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U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria

4:43 PM1/11/2016
U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria: U.S. Defense Attaché to Nigeria Colonel Patrick Doyle, (left); with Chief of Training and Operations, Defense Headquarters Major-General Barry Ndiomu during the hand-over ceremony of 24 Mine-Resistant Armor-Protected (MRAP) vehicles to Nigeria’s military authorities in Lagos, Jan. 7, 2016. (Photo Credit: U.S. Consulate General Lagos)
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U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria

4:42 PM1/11/2016
U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria: U.S. Defense Attaché to Nigeria Colonel Patrick Doyle, (right) and Chief of Training and Operations Defense Headquarters Major-General Barry Ndiomu during the hand-over ceremony of 24 Mine-Resistant Armor-Protected (MRAP) vehicles to Nigeria’s military authorities in Lagos, Jan. 7, 2016. (Photo Credit: U.S. Consulate General Lagos)
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U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria

4:42 PM1/11/2016
U.S. donates 24 Armored Personnel Carriers to Nigeria: U.S. Defense Attaché to Nigeria, Colonel Patrick Doyle, (middle), with senior Nigerian army officers during the hand-over ceremony of 24 Mine-Resistant Armor-Protected (MRAP) vehicles to Nigeria’s military authorities in Lagos, Jan. 7, 2016. (Photo Credit: U.S. Consulate General Lagos)
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U.S. donates 24 armored personnel carriers to Nigeria

2:25 PM1/11/2016
MRAPS for Nigeria to help in fight against Boko Haram
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United States Africa Command Image

1:22 PM1/8/2016
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, (right) 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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U.S. Africa Command Campaign Plan Targets Terror Groups

1:18 PM1/8/2016
In the face of growing threats from the African continent, U.S. Africa Command has spelled out its theater campaign plan, officials said.
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U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (5) of (5)

4:11 PM1/7/2016
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa coordinate an aerial refueling mission with pilots from the Spanish Air Force, Aug. 13, at Morón Air Base, Spain. Five Spanish Eurofighter Typhoons and a KC-130J Hercules from SPMAGTF-CR-AF successfully conducted a refueling of the Spanish aircraft for the first time highlighting a mutual commitment to working together as allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/Released)
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U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (4) of (5)

4:11 PM1/7/2016
A Eurofighter Typhoon with the Spanish Air Force based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, refuels from a KC-130J Hercules, a first for the Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, Aug. 13, in Spain. The U.S. and Spain have been fostering one of the closest defense partnerships around the world for more than 60 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/Released)
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U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (3) of (5)

4:10 PM1/7/2016
Three Eurofighter Typhoons with the Spanish Air Force escort a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules during an aerial refueling mission, Aug. 13, in Spain. Bilateral exercises such as this one are how Spain and the U.S. foster one of the closest defense partnerships around the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/Released)
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U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (2) of (5)

4:10 PM1/7/2016
A Eurofighter Typhoon with the Spanish Air Force receives fuel from a U.S. Marine KC-130J Hercules with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, August 13, in Spain. A total of five Spanish pilots and their aircraft had the opportunity to practice their air-to-air refueling skills with the Marines from SPMAGTF-CR-AF. While this particular training was a first for the two countries, the U.S. and Spain work together routinely, fostering one of the closest defense partnerships around the world.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/Released)
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U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots (1) of (5)

4:09 PM1/7/2016
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa fly an aerial refueling mission with pilots from the Spanish Air Force, Aug. 13, near Morón Air Base, Spain. While this particular training was a first for the two countries, the U.S. and Spain work together routinely, fostering one of the closest defense partnerships around the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/Released)
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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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U.S. Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa image

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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U.S. Army Africa image

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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U.S. Army Africa image

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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U.S. Army Africa image

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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Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa image

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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