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Djiboutians, U.S. Servicemembers Facilitate Joint Medical Training Seminar Medical Professionals Share Experiences

12:00 AM7/15/2011
Djiboutian military medical professionals joined their Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) counterparts for a week-long medical seminar to share basic lifesaving skills at the Djibouti Ministry of Defense Health Service facility in
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405th Brigade Support Battalion supports joint Ghana-U.S. exercise

12:00 AM7/14/2011
The 405th Brigade Support Battalion of North Riverside, Illinois, continues to play an active role in MEDFLAG 11 in Accra, Ghana, by providing support to other units participating in the event.

Sponsored by U.S. Army Africa, the
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Ghana-Born U.S. Soldier Supports MEDFLAG 11

12:00 AM7/13/2011
U.S. soldiers from several active, guard and reserve units visited Accra, Ghana for a 10-day medical exercise called MEDFLAG 11 which began July 11, 2011. For some U.S. soldiers, it is their first or even second visit to this country. But for
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Ghanaian, U.S. Troops Partner for MEDFLAG 11

12:00 AM7/12/2011
MEDFLAG 11, a joint humanitarian assistance exercise between U.S. and Ghana Armed Forces, kicked off, July 12, 2011, with an opening ceremony at the nearby Ghanaian army base, Burma Camp.

Sponsored by U.S. Army Africa, the bilateral
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Africa Endeavor 2011 Kicks Off in Banjul

12:00 AM7/12/2011
Africa Endeavor (AE) 2011, the largest communications interoperability exercise on the African continent, kicked off on Monday, July 11 in Banjul with hundreds of observers on the parade grounds witnessing the opening ceremony.

The
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Sixth Fleet Visits Luanda during 35th Angolan Navy Celebration

12:00 AM7/12/2011
Vice Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, arrived in Luanda, Angola, July 9, 2011, to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Angolan Navy during a five-day visit to Africa.

The ceremony commemorated the Angolan
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Cadets, Midshipmen, UPDF Partner throughout Uganda

12:00 AM7/11/2011
Cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, participated in a weeklong leadership training workshop June 2011 in cities throughout Uganda with the Ugandan Peoples Defense Force
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AFRICOM, Rwandan Soldiers Promote Regional Stability with Training Exchange

12:00 AM7/8/2011
U.S. soldiers attached to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) have recently supported a series of missions to exchange soldiering skills with their Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) counterparts and fellow partner nation members June 30,
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AFRICOM’s Environmental Security Program Brings USDOD and Botswana Defense Forces together for Workshop

12:00 AM7/8/2011
Environmental considerations in military operations was the focus of a U.S. Africa Command environmental security workshop held jointly with the Botswana Defense Forces (BDF) June 28-30, 2011, in Gaborone, Botswana.

The conference, led
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Wyoming National Guard hosts Tunisian Army

12:00 AM7/8/2011
Two members of the Tunisian army were guests of the Wyoming Army National Guard from June 28-July 1, 2011, as part of the State Partnership Program.

Helicopter pilots, Lieutenant Colonel Slaheddine Essoussi and Major Abdessalam Sghaier
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Swift Brings APS to Ghana; Prepares for MEDFLAG

12:00 AM7/1/2011
High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) made a brief stop in Ghana to deliver goodwill materials and medical supplies that will be used for the upcoming bilateral medical exercise MEDFLAG 11 in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2011, June
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Corporals' Course Prepares Marines as Leaders

12:00 AM7/1/2011
Thirty U.S. Marines graduated a three-week Corporals' Course June 28 at 11 Degrees North community center.

The Combined Joint Task Force Ã? Horn of Africa-sponsored (CJTF-HOA) course provides new or soon-to-be corporals the
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U.S. Army Africa 'Train the Trainers' in Ghana

12:00 AM7/1/2011
As part of the ongoing Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program, two U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) soldiers trained members of the Ghanaian Defense Forces recently at Bendasi Training Site, Accra, Ghana.

First
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Vehicle Checkpoint Demonstration Increases Interoperability

12:00 AM6/30/2011
Gabonese and Brazzaville-Congolese service members rehearsed proper security procedures while training alongside marines during the entry control point and vehicle checkpoint (ECP/VCP) demonstration conducted in Port Gentil, Gabon, recently.  Read more
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Soldiers Take First Step in Combating Mozambique's Landmines.

12:00 AM6/29/2011
Thirty-eight Mozambican soldiers successfully completed a three-week de-mining training course in Maputo taught by five U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians from EOD Mobile Unit Eight, June 24, 2011.

The course, a
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Ugandan, U.S. Soldiers Form 'One Team' During Joint-Training

12:00 AM6/29/2011
U.S. soldiers attached to Combined Joint Task Forcee -- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) completed their latest military-to-military training when more than 170 Ugandan People's Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers graduated the Kasenyi Special Forces Group
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USARAF Conducts Deployment Capability Training in Burundi

12:00 AM6/27/2011
At the request of the Burundian military, U.S. Army Africa's Africa Deployment Assistance Partnership Team (ADAPT) conducted a deployment capability training event with uniformed members of the Burundian Defense Forces June 6-10, 2011 at the
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Joint Personnel Recovery Exercise Prepares Lifesavers from All Branches for Duty

12:00 AM6/27/2011
A joint training exercise in the Grand Bara desert June 16, 2011 demonstrated the ability of U.S. military assets based at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, to quickly locate and recover personnel from downed aircraft or other emergencies.
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Marinha de Guerra de Mozambique and the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office Conduct Hydrographic Survey of Maputo Bay.

12:00 AM6/24/2011
The U.S. Navy scientific survey ship USNS Bruce Heezen, named after a world-famous American oceanographic surveyor, pulled into the Port of Maputo on June 20, 2011, after a 30-day period in which the crew, in partnership with the Mozambique
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Algerian Land Forces Commander Visits U.S. Army Africa

12:00 AM6/24/2011
Algerian Land Forces Commander Major General Ahcene Tafer met with U.S. Army Africa Commander Major General David R. Hogg and toured the command's headquarters in Vicenza, Italy, June 15, 2011. Hogg visited Algeria in December 2010, so this was
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