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TRANSCRIPT: AFRICOM Commander in Algeria

12:00 AM9/9/2011
General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), made his second visit to Algeria September 7-8, 2011, where he attended an international conference for partnership, security, and development.

The conference was hosted
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USS Samuel B. Roberts Arrives in Mauritius

12:00 AM9/9/2011
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Port Louis, Mauritius, for an eight-day goodwill port visit as part of their involvement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East's hub, September 5, 2011.

The visit will feature on board
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CJTF-HOA Chaplain and Imam Travel to Uganda for Talk of Military Chaplaincy

12:00 AM9/9/2011
The Director of Religious Affairs for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and an Imam from the Islamic Center of Chester, Pennsylvania, met with members of the Ugandan People's Defense Forces here on August 24.

In the
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International Women's Forum Learns about AFRICOM, Shares Perspectives with Staff during Visit to HQ

12:00 AM9/8/2011
Forty-five international women spent the day learning about U.S. Africa Command's mission and sharing their perspectives with staff during a visit to Kelley Barracks September 7, 2011.

Members of the International Women's
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African Public Affairs Officers tour DoD's communications hub

12:00 AM9/8/2011
Three Public Affairs Officers from both Tanzania and Mauritania were given a first-hand look at U.S. Public Affairs training and operations during a visit to the Fort Meade, Md., and Washington, D.C., area Aug. 23-26.

The four-day
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Helping a Community Survive a Drought

12:00 AM9/7/2011
More than 25,000 cattle, camels, chickens and other livestock received necessary veterinary treatments August 16 to 24 in an effort to help livestock in the Miesa and Siminto, Ethiopia, region survive the current drought.

A
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Helping a Community Survive a Drought

12:00 AM9/7/2011
More than 25,000 cattle, camels, chickens and other livestock received necessary veterinary treatments August 16 to 24 in an effort to help livestock in the Miesa and Siminto, Ethiopia, region survive the current drought.

A partnership
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Ground Breaking Ceremony for Bridge in Negele

12:00 AM9/7/2011
The people of Negele, Ethiopia, celebrated the hard work between the governments of Ethiopia and the United States August 22, 2011, during a ground breaking ceremony signifying the start of construction for a much-needed bridge that will connect
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Kelley Barracks Town Hall Meeting Shares Plans, Hears Residents' Concerns

12:00 AM9/6/2011
The U.S. Africa Command Chief of Staff, Major General H.D. Polumbo, and senior members of the Stuttgart military community held a town hall meeting August 31, 2011, at the Kelley Theatre on Kelley Barracks to share future plans for base
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Force Protection Training Exercise

12:00 AM9/2/2011
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U.S. Army Africa sponsors security cooperation conference

12:00 AM9/1/2011
Nearly 150 military and civilian personnel representing organizations from throughout Africa, Europe and the U.S. participated in U.S. Army Africa's Theater Army Security Cooperation Conference held Aug. 29 to Sept. 2.

The Office
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Bond of Brotherhood: Firefighter Training Crosses Cultures

12:00 AM9/1/2011
As a pair of Nomex-gloved hands reached forward and pulled a pressurized lever, the normally dusty landscape of Camp Lemonnier was transformed into something resembling a winter wonderland during a recent training event.

The gloves
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Navy Surgical Team Lends Helping Hand to Happy Infant

12:00 AM9/1/2011
U.S. Navy healthcare providers from Camp Lemonnier's Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) recently teamed up with Djiboutian surgeons to successfully remove a large lymphatic cyst from the neck and shoulder of a local newborn infant,
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Car Pooling Spaces Hope to Alleviate Parking Problems on Kelley Barracks

12:00 AM8/31/2011
If you were to ask anyone working for U.S. Africa Command what is the biggest problem they face on Kelley Barracks, they will likely tell you it is the parking. In a joint effort to alleviate parking issues, the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, along
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Senegalese Media Delegation Visits U.S. Africa Command Headquarters

12:00 AM8/31/2011
Members of the Senegalese media were given an in-depth look at the mission of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) during a week-long visit to Stuttgart, Germany, August 22-26, 2011.

The delegation, which consisted of five reporters, a
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USS Samuel B. Roberts Arrives in Mozambique

12:00 AM8/30/2011
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, August 26, 2011, for a four-day goodwill port visit after an underway period supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation in the region.

This is
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Navy Surgical Team Lends Helping Hand to Happy Infant

12:00 AM8/30/2011
U.S. Navy healthcare providers from Camp Lemonniers' Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) recently teamed up with Djiboutian surgeons to successfully remove a large lymphatic cyst from the neck and shoulder of a local newborn infant.
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East African Navies, Coast Guards train in Mauritius during APS

12:00 AM8/30/2011
Sailors from East African navies and coast guards and the United States trained aboard two Mauritian coast guard vessels in the first of a two-part training engagement for Africa Partnership Station (APS) East, August 25, 2011.

During
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Famine Soon to Worsen in Somalia, Report Predicts

12:00 AM8/27/2011
A new analysis of food security in the Horn of Africa reports that the level of acute malnutrition for people in some areas of Somalia exceeds 50 percent. Food insecurity will worsen to become famine in most areas of southern Somalia within four to
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Contact Group Discusses Support for Libya's Transition

12:00 AM8/26/2011
Deputy Secretary of State William Burns says the departure of the Qadhafi regime opens the door to a new future for Libya.

Burns led the U.S. delegation to a crucial meeting of the Libya Contact Group August 25, 2011 in Istanbul where
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