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U.S. Military Trains Ugandan Health Workers

12:19 PM9/17/2013

The lives of millions of Ugandans have been saved in recent years because the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) are working with the Government of Uganda to increase

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Senegalese Forces Conduct Amphibious Landing with Foreign Partners

11:21 AM9/17/2013

Marines, representing an international Marine task force of U.S., Dutch, Spanish and British servicemembers, and Senegalese forces conduct an amphibious landing on a Senegalese naval base.

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Africa Center Co-Hosts Elections Symposium in Burundi

9:24 AM9/17/2013

The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) co-hosted a symposium on elections, security, and good governance at the King’s Conference Center in Bujumbura, Burundi on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, in partnership with the ACSS chapter in Burundi

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AFRICOM Command Sgt. Maj. visits CJTF-HOA

7:06 AM9/17/2013

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Darrin Bohn, senior enlisted leader for U.S. Africa Command, made his first official visit to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, this week. U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bonnie Skinner, CJTF-HOA senior enlisted leader,

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APS 13 Sets Sail for Africa after Months of Training

9:08 AM9/12/2013

Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation Task Force Africa Partnership Station 13 board the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) landing platform dock (LPD) HNLMS Rotterdam (L800) as the sun peers over the horizon August 30. The group of warriors

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Africa Center Co-Hosts Security Sector Reform Symposium with Kinshasa Community Chapter and US Embassy

6:35 AM9/12/2013

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo – In partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa and the DRC Community Chapter, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) conducted a Topical Outreach Program Series (TOPS) symposium and chapter

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Refresher Course Prepares AFL Drill Sergeants for Newest Recruits

11:13 AM9/9/2013

As the Armed Forces of Liberia’s 2013 recruit vetting process nears completion, the service is preparing its drill sergeants for the first round of recruit training since 2010.

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Aviano Airmen restore South African smiles

9:26 AM9/9/2013

Three Airmen from Aviano provided dental care in a multi-national joint task force humanitarian effort from July 21 to Aug. 8, 2013, in the vicinity of King Williams' Town, Eastern Cape province, South Africa.

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U.S. Army Africa, Nigeria Exchange Intelligence

7:58 AM9/9/2013

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kevin Browning and Sgt. 1st Class Jason Madden from U.S. Army Africa’s (USARAF) G-2 (Intelligence) conducted a military-to-military engagement Aug. 19-23 at the Defense Intelligence College in Abuja, Nigeria.

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Partnership Mission Promotes Security, Capacity in West Africa

11:40 AM9/4/2013

More than 90 U.S. Marines set sail this weekend for a three-month mission along the West African coast – but for the first time in the Africa Partnership Station program, it was aboard a Dutch navy ship, alongside their counterparts from Holland,

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Sailors and Marines assigned to USS Carter Hall Volunteer at School in Seychelles

10:19 AM9/3/2013

Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) participated in a community service project, organized by the U.S. Embassy, at Beau Vallon School in Seychelles as part of the ship’s port visit, Aug 26. A

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International Marine Task Force Embarks Dutch Ship for Africa Partnership Station West Africa Engagements

9:44 AM9/3/2013

An international task force of Marines embarked the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) landing platform dock HNLMS Rotterdam (L800) Aug. 30 as part of a 3-month comprehensive effort to strengthen capabilities with African partner forces in West Africa.

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U.S. Military Role in Disaster Response is Focus of USAID’s Joint Humanitarian Operations Course

2:06 PM8/30/2013

Got a disaster? Who you gonna call? Military members from U.S. Africa Command are now even more prepared to assist in answering that call after attending the Joint Humanitarian Operations Course (JHOC) offered at the command headquarters in

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Senegalese Marine Commandos Train with U.S Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13

6:03 AM8/28/2013

Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos train with U.S. Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 Aug. 13 - 16, 2013, on Bel Air Naval Base in Dakar, Senegal. Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa strengthens

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Local Materials, Workforce Key to Ghanaian School Project

12:31 PM8/26/2013

Chosen for its integrity and availability, mahogany is one of many local materials used to construct the Grumesa school project in central Ghana.

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Regional African Air Chiefs Symposium Emphasizes Partnerships

8:00 AM8/26/2013

As the 2013 Regional African Air Chiefs Conference came to a close here Aug. 22, some of the U.S. and African leaders in attendance shared their thoughts on the event.

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Networking, Partnership, Coordination All Key to Supporting African Peacekeeping Operations

6:45 AM8/26/2013

“African countries have made great strides in peacekeeping and continue to work hard to develop common peacekeeping doctrines at the strategic, operational and tactical levels,” Mr. Michael Garrison, Acting Director of the Africa

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AFRICOM, U.S. State Department Dedicate Medical Dispensary in Gabon

1:06 PM8/23/2013

U.S. Africa Command and State Department officials were greeted with energetic singing and dancing July 30 as they dedicated a renovatedmedical dispensary in northern Gabon.

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DFAS Urges Erroneous LQA Recipients to File Waiver Requests

6:59 AM8/23/2013

Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) officials announced today they have received the first waiver decisions from the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) on the erroneous payment of Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) to civilian

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Third Annual AFRICOM Olympics held at Kelley Barracks

3:36 PM8/22/2013

Staff members and their families at U.S. Africa Command gathered to participate and cheer on each other as amateur Olympians competed in 22 different competitions during the third annual AFRICOM Olympics held at Kelley Barracks on August 22, 2013.

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