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African Soldiers Earn Hall of Fame Honors

12:00 AM8/10/2011
Two senior non-commissioned officers from African nations were inducted into the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy's (USASMA) International Military Student Hall of Fame July 2011.

Master Warrant Officer Dickson Owusu, sergeant
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Newly Appointed U.S. Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Makes First Visit to AFRICOM.

12:00 AM8/10/2011
STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Henry S. Ensher, made his first visit to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) on August 2, 2011.

During Ensher's visit, he met with AFRICOM officials
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Obama Approves $105 Million More for Horn of Africa

12:00 AM8/9/2011
President Obama has approved an additional $105 million for urgent humanitarian relief efforts across the Horn of Africa, where the United Nations estimates that more than 12.4 million people are in urgent need as a result of the region's worst
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Top U.S. Officials Heading to Kenya; Refugee Numbers Rise

12:00 AM8/8/2011
The wife of the U.S. vice president, Jill Biden, will travel to Kenya in the near future to assess the humanitarian disaster unfolding in the Horn of Africa. She'll accompany Rajiv Shah, who, as administrator of the U.S. Agency for
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Morocco Receives First F-16s

12:00 AM8/8/2011
Morocco is the latest partner nation to receive the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a historic event marked by a ceremony at Ben Guerrir Air Base in Morocco, August 4, 2011.

The new Block 52 aircraft will supplement the Royal Moroccan Air
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Chaplain Meets with Tanzanian Religious Leaders

12:00 AM8/8/2011
Rabbi (U.S. Navy Captain) Jon Cutler, director of Religious Affairs for Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), traveled to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 18 to 21, 2011, to meet with religious leaders and discuss a future trip and a
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Samuel B. Roberts Crew Cleans, Paints Classrooms in Dar es Salaam

12:00 AM8/8/2011
Sailors from USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) participated in a community relations project cleaning and painting classrooms at Makongo Primary School, August 4 -5, 2011, as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS) East's Tanzania Hub.
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American, Pemban Veterinary Personnel Partner to Treat 9,000 Animals

12:00 AM8/8/2011
Service members from Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 116 and 490th Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), partnered with more than 60 Pemban veterinary service
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American, Pemban Veterinary Personnel Partner to Treat 9k Animals

12:00 AM8/8/2011
Service members from Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 116 and 490th Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Team, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), partnered with more than 60 Pemban veterinary service
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Parade Marks End of Exercise Shared Accord 2011

12:00 AM8/5/2011
A farewell parade marked the near completion of Exercise Shared Accord at the Eastern Cape Signal Unit Base, Port Elizabeth in South Africa, August 2, 2011.

"The exercise was an unbelievable success," said South African Navy
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Expanded Area of Eastern Africa is Beset with Famine

12:00 AM8/5/2011
Famine has reached new areas of Somalia, according to an August 3, 2011 analysis of conditions in the region, and food insecurity in other parts of the eastern African country will likely reach famine levels within the next six weeks.
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New Building Offers Improved Communication, Collaboration Between Stuttgart and Molesworth

12:00 AM8/5/2011
General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to open the newest building for the command at RAF Molesworth in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2011.

The event was attended by more than 300
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New Building Improves Communication, Collaboration Between Molesworth and Stuttgart

12:00 AM8/5/2011
General Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to open the newest building for the command at RAF Molesworth in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2011.

The event was attended by more than 300
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AFRICOM's General Ham Discusses East African Famine, Recent Travels, and Command Climate Survey at All-Hands Meeting

12:00 AM8/4/2011
General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, held an All Hands meeting with members of the AFRICOM staff, July 29, 2011, where he emphasized the command's priorities including the East Africa drought and the growing concern of violent
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Personnel Recovery Directorate Deals with 'What-If' Factor for Travelers

12:00 AM8/3/2011
It's a fact … bad things can happen. However, with planning and the right tools, even a worst case scenario can be survivable.

That's exactly why the U. S. Army Africa Personnel Recovery Directorate exists.
For USARAF
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Eastern Africa Needs Immediate Aid, Long Range Plan, Groups Say

12:00 AM8/3/2011
The United States, other donor nations and the international aid community have expanded their response to famine, refugee migrations and humanitarian disaster in eastern Africa in recent weeks, but threats still exist and the region may teeter on
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USARAF Chaplains in Unique Position to Promote Stability, Peace in Africa

12:00 AM8/2/2011
With joy and passion a Malawi Christian congregation sings praise songs before the guest speaker comes to the podium. This guest is someone foreign, someone different - this guest is a U.S. Army Africa Chaplain.

Recently, Chaplain
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STATEMENT: U.S. President on the Occasion of Ramadan

12:00 AM8/2/2011
As Ramadan begins, Michelle and I would like to send our best wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world. Ramadan is a festive time that is anticipated for months by Muslims everywhere. Families and communities share the
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USS Samuel B. Roberts Makes APS Port Call in Tanzania

12:00 AM8/2/2011
Guided-missile frigate, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) arrived in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania August 1, 2011, to begin its engagement with Africa Partnership Station (APS) East's Tanzania Hub.

The Tanzania hub will involve armed
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Pandemic Disaster Response Exercise Closes in Senegal

12:00 AM8/1/2011
Participants of the Senegalese National Government Pandemic Disaster Response Tabletop Exercise summarized lessons learned and discussed ways ahead, July 29, 2011, wrapping up the five-day exercise held in Saly, Senegal.

Nearly 100
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