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Early this year, U.S. Airmen prepare a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to fly French soldiers and their cargo to Africa. Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and a small command and support team are on the ground in Uganda, preparing to conduct airlift operations in support of ongoing peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic. (Photo by Senior Airman James Richardson/Released)

Article | U.S. Supports Peacekeeping Efforts in Central African Republic

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Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and a small command and support team are on the ground in Uganda, preparing to conduct airlift operations in support of ongoing peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic, Army Col.
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Soldiers assigned to the Ghana Armed Forces 2nd Engineer Battalion demonstrate riot control operations during a demonstration for Western Accord 13 media and distinguished visitor day June 26 in Accra, Ghana. Marines from the 4th Law Enforcement Battalion provided non-lethal training to 50 GAF soldiers. Western Accord 13 is a mutually beneficial exercise hosted by U.S. Army Africa that brings together the Economic Community of West African States and the U.S. Army to have increased capabilities to support regional peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Army Africa photo)

Article | Western Accord 13 Begins Command Post Exercise

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Ghana Armed Forces along with U.S. Army Africa concluded week one of Western Accord 13 and began a command post exercise June 24 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center, Accra, Ghana.
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The Tanzanian People’s Defence Force and Special Operations Command Africa co-hosted the East Africa Special Operations Conference in Zanzibar, Tanzania from 17-19 January 2013 with the theme of “Capable Special Operations Forces for the Challenges of Tomorrow” to provide a forum for military members from Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda and the United States to come together and share unique perspectives in order to build on partnerships that strengthen the collective effort to combat today’s and potential emerging threats.

Article | East African Security Forces Host Inaugural Special Operations Conference

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Across east Africa, the use of Special Operations Forces as a means to enhance the capability to protect civilians is a growing trend. Each nation has a unique mission and purpose for its SOF component, and no two look exactly the same. However,
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Article | Going Farther by Going Together: Building Partner Capacity in Africa

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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.
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Page | TRANSCRIPT: General Ham at the Chatham House, London

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During a presentation at the Chatham House, London, England, on November 16, 2012, General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), talked about AFRICOM's mission and its relation to security issues in Africa.

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Article | Going Farther by Going Together: Building Partner Capacity in Africa

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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
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COTONOU, Benin - Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's deputy to the commander for civil-military activities, speaks to participants of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Maritime Safety and Security Conference held in Cotonou, Benin, March 28-29, 2012. More than 250 representatives from more than 20 African nations attended the conference, which was held to facilitate cooperation between both African communities in order to provide regional maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The event was organized and facilitated by U.S. Africa Command and Africa Center for Strategic Studies. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Staff Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)

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COTONOU, Benin - Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's deputy to the commander for civil-military activities, speaks to participants of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Maritime Safety and Security Conference held in Cotonou, Benin, March 28-29, 2012. More than 250 representatives from more than 20 African nations attended the conference, which was held to facilitate cooperation between both African communities in order to provide regional maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The event was organized and facilitated by U.S. Africa Command and Africa Center for Strategic Studies. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Staff Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)
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COTONOU, Benin - Nigerian Navy Rear Admiral E.O. Ogbor, chief of Training and Operations, Naval Headquarters, reviews a Memorandum of Understanding while other delegates look on during the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Maritime Safety and Security Conference held in Cotonou, Benin, March 26-29, 2012. More than 250 representatives from more than 20 African nations attended the conference, which was held to facilitate cooperation between both African communities in order to provide regional maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The event was organized and facilitated by U.S. Africa Command and Africa Center for Strategic Studies. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Staff Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)

Article | ECCAS, ECOWAS Take Steps to Counter Piracy, Robbery at Sea, and Illegal Maritime Activities

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More than 250 representatives from more than 20 African nations attended the official opening ceremony of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Maritime Safety and Security
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COTONOU, Benin - Lieutenant Colonel Abdourahmane Dieng, head of ECOWAS security, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Maritime Safety and Security Conference in Cotonou, Benin, March 28, 2012. During the first two days of the Conference, delegates came together with technical and legal experts from ECCAS and ECOWAS to focus on maritime security in Africa. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Staff Sergeant Olufemi Owolabi)

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COTONOU, Benin - Lieutenant Colonel Abdourahmane Dieng, head of ECOWAS security, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Maritime Safety and Security Conference in Cotonou, Benin, March 28, 2012. During the first two days of the Conference, delegates came together with technical and legal experts from ECCAS and ECOWAS to focus on maritime security in Africa. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Staff Sergeant Olufemi Owolabi)
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COTONOU, Benin - Brigadier General Guys-Pierre Garcia, the lead planner for the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) delegation, co-signs a Communique along with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to recommend that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Operational Agreement be submitted to the respective secretariats for eventual adoption by the states. The signing took place March 29 during the ECCAS and ECOWAS Maritime Safety and Security Conference in Cotonou, Benin, March 26-29, 2012. More than 250 representatives from more than 20 African nations attended the conference, which was held to facilitate cooperation between both African communities in order to provide regional maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The event was organized and facilitated by U.S. Africa Command and Africa Center for Strategic Studies. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Adam Gramarossa)

