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CJTF-HOA Assists with Djiboutian Medical Needs
12:00 AM6/25/2012
Soldiers of Task Force Raptor, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, 448th and 490th Civil Affairs Battalions and other members stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, facilitated a Medical Civic Action Program with
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National Guard Joins 36 Nations in Africa's Largest Military Communications Exercise
12:00 AM6/25/2012
Four National Guardsmen from two states and the District of Columbia are participating in Africa Endeavor, a joint training exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command which focuses on communications interoperability and information sharing among the
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U.S. Support Aids Hunt for Central African Rebel Group
12:00 AM6/22/2012
The U.S. military is just one part of a larger, multinational effort to help four African partner nations bring rebel leader Joseph Kony and senior members of his brutal Lord's Resistance Army to justice, said Army General Carter F. Ham, the
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Ham: Africa Presents Opportunity, Challenges
12:00 AM6/20/2012
For decades, Africa was arguably the most overlooked continent on the globe, with U.S. military involvement there shared among three combatant commands and engagement activities episodic at best.
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Largest Military Communications Exercise in Africa Kicks Off in Cameroon
12:00 AM6/20/2012
The largest military communications exercise on the African continent kicked off June 18, 2012 during a ceremony at the Douala Naval Base in Cameroon.
Africa Endeavor, an annual communications joint exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa
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CJTF-HOA Assists with Djiboutian Medical Needs
12:00 AM6/20/2012
Soldiers of Task Force Raptor, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, 448th and 490th Civil Affairs Battalions and other members stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, facilitated a Medical Civic Action Program with
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Security Leaders Briefed on New U.S. Africa Strategy at Africa Center Seminar
12:00 AM6/20/2012
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) opened its annual Senior Leaders Seminar on June 18, 2012, in Arlington, Virginia, during which keynote speaker Amanda J. Dory, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Africa Policy, for the
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Basketball Unites Djiboutian, U.S. People
12:00 AM6/20/2012
Sports can bring people together and help them get to know one another through a common interest. That's been the case for a group of soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and some Djiboutians.
Local
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West African Animal Health Specialists Deepen Skills in First Joint USDA-USAID-AFRICOM Workshop
12:00 AM6/19/2012
In the first such workshop hosted jointly by U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), lab technicians and epidemiologists from five West African nations gathered June 4-8,
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AFRICOM Forms Military Relationship With Libya
12:00 AM6/19/2012
Operation Odyssey Dawn, the U.S. Africa Command-led U.S. mission in Libya last year, imparted important lessons the Defense Department's newest combatant command is applying as it welcomes a new African partner to the fold while still dealing
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U.S. Marines and Sailors Participate in Crisis Response Training, Prepare to Support U.S. Africa Command
12:00 AM6/19/2012
Reserve Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-12.2 prepared to provide limited support in the event of a crisis in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility as part of a two-day exercise, June 8-9, 2012.
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Strategy Guides Africa Engagement, Defense Official Says
12:00 AM6/19/2012
The U.S. military is working with partner forces in Africa to build security on the continent, the Pentagon's senior Africa expert said, June 18, 2012.
In her keynote speech, Amanda J. Dory, deputy assistant secretary of defense
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NCIS Port Security Exchange with Mozambicans Held on HSV 2
12:00 AM6/18/2012
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) personnel embarked on board High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) shared port security tactics and training with civilian and military members from Mozambique, graduating eight students June 14, 2012, during an
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MCAT 112 Connects Two Continents
12:00 AM6/18/2012
Projected on a white wall of the Kenyan schoolhouse was a live video feed of American high school students in their classroom. A Kenyan student walked to the camera and started to converse with a girl her age on a different continent.
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U.S. Navy Maritime Civil Affairs Team Connects Students in Two Continents
12:00 AM6/18/2012
Projected on a white wall of the Kenyan schoolhouse was a live video feed of American high school students in their classroom. A Kenyan student walked to the camera and started to converse with a girl her age on a different continent.
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U.S. Navy Personnel Help Kenyans Invest in the Future
12:00 AM6/18/2012
Members of Maritime Civil Affairs Team 112, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, celebrated World Environment Day with their east Africa partners in Kenya. MCAT 112 and other U.S. and African organizations planted nearly 600 Casuarina tree
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U.S. Bets on Bright Future for Africa, Clinton Says
12:00 AM6/15/2012
Speaking before an audience of young Africans pursuing success in many career fields, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton laid down a bet June 13, 2012.
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Sierra Leone Troops Complete Deployment Training
12:00 AM6/15/2012
Nearly 1,000 Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) personnel completed training for an upcoming African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) deployment, in May 2012.
U.S. Army Africa Commander, Major General David R. Hogg and
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US Navy Personnel Help Kenyans Invest in the Future
12:00 AM6/15/2012
Members of Maritime Civil Affairs Team 112, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, celebrated World Environment Day with their east Africa partners in Kenya. MCAT 112 and other U.S. and African organizations planted nearly 600 Casuarina tree
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FACT SHEET: The New Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa
12:00 AM6/15/2012
On June 14, 2012, the White House announced a new U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa that provides a proactive and forward looking vision grounded in partnership. The new strategy sets forth four strategic objectives, as described below, and
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