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U.S. Embassy Donates Ambulances, Medical Equipment for COVID-19 Response

12:00 AM3/19/2020
"This is going to go a long way in helping us as we combat the COVID outbreak," said Mr. Nangombe, Namibia Health Ministry
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Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa stands up East Africa’s first blood storage and distribution center

12:00 AM3/18/2020
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s (CJTF-HOA) medical logistics Soldiers processed blood for the first time with the command’s brand-new, and only, blood storage and distribution center.
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Distance, Disinfect, and Deliberate Decision Making

12:00 AM3/18/2020
U.S. Africa Command is employing the “3Ds” of prevention; Distance; Disinfect; and Deliberate Decision-making. These three simple actions are key to limiting the spread of the virus and are deliberate steps we all can take to ensure our continued readiness and to protect one another
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AFRICOM cancels Exercise Phoenix Express

12:00 AM3/17/2020
After careful consideration with exercise participants and the host nation, Exercise Phoenix Express 2020 (OE20) has been cancelled for force protection considerations
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U.S. Africa Command’s Exercise African Lion cancelled

12:00 AM3/16/2020
After careful consideration and coordination with exercise participants and African host nation partners, U.S. Africa Command’s Exercise African Lion 2020 has been cancelled.
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Historic U.S. Naval ship visit shows strength of U.S.-South African partnership

12:00 AM3/16/2020
On March 15, the USS Carney arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for a scheduled port visit
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U.S. Africa Command cancels exercise Obangame Express

12:00 AM3/14/2020
The decision not to proceed with the exercise comes in response to the global effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), while minimizing exposure of U.S. and partner nation service members to this virus.
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1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal

12:00 AM3/12/2020
Advisers from Logistics Advisor Team 1610, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, and soldiers from the Senegalese Armed Forces work side by side during vehicle recovery training March 12, 2020, in Dakar, Senegal. LAT 1610 is conducting training on preventative vehicle maintenance and vehicle recovery to their military partners in Senegal. (Courtesy Photo)
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U.S. Marines Continue Humanitarian Mine Action Program

12:00 AM3/12/2020
At the request of the Kingdom of Morocco, U.S. Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal technicians will facilitate HMA explosive ordnance disposal level one validation for the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces in 2020
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1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal

12:00 AM3/12/2020
Advisers from Logistics Advisor Team 1610, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, and soldiers from the Senegalese Armed Forces work side by side during vehicle recovery training March 12, 2020, in Dakar, Senegal. LAT 1610 is conducting training on preventative vehicle maintenance and vehicle recovery to their military partners in Senegal. (Courtesy Photo)
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1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal

12:00 AM3/12/2020
Advisers from Logistics Advisor Team 1610, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, and soldiers from the Senegalese Armed Forces work side by side during vehicle recovery training March 12, 2020, in Dakar, Senegal. The SAF support United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, and being able to recover a vehicle that breaks down or gets stuck is critically important to their missions. (Courtesy Photo)
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Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab

12:00 AM3/10/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Janaale, Somalia, on March 10, 2020.
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HASC Hearing on U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Central Command

12:00 AM3/10/2020
Full transcript of Posture Testimony to House Armed Service Committee March 10, 2020.
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Military Leaders Adjust Scope of Exercise African Lion to Protect Against COVID-19

12:00 AM3/10/2020
Military leaders from the United States, Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal will modify the size and scope of African Lion to minimize exposure of U.S. and partner nation service members to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Command Senior Enlisted Leader

9:41 AM3/9/2020
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Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab

12:00 AM3/9/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in vicinity of Janaale, Somalia, on March 9, 2020.
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Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab

12:00 AM3/7/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab camp in vicinity of Gandarshe, Somalia, on March 7, 2020.
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Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab

12:00 AM3/6/2020
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab terrorist in the vicinity of Qunyo Barrow, Somalia, on March 5, 2020.
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Nigerien Air Force's first female pilot adds C-130 to repertoire

12:00 AM3/5/2020
Capt. Ouma Laouali, the first female pilot in the Nigerien air force, observes her instructor pilot as he flies a C-130 Hercules after taking off at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, March 5, 2020. Upon completion of her training here on April 22, 2020, Laouali brought with her the knowledge of how to employ the C-130 Hercules as a tactical weapon and hone her abilities as a Herk pilot back home — moving troops and supplies throughout the Nigerien air force’s large area of operations, as well as, assist with regional peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jayden Ford)
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1st SFAB begins advising mission with vehicle maintenance training in Senegal

12:00 AM3/5/2020
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Yagmur Saylak, logistics advisor, Team 1610, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, teaches a group of Senegalese soldiers how to complete a vehicle inspection form, March 5, 2020, in Dakar, Senegal. The Senegalese soldiers learned how to teach these techniques to their own teams so they can sustain this capability.
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