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Service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force -- Horn of Africa traveled to villages in the Tanga region of Tanzania to provide assistance during a Medical Civil Action Program or MEDCAP. More than 2,100 Tanzanian women and children received medical treatment by Tanzanian medical providers working in partnership with service members during the MEDCAP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEx27sHy7qs&list;=UUV1TP2lsrX0PjBiejmWzJ0w&index;=1&feature;=plcp
Calling Africa a "continent of tremendous opportunity," Senator Chris Coons (Democrat), who chairs the African Affairs Subcommittee in the U.S. Senate, joined with U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah to recruit more American business investment for Africa.
http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=7556⟨=0
Elisabeth Kvitashvili, the U.S. Alternate Permanent Rep. to the UN Agencies in Rome and Italy, discusses her trip to South Sudan in the following blog.
She says, "Recently, after travelling on the bumpy to non-existent “roads” of South Sudan, I came away impressed — impressed with the hopeful vision of a country that has enormous potential to move quickly into a state of relative food self sufficiency, perhaps within less than a generation."
http://africom.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/south-sudan-women-working-to-overcome-food-insecurity/
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton completed a four-nation visit to Africa to promote democracy, good government and economic reforms, and to demonstrate a U.S. commitment to a post-conflict return to peace.
"It's a whole-of-government effort, because that's what it takes to support this extraordinary journey that Liberia is on, and we're going to do everything we can to make sure they get to the destination of democracy, prosperity, peace and security safely," Clinton said.
http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=7548⟨=0
A small, but innovative, program demonstrates the U.S. military's "very agile and flexible" capabilities in working with partners, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said recently.
Meeting with reporters January 5, 2012 after the announcement of President Barack Obama's new strategic guidance for the U.S. military, Navy Admiral James A. Winnefeld Jr. brought up the National Guard's State Partnership Program as an example of an ongoing effort that lines up well with the new strategy.
http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=7543⟨=0
From the Arab Awakening to the crisis in the Horn of Africa, global political upheaval and conflict have presented many humanitarian challenges. As 2012 begins here are a few examples of the work done by the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM).
http://africom.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/protecting-and-assisting-the-worlds-most-vulnerable-populations/
The nation of Gabon in Sub-Saharan Africa straddles the equator and is one of the least densely populated countries in Africa. The nation, which is about the size of Colorado, has an estimated population of 1.54 million people, which is smaller than some U.S. cities.
http://africom.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/gabonese-military-hivaids-program/
The U.S. Army 4902nd Civil Affairs Team put its teaching skills to work, using artwork and colorful flip charts to encourage students to pitch in for their school and community, December 6, 2011.
Sailors assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS De Wert (FFG 45) participated in a community service project at the Makongo Primary School in Dar Es Salaam, November 26, 2011.
During the project, sailors and students cleaned and painted the classrooms with assistance from the U.S. Embassy and Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training team.
Commander of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (CEFCOM), Lieutenant General Stuart Beare, visited U.S. Africa Command headquarters November 28, 2011 to discuss continued partnership between CEFCOM and AFRICOM on the African continent in 2012.
http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=7464⟨=0
Read the following blog about how USAID project (called HEART) has helped Jane Akinyi, along with 10 other women learn business enterprise skills.
http://africom.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/kiberas-wonder-woman-jane-akinyi/
Interesting blog speaking about how for the first time in its history, U.S. Embassy Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo took part in the SportsUnited Sports Envoy program.
For the first time in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti's eight-year history, 12 U.S. Navy sailors stationed on camp were certified in the Information Dominance Warfare Specialist program - a branch of the Navy warfare qualification program focused on information dominance, October 21, 2011.
The sailors, seven active duty and five reservists, have worked since March 2011 to implement and participate in the IDWS program on camp.
Read the following blog addressing the impact of lead poisoning in Nigeria and the strategies that can help reduce lead exposures especially among children and pregnant women.
http://africom.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/addressing-the-impact-of-lead-poisoning-in-nigeria/
As the hot, African sun beat down on U.S. service members stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, a studious focus was evident as they quietly listened to the history of what is commonly known here as the "Cheetah Refuge."
