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Thanksgiving Message From CJTF-HOA

12:00 AM11/22/2012
Thanksgiving is a time of reflection and community. As we celebrate this Thanksgiving deployed together across East Africa, let's pause for a moment to give thanks for a few of the blessings we all share.

I am thankful today for
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Panetta Details Steps Needed to End al-Qaeda Threat

12:00 AM11/21/2012
For the United States and its allies, ending the al-Qaida threat calls for a modified military footprint, close work with partners and continued U.S. involvement in regions of the world where violent extremism has flourished, Defense Secretary Leon
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Remembrance Ceremony Held to Honor Those Who Gave All

12:00 AM11/20/2012
Service members from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, the British Army and the Commonwealth joined together at the Djibouti New European Cemetery in observance of Remembrance Day to honor the sacrifices made by military men and women both
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Going Farther by Going Together: Building Partner Capacity in Africa

12:00 AM11/16/2012
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in Issue 67, 4th Quarter 2012, of the Joint Force Quarterly, a military journal published by the National Defense University for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to inform members of
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Soldiers, Teachers Team During First Aid Workshops

12:00 AM11/13/2012
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's 448th Civil Affairs Battalion, deployed from Fort Lewis, Wash., partnered with the Dikhil, Djibouti, Office of Education Oct. 28 - 31, 2012, during two, two-day first aid
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Djibouti Navy Hosts Exercise Cutlass Express, East African Maritime Interdiction Exercise

12:00 AM11/12/2012
The Djibouti Navy welcomed seven other East Africa countries' naval forces to Djibouti City, Djibouti, to participate in the second annual Cutlass Express exercise held Nov. 1 to 8, 2012.

"We are very happy to see these people
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Marine Corps Birthday Message from CJTF-HOA

12:00 AM11/10/2012
CONGRATULATIONS to all of the Marines here at Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and around the world as you celebrate the 237th birthday of the United States Marine Corps.

As our Marine Corps brethren know well, it all started
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African Students Learn the Truth about Security

10:11 AM11/8/2012
Students of the George C. Marshall Center's Program in Advanced Security Studies (PASS) visited U.S. Africa Command November 5, 2012, to learn more about the command's mission and objectives and to hear first-hand about its role in combating
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Eight Navies Complete East African Exercise Cutlass Express 2012

12:00 AM11/8/2012
Sailors and maritime professionals from eight nations wrapped up Exercise Cutlass Express 2012-2 (CE12-2) today after a week of multinational maritime events in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden, Nov. 1-8.

This year's exercise took
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African Students Learn the Truth about Security

12:00 AM11/7/2012
Students of the George C. Marshall Center's Program in Advanced Security Studies (PASS) visited U.S. Africa Command November 5, 2012, to learn more about the command's mission and objectives and to hear first-hand about its role in
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Cutlass Express 2012 Kicks-Off Throughout East Africa

12:00 AM11/2/2012
Sailors and civilian maritime professionals from eight nations officially kicked-off exercise Cutlass Express 2012-2 (CE12-2) during pre-sail conferences in Djibouti, Djibouti; Port Louis, Mauritius; and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Nov. 1.
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Military Intelligence Course Builds Bonds Between U.S. and African Service Members

12:00 AM11/1/2012
Military Intelligence Non-Commission Officer Course- Africa II enhances capacity for intelligence collection, analysis, information sharing among the participating nations, and provides an environment designed to promote collaboration methods
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Ethiopia, U.S. Partners for Veterinarian Project

12:00 AM10/31/2012
Situated in the highlands overlooking Ethiopia's Rift Valley, the town of Hirna was the site of a Veterinary Civic Action Program Oct. 22-28, where district animal health workers received continuing veterinary education and local farmers'
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Camp Lemonnier Goes Green, Installs Solar Panels to Lower Energy Costs

12:00 AM10/29/2012
Service members on board Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, are one step closer to entering the renewable energy frontier now that workers have begun the first phase of installing solar-powered energy panels.

Sailors from Camp Lemonnier
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Special Delivery: Much-Needed Supplies Donated to Ali Sabieh Deaf School

12:00 AM10/26/2012
Service members from Camp Lemonnier's Friends of Africa Volunteers group partnered with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's Ali Sabieh, Djibouti, Joint Civil Affairs Team and the district's Volunteer Association of Education to
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General Ham Urges Cadets to Manage Change, Stay with Bedrock Values

12:00 AM10/24/2012
The U.S. military is a learning and growing entity, and young officers must be flexible enough to lead their organizations, the commander of U.S. Africa Command told ROTC cadets here on October 22, 2012.

Army General Carter F. Ham
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Symposium Preaches Djibouti Land, Maritime Security

12:00 AM10/23/2012
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency sponsored a symposium on counter illicit trafficking for select Djiboutian officials at the Kempinski Hotel, in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Oct. 15-18, 2012.

The symposium, coordinated by Combined
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Logistics Marines Try Out Their Infantry Brothers' Role During Training in Djibouti

12:00 AM10/22/2012

Non-infantry Marines mix it up with their infantry brothers in Djibouti, with both groups becoming more familiar with each other's roles in a Marine Air Ground Task Force.

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Letter to the Editor, Global Research - Response to "America's Secret War in Africa" and "Covert Ops In Nigeria"

12:00 AM10/22/2012
FROM: Colonel Tom Davis Director, U.S. Africa Command Office of Public Affairs Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany TO: Prof. Michel Chossudovsky, President and Director of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG) Editor of
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Obama Nominates Rodriguez as Next Africa Command Chief

12:00 AM10/19/2012

President Obama has nominated Army General David M. Rodriguez to succeed Army General Carter F. Ham as the commander of U.S. Africa Command, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said, October 18, 2012.

U.S. Africa Command is the

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