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Officials from more than 30 Nations Meet for Africa Center’s Annual Senior Leaders Seminar

9:21 AM6/19/2013
More than 50 senior officials from 36 African countries attended the opening of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)’s Senior Leaders Seminar on June 17, 2013, in Arlington, Virginia. The opening included keynote remarks by Ms. Amanda
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AFRICOM's Humanitarian Assistance Program Helps Ranchers in Mauritania

8:23 AM6/19/2013
Right behind agriculture, ranching is the biggest source of nutrition in West Africa, so for ranchers, a safe and secure place to bring their livestock for vaccinations and de-worming medication is critical. That is why United States Africa
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U.S. Army Africa Sponsors African Deployment Partnership Training in Togo

6:48 AM6/19/2013
As part of African Deployment Partnership Training known as ADAPT, three U.S. Army Soldiers traveled to Lomé, Togo, to provide Phase II of Ground Training for 29 Togolese Defense Force personnel
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US Service Members Partner with TDF Personnel for Deployment Training

1:08 PM6/18/2013
U.S. service members assist Togo Defense Force troops during a practical exercise to held in Lome, Togo, recently as part of African Deployment Partnership Training to Togo Defense Force personnel.
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Silent Warrior Strengthens Partner Development

2:33 PM6/17/2013
U.S. Special Operations Forces service members and Cameroonian soldiers held joint exercise Silent Warrior Jan. 19 through Feb.15th in Cameroon.The purpose of the exercise was to enhance partner development with soldiers of the 3rd Rapid
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Malawi Hosts Final Planning Event for Exercise Africa Endeavor 2013

1:54 PM6/14/2013
More than 170 participants from across the African, European and North American continents gathered in Lilongwe, Malawi the first week of June for the final planning event leading to Exercise Africa Endeavor currently scheduled to take place in
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AFRICOM Partners on Enlisted Education and Professional Development

1:04 PM6/14/2013
Partnerships are at the center of U.S. Africa Command's engagements to create a framework to support and sustain long-term cooperation. AFRICOM has grounded this ethos in a program focusing on enlisted service members from partner nations. "The
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African Airmen Return to Air University for U.S. Air Forces Africa Symposium

11:10 AM6/14/2013
Military officers from the air forces of 16 African countries returned to Air University for the African Airmen Alumni Symposium June 11-13.
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U.S. Africa Command Commander Visits USS Samuel B. Roberts

10:20 AM6/14/2013
Gen. David Rodriguez, commander, U.S. Africa Command, visited the guided-missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58), June 11, as part of a port visit to Augusta Bay, Italy.
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Seabees and TPDF Team up for Boat Ramp Project in Tanzania

6:54 AM6/14/2013

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 and Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1 teamed with the Tanzanian People’s Defense Force (TPDF) to place 14 precast concrete pads of what will be a 52 by 223-foot boat ramp, June

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General Linder Assumes Command of US Special Operations Command Africa

1:03 PM6/13/2013
General Linder takes command of US Special Operations Command Africa Brigadier General James B. Linder assumed command of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) from Rear Admiral Brian L. Losey during a change of command ceremony
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AFRICOM Commander Visits Service Members at Naval Air Station Sigonella

11:34 AM6/13/2013
U.S. Africa Command Commander General David M. Rodriguez meets Marines and Sailors during a visit to Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, June 11, 2013.
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Camp Skeeter Program Fights Mosquito Bites

10:40 AM6/13/2013
Controlling mosquito populations at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is more than a convenience — it is a vital health service provided by a team of medical specialists to protect camp and Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa personnel from the
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ACSS Symposium in Kenya Examines Social Media, Electoral Security

7:27 AM6/13/2013
Technological advances and the rapid expansion of social media usage throughout Africa create new opportunities and challenges for electoral security on the continent, according to a group of experts speaking May 22, 2013, at a Topical Symposium on
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AFRICOM Commander Visits Sailors Aboard USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58)

10:16 AM6/12/2013
Army General David M. Rodriguez, commander, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), is piped aboard the guided missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) during the ship’s port visit in Augusta Bay, Sicily. Samuel B. Roberts, homeported in Mayport,
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USS Gonzalez and Tanzania Conduct Anti-piracy Focused PASSEX

12:57 PM6/11/2013
Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) and Tanzanian People’s Defence Force (TPDF) navy exchanged best practices and exercised techniques of maritime interdiction, June 6. The military-to-military bilateral training
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USS Gonzalez and Tanzania Conduct Anti-piracy Focused PASSEX

12:15 PM6/11/2013
Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) train alongside with members of the Tanzania People's Defense Force navy's and boarding teams during a training event aboard Gonzalez as part of a military-to-military bilateral
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Zambia Minister of Defense Visits AFRICOM

2:38 PM6/7/2013
Zambia's Minister of Defense, Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba, meets U.S. Africa Command Commander General David Rodriguez during a visit to the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, June 4, 2013. Mr. Mwamba visited AFRICOM to learn more about the
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2-138th FSC Shares Best ECP Practices With Djiboutian Army

2:07 PM6/7/2013
Six Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard's 2-138th Forward Support Company assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, recently shared best entry control point practices with La Force Armee de Djibouti (FAD) at FAD Poste de Loyada,
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Africa Center and U.S. Dept. of State Hold Maritime Safety and Security Seminar in Ghana

10:02 AM6/7/2013
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), and the government of Ghana welcomed government officials and experts in maritime law to the Trans-Atlantic
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