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California Army Unit Contributes to Disaster Response Exercise in Zanzibar

12:00 AM9/22/2011

Twenty-five members of the 5th Brigade of the 75th Division (5Bde/75DIV) from California recently participated in Natural Fire 11, a bilateral, multinational exercise held in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The 5th Brigade along with approximately 325 members

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Chaplains Build Bridges of a Different Kind during Natural Fire 2011

12:00 AM9/21/2011

Building bridges is not only work done by engineers. During the bilateral, multinational Natural Fire 11 exercise in Zanzibar, Tanzania, September 11-22, 2011, U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Alfonso Lenhart expressed the importance of religious

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Obama Proposes TRICARE Changes

12:00 AM9/20/2011

Military retirees would pay an annual fee for TRICARE-for-Life health insurance and TRICARE pharmacy co-payments would be restructured under the deficit reduction plan President Barack Obama released September 19, 2011.

"If we're

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Tanzanian, US Soldiers Share More Than Military Skills

12:00 AM9/20/2011

How comfortable would one feel with taking concepts shared by foreign people with a language barrier and applying them to their profession?

The Tanzania People's Defense Force did just that. They put aside linguistic and cultural

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DOD Set for 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal

12:00 AM9/20/2011

The repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law is slated to take effect September 19, 2011, a senior Defense Department official told reporters.
The repeal of the law will mean gay and lesbian service members may be open

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Tanzanian, US Soldiers Share More Than Military Skills

12:00 AM9/20/2011

The Tanzania People's Defense Force (TPDF) put aside linguistic and cultural barriers to share military police best practices with U.S. service members and civilians, August 15 to September 2, 2011 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Kenyan, US Chaplains Exchange Best Practices

12:00 AM9/20/2011

In an opportunity to engage with his U.S. military counterparts, a Kenyan Ministry of State for Defense chaplain spent three weeks exchanging best practices with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier chaplains from multiple

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Influenza Vaccination Clinics at Kelley Barracks

12:00 AM9/19/2011

WHAT: Stuttgart Army Health Clinic's Influenza Vaccination Clinics at Kelley Barracks

WHO: HQ USAFRICOM-Stuttgart Uniformed and DoD Civilian Personnel
-- DoD and USG civilians engaged in foreign duty under

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African Visitors Focus on Climate, Food Security

12:00 AM9/16/2011

Rising global temperatures are already affecting food supplies in many parts of the world.

A group of African government officials and experts on agriculture and climate change recently participated in a professional exchange program

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A Bridge Between Cultures

12:00 AM9/16/2011

Sitting across from U.S. Navy Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class David Ampofo, an information systems specialist, he comes across as any other sailor in the United States Navy.

His uniform is crisp, clean and smartly put together. His

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Presidential Proclamation--National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2011

12:00 AM9/16/2011

From those who trace their roots to America's earliest days to those who recently came to the United States carrying nothing but hope for a better life, Hispanics have always been integral to our national story. As an American family more than

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NNSA and AFRICOM Conduct Inaugural East African Border Security Workshop

12:00 AM9/16/2011

On September 16, 2011, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) concluded a week-long cooperative border security workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania as part of a joint effort to enhance security at

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Remember

12:00 AM9/16/2011

There are moments in history that will be forever remembered. On September 11, 2001 the world watched as four commercial passenger jet airliners, hijacked by al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists, caused the single-most devastating act of terrorism on

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Ground Breaking Ceremony for Bridge in Negele

12:00 AM9/15/2011

The people of Negele, Ethiopia, celebrated the hard work between the governments of Ethiopia and the United States August 22, 2011, during a ground breaking ceremony signifying the start of construction for a much-needed bridge that will connect

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TRANSCRIPT: AFRICOM Commander Ham Discusses African Security with Defense Writers

12:00 AM9/15/2011

The commander of U.S. Africa Command told journalists that in his travels through Africa he is guided by two main principles: A safe, stable, and secure Africa is the best interest of Africans as well as the United States; and that Africans are

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Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Stressed during Natural Fire 2011

12:00 AM9/14/2011

The power of one with the strength of many is an old adage expressing that a unified force can accomplish more than several individuals on their own. Cooperation is one of the main focuses of Natural Fire 11, a multinational disaster response and

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Partnership Building Takes Center Stage at Natural Fire 2011

12:00 AM9/14/2011

Senior leaders and civilian authorities from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and the United States joined together to participate in a series of multinational disaster response and humanitarian assistance exercises as part of Natural Fire

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Swift Sailors Read to Gambian Children

12:00 AM9/13/2011

Sailors from the High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) participated in a community service project at the Starfish International school in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) West, September 8, 2011.

Starfish International is a

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Remembering September 11

12:00 AM9/12/2011

There are moments in history that will be forever remembered. On September 11, 2001 the world watched as four commercial passenger jet airliners, hijacked by al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists, caused the single-most devastating act of terrorism on

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Students in Southern Djibouti Receive School Furniture

12:00 AM9/12/2011

"This will help all the children in Dikhil.".

Omar Ladieh Ismael, the Dikhil Regional Director of Education, spoke as he and approximately 20 local community members gathered outside the Dikhil Regional School Resource Center

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