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U.S. Committed to Peaceful Resolution in Cote d'Ivoire Crisis

12:00 AM3/25/2011

The United States remains committed to finding a peaceful resolution to the presidential crisis that has gripped Côte d'Ivoire since the November 2010 elections, a State Department spokesman says.

"Since the beginning of the

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Sponsorship Training

12:00 AM3/25/2011

Sponsorship Training is being offered on Wednesday, 30 MAR, from 0900 to
0930 in the Conference Room on the first floor (Room #119) in building 3306.

Sponsorship is a very rewarding experience and is vitally important in Read more

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New Coalition Member Flies 1st Sortie Enforcing No-Fly Zone over Libya

12:00 AM3/25/2011

Qatar, the newest member to the coalition supporting the enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, flew its first operational sortie today as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn.

A Qatari Emiri Air Force Mirage 2000-5

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Military Action in Libya About Humanitarian Response, U.S. Says

12:00 AM3/25/2011

The U.S. role in the enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973 is limited to the goal of ending the attacks by forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Qadhafi upon the Libyan people and is in response to the humanitarian

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TRANSCRIPT: General Ham addresses media in Sigonella, Sicily on Operation Odyssey Dawn

12:00 AM3/25/2011

Gen. Carter Ham, commander U.S. Africa Command, addressed media regarding current military actions as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya. In addition to thanking the servicemembers from the coalition and the community of Sigonella for their

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POLICY STATEMENT: Secretary Clinton on Situation in Cote d'Ivoire

12:00 AM3/25/2011

The United States condemns Laurent Gbagbo's continued attacks on unarmed civilians in Côte d'Ivoire and we demand an immediate end to this brutality. Gbagbo's indiscriminate violence against civilians cannot be tolerated. All

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Joint Maritime Forces Take Action

12:00 AM3/25/2011

When Joint Force Maritime Component Commander, Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris, Jr., embarked on his flagship, the USS Mount Whitney last March 10th, he was not certain what shape the international coalition - or the Libya crisis itself for that matter -

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NATO Assumes Responsibility for No-fly Zone Over Libya

12:00 AM3/24/2011

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced March 24, 2011, the alliance will assume command and control of coalition operations enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya authorized by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973.
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TRANSCRIPT: DOD News Briefing with Rear Admiral Hueber via Telephone from USS Mount Whitney

12:00 AM3/24/2011

Rear Admiral Gerard P. Hueber, chief of staff of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF-OD), addressed the media concerning Libya via phone from aboard the USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), March 23, 2011. Hueber provided operational updates on operations

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Roughead: Ships Were Ready for Odyssey Dawn

12:00 AM3/24/2011

While Operation Odyssey Dawn brewed up quickly, the U.S. Navy already was positioned for operations over Libya, the chief of naval operations said in Washington, D.C., March 23, 2011.

Navy Admiral Gary Roughead told the Defense Writers
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Partner Nations Share NCO Skills, Mirrors New AFRICOM Commander’s Vision

12:00 AM3/24/2011

Four Kenyan Defense Force sergeant majors, representing their Army, Navy and Air Force, visited the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, March 14 through March 16, 2011, to gain a better understanding of American noncommissioned officer
Read more

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Deteriorating Situation in Cote d'Ivoire: A threat to regional stability

12:00 AM3/24/2011

This Event summary, compiled by Kelly Hawkes for U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM) Public Affairs, is intended to help describe policy discussions that may affect security policy in Africa. These informal observations and notes are intended to
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American Cultivates Land, Soldiers in DRC

12:00 AM3/24/2011

Skiing on the muddy-brown waters of the Congo River may sound like a wild adventure, but for one man, it's a usual leisure activity.

Beau Davis, a 27-year-old Nigerian-born American, lives along the river in Kisangani, Democratic
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Partner Nations Share NCO skills, Mirrors new AFRICOM commander's vision

12:00 AM3/24/2011

Four Kenyan Defense Force sergeant majors, representing their Army, Navy and Air Force, visited the headquarters of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, March 14 - 16, 2011, to gain a better understanding of American non-commissioned
Read more

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Update on Implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 on Libya

12:00 AM3/24/2011

The following are remarks from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, regaring implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 in Libya.

