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Sergeants Maj. Jerryn McCarroll and Ron La Fond present the Top Student award to Staff Sgt. Tiwonge Munthali, Malawi Defence Force, at the Peace Support Building, Malawi Armed Forces College, Salima, Malawi Nov. 14. Earning an academic 95 percent grade point average, Munthali distinguished herself as the top honor graduate. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Warrant Officer Linda Chikondi)

Article | Africa’s Premier Senior Enlisted Course Gains Momentum

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U.S. Army Africa’s senior noncommissioned officers take a step back as Malawi Defence Force soldiers take charge instructing their own at the Malawi Sergeants Major Course, located in the city of Salima, Malawi.
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U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Bonnie Skinner, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, senior enlisted leader shakes hands with a student from the Burundian National Defense Force Non Commissioned Officer’s Academy at Camp Bururi during a two-day visit where she engaged with the academy’s students to share best practices, speak with them one-on-one and answer their questions. (Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Allison Pittam)

Article | CJTF-HOA SEL engages with Students at BNDF NCO Academy

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U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Bonnie Skinner, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, senior enlisted leader, recently completed a trip to Burundi where she engaged with more than 100 students from Camp Bururi NCO Academy to share best practices, speak with them one on one and answer questions.
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A Malawian Warrant Officer receives a U.S. Army Commendation Medal presented by Acting Ambassador Gonzales during a U.S.-sponsored Malawian Defense Forces (MDF) senior NCO academy graduation. This is the first Senior NCO Academy in sub-Saharan Africa and the Malawian Defense Forces (MDF) plans to make this a regional course of excellence. The Senior NCO Academy was paid for through the African Military Education Program (AMEP). The initial course was conducted in 2013. This is the second U.S.-sponsored course held in Malawi as part of the effort to building African military capabilities.

Article | Malawian Defense Forces Senior NCO Academy Graduation

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This is the first Senior NCO Academy in sub-Saharan Africa and the Malawian Defense Forces (MDF) plans to make this a regional course of excellence.
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Military Intelligence Non-Commissioned Officer Course, 14-1, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Officer In Charge, Captain Justin Moeykens poses with Burkinabe Elementary Students and Orphans during a community relations event on November 30th, 2013. (Photo by Courtesy Asset)

Article | Military Intelligence Officers Course Participants Visit Local Orphanage in Burkina Faso

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Under the heat of the Burkinabé sun, Marines and their students from five nations were welcomed by the sounds of traditional African drums, excited children, and  gifts of bright pink flowers presented in simple glass jars.  This moment marked the
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CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (July 27, 2012) - U.S. Marine Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Gary Smith speaks with newly-assigned Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa service members during a command indoctrination July 26. Smith assumed the CJTF-HOA senior enlisted leader position from U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James Davis. Smith is responsible for advising the CJTF-HOA commander on all issues affecting the health, morale, welfare and professional development of more than 1,800 Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)

Article | CJTF-HOA Welcomes New Senior Enlisted Leader

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U.S. Marine Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Gary Smith assumed the role as the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa senior enlisted leader from Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James Davis July 15.
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MORONI, Comoros - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Gilbert, squad leader, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas National Guard 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas National Guard assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, discusses self-development methods with Comorian Army of National Development noncommissioned officers during a five-day Noncommissioned Officer Development Seminar at the National School of Army and Gendarmerie held June 12-16. Noncommissioned officers from the U.S. and Comorian armies partnered together to share best practices of basic NCO skills. (Comoros Army photo by 1st Lt. Said Yasser)

Article | US, Comorian Soldiers Participate in NCO Seminar

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U.S. and Comorian army soldiers partnered together to participate in a five-day Noncommissioned Officer Development Seminar at the National School of Army and Gendarmerie June 12-16.
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MORONI, Comoros - U.S. Army Staff Sergeant David Gilbert, squad leader, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas National Guard 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas National Guard assigned to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, discusses self-development methods with Comorian Army of National Development noncommissioned officers during a five-day Noncommissioned Officer Development Seminar at the National School of Army and Gendarmerie held June 12-16, 2012. Noncommissioned officers from the U.S. and Comorian armies partnered together to share best practices of basic NCO skills. (Comoros Army photo by 1st Lieutenant Said Yasser)

