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DJIBOUTI, Africa (April 30, 2011) - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Sousa, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa surgical technician, uses medicated gauze to clean a wound on the forearm of a Djiboutian man April 30 at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Djibouti. Sutures on the man's hand were also examined. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann)

Article | Military Medics Extend Care Beyond Base Perimeter into Heart of Djibouti

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A group of about 20 servicemembers stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, partnered with a local church to set up a makeshift clinic and treat minor wounds in nearby Djibouti city April 30.

The clinic staff was comprised of volunteer
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CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - (April 29, 2011) †Tennessee Army National Guard Operational Support Airlift Detachment 25, currently assigned to Combined Joint Task Force †Horn of Africa, poses for a group photo in front of their C-12 fixed-wing aircraft after recently receiving the annual Joint Operational Support Airlift Command (JOSAC) unit award. Stateside, the detachment operates its C-12 to support the JOSAC mission of transporting high-ranking military personnel and government officials. The JOSAC award is given to National Guard or Reserve units for their pristine flying hour program, international operations and extraneous mission support. (Courtesy photo)

Article | Tennessee Army National Guard Operational Support Airlift Detachment 25 Receives Annual Joint Operational Airlift Command Unit Award.

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(Photo Only) Tennessee Army National Guard Operational Support Airlift Detachment 25, currently assigned to Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, poses for a group photo in front of their C-12 fixed-wing aircraft after recently receiving the
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FORT MYERS, Va. - General William "Kip" Ward, former commander of U.S. Africa Command, with his wife Joyce next to him, salutes during the playing of the national anthem as part of his retirement ceremony April 26, 2011 at Fort Myers, Va. (Photo by Edgar Brookins)

Article | Army Honors Africom's First Commander

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A special review ceremony in FORT MYER, Va. April 27, 2011, honored Army General William E. "Kip" Ward for a career that has spanned four decades and saw him rise through the ranks to be the first commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).
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DIKHIL, Djibouti (April19, 2011) - U.S. Army Captain Courtney Sanders, 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, shares her time with a group girls in front of the Dihkil High School April 19. Sanderss†six-person civil affairs team has partnered with the Dikhil community to renovate the school, which provides an education for nearly 700 local students. Once complete, the school is scheduled to be maintained by local citizens who have partnered with Sanderrâ€s team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dawn Price)

Article | 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion Helps Renovate Rural Djiboutian High School

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A team of soldiers from the U.S. Army's 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion teamed up with townspeople in Dikhil, Djibouti, this month to renovate the region's only high school.

The goal of the two-month project, which began April
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Article | Sixth Fleet to Establish Information Dominance Warfare Program

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Sailors at Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet (C6F) headquarters are hard at work creating the qualifications for the Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Specialist (EIDWS) program.

A core group of 20 Information Dominance Corps (IDC) rated

Article | Clinic Annex Now Open on Kelley

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Standing shoulder to shoulder behind a large red ribbon, Colonel Lawrence Connell shouts, "Ready, 1-2-3, cut!"

With a snip, the Stuttgart Army Health Clinic commander, along with four other senior military leaders, officially
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RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom - Chief Master Sergeant Jack Johnson Jr. shares his goals of his new position with the enlisted force of the Intelligence and Knowledge Development Directorate-Molesworth at an all-hands call at Royal Air Force Molesworth on April 28, 2011. (Photo by Melony Angelilli)

Article | U.S. Africa Command’s Senior Enlisted Leader Visit s RAF Molesworth

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Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Jack Johnson Jr., U.S. Africa Command’s senior enlisted leader, visited the men and women of the Intelligence and Knowledge Development Directorate at Royal Air Force Molesworth on April 28, 2011.

