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U.S. Soldiers Conduct 'Book Drop' in Tanga
12:00 AM9/2/2009
Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army's 4-414th Civil Affairs Battalion delivered more than 1,000 books to rural schools near Tanga, Tanzania, August 24, 2009.
"Today we went to three schools ... two primary schools and a secondary
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U.S. Air Forces Africa Help Nigerian C-130 Fly Again
12:00 AM9/1/2009
A group of active duty Air Force and Tennessee Air National Guard members helped restore one of Nigeria's C-130 transport aircraft to flying condition as part of an ongoing engagement between 17th Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Africa) and
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U.S. Air Forces Africa Commander Visits Kenyan Air Force
12:00 AM9/1/2009
Air Forces Africa touched down in Kenya, August 24, 2009, for the latest in a series of engagements between U.S. and Kenyan forces. AFAFRICA, also known as 17th Air Force, is the air component for U.S. Africa Command.
AFAFRICA
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APS Swift Sailors Paint Togo Clinic
12:00 AM8/31/2009
Eight Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift and 18 local Togolese helped paint a clinic in Lome, August 26, 2009.
High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2), which arrived August 24, is in port for a four-day visit in support of
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APS, Swift Deliver Project Handclasp Supplies in Togo
12:00 AM8/27/2009
Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift delivered two pallets of medical supplies as part of Project Handclasp to the local Red Cross in Lome, Togo, August 25, 2009.
Ambassador to Togo Patricia McMahon Hawkins, Togolese Red Cross
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Health Experts Attend First U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference
12:00 AM8/27/2009
More than 50 medical experts from throughout the Department of Defense and other U.S. government organizations came together in Garmisch, Germany, for the first U.S. Africa Command Surgeon's Component Conference, August 25-29, 2009.
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APS, Swift Deliver Medical Supplies to Remote Village in Gabon
12:00 AM8/27/2009
Sailors from Africa Partnership Station (APS) Swift made a unique, 45-mile, up-river trip from Port Gentil, Gabon aboard two rigid hull inflatable boats to deliver medical supplies to Ngola Village, August 20, 2009.
The two pallets
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U.S. Air Force and Uganda People's Defense Air Force Partner in Logistics Training
12:00 AM8/26/2009
During crises around the world, the U.S. Air Force is often called upon to assist with humanitarian relief efforts. That may mean the evacuation of people from the path of destruction, or it could be simply air dropping food and medical supplies.
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Op-Ed: What I Saw in Goma
12:00 AM8/26/2009
U.S. Africa Command PAO Note: The following is an Op-Ed authored by Secretary Clinton that appeared on People.com following her trip to Africa in August 2009. The Op-Ed is being posted on the U.S. Africa Command website in the interest of
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Haas Assumes Command of Special Operations Command Africa
12:00 AM8/25/2009
U.S. Army Colonel Christopher K. Haas assumed command of Special Operations Command Africa from Brigadier General Patrick M. Higgins at a change of command ceremony held here yesterday.
Colonel Haas was the Director of the U.S. Special
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North Carolina Finds Perfect Match in Botswana
12:00 AM8/25/2009
State, national and local leaders met in August 2009 with officials from many facets of Botswana to discuss various issues that may be addressed by a new partnership between North Carolina and the Republic of Botswana.
Addressing
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Medical Exercise in Swaziland Ends Successfully
12:00 AM8/25/2009
Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF), U.S. Army Africa, and U.S. Africa Command (USARAF) concluded the two-week MEDFLAG 09 exercise with a closing ceremony at USDF headquarters in Manzini, Swaziland on August 14, 2009.
MEDFLAG is a
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U.S. Coast Guard, Sierra Leone Nab Vessel Fishing Illegally
12:00 AM8/24/2009
Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC 912), along with representatives from Sierra Leone's Armed Forces Maritime Wing, Fisheries Ministry and Office of National Security, conducted a joint boarding operation on a
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Seychelles President James Michel Hails Strengthening of Surveillance Cooperation with the United States
12:00 AM8/20/2009
U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs Note: Following is a press release by the Republic of Seychelles Office of the President. It is posted on the U.S. Africa Command website to increase public awareness of the cooperation between Seychelles and the
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Commander, U.S. Africa Command, Visits Island Nations of Mauritius and Seychelles
12:00 AM8/20/2009
General William "Kip" Ward concluded his first visit to the island nations of Mauritius and Seychelles, August 19, 2009, where he traveled to meet with the nations' leadership to discuss future avenues of cooperation in the realm of maritime
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Africa Command Supporting U.S. Government Initiative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
12:00 AM8/19/2009
The U.S. Africa Command has been asked by the U.S. Department of State to assist the U.S. government's efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence in the DRC.
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U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium Begins in Ethiopia
12:00 AM8/19/2009
Opening ceremonies were held August 18, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa for the second U.S. Africa Command Academic Symposium.
Thirty-seven academics from Africa, Europe and the United States have come together to enhance
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17th Air Force Hosts First Military Exchange from Burkina Faso
12:00 AM8/19/2009
The 17th Air Force, also known as U.S. Air Forces Africa, recently took another step forward in building meaningful relationships with African nations when it hosted the first-ever visit by a delegation of Burkina Faso officers to an American base
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Clinton: Liberia's Progress is a Triumph of the Human Spirit
12:00 AM8/18/2009
That Liberians emerged from 14 years of bloodshed and lawlessness to produce peace, free elections and a democratic government is not so much a triumph of might as it is a triumph of the human spirit, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said
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National Guard Adds Liberia to Partnership Program
12:00 AM8/17/2009
The National Guard will add Liberia to its State Partnership Program this year (2009), bringing the number of African nations taking part in the program to eight.
The addition fulfills a request Liberia, a West African nation, made to
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