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CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs Team Helps Rebuild Fire Devastated Neighborhood in Djibouti City

12:00 AM8/17/2009
Zamzam Ahmed Dinbil was asleep in a second floor bedroom, her one-year-old daughter beside her, when the fire began that destroyed 21 homes and displaced 126 people in the Quarter 7 BIS neighborhood in the Boulaos commune of Djibouti on August 10,
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U.S. Service Members Visit Swazi Orphanage

12:00 AM8/14/2009
U.S. service members participating in exercise MEDFLAG 09 donated 6,200 South African Rand (about $800) worth of food and toys to 65 children, ranging in age from one to 15 years old at Emmanuel Khayalethu Orphanage in Swaziland, Aguust 14, 2009.
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Africa Command Helps Countries Face Common Challenges

12:00 AM8/14/2009
U.S. Africa Command is hitting its stride as it works with African nations to confront common security challenges, a Pentagon official said.

The command's main mission is to build the security capacity of partner nations
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Delaware Air National Guard and Malawi Defence Force Complete Military Police Workshop

12:00 AM8/13/2009
Members of the Delaware Air National Guard and the Military Police Company of the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) recently completed a military to military (mil-to-mil) security cooperation workshop at Kamuzu Barracks in Lilongwe, Malawi, August 10-14,
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Arleigh Burke Wraps up APS Mission in Tanzania

12:00 AM8/12/2009
Africa Partnership Station (APS) Arleigh Burke arrived in Tanzania's largest city today, marking the final stop of the guided-missile destroyer's APS initiative in South and East Africa.

While in port at Dar es Salaam, USS
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Maritime Center of Excellence Graduates Second Class

12:00 AM8/12/2009
Thirty-one students from eight countries graduated from the Maritime Center of Excellence (MCE) at Bandari College in Mombasa, Kenya August 7, 2009.

The graduation marked the completion of the second group to attend the three-week
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General Ward visits 17th Air Force Headquarters

12:00 AM8/11/2009
General William "Kip" Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, made his first visit to the newly renovated headquarters of 17th Air Force, also known as U.S. Air Forces Africa, August 11, 2009. Located in Ramstein Air Base in Germany, 17th
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Djiboutian Army Learns Combat Life Saving Skills from U.S. Military

12:00 AM8/11/2009
Thirty-Five Soldiers from the Djiboutian Army completed a Combat Life Saver Seminar coordinated by U.S. soldiers from Army Central Command (ARCENT) and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) August 6, 2009 at nearby Camp Chekh
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Africa Center for Strategic Studies holds Regional Health and Security Seminar in Zambia

12:00 AM8/10/2009
Opening ceremonies were held in Lusaka, Zambia, August 10, 2009, at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)-sponsored Health and Security in Africa Seminar. Keynote speaker Dr. Velepi Mtonga, Permanent Secretary of the Minister of Health in
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Dental Team Treats Patients During Medical Exercise

12:00 AM8/8/2009
A six-member combined dental team from the Air Force, Army and Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force treated 55 patients during a dental civic assistance project as part of a medical exercise in Hhohho, Swaziland, August 6-7, 2009.

Three of
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Clinton Pledges U.S. Support to Somali Transitional Government

12:00 AM8/7/2009
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged continued U.S. support for the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and called on Eritrea to halt interference in Somalia.

Clinton appeared at a joint press conference at the
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U.S. Africa Command Opens MEDFLAG 09 in Swaziland

12:00 AM8/5/2009
In partnership with the Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force (USDF), U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Africa kicked-off a two-week medical exercise with an opening ceremony at USDF headquarters in Swaziland, August 3, 2009.

The USDF
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Harbor Security Force Established in Djibouti

12:00 AM8/3/2009
A ribbon-cutting ceremony July 30, 2009 celebrated the establishment of a U.S. military harbor security force at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

Officials from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa
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Future Brightens for Tanzania Youth in Tanga Village

12:00 AM8/3/2009
Representatives and service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, in conjunction with the government of Tanzania, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, attended a dedication ceremony at the
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APS Arleigh Burke Arrives in Mauritius

12:00 AM7/31/2009
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrived in Port Louis, Mauritius on July 30, 2009 to kick off several days of import and at sea training with the Mauritius National Coast Guard as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS).

APS is an
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Harbor Security Force Established in Djibouti

12:00 AM7/31/2009
A ribbon-cutting ceremony July 30, 2009 celebrated the establishment of a U.S. military harbor security force at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

Officials from United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of
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U.S. Africa Command Holds First Contracting Conference

12:00 AM7/31/2009
U.S. Africa Command's Operations and Logistics (OPLOG) directorate held the first U.S. Africa Command Contracting Conference in Naples, Italy, July 21 - 31, 2009.

The conference was led by Operations and Logistics Engineering
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U.S. Coast Guard and Moroccan Royal Navy Conduct First Joint Mission

12:00 AM7/30/2009
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC 912) and the Moroccan Royal Navy (MRN) vessel Rais Charkaoui (OPV 320) concluded a nine-day, joint maritime law enforcement operation in Casablanca, July 27, 2009.

During this first U.S.-Moroccan
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International Forum Plans 2010 Maritime Partnership in Africa

12:00 AM7/30/2009
Maritime planners and experts from 20 countries gathered in New York on July 28, 2009 to refine activities and the schedule for the 2010 Africa Partnership Station, a premier international maritime program in Africa.

Organized and led
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Joseph Kony’s Former School Celebrates New Start

12:00 AM7/29/2009
On Wednesday, July 15, the Gulu District local government opened the new Odek P7 School, formerly attended by Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony. Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Walter Ochora officiated at the opening
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