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New Development Approach Stresses Partnerships, USAID’s Shah Says

2:18 PM3/22/2013

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has shifted its approach to development assistance, emphasizing public-private partnerships, channeling funds to local governments and organizations with knowledge and expertise to create

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Marines, Sailors Complete Casualty Care Course

3:34 PM3/21/2013

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 completed the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course here, March 14, 2013. The Marines completed the week-long course in preparation for military-to-military engagements with

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U.S. Navy Conducts Humanitarian Mine Action Train the Trainer with Kenyan Army

1:40 PM3/20/2013

Kenyan soldiers exchange best practices

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100th ARW Flies 100th Refueling Mission for French Operations in Mali

8:33 AM3/20/2013

SOUTHWEST EUROPE -- Airmen flying KC-135 Stratotankers from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, completed the 100th refueling mission March 17, 2013, supporting French fighter aircraft conducting operations in Mali.

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Combatant Commanders Praise State Partnership Program

9:28 AM3/19/2013

The National Guard’s State Partnership Program is an extraordinarily effective, enduring, low-cost tool to advance the national security objective of building partnership capacity, two veteran combatant commanders told Congress last week. “You

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U.S. Diplomats See Progress in Mali Since January

8:12 AM3/18/2013

Immense progress has taken place in Mali since January when an international force of French and African troops arrived to retake the northern part of the country from violent extremists, according to two U.S. diplomats working to resolve the crisis.

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Saharan Express 2013 Concludes in Senegal

7:34 AM3/18/2013

The multinational maritime exercise Saharan Express 2013 (SE-13) successfully concluded with post-sail discussions and a press conference, March 14.

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AFRICOM Helps Partner Nations Grow Capability, Ham Says

7:11 AM3/18/2013

Now in its fifth year, U.S. Africa Command brings “markedly increased” capabilities to its mission of defending U.S. interests and developing regional militaries, the command’s leader told Congress today. During a House Armed Services Committee

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Flintlock 2013 Medical Seminar

10:44 AM3/15/2013

Promoting regional cooperation and developing interoperability among partner nations of the Trans-Sahara was the focus of this year's Exercise Flintlock in Mauritania. Fourteen African, European and North American militaries collaborated during

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Flintlock 2013 brings African forces together

4:05 PM3/14/2013

A Mauritanian doctor examines patients during a scheduled Medical Seminar to provide aid to the village of Weizen, Mauritania, Feb 24, 2013. Flintlock exercises have been conducted across north and western Africa since 2005 to improve the security

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In the African Desert, an Oasis of Cooperation and Partnership

3:42 PM3/14/2013

Flintlock 2013

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Saharan Express 2013 continues with maritime security training

2:54 PM3/14/2013

Saharan Express is an international maritime security cooperation exercise designed to improve maritime safety and security in West Africa.

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Military Will Maintain Low-key Africa Presence

11:45 AM3/14/2013

Military Will Maintain Low-key Africa Presence, U.S. Africa Command,

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Apps4Africa Winners Recognized for Business-Friendly Innovations

8:53 AM3/13/2013

The three winning teams in the Apps4Africa 2012 Business Challenge accepted their awards at a March 6 event sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Kampala, Uganda.

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Saharan Express 2013 Reaches Maritime Stakeholders

3:11 PM3/12/2013

Saharan Express 2013 Reaches Maritime Stakeholders. Fourteen nations are participating in SE-13 including Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, France, The Gambia, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, The Netherlands, Portugal, Senegal, Sierra Leon, Spain, the

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11th ACR Testing 'Dagger' Soldiers for AFRICOM Missions

9:38 AM3/12/2013

2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team Soldiers qualify to become the first regionally aligned brigade assigned to U.S. Africa Command.

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Central Accord 13 Concludes with Final Exercise

12:16 PM3/11/2013

The scream of the C-130 engines filled the air as it taxied, while next to it soldiers ducked beneath the churning blades of a Bell 206 helicopter to unload a simulated patient, simultaneously the crew of Puma Eurocopter readied the aircraft for

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Saharan Express 2013 Kicks Off in Senegal

7:43 AM3/11/2013

Participants from 14 nations attended a pre-sail conference Mar. 7, to kick off Exercise Saharan Express 2013 (SE-13). SE-13 is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase counter-piracy

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US Army Africa command Post Soldiers Train with South African Forces

2:39 PM3/8/2013

Soldiers of U.S. Army Africa Contingency Command Post hosted a familiarization visit, Feb. 26-28, with six South African National Defense Force soldiers in preparation for Shared Accord 13, a joint peace keeping and humanitarian exercise scheduled

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C6F Visits Destroyers Barry and Gravely

12:40 PM3/8/2013

Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, visited Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyers USS Gravely (DDG 107), Mar. 4, and USS Barry (DDG 52), Mar. 5. While visiting the ships, Vice Adm. Pandolfe held all-hands calls with the

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