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Phoenix Express 2019 Holds Opening Ceremony in Casablanca

10:15 AM4/9/2019
Maritime forces from Europe, North Africa, and the United States kick off the 15th iteration Phoenix Express 2019 with opening ceremony
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CJTF-HOA sends disaster relief to Mozambique

10:29 AM3/28/2019
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa sent supplies and personnel from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 27, 2019, to assist the United States Agency for International Development with humanitarian assistance efforts in Maputo and Beira, Mozambique.
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Africa Malaria Task Force Key Leader Event continues fight against malaria

9:19 AM3/27/2019
Africa Malaria Task Force Key Leader Event in Kampala, Uganda; continuing the fight against malaria
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NATO Parliamentarians Visit AFRICOM

10:11 AM3/25/2019
U.S. Africa Command hosted members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, to conduct discussions about the challenges on NATO’s southern flank and security in Africa, Mar. 21, 2019.
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AFRICOM commander, Djiboutian CHOD observe Rapid Intervention Battalion

5:19 PM3/21/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), met with senior Djiboutian officials, including Chief of Defense Gen. Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim, in order to discuss the growth and development of Djiboutian security forces March 21.
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Gen. Waldhauser, Amb. Yamamoto meet with Somali leaders

2:15 PM3/20/2019
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto met with senior Somali officials during a visit to Mogadishu, Somalia, March 20, 2019.
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Amb. Peter Bodde and Gen. Thomas Waldhauser visit Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya

3:07 PM3/19/2019
Statement from Amb. Peter Bodde, Chargé d’Affaires to the Libya External Office
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African partners visit NCO Leadership Center of Excellence

2:12 PM3/19/2019
The African countries of Malawi, Liberia, Ghana and Botswana, specifically their top enlisted leaders, spent the day March 11 touring the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence receiving briefings and learning about enlisted education.
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East Africa Response Force Deployed to Gabon

9:45 AM3/19/2019
AFRICOM executed ‘New Normal’ crisis management procedure.
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AFRICOM Commander Engages with African Leaders

10:38 AM3/18/2019
Twenty-one African defense Attachés discuss opportunities and challenges on the African continent
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Obangame Express 2019 Begins

12:00 AM3/15/2019
Specific skill sets exercised for OE19 include boarding techniques, search and rescue operations, medical casualty response, radio communication, and information management techniques.
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USAFRICOM Visit: big trucks, missions, & opportunities

9:03 AM3/14/2019
Approximately 20 international officers and senior NCOs from ten African partner nations, visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Feb. 27-28, to expose African Partners to signal and cyber defense operations.
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African Partnership Flight Rwanda concludes, connecting militaries through safety

4:35 PM3/12/2019
African Partnership Flight-Rwanda concluded with a closing ceremony in Kigali, Rwanda, March 8, 2019.
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U.S. Africa Command Director of Logistics discusses environment, role with transportation leaders at Scott AFB

9:49 AM3/4/2019
AFRICOM director of logistics met with Air Mobility Command, combatant command and logistics component leaders at Scott AFB Feb. 20; discusses logistical challenges across Africa and the importance of partnerships.
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CJTF-HOA staff share weapons techniques

3:56 PM2/27/2019
ARTA, Djibouti – Joint personnel and eight foreign liaison officers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa participated in weapons familiarization at the Djibouti Range Complex, Arta, Djibouti, Feb. 16, 2019.
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Cybersecurity-focused event enhances partnership between U.S. and Botswana

8:29 AM2/21/2019
Cybersecurity professionals from AFRICOM, North Carolina National Guard, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies met with members of the Botswana Defence Force, in Gaborone, Botswana, Jan. 28-31.
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Event Brings Awareness to Critical Role of Women During Conflict

9:15 PM2/20/2019
U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso hosted a Women, Peace and Security Reception during Flintlock 2019.
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More than 30 nations kick off Flintlock 2019 in Burkina Faso, Mauritania

6:29 PM2/18/2019
Exercise Flintlock 2019 officially kicked off during an opening ceremony Feb. 18, 2019 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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U.S. Navy Seabees turnover Ali Oune Medical Clinic to Djiboutian officials

11:10 AM2/14/2019
U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, assigned to CJTF-HOA, turned over the newly constructed, 2,900-square-foot, Ali Oune Medical Clinic to Djibouti government officials, Jan. 31. The 2,900-square-foot clinic, which the Seabees spent five months constructing, is intended to enhance the Ministry of Health for Djibouti’s ability to provide basic medical, birth and after care to the Ali Oune village and its more than 1,000 residents and rural neighbors.
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AFRICOM Uses Whole-of-Government to Engage Nations

9:17 AM2/8/2019
The commander of U.S. Africa Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that his command is engaged throughout the continent to encourage allies and partners and strengthen the rule of law.
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