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Executive Leadership Development Program Gets "Electrifying" Experience during First Ever Participation in African Lion 2012
12:00 AM4/16/2012
It all begins on the yellow footprints. The moment a young Marine recruit makes the decision to earn the eagle, globe and anchor, he is skillfully and painstakingly groomed for leadership, instilled with the traits and skills he will continue to
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African Lion 12 Underway After "Historic" Maritime Offload
12:00 AM4/13/2012
Service members from all over the United States teamed up with the Moroccan Armed Forces to kick off Exercise African Lion 2012, in Agadir, Morocco, April 7-18.
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Warrior Leadership Course Helps Build Future Leaders
12:00 AM4/13/2012
For the first time, armed forces of Liberia soldiers instructed their fellow soldiers in formal non-commissioned officer-centric training at Edwin Binyah Kesselly Military Barracks March 5-22.
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Marines Assemble Water Purification Systems at African Lion exercise in Morocco
12:00 AM4/13/2012
Water purification specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, put their water purification systems to the test on a Moroccan beach April 10, 2012, during the bi-lateral exercise African Lion 12.
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Critters that Bite In and Around the Horn of Africa
12:00 AM4/12/2012
The Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Surgeon Cell Newsletter, distributed around Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is chock-full of pertinent information about things that can harm you, whether on camp or out in the field. Those things include
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U.S. Africa Command Screens "Weapon of War" Documentary
12:00 AM4/12/2012
"I've talked to soldiers," says Captain Basima, a priest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Army, in the documentary "Weapon of War." "They say that when they win, the women become war booty."
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Experts Discuss Hunt for LRA and Security-Sector Reform in Central African Republic
12:00 AM4/12/2012
The appearance of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Central African Republic and the lingering presence of rebel groups have overwhelmed the country's small military, regional officials said during an international roundtable
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African Lion 12 brings Humanitarian Civil Assistance
12:00 AM4/12/2012
More than 70 dental and medical staff gathered to exchange techniques during the beginning of the humanitarian civil assistance (HCA) project for Exercise African Lion 12, April 9, 2012.
Exercise African Lion is a U.S. Africa
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Camp Lemonnier NCOs Participate in Joint Forces Professional Development Seminar
12:00 AM4/11/2012
Noncommissioned officers from every U.S. military branch on camp participated in the first Joint Forces Professional Development Seminar in the White House Lounge here April 6.
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MV-22 Osprey Crashes during Military Exercise
12:00 AM4/11/2012
An MV-22 Osprey operating from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) crashed in a Royal Moroccan military training area southwest of Agadir, Morocco, while participating in the bilateral Exercise African Lion. Four U.S. Marine Corps
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U.S. Partners to Promote Disaster Resilience in Horn of Africa
12:00 AM4/11/2012
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Eastern Africa and other international development leaders have established an alliance to promote resilience against disasters in the
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Service Members Establish Early Communications for Exercise African Lion 12
12:00 AM4/10/2012
Service members with the joint communications support element provided rapid response communications capabilities to exercise coordinators during African Lion in Agadir, Morocco, April 7-18, 2012.
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U.S. Marines Teach Non-Lethal Weapons Skills to Liberian Soldiers
12:00 AM4/10/2012
A handful of U.S. Marines taught more than 220 Liberian soldiers non-lethal weapons skills February 17-March 18, 2012.
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Ali Oune Health Clinic Construction
12:00 AM4/10/2012
A photo essay by U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant James Brock.
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US Air Force Participates in Marrakech Aeroexpo, Strengthens Bonds
12:00 AM4/9/2012
U.S. Air Forces Africa participated in the third biennial Marrakech Aeroexpo in Marrakech, Morocco, April 4-7, 2012, to strengthen the partnerships with Morocco and more than 15 other participating nations.
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Africa Partnership Station Aims to Organize for 2013
12:00 AM4/9/2012
The Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2013 Initial Planning Conference (IPC) took place in Garmisch, Germany, March 28-30, 2012.
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Last Marines Land, Prepare to Begin Field Training at African Lion 2012
12:00 AM4/9/2012
Nearly 200 Marines from 3rd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, arrived in Agadir, Morocco, April 7 to support the field training exercise portion of Exercise African Lion 2012.
Approximately 1,200 U.S. military personnel
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U.S. Delegation Congratulates Senegal's New President
12:00 AM4/3/2012
The new president of Senegal took his oath of office April 2, 2012 with a delegation of top U.S. officials applauding his inauguration.
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Kenyan, U.S. Senior Enlisted Leadership in Action
12:00 AM4/3/2012
Kenyan Ministry of Defense senior enlisted personnel participated in a key leader engagement at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 26-29, 2012 hosted by Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Command Senior Enlisted Leader Chief Master Sergeant
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Building Resilience in African Nations is Paramount to Development
12:00 AM4/3/2012
In developing countries experiencing chronic crises, such as those in the Horn of Africa, disaster risk reduction is often just as important, if not more so, than humanitarian response and recovery, according to a senior official from U.S. Agency
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