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Statement by Secretary Clinton: Cameroon's 50th Anniversary of Independence
12:00 AM5/20/2010
AFRICOM PAO Note: This statement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is being posted on the U.S. Africa Command website in the interest of explaining U.S. foreign policy with African nations. The role of U.S. Africa Command is to
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Reserve Marine Brings Wealth of Experience to African Lion
12:00 AM5/20/2010
For nearly 30 years, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Mick Flynn has dedicated his life to the Marine Corps.
He is currently in Agadir, Morocco at African Lion 2010, serving as the Marine Forces Reserve advanced party logistics officer,
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Marine MPs Enhance Foreign Relations Through Non-Lethal Tactics
12:00 AM5/20/2010
Moroccan military members practiced non-lethal weapons tactics alongside U.S. Marines with the Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Division of St. Paul, Minnesota, May 17, 2010, during Exercise AFRICAN LION 2010.
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Phoenix Express Kicks Off in Souda Bay
12:00 AM5/19/2010
Phoenix Express 2010 (PE-10), a two-week, two-phase, multinational, maritime exercise among regional partners from Africa, Europe, and the United States, is set to conduct its kickoff pre-sail conference and conclude its in port training portion of
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U.S. Africa Command Launches Warrant Officer/Non-Commissioned Officer Webpage
12:00 AM5/19/2010
U.S. Africa Command launched a new webpage geared towards warrant officer and non-commissioned officer development, May 18, 2010.
This page, accessible via a button on the main U.S. AFRICOM homepage (see photo to the right), contains
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AFRICOM Hosts First Africa Military Legal Conference, Nearly 15 African Nations Participating
12:00 AM5/19/2010
The first Africa Military Legal Conference to be hosted by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) began May 18, 2010 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana. The three-day conference brings together lawyers and other
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New York National Guard Hosts South African Defense Force Chief
12:00 AM5/18/2010
South Africa's top general visited New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, May 17, 2010, the second day of a week-long tour of U.S. military headquarters.
General Godfrey Ngwenya, chief of the South African National Defense
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Marines, Moroccans Grapple Toward Closer Ties during African Lion 2010
12:00 AM5/18/2010
U.S. Marines and their Moroccan Army counterparts conducted Marine Corps Martial Arts training together at Tifnit training area, May 16, 2010, as part of Exercise AFRICAN LION, a combined and joint exercise designed to enhance interoperability of
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African Lion 2010: Utah Air National Guard Conducts Chemical Training with Moroccan Counterparts
12:00 AM5/18/2010
Utah Air National Guard's 151st Expeditionary Medical Group (EMG) kicked off two weeks of mutual medical training with their Moroccan counterparts as part of Exercise AFRICAN LION 2010 by discussing chemical awareness and response at the
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Senegalese and Malian Soldiers Train with U.S. Special Forces in Mali
12:00 AM5/17/2010
Malian and Senegalese soldiers worked with their counterparts from the Special Operations Task Force (SOF) - 103, taking part in classes on small unit tactics, movements, and convoy vehicle recover drills, May 11, 2010 in Bamako.
The
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Ward Underscores America's Commitment to Advance Security, Stability and Peace in Africa
12:00 AM5/17/2010
General William E. "Kip" Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, told a gathering of senior military leaders from 32 nations across the African continent that America is committed to forming and maintaining partnerships that advance
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Commander CJTF-HOA Lauds U.S., Comorian Relationship During School Dedication in Comoros
12:00 AM5/17/2010
Comorian President Ahmed Abdallan Mohamed Sambi , U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Brian Losey, commander of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), U.S. Ambassador to the Comoros and Madagascar Niels Marquadt, and numerous Comorian government
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Flintlock 2010: Hundreds of Malians receive medical care
12:00 AM5/17/2010
The event included health care providers from the Malian Ministry of Health and Defense who treated nearly 700 local men, women and children at the Mali Army Noncommissioned Officers Academy outside the city of Segou.
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AFRICAN LION '10: Tennessee National Guardsmen Provide Heavy Equipment Transport System Course to Royal Moroccan Army Soldiers
12:00 AM5/17/2010
A class of 22 Royal Moroccan Army motor transportation drivers and mechanics participated in a course on Heavy Equipment Transport Systems during exercise AFRICAN LION, May 6, 2010.
The course was part of AFRICAN LION '10, an
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U.S. Service Members Arrive in Morocco for African Lion
12:00 AM5/17/2010
More than 150 members of the joint task force conducting Exercise AFRICAN LION '10 arrived in Agadir, Morocco, May 14, 2010, to mark the beginning of the exercise. The Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen will be participating in the largest
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Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron Visits AFRICOM, Discusses HIV/AIDS
12:00 AM5/14/2010
Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron wrapped up a week-long visit to Germany May 13, 2010, with a visit to U.S. Africa Command headquarters where she participated in briefings, attended a luncheon with local volunteers, and expressed gratitude for
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Flintlock: Multi-National Forces Combine at Exercise Center in Burkina Faso
12:00 AM5/14/2010
Africans, Americans and Europeans united to form a Multi-National Coordination Center (MCC) as part of Exercise Flintlock May 10, 2010, at Camp Baangre in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Flintlock 10, U.S. Africa Command's (AFRICOM)
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Wyoming State Legislators Visit National Guardsmen in Northern Africa
12:00 AM5/14/2010
Wyoming state legislators recently traveled with Wyoming National Guardsmen to Tunisia for a multi-national medical training exercise aimed at improving medical practices and ties between Tunisia and the United States.
The Medlite-10
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U.S. Ambassador Addresses African Land Forces Summit, Stresses Importance of Preventing Conflict
12:00 AM5/14/2010
The first plenary session of the African Land Forces Summit began with the U.S. Department of State's Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary, Ambassador Donald Y. Yamamoto, who spoke on the Obama administration's policy on relations with
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Military Volunteers Improve Community for Djibouti Youth
12:00 AM5/11/2010
More than two dozen military volunteers piled into shuttles for the chance to improve a local community's facility and interact with Djiboutian youth May 8, 2010.
Camp Lemonnier's Community Assistance Volunteers (CAV)
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