Article | U.S., Comorian Soldiers Participate in NCO Seminar

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U.S. and Comorian Army soldiers partnered together to participate in a five-day Noncommissioned Officer Development Seminar at the National School of Army and Gendarmerie June 12-16, 2012.
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GARMISCH, Germany - Pamela Bellamy, U.S. Africa Command J-9 (Strategic Communication), interprets while African enlisted women introduce themselves during the Africa Enlisted Working Groups as part of the 2012 Joint Warrant Officer and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Symposium held in Garmisch, Germny, May 21-25. During the session, nine enlisted women from Africa shared their stories, gender-related issues and experiences with Major General Barbara Faulkenberry, U.S. Africa Command logistics director. (U.S. AFRICOM photo by Staff Sergeant Femi Owolabi)

Article | Joint Senior NCO/Warrant Officer Symposium Strengthens Bonds Among Africans, U.S.

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Nearly 30 representatives from more than 20 African partner nations gathered at an academic research center in southern Germany to share insights and learn from U.S. subject-matter experts during a Joint Warrant Officer and Senior Non-commissioned
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CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (April 13, 2012) - U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gregory Spiker, joint meteorology and oceanography operations weather forecaster, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, uses an air pump here April 13 to provide air pressure for lowering the mast on a radar system used to detect rain and thunderstorms. Spiker was named the 2011 Air Force Weather Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)

Article | Lightning Strikes Twice: Airman Receives Second Air Force Weather Award of Career

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There's an old saying that lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place, but it did for one U.S. Air Force airman.
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MONROVIA, Liberia - An Armed Forces of Liberia soldier practices first aid procedures as his AFL instructors observe during warrior leadership course instruction at Edward Binyah Kesselly Military Barracks March 21. For the first time in the WLC course, AFL soldiers served as trainers to their fellow non-commissioned officers during the two week course. Supervision of the trainers was provided by Security Assistance Training Management Organization, Ft. Bragg, N.C. The goal of the WLC course is to build up the leadership capacity within the AFL enlisted ranks. In addition to specialized blocks of instruction, day to day mentorship of the AFL is provided by Operation Onward Liberty, a group of approximately 50 U.S. military personnel who mentor and advise the AFL in order to develop a national military that is responsible, operationally capable, respectful of civilian authority and the rule of law, and is a force for good among the Liberian people. (Photo by 1st Lt. Mark Lazane)

Article | Warrior Leadership Course Helps Build Future Leaders

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For the first time, armed forces of Liberia soldiers instructed their fellow soldiers in formal non-commissioned officer-centric training at Edwin Binyah Kesselly Military Barracks March 5-22.
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CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (April 6, 2012) - U.S. Army Sgt 1st Class Tony Echevarria, speaks to the Joint Forces Professional Development Seminar about the Army here, April 6. The seminar covered subjects such as military rank structure, customs and courtesies of the four service branches and an understanding of the differences and similarities shared in joint operation environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Article | Camp Lemonnier NCOs Participate in Joint Forces Professional Development Seminar

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Noncommissioned officers from every U.S. military branch on camp participated in the first Joint Forces Professional Development Seminar in the White House Lounge here April 6.
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CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (March 26, 2012) U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andre Moxley, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion Functional Specialty Unit preventive medicine non-commissioned officer, demonstrates how to use bleach to re-chlorinate and disinfect a five-gallon water container here, March 26. The 490th CA BN FxSP taught field sanitation certification training here March 26-30. The course included instruction on proper field sanitation techniques for maintaining clean air, water and food supplies while in the field, as well as how to properly identify rodent and insect infestations and how to prevent them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Brock

Article | U.S. Army 490th Civil Affairs Battalion Teaches Field Sanitation at Camp Lemonnier

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Without clean air, food and water, the U.S. military cannot complete its mission in the Horn of Africa or anywhere else in the world.

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People from the village of Samagan in the Bobo-Dioulasso district of Burkina Faso attend a soccer field dedication ceremony November 26, 2011 as part of a program that unites villages throughout Burkina Faso with troops assigned to protect them. (Photo by SOCAFRICA Public Affairs)

Article | NCO training program brings together African troops and communities

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In an increasingly collaborative security environment, U.S. troops are finding more opportunities to train and mentor partner militaries on programs and techniques that make the U.S. military successful.

