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Botswana Troops Get Up Close and Personal with Wildlife before Anti-Poaching Missions

12:00 AM11/9/2011
The Botswana Defence Force numbers about 13,000 uniformed personnel, plus several lions, a couple of crocodiles, and a few hyenas and baboons. Not to mention the snakes.

Members of the Defence Force spend much of their time in the
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Botswana Intel Course Helps Protect Wildlife, Shows AFRICOM Role of Empowering African Militaries

12:00 AM11/9/2011
When the Botswana military conducted its first tactical intelligence course earlier this year, it was taught by U.S. soldiers. The second course, taking place in October through mid-November 2011, was being taught by a combination of U.S. personnel
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The Combined Federal Campaign- Overseas is Underway

12:00 AM11/9/2011
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas (CFC-O) which was founded by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. For the past several years, military and civilian personnel have raised money to help change the lives
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Teremi Boys and Chwele Girls Dedications

12:00 AM11/8/2011
More than 2,200 students celebrated the dedication of two new school dormitories, October 11, in Chwele, Kenya.

The dormitories, located in Mbungoma East District, are for the Teremi Boys and Chwele Girls Secondary schools. The boys’
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Defense Force Trains To Support UNAMID

12:00 AM11/7/2011
A photo essay by Staff Sergeant Jamie Baxter.
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Multinational Collaboration on Mortar Systems

12:00 AM11/7/2011
Photo Essay by U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Renae Saylock
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French, US Service Members Compete in Tin Cat

12:00 AM11/7/2011
5TH COMBINED OVERSEAS MARINES BATTALION, Djibouti - French and U.S. service members participated in the Tin Cat challenge, a physical competition that is unique to French Forces in Djibouti, at the French 5th Combined Overseas Marines Battalion,
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Lesotho hosts Africa Endeavor 2012 planning conference

12:00 AM11/7/2011
Defense representatives from more than 30 African nations joined together in Maseru, Lesotho, November 7-11, 2011, to participate in the initial planning conference for next year's Africa Endeavor.

Africa Endeavor is an annual
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Service Members Deliver Teddy Bears to Ugandan Children

12:00 AM11/4/2011
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Forward Operation Location Kenyasi traveled to Suubi Children's Home in Entebbe, Uganda, to deliver stuffed animals October 15. Members of FOL Kenyasi volunteer at the children's
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Botswana Defence Force Combats HIV

12:00 AM11/4/2011
With assistance from the U.S. military, the Botswana Defence Force plays a leading role in helping to combat HIV/AIDS infection rates in the southern African country of 2 million people, where more than 20 percent of adults carry the deadly virus.
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Ugandan People's Defense Force Commander Visits U.S. Army Africa

12:00 AM11/3/2011
Lieutenant General Edward Katumba Wamala, land forces commander of the Uganda People's Defence Force, took part in a U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) command visit in October 2011.

Wamala engaged in a variety of activities throughout his
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Stuttgart Flag Football Team Takes Season and Tournament Championship.

12:00 AM11/3/2011
This week AFRICOM HQ won the Unit Level Regular Season and Tournament Flag Football Championship for the U.S. Army Garrison in Stuttgart, Germany.

The team finished the regular season with a 4-1 record, then rolled through the
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Nigerian Civilian and Military Personnel Collaborate on Pandemic Response Plan

12:00 AM11/2/2011
Approximately 70 civilian and military representatives from 22 agencies in Nigeria came together in Lagos for a weeklong exercise to prepare for a potential pandemic disaster response, October 24-28, 2011.

Following an afternoon of
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JTF-Odyssey Guard Transports Wounded Libyan Freedom Fighters to Boston

12:00 AM11/2/2011
In response to a request to the U.S. State Department from the provisional Libyan government, a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster aircraft transported 22 wounded Libyan freedom fighters to Boston, October 29, 2011 where they are being
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Wounded Libyan Rebel Fighters to Receive U.S. Medical Care

12:00 AM11/1/2011
The United States brought 24 wounded Libyan rebel fighters to a medical treatment center in Boston for advanced critical care that they could not receive in Libya.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
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K-9s Stand Guard in Africa

12:00 AM11/1/2011
Sailors and their furry, four-legged partners deploy all over the world with one mission: to detect and defend.

The working military dogs stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti in the Horn of Africa ensure that mission is completed on a
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Kenyan Soldiers Train, Prepare for Civil Affairs Mission

12:00 AM11/1/2011
Nineteen Kenyan Army engineers from multiple units finished a five-day civil affairs field training exercise at the Amani Peace Operations Training Village in Embakasi, Kenya, October 21, 2011.

The soldiers participated in a series of
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Kenyan Soldiers Train, Prepare for Civil Affairs Mission

12:00 AM11/1/2011
Nineteen Kenyan Army engineers from multiple units finished a five-day civil affairs field training exercise at the Amani Peace Operations Training Village in Embakasi, Kenya, October 21.

The soldiers participated in a series of
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Samuel B. Roberts Completes at Sea Exercise Cutlass Express

12:00 AM10/31/2011
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) completed the inaugural at-sea portion of exercise Cutlass Express, in the Somali Basin region, October 25-28, 2011.
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TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Holmes Speaks at Institute for Security Studies in South Africa

12:00 AM10/28/2011
Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's deputy to the commander for civil-military activities, talked about the origins of the command, addressing questions surrounding its basing and its six current areas of focus.
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