Items Tagged with "Spain"
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.
Article | Phoenix Express 2016 builds maritime partnerships
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June 1, 2016
The tenth iteration of Exercise Phoenix Express serves to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information-sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea.
Article | U.S. Response Force Helps Certify Spanish Pilots
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January 7, 2016
Marines work with European partners during rotation as U.S. response force for Africa.
Article | AFRICOM Hosts First Visit by Spanish Joint Staff, Aims for Closer Cooperation
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December 17, 2015
The Spanish Joint Operations Command participated in its first engagement at U.S. Africa Command Dec. 2.
Article | AFRICOM Commander Meets with Spanish Defense Minister
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November 13, 2015
The Commander of US Africa Command, Gen. David M. Rodriguez, conducted a courtesy visit with Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenés at Ministry Headquarters, Nov. 12.
Article | Marines Maintain Readiness in Rota
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August 10, 2015
Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa continuously train to be mission-ready as a rapid crisis response force.
Article | Military Naval leaders gather for week long maritime summit
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March 3, 2015
U.S. Naval course brings 33 naval leaders from Africa and Europe to discuss maritime issues of mutual concern in effort to improve war-fighting capability.
Photo | U.S. Naval Forces - Europe-Africa
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March 3, 2015
NAPLES, Italy (March. 2, 2015) Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, Vice Adm. James Foggo, III, welcomes Gabon navy Chief Rear Adm. Yves Keba Malekou as he arrives for the 2015 Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Flag Course Africa at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, March 2, 2015. During this weeklong CFMCC course, facilitated by the U.S. Naval War College, 33 senior naval leaders from maritime countries in Europe and Africa will participate in seminars and discussions focusing on the effective employment of naval forces in a joint, coalition or interagency environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel P. Schumacher/Released)
Article | US Marines complete two months of support to Ebola Response in West Africa
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December 8, 2014
Since Oct. 8, 2014 a detachment of 100 U.S. Marines and sailors from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa (SPMAGTF-CR-AF) provided support to Operation United Assistance (OUA), the U.S. response to the Ebola crisis in Liberia.
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 | African Nations team up with Spain, the Netherlands and AFRICOM to promote a new perspective on gender
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January 28, 2014
The issue of gender in peace support operations took a front row seat as dozens of representative from across the African continent gathered in Kenya at the International Peace Support Training Center Jan. 20 for a week-long
Article | Going Farther by Going Together: Building Partner Capacity in Africa
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November 27, 2012
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in Issue 67, 4th Quarter 2012, of the Joint Force Quarterly, a military journal published by the National Defense University for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to inform members of the U.S.
Article | Going Farther by Going Together: Building Partner Capacity in Africa
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November 16, 2012
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in Issue 67, 4th Quarter 2012, of the Joint Force Quarterly, a military journal published by the National Defense University for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to inform members of
Article | USS Simpson, U.S. Coast Guard Participate in Cape Verde lead AMLEP Operations
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April 19, 2012
Six members comprising a team of Cape Verde's Coast Guard, Maritime and Judicial Police, joined eight members of a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) and sailors from the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56), March 27
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 | USS Simpson Participates in Obangame Express 2012
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March 2, 2012
The guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) completed two days of participation for Exercise Obangame Express 2012, February 29, 2012.
Article | Training in Trans-Sahara Africa
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December 13, 2010
The Malian patrol finally reached its objective, a small village north of Gao, following a long drive through the northern territories of vast desert in this Trans-Saharan nation slightly smaller than twice the size of Texas.
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Page | TRANSCRIPT: AFRICOM's Civilian Deputy Explains Command's Mission at Liberian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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October 26, 2010
MONROVIA, Liberia, November 1, 2010 -- U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) remains focused on its primary mandate to provide security force assistance activities to African militaries, has no plans to seek basing in Africa, and will remain in
Article | AFRICOM Congratulates Graduating Seniors
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June 22, 2010
Throughout the last two months seniors from around the world achieved their 12-year goal of graduating high school. Experiencing lasting friendships, first dates, exams and sports competitions, young men and women have struggled through and
Article | Miss America 2010 Visits U.S. Service Members and Families in Germany
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May 10, 2010
Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron arrived in Stuttgart, Germany the morning of May 9 kicking off a five-day tour where she will visit U.S. military personnel and their families, U.S. school children attending Department of Defense schools, and