"The actual name is DECAN Refuge," began Scott Johnson, co-founder of Camp Lemonnier Cheetah Refuge Volunteer Program. "It stands for Discover and Aid Nature; and is part of a larger organization called Association DECAN."
http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=7429⟨=0
Defense representatives from more than 30 African nations joined together in Maseru, Lesotho, November 7-11, 2011, to participate in the initial planning conference for next year's Africa Endeavor.
Africa Endeavor is an annual U.S. Africa Command-sponsored communications exercise focused on building interoperability and information sharing among African nations.
http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=7411⟨=0
More than 70 civilian and military representatives from 22 agencies came together in Lagos, October 24, 2011, for a weeklong exercise to prepare for a potential pandemic.
The Pandemic Disaster Response Tabletop Exercise was hosted by the Nigerian government and organized by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) with the support of the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) and funding through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FxmGAnYyms&feature;=channel_video_title
With assistance from the U.S. military, the Botswana Defence Force plays a leading role in helping to combat HIV/AIDS infection rates in the southern African country of 2 million people, where more than 20 percent of adults carry the deadly virus. The U.S. military health program supports a much larger U.S. government effort that since 2005 has invested more than $450 million to fight HIV/AIDS in Botswana.
Lieutenant General Edward Katumba Wamala, land forces commander of the Uganda People's Defence Force, took part in a U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) command visit in October 2011.
Wamala engaged in a variety of activities throughout his three-day stay. During the visit, Wamala was escorted by USARAF Commander Major General David R. Hogg. Wamala attended various directorate and command briefings and observed instruction at the base's regional training support center.
http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=7388⟨=0
Approximately 70 civilian and military representatives from 22 agencies in Nigeria came together in Lagos for a weeklong exercise to prepare for a potential pandemic disaster response, October 24-28, 2011.
Following an afternoon of informational briefings, including an overview of U.S. Africa Command's Pandemic Response Program (PRP), current world pandemic up-dates, and key resources and infrastructure for planning and mitigation strategies, representatives from the Nigerian Armed Forces and ministries of the Nigerian government put into practice what they learned.
http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=7384⟨=0
Nineteen Kenyan Army engineers from multiple units finished a five-day civil affairs field training exercise at the Amani Peace Operations Training Village in Embakasi, Kenya, October 21, 2011.
http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=7381⟨=0
The United States brought 24 wounded Libyan rebel fighters to a medical treatment center in Boston for advanced critical care that they could not receive in Libya.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the humanitarian assistance October 27, a week after Libyans ended the 42-year regime of dictator Moammar Qadhafi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v;=OQa4G_YUbec
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) completed the inaugural at-sea portion of exercise Cutlass Express, in the Somali Basin region, October 25-28, 2011.
Cutlass Express is an exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and focuses on addressing piracy through information sharing and coordinated operations among international navies.
http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=7371⟨=0
According to a joint press release from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, "Saturday, in response to a request by the Transitional National Council, the United States is transporting 24 seriously wounded fighters to Spaulding Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. An additional six critical cases will be transferred to Germany for immediate care. All of these patients were injured as a result of recent fighting and suffer from conditions that cannot currently be treated in Libya."
38 African military chaplains along with seven U.S. military chaplains came together to participate in the four-day Africa Military Chaplain Conference 2011 that took place In Accra, Ghana.
The event was co-hosted by U.S. Africa Command and the Ghanaian Armed Forces.
This year’s conference theme was "Partnering for Spiritual Strength." The objective was to assemble African nation chaplains and U.S. military chaplains to further each other's understanding of common challenges, exchange views, establish and enhance interpersonal and working relationships, and foster security cooperation.
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AFRICOM: Flintlock 2009
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The Army Now: Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward, commander, U.S. Africa Command, was honored with the Lifetme Achievement Award at the 24th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards.