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Swift Crew Continues APS Mission, Reflects on SECNAV Visit

12:00 AM9/6/2012
Sailors and embarked crew aboard Military Sealift Command-chartered High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) donated their time and effort to help paint an orphanage Sept. 4, 2012, as the ship continues its Africa Partnership Station (APS) West 2012 mission
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AFRICOM Leading the Way in Conflict Prevention in Africa, Says Former UNAMIR Commander

12:00 AM9/6/2012
Conflict prevention and early intervention are key to eradicating human rights violations and catastrophic events such as genocide, said former commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) and Canadian Senator Romeo
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CJTF-HOA Members Deliver 'Care' to Orphanage

12:00 AM9/5/2012
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa soldiers forward-deployed to Ethiopia delivered care packages to a local orphanage September 2, 2012.
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African Journalists, PAOs Share Perspectives During First AFRICOM Media Symposium

12:00 AM9/5/2012
About 65 journalists and military public affairs officers from 13 African nations and the United States gathered here August 27-30, 2012, for the first Public Affairs and the Media Symposium. The symposium, hosted by U.S. Africa Command, brought
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AFRICOM's Women, Peace and Security Conference Ends

12:00 AM8/30/2012
United States Africa Command's Women, Peace and Security - Lessons Learned in Peacekeeping conference concluded August 24 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center.
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African Air Chiefs Gather to Build Partnerships, Strengthen Region

12:00 AM8/29/2012
Military leaders from 10 different nations across Northwest Africa and the United States, in partnership with the African Center for Strategic Studies, gathered for the Regional Air Chiefs Conference here, August 28-30.
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First Senegal Navy Staff Talks Address Maritime Security Issues, Training

12:00 AM8/27/2012
The first-ever Senegal navy staff talks took place August 23-24 at the Senegal navy headquarters in Dakar. Rear Admiral Mohamed Sane, chief of navy staff for the Senegal navy, presided over the two-day meeting along with Rear Admiral Kenneth
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German Parliament Member Visits AFRICOM Headquarters in Stuttgart

12:00 AM8/27/2012
Elke Hoff, a member of the German parliament, visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters on Aug. 22, 2012, to deepen her understanding of the command and the two nations' mutual interests. It was her first visit to the command headquarters. "For
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HSV Swift Departs Nigeria Following Africa Partnership Station Visit

12:00 AM8/27/2012
High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) completed a week-long visit to Lagos, Nigeria, in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2012, August 24.
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USAID, OFDA host disaster preparedness course at Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM8/27/2012
A team from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance hosted two, two-day Joint Humanitarian Operations Courses at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, from Aug. 21 to Aug. 24, 2012.
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USAID, OFDA Host Disaster Preparedness Course at Camp Lemonnier

12:00 AM8/23/2012
A team from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance hosted two, two-day Joint Humanitarian Operations Courses at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, from Aug. 21 to 24, 2012.
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SecAF discusses East Africa Mission during Djibouti Visit

12:00 AM8/23/2012
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley made his first trip, since assuming his current post, to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, today, to visit service members and civilians, and discuss operations in East Africa with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn
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Ham to Seek More National Guard Partnerships in Africa

12:00 AM8/22/2012
As the North Carolina National Guard builds on successes of the Southern Accord 12 exercise that wrapped up last week with Botswana, the commander of U.S. Africa Command said he'll press to expand the State Partnership Program on the
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U.S. Air Force Gen. William H. Fraser visits Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

12:00 AM8/22/2012
A photo essay by Tech. Sgt. Joseph McKee.
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AFRICOM Refutes Claims of Meddling in Ethiopian Politics

12:00 AM8/21/2012
Allegations that General Carter F. Ham, Commander of United States Africa Command, influenced Ethiopian politics in any way are false. The mission of U.S. Africa Command is to work with African nations to strengthen their defense capabilities in
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U.S Africa Command Denies Plans of Establishing in Bases in Botswana

12:00 AM8/21/2012
In response to a recent newspaper article in Botswana, U.S. Africa Command's commanding officer, General Carter Ham, once again denied reports that the United States is seeking to establish a base or move the commanddâ?s headquarters to
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International Partners Inaugurate Amani Peace Operations Training Village

12:00 AM8/20/2012
A choir sings during church service, a family leisurely strolls through the market, and laughter rings out from a friendly card game. Suddenly, a rebel group interrupts the peacefulness of the African village on a quiet afternoon. A radical faction
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"Real life" Suicide Prevention: Wingmen Act to Save Life

12:00 AM8/20/2012
For some service members, suicide prevention training may be just another computer-based training module that must be completed annually. But to four Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Airmen it was literally the difference between life and
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Marines, West Africans Train for Peace

12:00 AM8/17/2012
During Exercise Western Accord 2012 in Thies, Senegal, U.S. Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen reservists trained and lived alongside their West African partners to build military interoperability and test their combined-operational capacity in
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Ham Closes Southern Accord Praising U.S.-Botswana Partnership

12:00 AM8/17/2012
The commander of U.S. Africa Command closed one of the largest joint exercises ever conducted on the African continent at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana, August 16, 2012, praising the Botswanan military as a capable partner and an important and
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