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Article | AFRICOM Year in Review Highlights Top Events of 2014

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AFRICOM Year in Review from January to December brings you the highlights of top stories, images and events of 2014.
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Article | AFRICOM's top stories in 2014

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See what stories were most popular in 2014!
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Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa team engineers conduct the final inspections on the Kalaf clinic in Kalaf, Djibouti, Dec. 22, 2014. The clinic will provide 3,000 people in the area with healthcare and a better access to vaccinations against contagious diseases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)

Article | U.S. Service Members Complete Kalaf Clinic Construction in Djibouti

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Enduring a 15 kilometer walk to the nearest clinic will soon be part of the past for villagers in Kalaf, Djibouti. Now, only a minute away from the village stands a maternity clinic completed on Dec. 22, 2014.
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Article | Seabees from Task Force 68 to support Ebola Outbreak Response

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Fifteen Sailors from Naval Mobile Construction Batallion-133, Task Group 68 traveled to Monrovia, Liberia, Sept. 23, to provide engineering support to Operation UNITED ASSISTANCE, conducting site surveys for projects such as hospitals, supply storage and training facilities for healthcare workers fighting the Ebola outbreak.
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U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Jeffery Malia, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 Detail Horn of Africa senior enlisted advisor, holds the guidon during the playing of The Star-Spangled Banner during a transfer of authority ceremony June 24, 2014, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The NMCB 74 transferred authority to the NMCB 133 after a six month tour of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Leslie Keopka)

Article | CJTF-HOA Bids Farewell, Welcomes Seabee Units

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Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Detail Horn of Africa, transferred authority to NMCB 133 DET HOA, during a ceremony June 24, 2014, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
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Article | Seabees and TPDF Team up for Boat Ramp Project in Tanzania

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Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 and Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1 teamed with the Tanzanian People’s Defense Force (TPDF) to place 14 precast concrete pads of what will be a 52 by 223-foot boat ramp, June

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Article | Letter to the Editor, TomDispatch - Response to "Secret Wars, Secret Bases, and the Pentagon's 'New Spice Route' in Africa"

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FROM: Colonel Tom Davis
Director, U.S. Africa Command Office of Public Affairs
Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany

TO: Mr. Tom Engelhardt, Editor

Dear Mr. Engelhardt,
We read the recent article
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Article | Priorities Set U.S. Africa Command's Agenda

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After a year of significant change sweeping the African continent -- a wave of democratic movements, the emergence of South Sudan as the world's newest nation and an increase in violent extremism, among them -- U.S. Africa Command is using the
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U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Michael Franken, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa commander, speaks during a school dedication ceremony along with Molly Phee, deputy chief of mission, U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia, and Egei Wabere (right), Gende Gerada Kebele education coordinator, at the Gende Gerada Primary School. Ethiopian and U.S. personnel gathered for a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new school house and two latrines in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, May 22, 2012

Article | U.S. Personnel Dedicate Ethiopian School Facilities, Enhance Education Opportunities

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Ethiopian and U.S. personnel gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate a new schoolhouse and two latrines at the Gende Gerada Primary School here May 22, 2012.

This building project lines up with one part of the mission
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DIRE DAWA, Ethiopia (May 22, 2012) - U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Michael Franken, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa commander, speaks during a school dedication ceremony along with Molly Phee, deputy chief of mission, U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia, and Egei Wabere (right), Gende Gerada Kebele education coordinator, at the Gende Gerada Primary School. Ethiopian and U.S. personnel gathered for a school building dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for a new school house and two latrines at the school here May 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)

Article | U.S. Personnel Dedicate Ethiopian School Facilities, Enhance Education Opportunities

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Ethiopian and U.S. personnel gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate a new school house and two latrines at the Gende Gerada Primary School here May 22.
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Ali Oune, Djibouti (April 5, 2012) - The U.S. Navy Mobile Construction Battallion 3 from Camp Lemonnier is constructing the Consultative Health Clinic that will provide maternity services as well as living quarters for duty nurses. The project is currently at 18 percent completion with a projected hand over date of October 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant James Brock)

Article | Ali Oune Health Clinic Construction

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A photo essay by U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant James Brock.
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CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (Dec. 10, 2011) - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West addresses questions from U.S. Navy Sailors at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, December 10. West, the 12th MCPON, visited the camp to meet and interact with Sailors as well as discuss current issues affecting them, such as retention, warfare qualifications and career progression. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy S. Brandt)

Article | MCPON Advises, Motivates Sailors in Djibouti

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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West visited U.S. Navy sailors at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, December 9-10, during a stop on his tour of U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility to interact with sailors

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KONTALI, Djibouti (Oct. 1, 2011) -A student from Kontali, Djibouti loses a sandal while kicking a ball during a ffÃtbol game against Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, October 1. The ffÃtbol game and subsequent festival allowed the Kontali people to share their cultural heritage with the Seabees, who worked closely with them on a project to improve the local schoolhouse. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton)

