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Triple Nickels kick-off exercise African Lion 2019 with a roar

10:29 AM4/9/2019

Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing and Royal Moroccan Air Force conduct F-16 aviation training during exercise African Lion 2019, March 25-April 3, 2019, at Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco. African Lion 2019 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. Africa Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco with a spoke in Tunisia, and armed forces participants in from Canada, France, Senegal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The exercise involves various types of training, including a combined joint-task-force command-post exercise, aviation training exercise, field training exercise, maritime training exercise, and humanitarian civic assistance, with focus on transnational threats, regional cooperation, and cyber security and defense.

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Phoenix Express 2019 Holds Opening Ceremony in Casablanca

10:15 AM4/9/2019

Maritime forces from Europe, North Africa, and the United States kick off the 15th iteration Phoenix Express 2019 with opening ceremony

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Declining security in Libya results in personnel relocation, agility emphasis

7:36 AM4/7/2019

Due to increased unrest in Libya, a contingent of U.S. forces supporting U.S. Africa Command temporarily relocated in response to security conditions on the ground.

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U.S. Africa Command commander-directed review reveals civilian casualties

2:00 PM4/5/2019

During a commander-directed review of airstrikes conducted in Somalia since 2017, U.S. Africa Command learned an April 1, 2018 airstrike killed two civilians. The commander, U.S. Africa Command directed the review due to a recent increase in airstrikes and continued interest by Amnesty International and Congress on civilian casualties.

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U.S. Africa Command supporting Cyclone Idai Relief Efforts

6:32 PM4/1/2019

U.S. Africa Command is delivering critical aid via strategic airlift following the destruction of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.

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CJTF-HOA sends disaster relief to Mozambique

10:29 AM3/28/2019

Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa sent supplies and personnel from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 27, 2019, to assist the United States Agency for International Development with humanitarian assistance efforts in Maputo and Beira, Mozambique.

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Africa Malaria Task Force Key Leader Event continues fight against malaria

9:19 AM3/27/2019

Africa Malaria Task Force Key Leader Event in Kampala, Uganda; continuing the fight against malaria

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Exercise African Lion 19 Commences in Morocco, Tunisia

1:57 PM3/25/2019

Approximately 1,100 U.S. military personnel have arrived in the Kingdom of Morocco to take part in exercise AFRICAN LION 19. This is an annually-scheduled, combined multilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nations’ tactics, techniques and procedures while demonstrating the strong bond between the nations’ militaries. Exercise AFRICAN LION 19 is led by U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa and sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and will include military training in command-post activities and counter-violent extremist organization tactical training.

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NATO Parliamentarians Visit AFRICOM

10:11 AM3/25/2019

U.S. Africa Command hosted members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, to conduct discussions about the challenges on NATO’s southern flank and security in Africa, Mar. 21, 2019.

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U.S Africa Command joins U.S Government Cyclone Idai Relief Efforts

9:13 PM3/24/2019

The President of the United States has directed the Department of Defense to support the international humanitarian relief effort in the Government of the Republic of Mozambique resulting from Cyclone Idai. At the direction of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Africa Command will respond to U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) requests for support and assistance in the flooded region.

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AFRICOM commander, Djiboutian CHOD observe Rapid Intervention Battalion

5:19 PM3/21/2019

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), met with senior Djiboutian officials, including Chief of Defense Gen. Zakaria Cheikh Ibrahim, in order to discuss the growth and development of Djiboutian security forces March 21.

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Gen. Waldhauser, Amb. Yamamoto meet with Somali leaders

2:15 PM3/20/2019

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto met with senior Somali officials during a visit to Mogadishu, Somalia, March 20, 2019.

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U.S. Africa Command Statement on Amnesty International Report

3:54 PM3/19/2019

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducts airstrikes to defend the people of Somalia against terrorism, and to assist the Federal Government of Somalia as it works to alleviate security challenges. Airstrikes are one component of our combined efforts to create a more secure region through assistance to Somali security forces to effectively target al-Shabaab to deny them the ability to build capacity and attack the people of Somalia.

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Amb. Peter Bodde and Gen. Thomas Waldhauser visit Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya

3:07 PM3/19/2019

Statement from Amb. Peter Bodde, Chargé d’Affaires to the Libya External Office

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African partners visit NCO Leadership Center of Excellence

2:12 PM3/19/2019

The African countries of Malawi, Liberia, Ghana and Botswana, specifically their top enlisted leaders, spent the day March 11 touring the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence receiving briefings and learning about enlisted education.

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Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. target al-Shabaab terrorists

10:23 AM3/19/2019

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia's continued efforts to weaken al-Shabaab, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Awdheegle, Lower Shabelle Region, Somalia, on March 18, 2019.

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East Africa Response Force Deployed to Gabon

9:45 AM3/19/2019

AFRICOM executed ‘New Normal’ crisis management procedure.

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AFRICOM Commander Engages with African Leaders

10:38 AM3/18/2019

Twenty-one African defense Attachés discuss opportunities and challenges on the African continent

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Obangame Express 2019 begins

12:00 AM3/18/2019

190318-N-RG482-0265 Military members from the Cameroonian Armed Forces participate in a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard a Nigerian training vessel during exercise Obangame Express 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria, March 18, 2019. Obangame Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity.

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Gambia trains on maritime clearing techniques as part of Obangame Express 2019

12:00 AM3/18/2019

Members of the Gambian navy conduct clearing techniques during a simulated drug smuggling and human trafficking scenario aboard the Gambia Navy’s patrol vessel, GNS Kunti Kinte during Exercise Obangame Express 2019 in Banjul, Gambia, March 18. Exercise Obangame Express, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activity.

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