large crowd celebrated the opening of a much needed health clinic on February 26, 2011 in the tiny village of Guistir in the Ali Sabieh District of Djibouti.
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American and German Students and Families Participate in "Tell Me A Story" Event at Stuttgart Planetarium
12:00 AM3/1/2011
American and German students, along with their families attended the Military Child Education Coalition's "Tell Me A Story" event on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at the Stuttgart Planetarium.
Deployment can be a stressful
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Troops Re-Positioned to Provide Options on Libya
12:00 AM3/1/2011
The U.S. military "is in the planning and preparing mode" on Libya, and will be able to provide the full range of options for national leaders, Pentagon spokesman Marine Corps Colonel Dave Lapan said February 28, 2011 in Washington,
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APS West Partners to Strengthen Maritime Capabilities in Sao Tome
12:00 AM3/1/2011
USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) pulled into Sao Tome February 28, 2011, to begin maritime training with African Partners as part of the Africa Partnership Station (APS) West initiative.
During the port visit, the APS international
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Navy Chefs Topple World Cooking Festival in Istanbul
12:00 AM3/1/2011
Four members of the culinary staff from U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and U.S. Sixth Fleet packed up their cutlery, fine china and best frying pans, and headed off to compete in the 9th International Istanbul Gastronomy Festival, February 17-20,
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