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Page | African Lion
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September 20, 2016
African Lion is an annually scheduled, bilateral U.S. and Moroccan sponsored exercise designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation's tactics, techniques and procedures.
Page | Flintlock
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May 5, 2014
Flintlock is an annual regional exercise among African, allied and U.S. counterterrorism forces, and has taken place since 2006.
Article | Turning Terror into Triumph - A young journalist turns 460 days of brutal captivity into a vision for humanitarian service
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March 6, 2014
I looked back at the woman who had fallen, a total stranger just moments ago, to see her face covered with tears; her hand still reaching out to try and save me as I was dragged by my ankles outside the mosque. She was surrounded by three angry,
Article | Assisting the French in Mali
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January 24, 2013
The United States Air Force began transporting French soldiers and military equipment January 21, 2013, from Istres, France, to Bamako, Mali, in support of French military operations in Mali. C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, operating under the
Article | AFRICOM Leading the Way in Conflict Prevention in Africa, Says Former UNAMIR Commander
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September 6, 2012
Conflict prevention and early intervention are key to eradicating human rights violations and catastrophic events such as genocide, said former commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) and Canadian Senator Romeo
Article | National Guard Joins 36 Nations in Africa's Largest Military Communications Exercise
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June 25, 2012
Four National Guardsmen from two states and the District of Columbia are participating in Africa Endeavor, a joint training exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command which focuses on communications interoperability and information sharing among the
Article | Program Brings Together Northwest Africa Leaders and Partners
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April 20, 2012
- Representatives from African partner nations Ghana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, and Senegal participated in the Special Operations Command Africa- coordinated 2012 Flintlock Senior Leader Symposium hosted at the Kofi Annan
Article | Africa Partnership Station Aims to Organize for 2013
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April 9, 2012
The Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2013 Initial Planning Conference (IPC) took place in Garmisch, Germany, March 28-30, 2012.
Article | U.S. AFRICOM and Canadian Expeditionary Force Command Collaborate on African Security Issues
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November 29, 2011
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
Article | Honoring Those Who Gave All; Remembrance Sunday in Africa
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November 23, 2011
More than 35 service members and civilians representing several nations including the U.K., France, and United States, participated in a ceremony on Remembrance Sunday, November 13, at the Djibouti New European Cemetery here to remember the
Article | TRANSCRIPT: Officials Provide Background on Secretary of State Clinton's Visit to Tripoli
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October 19, 2011
Two senior U.S. Department of State officials provided a background briefing, October 17, 2011, on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Tripoli, Libya. Clinton is the first cabinet level U.S. official to visit Tripoli since
Page | TRANSCRIPT: Officials Provide Background on Secretary of State Clinton's Visit to Tripoli
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October 17, 2011
Two senior U.S. Department of State officials provided a background briefing, October 17, 2011, on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Tripoli, Libya. Clinton is the first cabinet level U.S. official to visit Tripoli since
Article | Secretary Details NATO Successes, Challenges
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October 5, 2011
As it nears the end of a successful campaign in Libya and deliberately accomplishes shared goals in Afghanistan, NATO faces several difficult challenges, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said in Brussels, Belgium, October 5, 2011.
Article | Top U.S. Officials Heading to Kenya; Refugee Numbers Rise
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August 8, 2011
The wife of the U.S. vice president, Jill Biden, will travel to Kenya in the near future to assess the humanitarian disaster unfolding in the Horn of Africa. She'll accompany Rajiv Shah, who, as administrator of the U.S. Agency for
Article | Conference Emphasizes International Partnership for Counterterrorism
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May 2, 2011
Building partnership capacity and leveraging existing programs throughout U.S. governmental agencies along with western partners was a consistent theme at this year''s Trans Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) conference hosted by
Article | Pentagon Tallies Coalition Actions in Libya
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March 23, 2011
By the fifth day of coalition task force operations supporting a no-fly zone in Libya and protecting Libyan civilians, the 13-nation alliance had flown more than 300 sorties in the North African country, Pentagon officials said March 23, 2011.
Page | TRANSCRIPT: DOD News Briefing by Vice Admiral Gortney on Operation Odyssey Dawn (March 20)
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March 20, 2011
Following is Department of Defense news briefing, March 20, 2011, by Vice Admiral Gortney who provided updates on Operation Odyssey Dawn, the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical control of the U.S.
Article | Coalition Answers Libyan People's Call, Flournoy Says
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March 20, 2011
Operation Odyssey Dawn is a coalition effort responding to the calls of the Libyan people, Arab nations and the international community as a whole, the undersecretary of defense for policy said today.
In a BBC interview, Michele
In a BBC interview, Michele
Article | Coalition Launches 'Odyssey Dawn' to Implement Libya No-fly Zone
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March 19, 2011
Coalition forces launched "Operation Odyssey Dawn" March 19, 2011, to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 to protect the Libyan people from the country's ruler.
The goal of the military coalition is to prevent
The goal of the military coalition is to prevent
Article | Canada's CEFCOM and U.S. AFRICOM Looking to Increase Cooperation
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February 1, 2011
Canadian Air Force Major General Alain Parent, Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (CEFCOM) deputy commander, visited U.S. Africa Command Headquarters January 25, 2011 to identify potential areas of partnership on the African continent following