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Final preparations for Central Accord 13 ensure U.S., African partners ready for success
10:43 AM2/22/2013
Months of long-distance planning and meetings evolved in recent weeks into an in-person partnership that will launch Central Accord 13. Activity peaked in Douala, Cameroon, during the past week as American and Cameroonian military partners
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Preparations for Potential Sequestration On March 1 and Furlough Notifications
3:55 PM2/20/2013
To All Department of Defense Personnel:
For more than a year and a half, the president, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and I have repeatedly voiced our deep concerns over the half a trillion dollars in automatic across-the-board cuts that would be
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Panetta Notifies Congress DOD Preparing for Furloughs
3:42 PM2/20/2013
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has notified Congress that the Defense Department is prepared to implement furloughs for civilian personnel in response to the threat of sequestration.
In a memo to all employees, Panetta vowed to continue working
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Panetta Issues Message to DOD Workforce on Sequestration
3:40 PM2/20/2013
With major, across-the-board defense spending cuts scheduled to take effect March 1, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta today issued a message to the Defense Department workforce.
Here is the secretary’s message:
For more than a year and a half,
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U.S. Sponsors Deployment Training for Malawi Defense Force
12:37 PM2/20/2013
U.S. Army Africa along with Tennessee National Guard officers provided African Deployment Partnership Training, known as ADAPT, for Malawi Defense Force troops in Salima, Malawi recently. (Photos by Capt. Brad Copas)
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Building Partner Capacity Serves U.S. Interests, Officials Say
1:20 PM2/15/2013
Programs that help U.S. partners build their capabilities can be force multipliers in achieving U.S. interests, Defense Department officials told the House Armed Services Committee here today.
“The task of training, advising and partnering with
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National Guard's State Partnership Program helps build relationships with African nations
9:10 AM2/13/2013
A novel and flexible program managed by the National Guard is assisting U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Africa to create and maintain relationships with African partner nations.
Known as the State Partnership Program, 54 states and territories
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Aerial porter's first deployment ...France
1:31 PM2/12/2013
Airman 1st Class James Terronez puts his training to the test for the first time in a deployed environment at Istres Air Base, France.
Terronez, originally from Wichita, Kan., is currently stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.,
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East African Security Forces Host Inaugural Special Operations Conference
3:34 PM2/11/2013
Across east Africa, the use of Special Operations Forces as a means to enhance the capability to protect civilians is a growing trend. Each nation has a unique mission and purpose for its SOF component, and no two look exactly the same. However,
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Regional Cooperation Crucial against Transnational Threats, Ugandan, U.S. Officials Say at East Africa Workshop
2:28 PM2/7/2013
Increased regional cooperation is crucial for addressing the myriad of irregular security threats facing Eastern Africa, senior officials from the United States and Uganda told participants at the January 28, 2013, launch of a workshop on Improving
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ACSS Panels Discuss Priorities for Restoring Stability in Mali
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Nigerian Media Visit Culminates in Interview with AFRICOM Senior Leaders
5:43 PM2/1/2013
STUTTGART - Six journalists from Nigeria spent this week learning about the U.S. Africa Command.
Accompanied by U.S. Embassy Abuja staff, they wrapped up a week of orientation and peer tours of local media with an opportunity to ask AFRICOM
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"Bloody Hundredth" flies back into action
2:45 PM2/1/2013
More than 100 Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England deployed Jan. 26 to a location in Western Europe in support of international military operations in Mali.
The deployment makes highly valued air-to-air refueling
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Libyan Delegation Visits U.S. Africa Command
1:36 PM2/1/2013
Chief of Staff Libyan Armed Forces Major General Yusuf Mangush and General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, walk through the honor guard cordon during a visit of the Libyan delegation to the command headquarters in Stuttgart,
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Nigerian Delegates Participate in U.S. Africa Command Media Visit Program
11:39 AM1/30/2013
A delegation of 11 Nigerians, consisting of military members and members of the Nigerian media, visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters Jan. 29, 2013.
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AFRICOM Family Resiliency Program Strengthens Marriages And Families
1:55 PM1/29/2013
Thirty enlisted couples of U.S. Africa Command and their families gathered in Garmisch for a three-day family program focused on strengthening marriages and their families.
The first ever Command Family Resiliency Program was held at the Edelweiss
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AFRICOM Works to ‘Go Far’ With Partners, General Says
9:34 AM1/25/2013
There are many challenges across the African continent, but there are also seldom-talked-about opportunities and successes, U.S. Africa Command’s leader said here today.
Army Gen. Carter F. Ham addressed students, faculty and reporters about what
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AFRICOM Commander Addresses Concerns, Potential Solutions in Mali
9:12 AM1/25/2013
The commander of U.S. Africa Command today shared lessons learned from what he called shortcomings in the U.S.-Malian training program which have contributed to turmoil in the African nation.
Army Gen. Carter F. Ham spoke to students and faculty
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Pentagon spokesman commends France's efforts in Mali
9:32 AM1/23/2013
As of Jan. 23, 2013 the U.S. Air Force has flown five C-17 sorties moving about 80 French troops and more than 124 tons of supplies and equipment into Mali.
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DOD Provides Airlift Support to Algeria Attack Victims
9:09 AM1/23/2013
The United States has provided airlift support to the Algerian government in the wake of recent terrorist attacks at a natural gas plant, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters here today.
Little confirmed that U.S. C-130 and C-17
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