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U.S. Army Africa Chaplains Lead Training in Burundi

12:00 AM1/4/2012

Two U.S. Army Africa chaplains traveled to Bujumbura, Burundi in December 2011 to lead a five-day training symposium in partnership with Burundi Ministry of Defense medical providers and chaplains to develop strategies to reduce adverse

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144 Hours in Ethiopia: Mr. Solomon

12:00 AM12/22/2011

Editor's Note: During a recent trip to Ethiopia, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton experienced rural areas outside the country's capitol as he travelled to Negele Borena by car. Negele Borena is the site of the only bridge

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SMA Visits Soldiers in the Horn of Africa

12:00 AM12/22/2011

The 14th Sergeant Major of the Army made his first trip to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, visiting soldiers with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and other units on camp, December 16.

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144 Hours in Ethiopia: Into the Land of Plenty

12:00 AM12/22/2011
Editor's Note: During a recent trip to Ethiopia, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton experienced rural areas outside the country's capitol as he travelled to Negele Borena by car. Negele Borena is the site of the only bridge in Ethiopia
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144 Hours in Ethiopia: The Negele Borena Bridge

12:00 AM12/22/2011

Editor's Note: During a recent trip to Ethiopia, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton experienced rural areas outside the country's capitol as he travelled to Negele Borena by car. Negele Borena is the site of the only bridge

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Speaking to Mountains: Kenyan chaplain visits Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM12/22/2011

Peering through wire-framed spectacles sitting firmly on his round face, the chaplain smiled broadly and spoke to the congregation at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 18, 2011.

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144 Hours in Ethiopia: Africa Remembers

12:00 AM12/22/2011

Editor's Note: During a recent trip to Ethiopia, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton experienced rural areas outside the country's capitol as he travelled to Negele Borena by car. Negele Borena is the site of the only bridge

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U.S. Marines and Djiboutian GIGN forces exchange "Warrior Ethos"

12:00 AM12/19/2011

For a small contingent of U.S. Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), a respite from the metal confines of the ship allowed for an exchange of warrior skills and tactics with members of

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Kansas National Guard Combat Medic Covers Africa

12:00 AM12/19/2011

"I wanted to make my dad proud."



The pen struck the parchment leaving her signature - Michelle C. Lawrence - above her father's, she recalled.

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US Marines and Djiboutian GIGN Forces Exchange "Warrior Ethos"

12:00 AM12/19/2011

For a small contingent of U.S. Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5), a respite from the metal confines of the ship allowed for an exchange of warrior skills and tactics with members of

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UN Forces Commander to South Sudan Speaks to Members of U.S. Africa Command.

12:00 AM12/16/2011

Nigerian Army Major General Moses Bisong Obi, Force Commander of United Nations Mission (UNMISS) to South Sudan visited U.S. Africa Command Headquarters in Stuttgart Germany on 13 December 2011 as part of the AFRICOM Commander's Speakers

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Panetta Thanks Troops in Djibouti

12:00 AM12/15/2011

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta kicked off a trip to various countries, December 13, 2011, thanking members of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti for their role in maintaining stability and preventing

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SECDEF Visits Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM12/14/2011

The sound of thunderous applause from more than 500 service members welcomed the Honorable Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense, to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, December 13.

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U.S. Military Advisers to Support African Fight Against LRA

12:00 AM12/13/2011

U.S. troops serving as advisers in the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) are beginning to deploy from Uganda to LRA-affected areas to support ongoing regional military efforts to stop the organization's ability to terrorize

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Visits Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM12/13/2011

- The sound of thunderous applause from more than 500 service members welcomed U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, December 13, 2011.

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Civil Affairs Team Encourages Students to Pitch in

12:00 AM12/12/2011

The U.S. Army 4902nd Civil Affairs Team put its teaching skills to work, using artwork and colorful flip charts to encourage students to pitch in for their school and community.



Pitch in trash, that is.

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Civil Affairs Team Encourages Students to Pitch In

12:00 AM12/12/2011

The U.S. Army 4902nd Civil Affairs Team put its teaching skills to work, using artwork and colorful flip charts to encourage students to pitch in for their school and community, December 6, 2011.

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MCPON Advises, Motivates Sailors in Djibouti

12:00 AM12/12/2011

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West visited U.S. Navy sailors at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, December 9-10, during a stop on his tour of U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility to interact with sailors

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Multinational Forces Compete in Grand Bara 15k

12:00 AM12/9/2011

GRAND BARA DESERT, Djibouti (Dec. 09, 2011) - The French general stood pridefully amongst the hundreds of troops standing before him just as the sun started to peek over the horizon. His voice resonated with pride and determination as he

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Malian Defense Soldiers Learn Logistics with U.S. Army Special Forces

12:00 AM12/8/2011

West Virginia Army National Guard Special Forces soldiers from Charlie Company, 219th Special Forces Group, along with the 300th Military Intelligence Battalion, the 294th Quartermaster Company and the 5th Quartermaster Battalion from Germany

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