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Robert G. Bradley arrives in Casablanca for Theater Security Cooperation and Community Relations Events
12:00 AM3/27/2009
USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) arrived in Casablanca March 24, 2009 for a Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) mission to strengthen the maritime partnership between the United States and Morocco.
Robert G. Bradley Commanding Officer
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Project Handclasp Program Lends Assistance to Nigerian Schoolhouse
12:00 AM3/27/2009
Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville Sailors delivered Project Handclasp boxes filled with medical supplies, clothes, toys, and text books to the Pacelli School of the Blind and Visually Impaired in Lagos, Nigeria March 24, 2009.
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Africa Partnership Station Celebrates Women's History Month
12:00 AM3/27/2009
USS Nashville (LPD 13) sailors, along with a staff of Destroyer Squadron 60 and international maritime professionals, gathered March 14, 2009 to celebrate Women's History Month with a ceremony held on the ship's mess decks.
The
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U.S Africa Command Members Discuss Role of Women During History Month
12:00 AM3/27/2009
U.S. Africa Command celebrated Women's History Month with a panel discussion of the role women play in the command as well as the contributions and accomplishments of women in American society.
"I'm proud to be in the most
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POLICY STATEMENT: U.S. Aid to Madagascar
12:00 AM3/26/2009
(Editor's note: The following statement by the U.S. Department of State is provided to further public understanding of U.S. foreign policy toward African security. U.S. Africa Command plays a subordinate role to the State Department in
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Visiting American Serviceman Rescues Two Zambian Women at Victoria Falls
12:00 AM3/26/2009
The quick thinking and bravery of a visiting U.S. Air Force serviceman saved the lives of two Zambians, March 9, 2009.
Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Keith Andrews, who was part of a delegation visiting Zambia last week from the U.S. Air
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CJTF-HOA Conducts Search and Recovery Mission
12:00 AM3/26/2009
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa forward deployed to Uganda to conduct search and recovery operations of human remains and the flight data recorder from an Ilyushin II 76 aircraft wreckage.
All 11 people
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Ward Testifies to House Appropriations Committee: 'Africans see us as partners ... not as part of their problem'
12:00 AM3/25/2009
General William Ward told members of U.S. Congress that over the past two decades of his military career, he has often seen the importance of the military working closely in support of diplomacy and development to pursue national foreign policy
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Africa Partnership Medical Teams Lending a Helping Hand
12:00 AM3/25/2009
Eleven Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville embarked trainees capped off three weeks of instruction aboard USS Nashville (LPD 13) with a graduation ceremony March 20, 2009 on the ship's flight deck.
The group, comprised of
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CJTF-HOA to Assist in Uganda Recovery Operations
12:00 AM3/25/2009
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa are scheduled to assist the government of Uganda in conducting search and recovery operations of human remains and the flight data recorder from the wreckage an Ilyushin 76 aircraft that
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CJTF-HOA Receives 15,000 Donated Books for Djibouti Schools
12:00 AM3/23/2009
Members of the 9th Provisional Security Force unloaded more than 15,000 books from USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) at the port of Djibouti March 20, 2009.
The Marine unit, comprised of Marine Corps reservists from Detroit, Minneapolis and
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United States Extends Friendly Hand to East Africa
12:00 AM3/20/2009
The U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which have extended a helping hand to a number of West African countries in the past few years, are now reaching out to East Africa, too.
The
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U.S. President Obama Names Special Envoy for Sudan
12:00 AM3/19/2009
This article by the U.S. Department of State is republished to promote understanding of U.S. policy with regard to Sudan.
Ending the suffering and the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan is a significant U.S.
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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Service Members Participate in Medical Civil Action Project
12:00 AM3/18/2009
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) traveled throughout remote regions of Djibouti providing medical and public health aid during a Medical Civil Action Project (MEDCAP) March 7-14, 2009.
The
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Africom Commander Describes Conditions for U.S. Involvement
12:00 AM3/18/2009
U.S. Africa Command will intervene in conflicts on the continent only after warring countries have shown a political will to reconcile, the Africom commander told a congressional panel March 18, 2009.
Two main functions of U.S.
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Nigeria Next Stop for Africa Partnership Station Nashville
12:00 AM3/18/2009
The Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville team arrived in Lagos, Nigeria March 17, 2009 for the third African port visit of its five-month deployment.
The APS Nashville team includes experts in a variety of military areas and a
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Remote Kenyan High School Supplied with Water
12:00 AM3/17/2009
The Garissa Boys' High School in Kenya has a new water system, thanks to the efforts of the Kenyan government, the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, military engineers, and a civil affairs team from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
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Ward Updates Senate on U.S. Africa Command
12:00 AM3/17/2009
Africa is on a positive course in reducing conflict, building democratic institutions, and promoting sustainable livelihood for its people, said General William E. Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, as he explained the command's role in
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Africa Command's Ambassador Yates Meets Belgian Defense Officials
12:00 AM3/16/2009
U.S. Africa Command's civilian deputy, Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates, met with Belgian defense officials to discuss U.S. AFRICOM activities during an official visit to Brussels, March 12-13, 2009.
Yates, U.S. Africa Command's
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Upcoming Symposium Addresses Air Domain, Safety in Africa
12:00 AM3/16/2009
(Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles by Air University Public Affairs about the upcoming U.S. Africa Command Symposium, to be held at Air University, concerning the U.S. Air Force's role in Africa.)
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