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NCOs of the Botswana Tactical Intelligence Course conduct practical sketching exercises for the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) outside the Joint Technical School classroom at Sir Seretse Khama Barracks located in Gaborone, Botswana. (US Army Africa Photo)

Article | USARAF Officer Leads a Bilateral Military Intelligence Training for Botswana Defense Force soldiers

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Twenty-eight instructors from the U.S. and Botswana worked together to train 115 officers and Non-Commissioned Officers from the Botswana Defense Forces (BDF) during the second iteration of the Botswana Tactical Intelligence Course (BTIC-II),

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Page | TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Holmes Interviewed by Executive Director at Institute for Security Studies in South Africa

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In an interview with Dr. Jakkie Cilliers, executive director, Institute for Security Studies, in Pretoria, South Africa on October 28, 2011, Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's civilian deputy, talked about the command's
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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 Interviewed by Executive Director at Institute for Security Studies in South Africa

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In an interview with Dr. Jakkie Cilliers, executive director, Institute for Security Studies, in Pretoria, South Africa on October 28, 2011, Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's civilian deputy, talked about the command's
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FORT BLISS, Texas - Pictured is Master Warrant Officer Dickson Owusu, sergeant major of the Ghana Army, who was inducted into the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy's International Military Student Hall of Fame in July 2011. Owusu, 44, is a career Non-Commissioned Officer with more than 25 years of service to his nation. He is from Kwahu Aman in eastern Ghana. (Courtesy photo)

Article | African Soldiers Earn Hall of Fame Honors

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Two senior non-commissioned officers from African nations were inducted into the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy's (USASMA) International Military Student Hall of Fame July 2011.

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ACCRA, Ghana - Warrant Officer 2 Victor Awauah-Boateng, a communications officer and a company sergeant major in the Ghanaian Army, shakes hands with and receives a challenge coin from Command Sergeant Major Marcus Jackson, the senior enlisted soldier of the Illinois National Guard's 405th Brigade Support Battalion, during a ceremony July 14, 2011, at Burma Camp, Accra, Ghana. Both U.S. and Ghanaian troops participated in the ceremony, held during MEDFLAG 11, a bilateral exercise between the U.S. and Ghanaian armed forces through 10 days of collaborative training and sharing of medical expertise, as well as joint humanitarian civic assistance in local communities. (U.S. Army photo by Specialist Jess Raasch)

Article | Ghanaian, U.S. NCOs Connect in Promotion Ceremony, Exercise

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Ghana and U.S. military members participated together in a joint noncommissioned officer (NCO)-led promotion ceremony July 14, 2011, at Burma Camp, Accra, Ghana, for U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jennifer Shook.

The ceremony was just one
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LILONGWE, Malawi - Malawi Defense Force medics apply combat lifesaving skills to a mock casualty based on training provided by the Army Reserve's 399th Combat Support Hospital during a field training exercise at Medreach 11 in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 12, 2011. Medreach 11 is a U.S. Army Africa-run exercise designed to enhance U.S. and Malawian military medical capabilities and enhance the two militaries' ability to work together during a humanitarian emergency or other crisis. (U.S. Army photo by Sergeant Jesse Houk)

Article | Soldiers Share Combat Lifesaving Skills with Malawian Troops

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Army Sergeant 1st Class Chris Richey knows a lot about battlefield medicine. With three deployments -- one to Kosovo and two to Iraq -- and more than 400 combat convoy missions under his belt, he's learned a thing or two about combat casualty
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - A U.S. Army Africa evacuation team arrives in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 6, 2011, to expedite the exit of U.S. Embassy staff. Conflicting factions in and around the city of Abidjan had created dangerous conditions for civilian State Department employees, resulting in their relocation to safe havens. (Photo by U.S. Army Africa)

Article | U.S. Army Africa Mission Success in Turbulent Ivory Coast

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A quick response by U.S. Army Africa to a request from U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, Phillip Carter III, evolved into an evacuation mission April 3, 2011.

Conflicting factions in and around the city of Abidjan had created
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