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World Malaria Day Symposium Reaffirms Disease Still Significant Threat

12:00 AM4/27/2011

April 25 is World Malaria Day, commemorating medical, scientific and community efforts worldwide to control the tropical disease.

For a fourth year, world communities are recognizing progress to find vaccines and the impact that

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Senegalese, Nigerian Special Forces Show Marines Small Boat Amphibious Tactics During APS-11

12:00 AM4/27/2011

A fast-moving river boat bouncing up and down the waterways can be an easy target for the adversary who may be dug in at each bank of the river. To compound on the boat's liability it can prove to be a difficult platform to hold steady when

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APS-11 Marines, Senegalese Commandos Maneuver through River Obstacles

12:00 AM4/27/2011

High tide in the Sadoum River makes for a perfect training day as the marines of second platoon, Ground Combat Element, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), Africa Partnership Station 2011, partner alongside Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service

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U.S. Navy, Namibian Forces Share Explosive Safety Skill

12:00 AM4/27/2011

U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians, from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, teamed with the Namibian Defense Force and Namibian Explosive Control Unit police officers recently for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)

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Atlas Drop 11 Exercise Wraps up at Drop Zone Blue, near Olilim, Uganda

12:00 AM4/26/2011

Exercise Atlas Drop 11 came to a close with a ceremony at Drop Zone Blue near Olilim April 20, 2011, following three days of aerial-delivery resupply practice missions.

Distinguished visitors for the ceremony included Lieutenant

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Kansas National Guard Reports for Duty in Africa

12:00 AM4/26/2011

More than 300 soldiers converged upon the camps Recreation Center April 15 to witness a transfer of authority ceremony presided by Brigadier General William Glasgow, Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF-Horn of Africa) deputy commander.
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Total Force Brings Aeromedical Evacuation Training to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

12:00 AM4/26/2011

A two week medical exercise, in partnership with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and U.S. Air Forces Africa, focusing on aeromedical evacuation kicked off at the Centre Superior Militaire Academy in Kinshasa, DRC,

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APS-11 Marines Demonstrate Combat Lifesaving Skills to Senegalese, Nigerian Partners

12:00 AM4/26/2011

In the moments that follow the initial receipt of a combat injury, escaping out of the fog of war is not dictated by the enemy, but rather by those fighting alongside the casualty, pulling the injured out of the fight. As those critical minutes

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APS-11 Marines Move from Jungle to Senegal Grasslands

12:00 AM4/25/2011

The Marines of second platoon, Ground Combat Element, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), Africa Partnership Station 2011 recently kicked off the Senegal chapter of APS-11's military-to-military exchanges along the west African coast. Read more

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Ferrell to Take Reins at 5th Signal Command

12:00 AM4/25/2011

Brigadier General Robert S. Ferrell will be the next commander of 5th Signal Command, the Department of Defense announced April 21, 2011.

Ferrell currently serves as director for command, control, communications and computer systems at

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USS Robert G. Bradley Welcomes AFRICOM Commander

12:00 AM4/22/2011

USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) welcomed the commander of U.S. Africa Command onboard during a port visit in Dakar, Senegal, April 20, 2011.

General Carter F. Ham visited Robert G. Bradley to thank the crew for their dedication to the

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On the Frontline: Congolese Soldiers Combat UXO, Mines

12:00 AM4/22/2011

"African solutions to African problems" - a motto of sorts for U.S. Africa Command engagement in Africa - stands as a reminder that helping African militaries self-sustain their operations is often just as important as the activity itself. Read more

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Robert G. Bradley Arrives in Dakar, Senegal

12:00 AM4/21/2011

The guided-missile frigate USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) arrived in Dakar, Senegal, April 21, 2011 for its second multinational exercise during Africa Partnership Station (APS) West.

Saharan Express is an APS exercise focused on

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Army Civil Affairs Team Works with Djiboutians to Renovate School

12:00 AM4/21/2011

A team of soldiers from the U.S. Army's 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion are working alongside Djiboutians in Dikhil, Djibouti, to renovate the small town's high school, April 20, 2011.

The goal of the two-month project, which

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Atlas Drop 11 Riggers Train Preparing Parachutes in Tough Conditions

12:00 AM4/21/2011

U.S. service members traveled to Soroti, Uganda to train with the Ugandan People's Defense Forces (UPDF) in support of Atlas Drop, April 2011.

Atlas Drop, an annual joint aerial-delivery exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Africa,

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Commander's Speakers Series: Dr. Mathurin C. Houngnikpo

12:00 AM4/21/2011

The Commander's Speaker Series presents Dr. Mathurin C. Houngnikpo.

Who: Dr. Mathurin Houngnikpo

What: Presentation "Civil-Military Relations and Democratic Governance in Africa"

When: Wednesday,

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U.S. May Give $25 Million in Nonlethal Aid to Libyan Rebels

12:00 AM4/20/2011

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the United States is moving to authorize up to $25 million worth of nonlethal assistance to Libya's Transitional National Council as part of its effort to protect civilians and civilian-populated

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African Military and Health Officials Gather for Malaria Symposium

12:00 AM4/20/2011

U.S. Africa Command marked World Malaria Day with a three-day symposium, April 19-21, 2011, at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany to share information about preventing malaria, a disease which kills more than a million Africans yearly.
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U.S. Congratulates Nigerians on Conduct of Presidential Election

12:00 AM4/19/2011

The Obama administration says the conduct of Nigeria's April 16 presidential election was historic and shows a significant improvement over the country's flawed 2007 presidential contest.

State Department spokesman Mark Toner

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Leaders Seek Path to Peace in Libya

12:00 AM4/18/2011

President Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy say they are working to find a pathway for peace in Libya even as NATO-led military operations continue to protect the civilian population from attack by

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