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U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots

3:59 PM1/7/2016

Marines work with European partners during rotation as U.S. response force for Africa.

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Ambassador Alexander M. Laskaris

3:37 PM1/6/2016

Ambassador Alexander M. Laskaris serves as the Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement, U.S. Africa Command.

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9:41 AM1/5/2016

U.S. Navy Lt. Steven Hunt, Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa engineer, illustrates soil stabilization techniques during a military-to-military engagement with the Rwandan Defense Force at the RDF Engineering Brigade Headquarters near Kigali, Rwanda, Dec. 15, 2015. Engineers from both forces exchanged ideas on the optimal ways to plan expeditionary camps considering local terrain features.

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9:39 AM1/5/2016

Brig. Gen. Ferdinand Gaspard Olame Ndong, deputy chief of the general staff of the Gabonese Armed Forces, Brig. Gen. Jon Jensen, U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general, and Lt. Col. James Lander, deputy commanding officer of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, welcomed military planners from 16 African and European nations to the main planning event for Central Accord 2016. Central Accord is an annual exercise that brings together partner nations to demonstrate mission command proficiency for a United Nations peacekeeping operation, improve multi-echelon operations and develop multinational logistical and communications capabilities.

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9:39 AM1/5/2016

U.S., Gabonese, and planners from 14 African and European partner nations gather in Libreville, Gabon, Dec. 7 to coordinate planning efforts for Central Accord 2016. Central Accord is an annual exercise that brings together partner nations to demonstrate mission command proficiency for a United Nations peacekeeping operation, improve multi-echelon operations and develop multinational logistical and communications capabilities.

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9:39 AM1/5/2016

Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Sheldon briefs planners from the U.S., Gabonese, and 14 African and European partner nations during a survey trip Dec. 9 to Point Denis, Libreville, Gabon, for the main planning event of Central Accord 2016. Central Accord is an annual exercise that brings together partner nations to demonstrate mission command proficiency for a United Nations peacekeeping operation, improve multi-echelon operations and develop multinational logistical and communications capabilities.

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9:38 AM1/5/2016

Members of a security assistance training team and the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) pose for a group photo, Dec. 12, 2015 at the People’s Palace in Djibouti. The team conducted a three-week security assistance training session in order to help the FAD combat violent extremist organizations across East Africa.

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US, Gabonese planners partner to plan Central Accord 2016

9:35 AM1/5/2016

Planners from the U.S., Gabon and 14 other African and European nations met in Gabon Dec. 7-11 to conduct the main planning event for Central Accord 2016, which is scheduled to take place in June.

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8:58 AM1/5/2016

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at Africom headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Jan. 4, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

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8:58 AM1/5/2016

U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander, U.S. Africa Command, at AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany Jan. 4, 2016. (DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro)

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Dunford Meets with AFRICOM and EUCOM Commanders

8:53 AM1/5/2016

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived in Stuttgart Jan. 4.

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3:08 PM1/4/2016

Sgt. Maj. Ibrahim Yabeh, Djibouti Armed Forces senior enlisted leader, speaks with other SELs Dec. 29, 2015, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Visits like this are intended to develop U.S. and other countries’ military leaders by facilitating professional growth and networking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton/RELEASED)

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Djiboutian, CJTF-HOA counterparts meet to enhance professional development

2:35 PM1/4/2016

First meeting of Djiboutian Armed Forces enlisted leaders with U.S. counterparts hosted at Camp Lemonnier.

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CJTF-HOA provides Security Assistance Training for Djiboutian Military

1:19 PM12/31/2015

Members of the Regional Joint Intelligence Training Facility, located at Royal Air Force Base Molesworth, England traveled recently to Djibouti to conduct Security Assistance Training for members of the Djiboutian Armed Forces.

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U.S., Rwandan Engineers Enhance Expeditionary Camp Planning Skills

3:58 PM12/29/2015

A team of engineers from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa met with Rwandan Defense Force engineering officers to share best practices on expeditionary camp planning.

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2:06 PM12/23/2015

U.S. service members recently completed the second module of Tactical Intelligence Support to Maritime Operations course for the Ghanaian Navy and Maritime Police Force, Dec. 7-18, at Ghana’s Eastern Naval Command Headquarters here. This course has already paid dividends, according to Foster Kotoku, the Ghanaian Maritime Police Force assistant superintendent. During the two-week course, students from the Ghanaian Maritime Police Force seized an undisclosed amount of illicit drugs from a smuggler on a ferry. With follow-on questioning, the police forces were led to a higher connection in the drug trade.

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2:06 PM12/23/2015

U.S. service members recently completed the second module of Tactical Intelligence Support to Maritime Operations course for the Ghanaian Navy and Maritime Police Force, Dec. 7-18, at Ghana’s Eastern Naval Command Headquarters here. This course has already paid dividends, according to Foster Kotoku, the Ghanaian Maritime Police Force assistant superintendent. During the two-week course, students from the Ghanaian Maritime Police Force seized an undisclosed amount of illicit drugs from a smuggler on a ferry. With follow-on questioning, the police forces were led to a higher connection in the drug trade.

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2:05 PM12/23/2015

U.S. service members recently completed the second module of Tactical Intelligence Support to Maritime Operations course for the Ghanaian Navy and Maritime Police Force, Dec. 7-18, at Ghana’s Eastern Naval Command Headquarters here. This course has already paid dividends, according to Foster Kotoku, the Ghanaian Maritime Police Force assistant superintendent. During the two-week course, students from the Ghanaian Maritime Police Force seized an undisclosed amount of illicit drugs from a smuggler on a ferry. With follow-on questioning, the police forces were led to a higher connection in the drug trade.

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Ghana, U.S. Intelligence Training Reaps Immediate Dividends with Drug Bust

1:54 PM12/23/2015

Using lessons from a recent U.S. hosted training course, students from the Ghanaian Maritime Police Force seized an undisclosed amount of illicit drugs from a smuggler on a ferry. With follow-on questioning, the police forces were led to a higher connection in the drug trade.

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Strategic Lift - Gabon

1:28 PM12/22/2015

Strategic Lift: A U.S. C17 cargo plane arrives in Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec. 15, 2015. Both the U.S. and France provided military manpower in Libreville, Gabon, and the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, to help with the loading/unloading and transport of equipment. The result was the timely deployment of more than 450,000 pounds of vital equipment and vehicles for the Gabonese military. (Photo courtesy of French military, ADC Laminette/RELEASED)

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