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Triple Nickels kick-off exercise African Lion 2019 with a roar

10:29 AM4/9/2019
Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing and Royal Moroccan Air Force conduct F-16 aviation training during exercise African Lion 2019, March 25-April 3, 2019, at Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco. African Lion 2019 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. Africa Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco with a spoke in Tunisia, and armed forces participants in from Canada, France, Senegal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The exercise involves various types of training, including a combined joint-task-force command-post exercise, aviation training exercise, field training exercise, maritime training exercise, and humanitarian civic assistance, with focus on transnational threats, regional cooperation, and cyber security and defense.
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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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AFRICOM hosts Accountability Colloquium

10:35 AM3/6/2019
AFRICOM hosts the sixth iteration of the Accountability Colloquium, Feb. 26-28 in Lilongwe, Malawi; discussions included current legal challenges, the importance of adherence to the rule of law, and the positive impact of legal advisors.
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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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