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U.S. Increases Emergency Assistance for West Africa

12:00 AM6/11/2012
The United States is providing more than $81 million in additional humanitarian assistance as the lean season begins in the drought-affected Sahel region of West Africa.

With this additional contribution, the U.S. government is
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U.S. Army Africa Commander Speaks at Vicenza Security Conference

12:00 AM6/11/2012
Major General David R. Hogg, commander of U.S. Army Africa, was a featured speaker at the September 11 Cultural Association's day-long seminar on Mediterranean security, at the Vicenza Centro Congressi Confartigianato, in May 2012.
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U.S. Army Civil Affairs Battalion Conducts VETCAP in Ethiopia

12:00 AM6/11/2012
Partnering with Babile's veterinarian team, members of the U.S. Army 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, participated in a Veterinary Civic Action Program (VETCAP) in Babile, Ethiopia, May 21 - June 1,
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German Dignitaries Visit CJTF-HOA, Camp Lemonnier Chaplains

12:00 AM6/11/2012
A photo essay by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lael Huss
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US Navy Facilitates Kenyan Basic Sea Survival Instructor Course

12:00 AM6/7/2012
Caleb Otino, a local member of the Kenyan Red Cross, said that many of his friends have perished in the Kenyan coastal waters while fishing. His reason behind the loss of life: lack of water survival training. Otino said he wanted to change
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Governance, Security Among Areas of U.S.-Nigerian Cooperation

12:00 AM6/7/2012
Calling Nigeria "one of our most important strategic partners," senior U.S. officials met with Nigeria's foreign minister, Olegbenga Ashiru, and other Nigerian officials June 4-5, 2012 for the seventh gathering of the U.S.-Nigeria
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HSV Swift Departs South Africa

12:00 AM6/7/2012
The High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) departed Durban, South Africa, concluding a two-week theater security cooperation visit to the area, June 7, 2012.

Durban is the 3rd and final stop Swift has made to South Africa in support of its
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Volunteers Provide Shade and Comfort for Tuberculosis Patients

12:00 AM6/6/2012
Early on a Saturday morning, May 19, 2012, before the normal duty day began at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, 18 volunteers gathered, coffee in hand and work gloves in pockets.
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Volunteers Provide Shade and Comfort for Tuberculosis Patients

12:00 AM6/6/2012
Early on a Saturday morning, May 19, 2012, before the normal duty day began at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, 18 volunteers gathered, coffee in hand and work gloves in pockets.

This was the first day of a month-long project to provide shade
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MCAST Customs Inspection

12:00 AM6/5/2012
A photo essay by Senior Chief Petty Officer Maria R. Escamilla.
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Djiboutian, U.S. Navies Practice Maritime VBSS Operations

12:00 AM6/4/2012
Djiboutian naval personnel and sailors from three U.S. Navy organizations participated in Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training here May 7-31, 2012.

Sponsored by Africa Partnership Station, the training reflected a joint venture
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U.S. Army Civil Affairs Battalion Conducts VETCAP in Ethiopia

12:00 AM6/4/2012
Partnering with Babile's veterinarian team, members of the U.S. Army 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, participated in a Veterinary Civil Action Program here May 21 - June 1.
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Djiboutian, US Navies Practice Maritime VBSS Operations

12:00 AM6/2/2012
Djiboutian naval personnel and sailors from three U.S. Navy organizations participated in Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training here May 7-31.
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Joint Senior NCO/Warrant Officer Symposium Strengthens Bonds Among Africans, U.S.

12:00 AM6/1/2012
Nearly 30 representatives from more than 20 African partner nations gathered at an academic research center in southern Germany to share insights and learn from U.S. subject-matter experts during a Joint Warrant Officer and Senior Non-commissioned
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Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Visits Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-12.2

12:00 AM5/31/2012
General Joseph Dunford, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, stopped at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, to meet the Marines and sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 12.2 on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012.
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New Eco-Dome Signals Changes for Djiboutian Village

12:00 AM5/31/2012
U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa joined with local villagers on the final stages of construction for a new structure here May 22-24, 2012.
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"Experiment" Designed to Link Civil Info to Better Decisions in Remote Areas

12:00 AM5/31/2012
Civil affairs specialists visit a village in a remote town in Africa and help install a water well for an overpopulated community - sounds like a great success story, right? But sometimes these missions have unseen consequences. In this scenario,
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Baker Assumes Command of CJTF-HOA

12:00 AM5/29/2012
U.S. Army Major General Rob Baker assumed command of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa here May 26.
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CJTF-HOA Soldiers Visit Girls Orphanage

12:00 AM5/29/2012
A photo essay by U.S. Army Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti.
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Baker Assumes Command of CJTF-HOA

12:00 AM5/26/2012
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Rob Baker assumed command of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa here May 26.

Baker, who comes to CJTF-HOA after having served at the Pentagon as Director for Joint Force Development, Joint Staff, relieved
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