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TOUBAKOUTA, Senegal - Commando marines with Senegal's Company Fusiliers Marine Commando unit patrol the hot dusty trail in army base center training tactics zone 3, in Toubakouta, Sengegal, during Africa Partnership Station 2011. These Senegalese marines are participating in Africa Partnership Station 2011, a U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) maritime security assistance program that is designed to strengthen participating nations' maritime security capacity through multilateral collaboration and cross-border cooperation. Marine Corps Forces, Africa is supporting APS 11 with a security assistance force based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Marine Corps Forces, Africa photo by Master Sergeant Grady Fontana)

Article | Marines, Senegalese Commandos Test Immediate Action Skills during APS-11

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In the dusty, tree-lined grasslands surrounding the lush delta in Toubakouta, Senegal, the training opportunities for U.S. marines and their Senegalese counterparts are vast. In this environment of thick green trees with low hanging branches,
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TOUBAKOUTA, Senegal - Rows of bug nets line the inside of the Security Cooperation Task Force, Africa Partnership Station 2011, bivouac site in Toubakouta, Senegal, in accordance with various measures in place to prevent marines from being infected with malaria. The task force is partnering with Senegal in a military-to-military exchange designed to build partner relations between allied nations along the western coast of Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Timothy L. Solano)

Article | Doxy Daily Maintains APS-11 Marines' Unit Effectiveness

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The sun rises early here as the Marines of second platoon, Ground Combat Element, Security Cooperation Task Force, Africa Partnership Station 2011, form in a line, water bottle in hand. Though the daily ritual may seem monotonous to some, taking
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TOUBAKOUTA, Senegal - Sergeant Austin Sabin maneuvers a fire team of Senegalese commandos through a final military operation in urban terrain exercise at the end of a three week partnered evolution in Toubakouta, Senegal, recently. The partnership was an Africa Partnership Station 2011 initiative, in which the Marines of second platoon, Ground Combat Element, Security Cooperation Task Force, APS-11 exchanged concepts and cultures with Senegalese commandos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Timothy L. Solano)

Article | FinEx Keeps APS 11 Marines, Senegalese Commandos on Their Toes

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As the smoke begins to clear, the gunfire starts back up. Blank ammunition covers the ground as the marines of second platoon, Ground Combat Element, Security Cooperation Task Force, Africa Partnership Station 2011 and Senegalese commandos execute
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ARANDIS, Namibia (April 28, 2011) - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class John Richards, master explosive ordnance disposal technician, EOD Mobile Unit 11 (EODMU-11), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, observes as Namibian Defense Force Sergeant Eugene Salionga initiates a Namibian non-electric fuse April 28. EODMU-11 is partnering with the Namibian Defense Forces EOD and Police Explosive Control Unit to support the Humanitarian Mine Action program by providing familiarization with International Mine Action Standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dawn Price)

Article | U.S. Navy, Namibian Forces Share Explosive Safety Skill

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U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians, from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, teamed with the Namibian Defense Force and Namibian Explosive Control Unit police officers recently for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - U.S. Air Force Captain Chris Wolf, a flight nurse with the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing, and Congolese armed forces, listen to an academic lesson during MEDLITE 11, April 26, 2011. MEDLITE 11 is a joint medical exercise focused on aeromedical evacuation, to improve the readiness of U.S. Air Force and DRC personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant John Orrell)

Article | Exchanging Aeromedical Evacuation Training across the Continents

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With outside temperatures reaching above 95 degrees and temperatures inside the classroom feeling much warmer than that, the total force instructors of the U.S. Air Force active duty, National Guard and Reserve have started their course instruction
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz addresses attendees of the African Air Chiefs Conference April 26, 2011, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Senior leaders from 24 African air forces, U.S. Africa Command, and civilian aviation agencies attended the three-day conference to discuss common aviation issues, and focus on the shared goals and challenges of building air partnerships across Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Stefanie Torres)

Article | Air Force Leaders from Africa, United States Meet in Ethiopia

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Air force leaders from more than 20 nations across Africa joined with U.S. Air Force leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 26, 2011, to discuss aviation issues and develop partnerships across the continent.

The 2011 African Air
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LAMU, Kenya - U.S. Navy Lieutenant Andrew Moyer, Maritime Civil Affairs Team 208, speak at a World Malaria Day event in Lamu, Kenya, April 21, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Captain Jennifer Pearson)

Article | World Malaria Day Symposium Reaffirms Disease Still Significant Threat

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April 25 is World Malaria Day, commemorating medical, scientific and community efforts worldwide to control the tropical disease.

