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Pennsylvania National Guard Members Deploy to AfricaApril 19, 2024 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - U.S. Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team recently deployed to Africa to support Special Operations Command Africa.Task Force... MORE 

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Deployed Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Earn Their Combat PatchMarch 27, 2024 — CAMP SIMBA, Kenya - Task Force Paxton’s command team, Lt. Col. Eric Ponzek and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Barclay, led one of the most memorable moments of a Soldier’s career at a Camp Simba ceremony... MORE 

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Michigan Guard, Liberia Partner on NCO Academy in West AfricaMarch 6, 2024 — MONROVIA, Liberia – Instructors from the Michigan National Guard’s 177th Regional Training Institute assessed an instructor “dry-run” led by the Armed Forces of Liberia Feb. 19 to March 4 as the West... MORE 

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Army General Meets with National Guard Partner BeninFebruary 9, 2024 — VICENZA, Italy – The commanding general of the U.S. Army’s Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) visited Benin Jan. 22-23 to strengthen relationships between the U.S. Army and the Benin... MORE 

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National Guard Joins Air Force African Senior Enlisted Leader SummitNovember 13, 2023 — ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire - Senior enlisted leaders from the United States, including the State Partnership Program, and 20 African nations attended the African Senior Enlisted Leader Summit Nov. 7-9.The... MORE 

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Army Command Works to Engage With African PartnersOctober 12, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Africa is a continent of potential, and service members at the Southern European Task Force, Africa, work every day to help African partners turn that potential into reality, said... MORE 

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Wisconsin Guard Unit Returns Home From Africa DeploymentAugust 1, 2023 — MADISON, Wis. - More than 250 Soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade returned to Wisconsin after a nine-month deployment to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti to... MORE 

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Hokanson: State Partnership Program Stable, Steadfast and GrowingApril 21, 2023 — DENVER – The Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program — built on enduring relationships, common interests and trust — is stable, steadfast and growing, the Guard’s top... MORE 

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Oregon Guard, Bangladesh Army Train During Tiger LightningMarch 27, 2023 — GAZIPUR, Bangladesh – Members of the Oregon National Guard, the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and Civil Affairs and Explosive Ordnance Disposal... MORE 

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State Partnership Program a Difference Maker in Africa, U.S. military leaders sayMarch 7, 2023 — ROME – Africa is fertile ground for external influence, and senior U.S. military leaders underscored the value of partnerships to building security capacity on the continent during the 2023 African... MORE 

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NY Guard Soldiers Complete French Desert Commando CourseFebruary 27, 2023 — CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI – Thirty-one Army National Guard Soldiers and one Air Force Airman assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa completed the arduous French Desert Commando Course... MORE 

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Team Approach Strengthens African Partner Medical CapabilitiesJanuary 11, 2023 — FALLS CHURCH, Va. - A five-year program to enhance the expeditionary medical capabilities of four African partner nations was completed last month.The African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership,... MORE 

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Deployed NY Infantry Regiment Commemorates Battle of MakinDecember 7, 2022 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, commemorated the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Makin Nov. 26.The annual Makin Dinner honors the brave legacy of... MORE 

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Planners Shape Justified Accord 23 African Military ExerciseNovember 9, 2022 — NAIROBI, Kenya – More than 80 participants from the United States, African partner nations and multinational forces gathered in Nairobi Oct. 24-28 to plan exercise Justified Accord 2023 — U.S. Africa... MORE 

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New York Army National Guard Soldiers Headed to AfricaNovember 7, 2022 — LATHAM, New York – Five New York Army National Guard Soldiers who operate a C-12 transport plane based at the Army Aviation Support Facility are headed to East Africa this month to support U.S... MORE 

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National Guard Infantry Units Support East Africa MissionSeptember 22, 2022 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Two storied National Guard units came together to transfer control of the continuing security mission in East Africa.U.S. Army National Guard Col. Jim Tierney, the 1st... MORE 

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Virginia Guard Red Dragons Earn Their Spurs in KenyaSeptember 12, 2022 — CAMP SIMBA, Kenya – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Red Dragon, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, held a spur ride... MORE 

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Kentucky National Guard Shares Knowledge with Partner DjiboutiSeptember 9, 2022 — DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti – Although the early-morning sun was still low in the sky, temperatures were already hovering near 100 degrees as a small group of Kentucky National Guard signal leaders made... MORE 

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New York Army National Guard Troops Deploy to AfricaSeptember 9, 2022 — FORT BLISS, Texas - A thousand New York Army National Guard Soldiers completed two months of training at Fort Bliss and are heading to assignments in the Horn of Africa for 10 months.Known as Task... MORE 

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North Carolina National Guard Sponsors African Military Law ForumSeptember 8, 2022 — GABORONE, Botswana – The North Carolina National Guard sponsored the sixth African Military Law Forum with the Botswana Defence Force Aug. 6-10.The forum was co-sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and... MORE 

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