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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: Mapping Africa One Country at a Time

12:00 AM4/17/2012
When the U.S. military wants to head into un-chartered, or minimally chartered territory, they call on the experts of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, or the NGA. By compiling the most current satellite imagery, existing maps, and
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Moroccans join 24th MEU for Amphibious "Day at the Beach" during African Lion 12

12:00 AM4/17/2012
Marines and Sailors of Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, landed on the shores of the Kingdom of Morocco, April 10, 2012, to participate in Exercise African Lion 12.
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AFRICOM Commander, U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, senior officers visit USS Iwo Jima during African Lion exercise

12:00 AM4/17/2012
The U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Sam Kaplan, along with senior members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and the commanding general of U.S. Africa Command, Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, spent an afternoon with members of the 24th Marine
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Lightning Strikes Twice: Airman Receives Second Air Force Weather Award of Career

12:00 AM4/17/2012
There's an old saying that lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place, but it did for one U.S. Air Force airman.
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U.S. Marine Squadron Conducts Logistical Operations in Morocco for Exercise African Lion 12

12:00 AM4/16/2012
The silhouette of KC-130s could be seen against the Moroccan sun as pilots and crew members took to the skies to provide U.S. and Moroccan service members with logistical support during Exercise African Lion, April 12, 2012.
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24th Marine Expeditionary Unit "Raven" Flies the Skies of Morocco

12:00 AM4/16/2012
Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit demonstrated the capabilities of the MEU's unmanned aerial system assets for members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, April 12, 2012 at Inezgane Airfield.
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U.S. Army Africa Chaplains Continue Engagements in Liberia

12:00 AM4/16/2012
Returning from a second engagement, U.S. Army Africa Chaplain (Major) Allen Staley, and Command Chaplain (Colonel) Gary Brown from 21st Theater Support Command, worked with more than 20 Liberian Armed Forces chaplains during a Chaplain
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DOD's Future Leaders Visit U.S. AFRICOM Headquarters as Part of Executive Leadership Development Program

12:00 AM4/16/2012
More than 60 future Defense Department leaders visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, April 11, 2012, to learn more about the command, meet with senior leaders, and share their own research and recommendations on
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Executive Leadership Development Program Gets "Electrifying" Experience during First Ever Participation in African Lion 2012

12:00 AM4/16/2012
It all begins on the yellow footprints. The moment a young Marine recruit makes the decision to earn the eagle, globe and anchor, he is skillfully and painstakingly groomed for leadership, instilled with the traits and skills he will continue to
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African Lion 12 Underway After "Historic" Maritime Offload

12:00 AM4/13/2012
Service members from all over the United States teamed up with the Moroccan Armed Forces to kick off Exercise African Lion 2012, in Agadir, Morocco, April 7-18.
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Warrior Leadership Course Helps Build Future Leaders

12:00 AM4/13/2012
For the first time, armed forces of Liberia soldiers instructed their fellow soldiers in formal non-commissioned officer-centric training at Edwin Binyah Kesselly Military Barracks March 5-22.
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Marines Assemble Water Purification Systems at African Lion exercise in Morocco

12:00 AM4/13/2012
Water purification specialists with Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, put their water purification systems to the test on a Moroccan beach April 10, 2012, during the bi-lateral exercise African Lion 12.

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Critters that Bite In and Around the Horn of Africa

12:00 AM4/12/2012
The Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Surgeon Cell Newsletter, distributed around Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, is chock-full of pertinent information about things that can harm you, whether on camp or out in the field. Those things include
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U.S. Africa Command Screens "Weapon of War" Documentary

12:00 AM4/12/2012
"I've talked to soldiers," says Captain Basima, a priest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Army, in the documentary "Weapon of War." "They say that when they win, the women become war booty."
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Experts Discuss Hunt for LRA and Security-Sector Reform in Central African Republic

12:00 AM4/12/2012
The appearance of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Central African Republic and the lingering presence of rebel groups have overwhelmed the country's small military, regional officials said during an international roundtable
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African Lion 12 brings Humanitarian Civil Assistance

12:00 AM4/12/2012
More than 70 dental and medical staff gathered to exchange techniques during the beginning of the humanitarian civil assistance (HCA) project for Exercise African Lion 12, April 9, 2012.

Exercise African Lion is a U.S. Africa
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Camp Lemonnier NCOs Participate in Joint Forces Professional Development Seminar

12:00 AM4/11/2012
Noncommissioned officers from every U.S. military branch on camp participated in the first Joint Forces Professional Development Seminar in the White House Lounge here April 6.
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MV-22 Osprey Crashes during Military Exercise

12:00 AM4/11/2012
An MV-22 Osprey operating from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) crashed in a Royal Moroccan military training area southwest of Agadir, Morocco, while participating in the bilateral Exercise African Lion. Four U.S. Marine Corps
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U.S. Partners to Promote Disaster Resilience in Horn of Africa

12:00 AM4/11/2012
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Eastern Africa and other international development leaders have established an alliance to promote resilience against disasters in the
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Service Members Establish Early Communications for Exercise African Lion 12

12:00 AM4/10/2012
Service members with the joint communications support element provided rapid response communications capabilities to exercise coordinators during African Lion in Agadir, Morocco, April 7-18, 2012.
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