Article | Futbol and Folk Dancing: NMCB 5 Experience African Culture

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As the four-wheel drive vehicles shuddered and lurched over the rocky dirt road, Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 caught a glimpse of the Kontali village as it appeared on the horizon, nearly hidden by the mid-day sun, October
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Zanzibar, Tanzania - Petty Officer First Class Mario Perez, U.S. Navy, and PVE Mgeni Ramadhan Mgeni cut lengths from a fascia board which will support the gutters for the rainwater catchment system at Pale school in Zanzibar, Tanzania, September 19, 2011. (U.S. Army Africa Photo by Specialist Brad Miller, 326th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Article | Seabees Build Water Systems for Zanzibar Schools

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ZANZIBAR, Tanzania - The U.S. Navy Seabees assigned to CJTF-Horn of Africa were tasked with the mission to travel to Zanzibar, Tanzania, and work with the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces crew of combat engineers to construct two 10,000-liter
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NEGELE, Ethiopia - Women and children from Negele pose for a photo around the stone marker unveiled during a bridge dedication ceremony August 22, 2011. The bridge connecting the villages of Negele and Borena will allow the villagers to cross the river during the rainy season for school, going to the market and seeking medical treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Captain Jennifer Pearson)

Article | Ground Breaking Ceremony for Bridge in Negele

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The people of Negele, Ethiopia, celebrated the hard work between the governments of Ethiopia and the United States August 22, 2011, during a ground breaking ceremony signifying the start of construction for a much-needed bridge that will connect
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NEGELE, Ethiopia (22 August 2011) -- Village leaders, elders and bridge committee members gather around a stone marker to recognize the beginning of the bridge that will span a local river bed. The bridge will enable villagers on both sides safe access to the school, markets and medical facilities. (US Air Force Photo by Captain Jennifer Pearson)

Article | Ground Breaking Ceremony for Bridge in Negele

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The people of Negele, Ethiopia, celebrated the hard work between the governments of Ethiopia and the United States August 22, 2011, during a ground breaking ceremony signifying the start of construction for a much-needed bridge that will connect
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JEDANE, Ethiopia - Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Clayton (left) and Petty Officer 1st Class Dennis Hill, Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail Horn of Africa's (Det. HOA) Water Well Team, test the pump on their recently completed water well in the village of Jedane, Ethiopia, February 15, 2011. The 302-foot-deep well provides clear water to more than 3,400 locals and their livestock. NMCB 74 Det. HOA is deployed to support Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa in building partner nation capacity and promoting regional stability through construction engineering support in accordance with the U.S. Maritime Strategy. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Finnicum)

Article | Seabees Construct Well, Relieve Thirst in Horn of Africa

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After 19 days of 24 hour operations, Seabees assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail Horn of Africa's (Det. HOA) Water Well Team completed construction of their first well in the village of Jedane, Ethiopia, on
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DJIBOUTI (Feb. 18, 2011) U.S. Navy Captain Kathryn Donovan, commodore 22nd Naval Construction Regiment, shakes hands with a Djiboutian citizen, during her recent visit of the Ecole 5 primary school project in Djibouti, February 18, 2011. Ecole 5 primary school is currently under construction by the Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74, detail Horn of Africa (Det. HOA). Donovan visited with members of NMCB 74 and key leaders of Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) to ensure the Seabees are being used effectively in providing construction engineering support.

Article | 22 NCR and NMCB 74 Support Maritime Strategy in Africa

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Navy Capt. Kathryn Donovan, Commodore 22nd Naval Construction Regiment (22 NCR) and 22 NCR Command Master Chief Joseph Perrone, recently traveled from Gulfport, Miss. to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti to visit the Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction
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CHEBELLEY, Djibouti (Jan. 7, 2011)--Builder Constructionman Brian Casey, a member of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail Horn of Africa, takes measurements on a brick wall of a future medical clinic in Chebelley, Djibouti, January 7, 2011. Casey visited the site as part of a team of sailors who participated in an exchange of knowledge with local workers in the U.S.-Djiboutian joint project. NMCB 74 is currently deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to work with partner nations to help maintain stability in the region.

Article | Sailors, Djiboutians Build Understanding with Walls

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Sailors operating from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) participated in an exchange of masonry knowledge with local skilled laborers January 7 as part of an ongoing U.S.-Djiboutian joint construction project.

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DJIBOUTI (Dec. 23, 2010) Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Mark S. Ripka, U.S. Africa Command's (U.S. AFRICOM) senior enlisted leader, presents Builder 1st Class Wayne Sperko, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74 Detail Horn of Africa (HOA), a CSM coin for his performance as a school project supervisor in Djibouti December 23, 2010. During his three-day visit with NMCB 74, Ripka toured project sites, attended a dinner with troops and held a non-commissioned officer (NCO) call where he shared his experiences concerning the role of NCOs in today's military.

Article | US AFRICOM CSM Visits Seabees in Horn of Africa

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Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Mark S. Ripka, U.S. Africa Command's (U.S. AFRICOM) senior enlisted leader, personally recognized several Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction
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