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Tennessee General Visits 'Volunteer' Well Drillers

12:00 AM2/23/2009

Soldiers of the Tennessee National Guard's 775th Engineering Detachment (EN) welcomed their commander, Brigadier General Robert A. Harris, to Djibouti on February 20, 2009.

Harris spent the day touring the Dikhil region of

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U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa, Support Peacekeeping Center in Ghana

12:00 AM2/20/2009

More than 30 officers and civilians from 15 member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) became the first graduates of a new logistics course hosted by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC)

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U.N. Peace Building Shows Progress in Sierra Leone

12:00 AM2/20/2009

Washington — America applauds progress by the United Nations and the government of Sierra Leone in building a durable peace in the once war-torn West African nation, says U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice.

“We’ve come a long way in the United

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APS Brings Together Senegalese Special Forces and U.S. Marines

12:00 AM2/20/2009

Service members with the Senegalese Special Forces partnered with U.S. Marines from the Marine Advisor Team in February, 2009, to practice military techniques and exchange information. The event was part of Africa Partnership Station Nashville, an

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U.S. CONGRESS: Pelosi Statement Following Meeting With Admiral Fitzgerald, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa

12:00 AM2/20/2009

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the congressional delegation were briefed by U.S. Admiral Mark Fitzgerald, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, and commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples, February 19, 2009. Fitzgerald and his NATO

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Citizen Soldiers Support U.S. Army Africa

12:00 AM2/19/2009

Top officers from both the Army National Guard and U.S Army Reserve visited the headquarters of U.S. Army Africa, February 11, 2009, to discuss the role of citizen soldiers in future missions to Africa.

Lieutenant General Clyde Vaughn,

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CJTF-HOA Reaches Out to Ethiopians During Medical Civic Action Project

12:00 AM2/19/2009

Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa made a series of house calls during a Medical Civic Action project in Ethiopia January 28 - February 13, 2009.

Personnel from each military branch and several

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APS Departs Senegal for Ghana

12:00 AM2/17/2009

The Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville team, consisting of the USS Nashville (LPD 13) crew, a staff of Destroyer Squadron 60, and international maritime professionals, departed Dakar, Senegal, February 11, 2009, after wrapping up seven days

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APS Running Mates Program Builds Long-Term Relationships

12:00 AM2/17/2009

West African and U.S. sailors joined together for a three-week program aboard the USS Nashville to build relationships and review training, maintenance, and logistics techniques, as part of the Africa Partnership Station (APS), February, 2009. Read more

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Robert G. Bradley Team Reviews VBSS Techniques with Mozambican Marines

12:00 AM2/12/2009

Mozambican Marines joined sailors with the USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) to practice Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) and small boat operations techniques, February 10, 2009 as part of Africa Partnership Station (APS).

APS is

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Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band Performs at Nigerian School

12:00 AM2/12/2009

The U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band performed at the Titsall private school in Abuja, Nigeria on February 11, 2009 for 200 children from six area schools.

The mid-day concert was the first of seven for the nineteen U.S. Navy

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Air Forces Africa Engages on Nigerian Air Safety, Security

12:00 AM2/11/2009

During a visit to Nigeria, January 11-21, 2009, Lieutenant Colonel David MacKenzie, deputy director of the plans directorate, worked with Nigerian and U.S. aviation experts to chart the future of Nigeria's air domain program and discuss U.S.

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APS Nashville Delivers Project Handclasp Supplies to Senegal School and Children's Shelter

12:00 AM2/10/2009

An international military team of Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville sailors delivered supplies to a school and a children's shelter in villages outside Dakar, Senegal, February 7, 2009.

APS representatives from Cameroon,

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Africa Partnership Station Conducts Maritime Security Events in East Africa

12:00 AM2/10/2009

During Africa Partnership Station's first visit to East Africa, crew members of the USS Robert G. Bradley will conduct partner building activities with militaries in Mozambique, Djibouti, Kenya, and Tanzania, as part of an initiative to improve

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NOAA Fisheries, APS, Host Water Survival Course in Dakar

12:00 AM2/10/2009

Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries co-hosted a water survival workshop February 5, 2009, in Dakar, Senegal, as part of an ongoing effort to advance the art and

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Conference Discusses Evolution of African Militaries

12:00 AM2/9/2009

More than 100 people - including African academic researchers, U.S. Embassy staff, and U.S. Africa Command personnel - gathered February 7-8 at the alpine resort town of Garmisch, Germany, for a conference on "the Evolution of African

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Nashville Sailors Team with Senegalese Soldiers to Make a Difference

12:00 AM2/6/2009

USS Nashville (LPD 13) sailors paired up with several Senegalese soldiers to begin refurbishing the Centoe Mecico Social medical clinic in Dakar, Senegal, during a community relations (COMREL) project, February 5, 2009.

Ten Nashville

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Spanish, Portuguese, U.S. Marines unite for APS Nashville

12:00 AM2/6/2009

One Portuguese and five Spanish Marines joined U.S. Marines aboard USS Nashville (LPD 13) while in port at Rota, Spain, to take part in Africa Partnership Station (APS) Nashville, February 3, 2009.

They joined a mission that brings

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CJTF-HOA Under New Command

12:00 AM2/5/2009

Rear Admiral Anthony M. Kurta assumed command of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa during a change-of-command ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, February 5, 2009.

Kurta, a 27-year Navy veteran, assumed command from Rear

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Quality-of-Life Conference Helps Military Families Living, Working in Africa

12:00 AM2/5/2009

U.S. Africa Command is developing an information and support network aimed at helping U.S. military families who live and work in Africa.

"Gen. (William) Ward and Mrs. (Joyce) Ward are very dedicated to taking care of the families

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