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WARD SENDS: A Peaceful and Joyful Holiday Season

12:00 AM12/23/2009
The holiday season is a special time for us wherever we are to celebrate our many blessings.
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Holiday Message from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

12:00 AM12/22/2009
Following is a holiday message from U.S. Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
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Setting the Record Straight: No Justification for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia

12:00 AM12/21/2009
AFRICOM Web Editor's Note: The following statement, released by U.S. Department of State's Office of the Spokesman on December 17, 2009, is provided to promote further public understanding of U.S. foreign policy toward African security.
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U.S. - Sierra Leone Maritime Patrol Team Fine Illegal Fishing Vessels

12:00 AM12/21/2009
A joint U.S.-Sierra Leone patrol team queried, boarded, and found four fishing vessels in violation of fishing laws, resulting in accrued fines totaling more than $1.2 million, December 6-12, 2009.
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Senegal Media Delegation Visits Africa Command

12:00 AM12/18/2009
A delegation of Senegalese media representatives visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters as part of an orientation program to explain the command's mission, December 14-18, 2009, culminating in an on-the-record interview with AFRICOM commander
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Libyan Journalists Interview General Ward

12:00 AM12/16/2009
A delegation of three senior Libyan military officers visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters as part of an orientation program to explain the command's mission, September 21-24, 2009.
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West African Nations Collaborate in Pandemic Influenza Planning Workshop

12:00 AM12/16/2009
During a recent pandemic influenza planning workshop, representatives from 16 West African nations joined with personnel from the United Nations (UN), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, World Health Organization
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U.S. Sailors Celebrate the Holidays at Seychelles Orphanage

12:00 AM12/15/2009
More than 70 sailors from Patrol Squadron 26 (VP-26) 'Tridents' participated in a community relations project, December 11, 2009, ensuring that children from the St. Elizabeth Orphanage on Mahe Island, Seychelles had a special holiday
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U.S. Special Envoy Gration Visiting AFRICOM on Three-Nation Trip

12:00 AM12/15/2009
Following is a press release from the U.S. Department of State:
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General Discusses Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Exercise in Africa

12:00 AM12/10/2009
The largest U.S. Defense Department-sponsored exercise in Africa this year yielded many important lessons, the commander of U.S. Army Africa said yesterday.
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Uganda Logistics Capabilities Enhanced Through U.S. Army Africa Mentorship

12:00 AM12/10/2009
Thirteen troops from the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) earned entry-level certification in aircraft load planning following a recent U.S. Army Africa-led mentorship program.
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Eastern Africa Standby Force Reaches Milestones at Conclusion of Exercise

12:00 AM12/7/2009
A closing ceremony in Grand Bara, Djibouti capped off a four-day field training exercise conducted by the newly forged Eastern African Standby Force (EASF), December 4, 2009.
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Second Command and Staff College Class Graduates

12:00 AM12/7/2009
Twenty-three majors from the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) officially completed an 11-month Defence Command and Staff College (DCSC) course in early December 2009. The occasion was marked by a formal graduation at Sir Seretse Khama Barracks in
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U.S. Soldiers Facilitate Malaria Laboratory Training in Tanzania

12:00 AM12/3/2009
A team of U.S. Army instructors from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa provided malaria microscopy training to 20 Tanzanian medical laboratory technicians, November 23 - December 4, 2009.
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Eastern African Forces Practice Emergency Response During Field Training Exercise

12:00 AM12/3/2009
During the third day of the Eastern Africa Standby Brigade Field Training Exercise, approximately 1,500 participants from 10 countries of East Africa worked together on various fictional scenarios, December 2, 2009, in Djibouti.
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U.S. and Tunisian Medical Representatives Participate in Bilateral Military Medical Cooperation Meetings

12:00 AM12/2/2009
At the invitation of the Tunisian Directorate of Military Health, a U.S. delegation travelled to Tunisia to attend the first series of U.S.-Tunisian Bilateral Military Medical Meetings, October 26-28, 2009.
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Eastern African Forces Work Together in Historical Field Exercise

12:00 AM12/1/2009
The multinational Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Field Training Exercise began November 29, 2009 with an opening ceremony in Djibouti. The historical exercise brought approximately 1,500 troops, police and civilian staff together from 10
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U.S. Africa Command Hosts 3rd Annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Program

12:00 AM12/1/2009
U.S. Africa Command health specialists, doctors, and staff members discussed the latest trends in HIV/AIDS at the AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, November 30, 2009, in recognition of World HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on December 1.
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WARD SENDS: Giving Thanks for our Families and Friends

12:00 AM11/26/2009
Thanksgiving is the special time to celebrate the many blessings in our lives. It is typically spent with loved ones, carrying on old family traditions and creating new ones.
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Senior Enlisted Leaders Meet with NCO Mentors, Advisors in Liberia

12:00 AM11/26/2009
U.S. senior enlisted military leaders met with U.S. servicemembers working with Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) soldiers November 23, 2009, at Camp Ware, Liberia.
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