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US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017

2:00 PM4/4/2017

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander, meets with Malawi Brig. Gen. Paul Phiri, Malawi Defense Force chief of training, at the Kumuzu Barracks, Lilongwe, Malawi, during the final planning event for the Africa Land Forces Summit 2017, March 27, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and trans-regional challenges and threats. (Photo by Capt. Jason Welch, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)

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US, Malawi military planners put final touches on African Land Forces Summit 2017

11:57 AM4/4/2017

African land forces chiefs gather for final planning event

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Justified Accord 17: Increasing interoperability is key to a secure Africa

5:08 PM4/3/2017

Participants of the U.S. Army Africa-led exercise Justified Accord 17 pose for a group photo following a ceremony held on Mar. 20, 2017, at the Peace and Support Training Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The exercise is an annual combined joint exercise focused on bringing together U.S., African partners, Western partners, and international organizations to promote interoperability thru collaboration for peacekeeping operations in the East Africa region. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds/Released)

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Justified Accord 2017: Increasing interoperability is key to a secure Africa

4:50 PM4/3/2017

Participants gathered from March 20-24, 2017, to increase interoperability through academic classes and discussion-based practical exercises focused on a collective ability to establish and maintain peace in East Africa.

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JRTC rotation strengthens U.S.-Uganda partnership

4:48 PM3/30/2017

Nineteen members of the Ugandan People's Defense Force disembark from a C-130 transport aircraft on the outskirts of Dara Lam, a mock village located in the Joint Readiness Training Center's primary training area, also called "the box" March 15. See page 6 of today's Guardian for a full story on the UPDF element in rotation 17-05.

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JRTC rotation strengthens U.S.-Uganda partnership

4:20 PM3/30/2017

Nineteen members of the Ugandan People's Defense Force disembark from a C-130 transport aircraft on the outskirts of Dara Lam, a mock village located in the Joint Readiness Training Center's primary training area, also called "the box" March 15. See page 6 of today's Guardian for a full story on the UPDF element in rotation 17-05.

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JRTC rotation strengthens U.S.-Uganda partnership

3:41 PM3/30/2017

A group of 19 personnel from the Uganda People's Defence Force participated in a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana.

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U.S. forces transition counter-LRA mission to broader security and stability activities

5:47 PM3/29/2017

U.S. forces transition counter-LRA mission to broader security and stability activities

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AFRICOM hosts annual Resources and Assessments Workshop

4:01 PM3/27/2017

Cheryl Escher, financial management analyst, Directorate of Resources and Assessments/ J8, U.S. Africa Command, addresses participants of the AFRICOM annual Resources and Assessments Workshop in Heidelberg, Germany, March 14, 2017.

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AFRICOM hosts annual Resources and Assessments Workshop

3:52 PM3/27/2017

U.S. Africa Command hosts its annual Resources and Assessments Workshop, March 14, 2017, in Heidelberg, Germany. Representatives from each of the AFRICOM directorates and personnel from subordinate commands attended the event to discuss fiscal and budgeting issues across AFRICOM area of operations.

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AFRICOM hosts annual Resources and Assessments Workshop

3:28 PM3/27/2017

Laura Jankovich, deputy auditor general, U.S. Air force, addresses attendees of the annual U.S. Africa Command Resources and Assessments Workshop, March 14, 2017, in Heidelberg, Germany. Representatives from each of the AFRICOM directorates and personnel from subordinate commands attended the event to discuss fiscal and budgeting issues across AFRICOM area of operations.

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AFRICOM hosts annual Resources and Assessments Workshop

3:28 PM3/27/2017

David Thiede, director of Resources and Assesments / J8, U.S. Africa Command, addresses attendees of AFRICOM's annual Resources and Assessments Workshop, in Heidelberg, Germany, March 14, 2017. Representatives from each of the AFRICOM directorates and personnel from subordinate commands attended the event to discuss fiscal and budgeting issues across AFRICOM area of operations.

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AFRICOM hosts annual Resources and Assessments Workshop

3:22 PM3/27/2017

U.S. Africa Command hosts its annual Resources and Assessments Workshop, March 14, 2017, in Heidelberg, Germany. Representatives from each of the AFRICOM directorates and personnel from subordinate commands attended the event to discuss fiscal and budgeting issues across AFRICOM area of operations.

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AFRICOM hosts annual Resources and Assessments Workshop

3:14 PM3/27/2017

U.S. Africa Command hosted its annual Resources and Assessments Workshop, March 14, 2017, in Heidelberg, Germany. Representatives from each of the AFRICOM directorates and personnel from subordinate commands attended the event to discuss fiscal and budgeting issues across AFRICOM area of operations.

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AFRICOM hosts annual Resources and Assessments Workshop

2:19 PM3/27/2017

U.S. Africa Command held its annual Resources and Assessments Workshop in Heidelberg, Germany to discuss fiscal matters and the way ahead.

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AFRICOM science advisors focus on solving warfighter challenges

4:50 PM3/22/2017

A touchless fingerprint scanner system for capturing finger prints for biometrics with the simple pass of a hand over a sensor was an emerging technology on display at the U.S. Pacific Command Operational Science and Technology Conference March 6 to 10 in Honolulu. The U.S. Africa Command science advisory team attended the conference to exchange information on ways to respond to capability gaps as well as enhance partner nation capability. (U.S. Africa Command photo courtesy of Ricardo Arias)

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AFRICOM science advisors focus on solving warfighter challenges

4:42 PM3/22/2017

Helping to ensure that science and technology meet warfighter requirements are combatant command science advisory teams, like the one at U.S. Africa Command, that work to respond to command technology needs and close, minimize or mitigate capability gaps.

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UN Military Unit Manuals Regional Seminar held in Ghana

1:51 PM3/21/2017

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, Ghana hosted the first UN Military Unit Manuals Regional Seminar, with support from the US Africa Command March 8-10, 2017. The seminar shared the methodology for the eleven UN peacekeeping field manuals with all major African troop contributing countries for their awareness and implementation at their respective peacekeeping training centers. Partnering with the UN Dept. of Peacekeeping Operations and African academic centers of excellence such as the KAIPTC greatly enables AFRICOM to advance AFRICOM Theater Campaign Plan efforts to “Build African peacekeeping capacity”.

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5 Things You Need to Know About Obangame Express 2017

3:38 PM3/20/2017

Obangame Express 2017 provides African, European, South American and U.S. partner maritime forces the opportunity to work together, share information and refine tactics, techniques and procedures in order to assist Gulf of Guinea maritime nations with building capacity to monitor and enforce their territorial waters and exclusive economic zones.

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Exercise Cutlass Express 2017 Comes to an End

12:16 PM3/20/2017

LE CHALAND, Mauritius (Feb. 8, 2017) Rear Adm. Shawn Duane, Vice Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet and Director, Maritime Partner Programs, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, delivers remarks at the Exercise Cutlass Express closing ceremony Feb. 8, 2017. Exercise Cutlass Express 2017, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is designed to assess and improve combined maritime law enforcement capacity and promote national and regional security in East Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Stumberg/Released)

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