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U.S. Air Force and Uganda People's Defense Air Force Partner in Logistics Training
12:00 AM8/26/2009
During crises around the world, the U.S. Air Force is often called upon to assist with humanitarian relief efforts. That may mean the evacuation of people from the path of destruction, or it could be simply air dropping food and medical supplies.
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Op-Ed: What I Saw in Goma
12:00 AM8/26/2009
U.S. Africa Command PAO Note: The following is an Op-Ed authored by Secretary Clinton that appeared on People.com following her trip to Africa in August 2009. The Op-Ed is being posted on the U.S. Africa Command website in the interest of
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Haas Assumes Command of Special Operations Command Africa
12:00 AM8/25/2009
U.S. Army Colonel Christopher K. Haas assumed command of Special Operations Command Africa from Brigadier General Patrick M. Higgins at a change of command ceremony held here yesterday.
Colonel Haas was the Director of the U.S. Special
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North Carolina Finds Perfect Match in Botswana
12:00 AM8/25/2009
State, national and local leaders met in August 2009 with officials from many facets of Botswana to discuss various issues that may be addressed by a new partnership between North Carolina and the Republic of Botswana.
Addressing
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Medical Exercise in Swaziland Ends Successfully
12:00 AM8/25/2009
Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF), U.S. Army Africa, and U.S. Africa Command (USARAF) concluded the two-week MEDFLAG 09 exercise with a closing ceremony at USDF headquarters in Manzini, Swaziland on August 14, 2009.
MEDFLAG is a
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U.S. Coast Guard, Sierra Leone Nab Vessel Fishing Illegally
12:00 AM8/24/2009
Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC 912), along with representatives from Sierra Leone's Armed Forces Maritime Wing, Fisheries Ministry and Office of National Security, conducted a joint boarding operation on a
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Seychelles President James Michel Hails Strengthening of Surveillance Cooperation with the United States
12:00 AM8/20/2009
U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs Note: Following is a press release by the Republic of Seychelles Office of the President. It is posted on the U.S. Africa Command website to increase public awareness of the cooperation between Seychelles and the
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Commander, U.S. Africa Command, Visits Island Nations of Mauritius and Seychelles
12:00 AM8/20/2009
General William "Kip" Ward concluded his first visit to the island nations of Mauritius and Seychelles, August 19, 2009, where he traveled to meet with the nations' leadership to discuss future avenues of cooperation in the realm of maritime
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Africa Command Supporting U.S. Government Initiative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
12:00 AM8/19/2009
The U.S. Africa Command has been asked by the U.S. Department of State to assist the U.S. government's efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence in the DRC.
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U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium Begins in Ethiopia
12:00 AM8/19/2009
Opening ceremonies were held August 18, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa for the second U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium.
Thirty-seven academics from Africa, Europe and the United States have come together to enhance
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17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso
12:00 AM8/19/2009
The 17th Air Force, also known as U.S. Air Forces Africa, recently took another step forward in building meaningful relationships with African nations when it hosted the first-ever visit by a delegation of Burkina Faso officers to an American base
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Clinton: Liberia's Progress is a Triumph of the Human Spirit
12:00 AM8/18/2009
That Liberians emerged from 14 years of bloodshed and lawlessness to produce peace, free elections and a democratic government is not so much a triumph of might as it is a triumph of the human spirit, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said
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National Guard Adds Liberia to Partnership Program
12:00 AM8/17/2009
The National Guard will add Liberia to its State Partnership Program this year (2009), bringing the number of African nations taking part in the program to eight.
The addition fulfills a request Liberia, a West African nation, made to
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CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs Team Helps Rebuild Fire Devastated Neighborhood in Djibouti City
12:00 AM8/17/2009
Zamzam Ahmed Dinbil was asleep in a second floor bedroom, her one-year-old daughter beside her, when the fire began that destroyed 21 homes and displaced 126 people in the Quarter 7 BIS neighborhood in the Boulaos commune of Djibouti on August 10,
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U.S. Service Members Visit Swazi Orphanage
12:00 AM8/14/2009
U.S. service members participating in exercise MEDFLAG 09 donated 6,200 South African Rand (about $800) worth of food and toys to 65 children, ranging in age from one to 15 years old at Emmanuel Khayalethu Orphanage in Swaziland, Aguust 14, 2009.
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Africa Command Helps Countries Face Common Challenges
12:00 AM8/14/2009
U.S. Africa Command is hitting its stride as it works with African nations to confront common security challenges, a Pentagon official said.
The command's main mission is to build the security capacity of partner nations
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Delaware Air National Guard and Malawi Defence Force Complete Military Police Workshop
12:00 AM8/13/2009
Members of the Delaware Air National Guard and the Military Police Company of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) recently completed a military to military (mil-to-mil) security cooperation workshop at Kamuzu Barracks in Lilongwe, Malawi, August 10-14,
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Arleigh Burke Wraps up APS Mission in Tanzania
12:00 AM8/12/2009
Africa Partnership Station (APS) Arleigh Burke arrived in Tanzania's largest city today, marking the final stop of the guided-missile destroyer's APS initiative in South and East Africa.
While in port at Dar es Salaam, USS
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Maritime Center of Excellence Graduates Second Class
12:00 AM8/12/2009
Thirty-one students from eight countries graduated from the Maritime Center of Excellence (MCE) at Bandari College in Mombasa, Kenya August 7, 2009.
The graduation marked the completion of the second group to attend the three-week
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General Ward visits 17th Air Force Headquarters
12:00 AM8/11/2009
General William "Kip" Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, made his first visit to the newly renovated headquarters of 17th Air Force, also known as U.S. Air Forces Africa, August 11, 2009. Located in Ramstein Air Base in Germany, 17th
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