Good evening. I'm just returning from the White House, where I met
Read more

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U.S. Plans Transition to Support Role for Libya Operations

12:00 AM3/23/2011

Although the United States has played a prominent role in the first phase of the international coalition's military activities in Libya, the Obama administration said the U.S. contribution will be diminishing as other members of the coalition
Read more

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Coalition Partners Assume More Responsibility in Libya

12:00 AM3/23/2011

Coalition task force operations in Libya continue to go well, and partner nations are picking up more of the workload, the chief of staff of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn told reporters March 23, 2011.

"Our efforts have been going
Read more

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Gates Discusses Libya, Middle East Turmoil

12:00 AM3/23/2011

Operations in Libya and instability in the Middle East dominated a news conference with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in Cairo March 23, 2011.

Gates met with reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and other
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Pentagon Tallies Coalition Actions in Libya

12:00 AM3/23/2011

By the fifth day of coalition task force operations supporting a no-fly zone in Libya and protecting Libyan civilians, the 13-nation alliance had flown more than 300 sorties in the North African country, Pentagon officials said March 23, 2011. Read more

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The President on Libya: "We Have Already Saved Lives"

12:00 AM3/22/2011

Note: The following is a White House blog concerning President Barack Obama's responses to questions concerning Libya during a recent trip to Latin America.

As he has in previous stops during his trip to Latin America, the
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U.S. Committed to Peaceful Resolution in Cote d'Ivoire Crisis

12:00 AM3/25/2011

The United States remains committed to finding a peaceful resolution to the presidential crisis that has gripped Côte d'Ivoire since the November 2010 elections, a State Department spokesman says. "Since the beginning of the

Sponsorship Training

12:00 AM3/25/2011

Sponsorship Training is being offered on Wednesday, 30 MAR, from 0900 to 0930 in the Conference Room on the first floor (Room #119) in building 3306. Sponsorship is a very rewarding experience and is vitally important in Read more

New Coalition Member Flies 1st Sortie Enforcing No-Fly Zone over Libya

12:00 AM3/25/2011

Qatar, the newest member to the coalition supporting the enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, flew its first operational sortie today as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn. A Qatari Emiri Air Force Mirage 2000-5

Military Action in Libya About Humanitarian Response, U.S. Says

12:00 AM3/25/2011

The U.S. role in the enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973 is limited to the goal of ending the attacks by forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Qadhafi upon the Libyan people and is in response to the humanitarian

TRANSCRIPT: General Ham addresses media in Sigonella, Sicily on Operation Odyssey Dawn

12:00 AM3/25/2011

Gen. Carter Ham, commander U.S. Africa Command, addressed media regarding current military actions as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya. In addition to thanking the servicemembers from the coalition and the community of Sigonella for their

POLICY STATEMENT: Secretary Clinton on Situation in Cote d'Ivoire

12:00 AM3/25/2011

The United States condemns Laurent Gbagbo's continued attacks on unarmed civilians in Côte d'Ivoire and we demand an immediate end to this brutality. Gbagbo's indiscriminate violence against civilians cannot be tolerated. All

Joint Maritime Forces Take Action

12:00 AM3/25/2011

When Joint Force Maritime Component Commander, Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris, Jr., embarked on his flagship, the USS Mount Whitney last March 10th, he was not certain what shape the international coalition - or the Libya crisis itself for that matter -

NATO Assumes Responsibility for No-fly Zone Over Libya

12:00 AM3/24/2011

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced March 24, 2011, the alliance will assume command and control of coalition operations enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya authorized by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973. Read more

TRANSCRIPT: DOD News Briefing with Rear Admiral Hueber via Telephone from USS Mount Whitney

12:00 AM3/24/2011

Rear Admiral Gerard P. Hueber, chief of staff of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn (JTF-OD), addressed the media concerning Libya via phone from aboard the USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), March 23, 2011. Hueber provided operational updates on operations

Roughead: Ships Were Ready for Odyssey Dawn

12:00 AM3/24/2011

While Operation Odyssey Dawn brewed up quickly, the U.S. Navy already was positioned for operations over Libya, the chief of naval operations said in Washington, D.C., March 23, 2011. Navy Admiral Gary Roughead told the Defense Writers

