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Africa Partnership Station 2012 Begins in Lagos, Nigeria
12:00 AM2/15/2012
Sailors and coast guardsmen from several African nations gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, to participate in the start of Africa Partnership Station (APS), February 14, 2012.
APS is part of an ongoing international effort to assist African
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Djiboutian, U.S. Partnership Adds to Djibouti's Largest Hospital
12:00 AM2/15/2012
U.S. service members transferred two anesthesia machines from Camp Lemonnier's Expeditionary Medical Facility to Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti, Djibouti, February 6.
The EMF upgraded their anesthesia capabilities, leaving
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Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise Wraps up in Ghana
12:00 AM2/14/2012
Participants in Ghana's National Government Pandemic Disaster Response Tabletop Exercise summarized lessons learned, potential gaps in the current plan and made suggestions for improvement on February 10, 2012, the final day of the
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Djiboutian, U.S. Partnership Adds to Djibouti's Largest Hospital
12:00 AM2/14/2012
U.S. service members transferred two anesthesia machines from Camp Lemonnier's Expeditionary Medical Facility to Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti, Djibouti, February 6, 2012.
The EMF upgraded their anesthesia capabilities,
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U.S., Malian Military Medics Train to Save Lives
12:00 AM2/10/2012
Soldiers of the 807th Medical Deployment Support Command, Fort Douglas, Utah, joined with their Malian medical defense forces counterparts for the start of Atlas Accord12 in Mopti, Mali, February 7-15, 2012.
This
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Tanzania, U.S. Personnel Work to Restore Sight
12:00 AM2/9/2012
In support of U.S. Army Africa's first Medical Readiness and Training Exercise of the year (MEDRETE), U.S. medical personnel traveled to Zanzibar, Tanzania, January 30 through February 10, 2012 to perform a sutureless cataract surgical
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SuperCLU: Coming to a Base Near You
12:00 AM2/8/2012
Eco-friendly Containerized Living Units giving Camp Lemonnier residents more living space are slated to arrive here in Fall 2012 thanks to a $1 million grant provided by the U.S. Department of Defense's Super Energy Efficient Containerized
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Pandemic Influenza Table Top Exercise Kicks Off in Elmina, Ghana
12:00 AM2/8/2012
Approximately 120 civilian and military representatives from five African nations and the United States came together in Elmina, Ghana on February 6, 2012 for a weeklong exercise to assess the current capability of the Ghanaian government to
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U.S. Navy Delegation Wraps Up Moroccan Staff Talks Visit
12:00 AM2/7/2012
Rear Admiral Kenneth "K.J." Norton, deputy chief of staff for strategy, resources, and plans at U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and a team of delegates completed a three-day visit to Casablanca, Morocco, to engage in staff talks with the Royal
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U.S., Djiboutian Military Officials Sign Service Agreement
12:00 AM2/6/2012
The Djiboutian and U.S. militaries signed an extended agreement, February 1, 2012 in Djibouti, Djibouti, that allows both nations to continue working together in support of lasting stability for the Horn of Africa.
The agreement is an
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Soldiers Deliver Supplies to Remote Djiboutian School
12:00 AM2/6/2012
U.S. Army Soldiers with Civil Affairs Team 4902, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, partnered with U.S. Agency for International Development, the Djiboutian Ministry of Education and the U.S. Embassy to
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US, Djiboutian Military Officials Sign Service Agreement
12:00 AM2/6/2012
The Djiboutian and U.S. militaries signed an extended agreement, February 1 in Djibouti, Djibouti, that allows both nations to continue working together in support of lasting stability for the Horn of Africa.
The agreement is an
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Soldiers Deliver Supplies to Remote Djiboutian School
12:00 AM2/6/2012
U.S. Army soldiers with Civil Affairs Team 4902, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, partnered with U.S. Agency for International Development, the Djiboutian Ministry of Education and the U.S. Embassy to
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U.S. Army Africa Sponsors Deployment Training for Malawi Defense Forces
12:00 AM2/3/2012
As part of the African Deployment Partnership Training, three U.S. Army instructors traveled to Salima, Malawi to conduct convoy training with 22 Malawian Defense Forces, January 16-20, 2012.
Captain Brad Copas of U.S. Army
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USS Simpson Concludes Visit to Casablanca
12:00 AM2/3/2012
The guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) and senior staff members from U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa concluded a three-day port visit of training, band engagements, and senior staff talks in Casablanca, February 2, 2012.
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New Solutions Sought During International Workshop in Rwanda to Tackle Youth Radicalization
12:00 AM2/3/2012
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) held opening ceremonies on Monday, January 23, 2012, in Kigali, Rwanda, for its weeklong workshop on preventing youth radicalization in East Africa. The event brings together 47 participants from
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Camp Lemonnier Public Works Department Partners to Save Energy, Lives
12:00 AM2/2/2012
Saving energy on the battlefield saves lives and money.
That's how Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta described the importance of the Department of Defense (DoD) continuing to "develop innovative energy solutions to advance our
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Djiboutians, Americans Share Radio Knowledge
12:00 AM2/2/2012
Djiboutian Armed Forces and U.S. service members exchanged communications best practices in Djibouti, Djibouti, January 24 to 30, 2012.
The FAD invited the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa tactical communications team to
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Djiboutians, Americans Share Radio Knowledge
12:00 AM2/2/2012
Djiboutian Armed Forces and U.S. service members exchanged communications best practices in Djibouti, Djibouti, January 24 to 30.
The FAD invited the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa tactical communications team to the FAD
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Presidential Proclamation -- National African American History Month, 2012
12:00 AM2/1/2012
The story of African Americans is a story of resilience and perseverance. It traces a people who refused to accept the circumstances under which they arrived on these shores, and it chronicles the generations who fought for an America that truly
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