For a fourth year, world communities are recognizing progress to find vaccines and the impact that
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TOUBAKOUTA, Senegal - Staff Sergeant Shaun Grant and Gunnery Sergeant Michael Connors exit the water after finishing the Senegalese water obstacle course in the Sadoum River April 24, 2011. This exercise was one of many that the marines of second platoon, Ground Combat Element, Security Cooperation Task Force, Africa Partnership Station 2011 have engaged in during the APS-11 partnered military-to-military exchange. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Timothy L. Solano)

Article | APS-11 Marines, Senegalese Commandos Maneuver through River Obstacles

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High tide in the Sadoum River makes for a perfect training day as the marines of second platoon, Ground Combat Element, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), Africa Partnership Station 2011, partner alongside Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service
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TOUBAKOUTA, Senegal - A group of service members from the U.S. and Senegalese Marine Corps and Nigerian Navy search for targets during a live-fire shoot on the river in Toubakouta, Senegal April 23, 2011. Approximately 45 U.S. marines and sailors, along with about 100 Senegalese commandos and Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service troops are participating in Africa Partnership Station 2011, a U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM) maritime security assistance program that is designed to strengthen participating nations' maritime security capacity through multilateral collaboration and cross-border cooperation. Marine Corps Forces, Africa is supporting APS 11 with a security assistance force based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Marine Corps Forces Africa photo by Master Sergeant Grady Fontana)

Article | Senegalese, Nigerian Special Forces Show Marines Small Boat Amphibious Tactics During APS-11

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A fast-moving river boat bouncing up and down the waterways can be an easy target for the adversary who may be dug in at each bank of the river. To compound on the boat's liability it can prove to be a difficult platform to hold steady when
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SOROTI, Uganda - Uganda People's Defense Forces and U.S. soldiers wait for supplies to be dropped from a Ugandan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter during Atlas Drop 11 at Drop Zone White near Olilim, Uganda, April 18, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Sergeant 1st Class Brock Jones)

Article | Atlas Drop 11 Exercise Wraps up at Drop Zone Blue, near Olilim, Uganda

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Exercise Atlas Drop 11 came to a close with a ceremony at Drop Zone Blue near Olilim April 20, 2011, following three days of aerial-delivery resupply practice missions.

Distinguished visitors for the ceremony included Lieutenant
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CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (April 15, 2011) - U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Burke (right) unrolls the 1st Battalion 161st Field Artillery flag during the Transfer of Authority ceremony conducted April 15. The 1-161 FA, a Kansas National Guard unit, deployed to Camp Lemonnier to support the Combined Joint Task Force †Horn of Africa mission and accepted responsibilities from the 2nd Battalion 137th Combined Arms Battalion during the ceremony. U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Rick Matticks (left), assists Burke by holding the battalion flag. (U.S. Army photo by Sergeant Richard Outcalt)

Article | Kansas National Guard Reports for Duty in Africa

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More than 300 soldiers converged upon the camps Recreation Center April 15 to witness a transfer of authority ceremony presided by Brigadier General William Glasgow, Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF-Horn of Africa) deputy commander.

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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - U.S. Air Force and Democratic Republic of the Congo personnel speak before the opening ceremonies for the MEDLITE 11 exercise, April 25, 2011. MEDLITE 11 is a joint medical exercise focused on aeromedical evacuation, to improve the readiness of U.S. Air Force and DRC personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Todd Wivell)

Article | Total Force Brings Aeromedical Evacuation Training to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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A two week medical exercise, in partnership with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and U.S. Air Forces Africa, focusing on aeromedical evacuation kicked off at the Centre Superior Militaire Academy in Kinshasa, DRC,
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TOUBAKOUTA, Senegal - Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon M. Echols, hospital corpsman, Security Cooperation Task Force (SCTF), Africa Partnership Station 2011, applies a bandage to a marine during a combat lifesaver course April 21, 2011. Echols demonstrated this standard to a group of Senegalese Marine and Air Force commandos, and Nigerian sailors. Echols is one of the 45 U.S. marines and sailors with the SCTF who is participating in APS 11. (Marine Corps Forces Africa photo by Master Sergeant Grady Fontana)

Article | APS-11 Marines Demonstrate Combat Lifesaving Skills to Senegalese, Nigerian Partners

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In the moments that follow the initial receipt of a combat injury, escaping out of the fog of war is not dictated by the enemy, but rather by those fighting alongside the casualty, pulling the injured out of the fight. As those critical minutes
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