Partner Nations Share NCO Skills, Mirrors New AFRICOM Commander’s Vision

12:00 AM3/24/2011

Four Kenyan Defense Force sergeant majors, representing their Army, Navy and Air Force, visited the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, March 14 through March 16, 2011, to gain a better understanding of American noncommissioned officer

Deteriorating Situation in Cote d'Ivoire: A threat to regional stability

12:00 AM3/24/2011

This Event summary, compiled by Kelly Hawkes for U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM) Public Affairs, is intended to help describe policy discussions that may affect security policy in Africa. These informal observations and notes are intended to

American Cultivates Land, Soldiers in DRC

12:00 AM3/24/2011

Skiing on the muddy-brown waters of the Congo River may sound like a wild adventure, but for one man, it's a usual leisure activity. Beau Davis, a 27-year-old Nigerian-born American, lives along the river in Kisangani, Democratic

Partner Nations Share NCO skills, Mirrors new AFRICOM commander's vision

12:00 AM3/24/2011

Four Kenyan Defense Force sergeant majors, representing their Army, Navy and Air Force, visited the headquarters of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, March 14 - 16, 2011, to gain a better understanding of American non-commissioned

Update on Implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 on Libya

12:00 AM3/24/2011

The following are remarks from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, regaring implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 in Libya. Good evening. I'm just returning from the White House, where I met

U.S. Plans Transition to Support Role for Libya Operations

12:00 AM3/23/2011

Although the United States has played a prominent role in the first phase of the international coalition's military activities in Libya, the Obama administration said the U.S. contribution will be diminishing as other members of the coalition

Coalition Partners Assume More Responsibility in Libya

12:00 AM3/23/2011

Coalition task force operations in Libya continue to go well, and partner nations are picking up more of the workload, the chief of staff of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn told reporters March 23, 2011. "Our efforts have been going

Gates Discusses Libya, Middle East Turmoil

12:00 AM3/23/2011

Operations in Libya and instability in the Middle East dominated a news conference with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in Cairo March 23, 2011. Gates met with reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and other

Pentagon Tallies Coalition Actions in Libya

12:00 AM3/23/2011

By the fifth day of coalition task force operations supporting a no-fly zone in Libya and protecting Libyan civilians, the 13-nation alliance had flown more than 300 sorties in the North African country, Pentagon officials said March 23, 2011. Read more

The President on Libya: "We Have Already Saved Lives"

12:00 AM3/22/2011

Note: The following is a White House blog concerning President Barack Obama's responses to questions concerning Libya during a recent trip to Latin America. As he has in previous stops during his trip to Latin America, the

The United States remains committed to finding a peaceful resolution to the presidential crisis that has gripped Côte d'Ivoire since the November 2010 elections, a State Department spokesman says.

"Since the beginning of the

Sponsorship Training is being offered on Wednesday, 30 MAR, from 0900 to
0930 in the Conference Room on the first floor (Room #119) in building 3306.

Sponsorship is a very rewarding experience and is vitally important in Read more

Qatar, the newest member to the coalition supporting the enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, flew its first operational sortie today as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn.

A Qatari Emiri Air Force Mirage 2000-5

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced March 24, 2011, the alliance will assume command and control of coalition operations enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya authorized by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973.
Read more

While Operation Odyssey Dawn brewed up quickly, the U.S. Navy already was positioned for operations over Libya, the chief of naval operations said in Washington, D.C., March 23, 2011.

Navy Admiral Gary Roughead told the Defense Writers

Skiing on the muddy-brown waters of the Congo River may sound like a wild adventure, but for one man, it's a usual leisure activity.

Beau Davis, a 27-year-old Nigerian-born American, lives along the river in Kisangani, Democratic

The following are remarks from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, regaring implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 in Libya.

Good evening. I'm just returning from the White House, where I met

Coalition task force operations in Libya continue to go well, and partner nations are picking up more of the workload, the chief of staff of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn told reporters March 23, 2011.

"Our efforts have been going

Operations in Libya and instability in the Middle East dominated a news conference with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in Cairo March 23, 2011.

Gates met with reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and other

Note: The following is a White House blog concerning President Barack Obama's responses to questions concerning Libya during a recent trip to Latin America.

As he has in previous stops during his trip to Latin America, the