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Socio-Cultural Research and Advisory Team Adds Community Perspective to CJTF-HOA

12:00 AM7/15/2010
A team of civilian specialists is enhancing military operations in East Africa by providing their insights in support of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) mission.

The Socio-Cultural Research and Advisory Team (SCRAT) is based at the
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Rwanda and U.S. Dedicate a Newly Expanded School Near Kigali City

12:00 AM7/14/2010
Rwanda and the United States partnered in expanding the Masaka Secondary School near Kigali City and celebrated with a school dedication July 9, 2010. With more than 250 students in attendance, the dedication was symbolic of a successful joint
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AFRICOM Academic Symposium Begins in Senegal

12:00 AM7/14/2010
More than 70 academics and regional experts in African security related issues gathered July 13, 2010 in Dakar for the fourth U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Academic Symposium designed to help the command gain a better understanding of how it can
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U.S. Embassy Participates in Masaka School Dedication, Rwanda

12:00 AM7/14/2010
Charge d 'Affairs of the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda Anne Casper and the Mayor of Kicukiro District Jules Ndamage officially participated in a dedication of the newly renovated Masaka Secondary School in the Gasabo District of Kigali City, July 9,
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IKD-M Gets a Commander and Keeps Growing

12:00 AM7/13/2010
Major General Michael Snodgrass, chief of staff for U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), presided over a transfer of authority and assumption of command ceremony conducted at Royal Air Force Molesworth, England, July 7 2010.

Assuming
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African Union Press Release - Twin bombings in Kampala, Uganda

12:00 AM7/13/2010
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Jean Ping, has learnt with great concern the news of the twin blasts that hit Kampala, Uganda, in the night of 11 July 2010, claiming the lives of numerous innocent victims. The Chairperson of
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U.S. and Angola Sign Strategic Partnership Dialogue Agreement

12:00 AM7/12/2010
The United States and Angola have signed the U.S.-Angola Strategic Partnership Dialogue, which formalizes increased bilateral partnerships in energy, security, trade and democracy promotion. The agreement also paves the way for expanded cooperation
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Patch Barracks Technology Exposition

12:00 AM7/12/2010
The summer Patch Barracks/Stuttgart Area Technology Exposition will be held on Wednesday 28 July from 1300 – 1600 and Thursday 29 July from 1000 – 1400 at the Patch Fitness Center. The event is being hosted by U.S. European Command's J-6
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Ms. Bronwyn Bruton discusses "A New Approach" to Somalia

12:00 AM7/9/2010

Ms. Bronwyn Bruton discusses "A New Approach" to Somalia



COMMANDER'S SPEAKER SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT



Who: Ms. Bronwyn Bruton

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Stuttgart Youth Volunteer Services

12:00 AM7/9/2010

My name is Brandon Proudfoot. I am currently a summer hire at Army Community Service (ACS). I am the project manager volunteer, for the youth summer volunteer program.
I am a military dependent child of a member who is currently
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CJTF-HOA Rifle Team Prepares for Kenya Rifle Competition

12:00 AM7/9/2010
Members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Rifle Team are setting their sights on excellence as they prepare to compete in the 2010 Kenya Armed Forces Rifle Championship (AFRC).

The AFRC, sponsored by the Kenyan
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DoD Allies with Zambia to Improve Health, Education

12:00 AM7/9/2010
Around the world, brave men and women serve in their national armed forces, trained and ready to take on, at a moment’s notice, threats to their homeland.

But sometimes that threat doesn’t come in the form of weapons and soldiers. It
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Troops in Africa Get a Taste of Home for the Fourth of July

12:00 AM7/9/2010
While many Americans were celebrating Independence Day in their back yards grilling, 15 cooks packed up their steaks and spices and came out to Africa.

Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ) troops were treated July 4th to steaks cooked by
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European Baseball Championship, 23 July to 1 August

12:00 AM7/9/2010
The European Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national teams in Europe, governed by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). As in 2010 the tournament is organized every second year. On the whole, thirty
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Seabees Build Djibouti School

12:00 AM7/7/2010
A team of U.S. Navy Seabees began construction on the Ecole 5 school in Djibouti, June 2010. The school, which will be attended by approximately 1,200 students, is scheduled to be completed by early 2011.

"We're planning to build
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CJTF-HOA Coalition Pioneer Revisits Camp Lemonnier After Seven Years

12:00 AM7/7/2010
In the earliest inception of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa--at a time when countering terrorism had a more direct approach, East African coalitions were fewer and Djibouti was almost unheard of, the country of Kenya sent a colonel and
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AFRICOM Sailor Receives Honors in Cape Verde

12:00 AM7/7/2010
Cape Verde Minister of National Defense Cristina Fontes honored U.S. Africa Command's Petty Officer 2nd Class Norman Kukona in a ceremony July 6, 2010, in Praia, Cape Verde.

Kukona, an information systems technician in the Navy
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Stuttgart German American Wandering Club 35th Annual Volksmarch

12:00 AM7/7/2010
31 July & 1 August 2010

WHERE: Heumaden Soccer Club, Sillenbuch-Heumanden (Near Kelley and the TV tower), Kemnater Strasse 50, Heumaden -Baden-Wuerttemburg.

WHEN: 31 July: Start Time 0800 to 1400; 1 August: Start
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WOMEN'S CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

12:00 AM7/1/2010
WOMEN'S CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP, 15 July 2010, 0900 – 1100

SUBJECT: "PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/MENTORSHIP"

The workshop will be held at the ACS Conference Room 222, Building 2915, Panzer
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GSA Outreach Europe and Africa 2010

12:00 AM7/1/2010
GSA Outreach Europe and Africa 2010 - 12-15 July at the Millennium Hotel. Free training conference and trade expo for US military personnel, US Federal employees and foreign nationals working for USG. CONUS (215)-446-5047, Local +49-69-7535-7850,
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