United States Africa Command (Stuttgart)
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January 04
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Africa: Grapple Takes Theater Security Cooperation Underwater
Military Sealift Command's rescue and salvage ships are a bit like insurance - operating quietly in the background until they, along with their embarked Mobile Diving and Salvage... Read more »
December 19, 2012
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Africa: U.S. Africom Commander Discusses Shared Security Interests With African Partners [document]
Speaker: General Carter F. Ham, Commander, U.S. AFRICOM Read more »
December 06, 2012
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Mali: Northern Mali a Terrorist Safe Haven, Says Official [press release]
Northern Mali has become a terrorist haven, and DOD will continue to work with local African nations and regional organizations to isolate and degrade the threat emanating from the... Read more »
December 04, 2012
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Africa: Collaborating Extremist Groups Worry Africom Commander
Extremist groups collaborating in Africa pose a threat beyond the region that extends to Europe and the United States, U.S. Africa Command's top military officer said here today. Read more »
December 03, 2012
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Africa: General Ham Discusses Security Challenges, Opportunities At George Washington University [document]
During his presentation, he emphasized AFRICOMMs primary focus to strengthening the defense capabilities of African states and regional organizations principally through providing... Read more »
November 28, 2012
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Burkina Faso: U.S. Ambassador Speaks to Journalists During Visit to U.S. Africom Headquarters [document]
Ambassador Christopher Dell, deputy to the commander for civil-military activities, U.S. Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM), spoke with journalists from Burkina Faso and Niger during... Read more »
November 21, 2012
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Africa: 'Kony is an Evil Man', Says U.S. Commander [interview]
In an interview at the Chatham House, London, the United Kingdom, with members of various organizations November 16, 2012, General Carter Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command,... Read more »
November 19, 2012
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Mali: Transcript - Ham Interviews With France 24's Marc Perelman [interview]
PERELMAN: Hello and welcome to the France (inaudible) interview. Our guest today is General Carter Ham, who is the commander of the US Africa Command which is based in Germany, but... Read more »
November 16, 2012
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Africa: U.S. Africom - Building Partner Capacity in Africa [document]
Building partner capacity is an essential military mission and an important component of the U.S. Government's approach to preventing and responding to crisis, conflict, and... Read more »
November 14, 2012
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Mali: Transcript - Ham Interviews With RFI (radio France Internationale) [interview]
While describing AQIM and how the organization is equipped, Ham said the AQIM is Al-Qaedaas best-funded, best-financed affiliated organization. Read more »
November 08, 2012
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Africa: Eight Navies Complete East African Exercise Cutlass Express 2012
Sailors and maritime professionals from eight nations wrapped up Exercise Cutlass Express 2012-2 (CE12-2) today after a week of multinational maritime events in the Indian Ocean... Read more »
November 07, 2012
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Africa: Students Learn the Truth About Security
Students of the George C. Marshall Center's Program in Advanced Security Studies (PASS) visited U.S. Africa Command November 5, 2012, to learn more about the command's mission and... Read more »
November 01, 2012
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Africa: Military Intelligence Course Builds Bonds Between U.S. and African Service Members
Military Intelligence Non-Commission Officer Course- Africa II enhances capacity for intelligence collection, analysis, information sharing among the participating nations, and... Read more »
October 31, 2012
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia, U.S. Partner for Veterinarian Project
Situated in the highlands overlooking Ethiopia's Rift Valley, the town of Hirna was the site of a Veterinary Civic Action Program Oct. 22-28, where district animal health workers... Read more »
October 29, 2012
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Djibouti: Symposium Preaches Djibouti Land, Maritime Security [press release]
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) sponsored a symposium on counter illicit trafficking for select Djiboutian officials at the Kempinski Hotel, in Djibouti City, Djibouti,... Read more »
October 19, 2012
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Africa: Obama Nominates Rodriguez As Next Africa Command Chief
President Obama has nominated Army General David M. Rodriguez to succeed Army General Carter F. Ham as the commander of U.S. Africa Command, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said,... Read more »
October 17, 2012
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Africa: U.S. Dept of Defense Seeks 'Small Footprint' in Africa
For Djibouti, location is everything. Read more »
October 12, 2012
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Africa: What Happens in Africa Affects U.S.
Say "Africa" to most Americans and they think of "the Dark Continent" - a land beset by problems and disasters, far enough away that anything that happens there cannot possibly... Read more »
October 05, 2012
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Libya: U.S. Military Supports FBI Mission to Benghazi, Libya
The U.S. military provided logistics and security support to an FBI team investigating the attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three... Read more »
October 04, 2012
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Africa: NATO Parliamentarians Visit AFRICOM Headquarters
More than 34 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly visited U.S Africa Command headquarters at Kelley Barracks on Thursday, September 27, 2012,... Read more »
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Africa: 'Train Like You Fight' - Coalition Exercise Preps PJs for Real-World Emergency
Many moving parts go into producing and executing an exercise, and U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, or PJs, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, or... Read more »
October 03, 2012
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Mali: U.S. Africa Command Discusses Situation in Mali
At a press conference in Algiers, Algeria, September 30, 2012, U.S. Africa Command Commander General Carter F. Ham answered questions about the situation in Mali, and the security... Read more »
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Africa: Top U.S. Africa Aide Discusses Mali, Somalia and DRC [document]
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson held a briefing at the New York Foreign Press Center during which he discussed the situation in Mali and the Sahel,... Read more »
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Uganda: U.S. Army Personnel Assist Ugandan Military
During the first week of September, Dr. Marva Dixon, Vicenza Army Community Services (ACS) Director; Sergeant Major Aaron Miller, U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) G-3 Sergeant Major; and... Read more »
October 01, 2012
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Sudan: U.S., South Sudan Partner During De-Mining Courses
Five service members from U.S. Africa Command partnered with the year-old Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Aug. 22 to Sept. 7, 2012, to instruct 18 SPLA soldiers. Read more »
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