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COTONOU, Benin - Brigadier General Guys-Pierre Garcia, the lead planner for the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) delegation, co-signs a Communique along with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to recommend that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Operational Agreement be submitted to the respective secretariats for eventual adoption by the states. The signing took place March 29 during the ECCAS and ECOWAS Maritime Safety and Security Conference in Cotonou, Benin, March 26-29, 2012. More than 250 representatives from more than 20 African nations attended the conference, which was held to facilitate cooperation between both African communities in order to provide regional maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The event was organized and facilitated by U.S. Africa Command and Africa Center for Strategic Studies. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Adam Gramarossa)
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COTONOU, Benin - Ambassador William Bellamy, director of Africa Center for Strategic Studies, and Major General Charles Hooper, U.S. Africa Command, listen as (not pictured) Rear Admiral E.O. Ogbor, chief of Training and Operations, Nigerian Naval Headquarters, reads a Memorandum of Understanding during the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Maritime Safety and Security Conference held in Cotonou, Benin, March 26-29, 2012. More than 250 representatives from more than 20 African nations attended the conference, which was held to facilitate cooperation between both African communities in order to provide regional maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The event was organized and facilitated by U.S. Africa Command and Africa Center for Strategic Studies. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Staff Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)

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COTONOU, Benin - Ambassador William Bellamy, director of Africa Center for Strategic Studies, and Major General Charles Hooper, U.S. Africa Command, listen as (not pictured) Rear Admiral E.O. Ogbor, chief of Training and Operations, Nigerian Naval Headquarters, reads a Memorandum of Understanding during the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Maritime Safety and Security Conference held in Cotonou, Benin, March 26-29, 2012. More than 250 representatives from more than 20 African nations attended the conference, which was held to facilitate cooperation between both African communities in order to provide regional maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The event was organized and facilitated by U.S. Africa Command and Africa Center for Strategic Studies. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Staff Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)
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COTONOU, Benin - Nigerian Navy Rear Admiral E.O. Ogbor, chief of Training and Operations, Naval Headquarters, reviews a Memorandum of Understanding while other delegates look on during the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Maritime Safety and Security Conference held in Cotonou, Benin, March 26-29, 2012. More than 250 representatives from more than 20 African nations attended the conference, which was held to facilitate cooperation between both African communities in order to provide regional maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The event was organized and facilitated by U.S. Africa Command and Africa Center for Strategic Studies. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Staff Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)

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COTONOU, Benin - Nigerian Navy Rear Admiral E.O. Ogbor, chief of Training and Operations, Naval Headquarters, reviews a Memorandum of Understanding while other delegates look on during the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Maritime Safety and Security Conference held in Cotonou, Benin, March 26-29, 2012. More than 250 representatives from more than 20 African nations attended the conference, which was held to facilitate cooperation between both African communities in order to provide regional maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. The event was organized and facilitated by U.S. Africa Command and Africa Center for Strategic Studies. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Staff Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)
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Article | 2012 POSTURE STATEMENT: Statement of General Carter Ham Before House Armed Services Committee

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See PDF version with maps/illustrations: 2012 Posture Statement

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Page | TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Holmes Speaks at Institute for Security Studies in South Africa

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Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's deputy to the commander for civil-military activities, talked about the origins of the command, addressing questions surrounding its basing and its six current areas of focus.

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PRETORIA, South Africa - U.S. Africa Command's civilian deputy, Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, explains U.S. AFRICOM during a speech October 28, 2011, at the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria, South Africa. Holmes discussed controversies related to the command as well as the U.S. military's areas of focus in working with African nations. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Vince Crawley)

Article | TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Holmes Speaks at Institute for Security Studies in South Africa

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Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's deputy to the commander for civil-military activities, talked about the origins of the command, addressing questions surrounding its basing and its six current areas of focus.

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Article | Robert G. Bradley Begins Exercise Obangame Express

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USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) pulled into Limbre, Cameroon, to participate in exercise Obangame Express, March 21, 2011.

Obangame Express is a maritime exercise that focuses on the Gulf of Guinea region with representatives from
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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - A Democratic Republic of Congo Navy boat accompanies Exercise Kwanza review participants on a cruise of the Congo River in October 2010. Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) held the exercise in order to validate Central African Multinational Force to African Union (AU) standards. The force is one of five brigade-size elements that make up the AU's Africa Standby Force--created to respond to crises on the African continent. (U.S. Army photo by Major George K. Allen Jr.)

Article | Exercise Kwanza Review in Kinshasa Focuses on African Standby Force

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In his "Commander's Intent 2011" message, one of U.S. Army General William E. "Kip" Ward's key approaches was that, "… [U.S. Africa Command] will continue to support the African Union (AU) to include

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Article | Africa Command Makes Steady Progress, Ward Says

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U.S. Africa Command has made steady, understated progress with allies, regional organizations and international partners on the continent, Army General William E. "Kip" Ward, AFRICOM's commander, said in an interview February 18, 2011.
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BAMAKO, Mali - U.S. Lieutenant Colonel David Schilling, chief of the U.S. Africa Endeavor 11 delegation, discusses exercise objectives with the heads of the other delegations during the AE main planning conference's first executive management board meeting January 24, 2011. The conference brought together more than 180 participants from 41 African, European and North American nations and observers from Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Eastern African Standby Force and NATO to plan U.S. Africa Command's primary communications interoperability exercise. (Photo by Susannah Dowell, AE11 staff)

Article | Africa Endeavor Main Planning Conference Concludes in Bamako

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U.S. Africa Command concluded the main planning conference for Africa Endeavor 2011 in Bamako, Mali January 27, 2011 after four days of deliberation and exercise planning sessions.

Africa Endeavor is an annual multinational
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Article | U.S. AFRICOM Commander to Meet with Regional Oganizations

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Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward, commander of the newly formed U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), has announced plans to visit the headquarters of two of Africa's five regional economic communities Dec. 3-6.

During the visit,
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