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AFRICOM hosts open house for new Joint Operations Center

6:48 PM2/18/2016
Staff and families get a view of new state of the art JOC.
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U.S. Army Unit Completes Validation for East Africa Response

4:42 PM2/18/2016
The unit is ready to respond to emergency situations in the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa area of responsibility.
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Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training

9:03 AM2/18/2016
The training in St. Louis, Senegal was part of the ongoing Flintlock 2016 exercise.
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U.S., Rwanda Build Civil-Military Capacity

9:38 AM2/17/2016
The training was the first of four events to strengthen U.S. Civil Affairs counterparts in Rwanda.
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AFRICOM Participates in D.C. Panel on Climate Change and Security

10:21 AM2/16/2016
Climate Change, Disasters, and Security: Unconventional Approaches to Building Stability
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Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff visits AFRICOM

7:18 PM2/10/2016
Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin, Nigeria CDS, met with AFRICOM senior leaders to discuss strategies for security cooperation.
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U.S. Air Forces Africa Commander Talks Demand for Airpower

10:07 AM2/10/2016
Gen. Frank Gorenc, the U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, traveled to Camp Lemonnier to visit deployed Airmen and highlight their importance to the East African region.
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Flintlock 16 Kicks Off in Senegal

1:36 PM2/9/2016
More than 30 nations are participating in this year's special operations exercise.
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African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership Underway

11:39 AM2/8/2016
Members of the Ghanaian Navy, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Coast Guard are conducting a combined maritime law enforcement operation.
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U.S. and South African Military Chaplains Partner in Europe

8:53 AM2/4/2016
South Africa's chaplaincy is the third largest, after the U.S. and the United Kingdom, and shares many commonalities to the U.S. chaplaincy.
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5 Facts of Flintlock

8:48 AM2/3/2016
Flintlock 2016, AFRICOM's premier exercise for Special Operations Forces in Africa, starts next week. Here's what you need to know.
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AFRICOM and National Guard Leaders Meet to Discuss State Partnership Program

9:06 AM2/2/2016
Through the State Partnership Program, the National Guard bolsters the military capacity of partner nations in Africa.
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Task Force Maintains Quick Response Capabilities During Alert Force Drill

4:43 PM1/29/2016
Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa conducted quick-response training to test the unit’s capabilities at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Jan. 23, 2016.
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African Readiness Training 2016 planners meet in Senegal

3:49 PM1/28/2016
Planners from U.S. Army Africa, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment and the Senegalese Army met Jan. 12-14 to conduct the initial planning event for the African Readiness Training 2016.
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5 Things You Need to Know About Cutlass Express 2016

11:24 AM1/27/2016
Scheduled to take place in the western Indian Ocean from January 30, to February 6, Cutlass Express is a maritime exercise that focuses on cooperation and teamwork.
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Security conference aligns military, political priorities for East Africa

10:02 AM1/26/2016
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa hosted the 2016 East Africa Security Synchronization Conference Jan. 20-22, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
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Dunford Discusses ISIL, 'Decisive Action' in Libya With French Counterpart

9:53 AM1/25/2016
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Jan. 22 that he and his French counterpart discussed the fight against the core Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, as well as the framework against ISIL terrorists in Libya.
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Crisis Response Force Hones Evacuation Skills

9:04 AM1/21/2016
Marines trained to evacuate U.S. citizens from a foreign country using lessons learned from a 2014 evacuation in Libya.
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U.S., French Soldiers Prove Desert Survival is for the Fittest

1:46 PM1/20/2016
French soldiers deployed to the region and U.S. soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa completed phase two of the French Desert Survival Course near Arta Beach, Djibouti, Jan. 13, 2016.
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Soldiers Bolster Djiboutian English Language Skills

10:56 AM1/19/2016
More than 10 members of the 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion, Delta Company, joined local students for an English language discussion group at the Diplomatic Institute in Djibouti, Jan. 12, 2015.
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