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First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Pentagon Asks Congress to Move $9.6 Billion to Priority Projects

The Pentagon is seeking congressional approval to shift about $9.6 billion in this year’s defense budget to priority projects, mostly to pay for greater-than-expected Afghanistan war and transportation costs.The largest single request is to move $1.3 ... [Published Bloomberg - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Djiboutian, US doctors keep eyes out for Djiboutians

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - A bilateral venture between doctors from the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s and Djibouti Armed Forces Health Services recently provided dozens of civilian patients long-awaited ... [Published DVIDS - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Nurse Corps Birthday in Djibouti Observed by Naval Hospital Bremerton Deployers

BREMERTON, Wash and CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (NNS) -- Being forward deployed halfway around the world didn't dissuade Two Navy Nurse Corps officers from Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) celebrated their corps'105th birthday on May 13, at Camp Lemonnier ... [Published Navy News Stand - May 16 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Deputy defense secretary visits troops in Djibouti

Story by Subscribe To This JournalistStaff Sgt. Caleb PierceU.S. Army Maj. Gen. Terry Ferrell, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commander, welcomes Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, May 11, 2013. Carter came to ... [Published DVIDS - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

MUSE helps USS Enterprise dry-dock

Three U.S. Navy Seabee Mobile Utilities Support Equipment (MUSE) technicians arrived in Virginia April 29 to assist the final dry-docking for the USS Enterprise (CVN 65).The technicians will use three recently completed 2500kVA substations to aid the ... [Published Ventura County Star - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Seabee wins Warrior Challenge at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti — At 4 in the morning April 5, five competitors started the first annual Joint Forces Land Component Command (JFLCC) Warrior Challenge, a grueling test of physical endurance, speed, knowledge and preservation.Each JFLCC unit sent ... [Published Ventura County Star - May 15 2013]
First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Djibouti to Raise $5.9 Billion From Investors for Infrastructure

Djibouti is in talks with India, China, Brazil, Russia and Arab investors to finance infrastructure projects worth $5.9 billion, the head of the country’s ports authority said.The Horn of Africa nation, which is seeking to become a middle-income nation ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 08 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Afghanistan blast kills Bend soldier

Bend-La Pine Schools spokeswoman Julianne Repman said she could find no record that Prescott attended local schools. Family members could not be reached Monday evening for comment. He is survived by his parents and three brothers, according to the El ... [Published Bend Bulletin - May 07 2013]
Entities: Afghanistan, Iraq, US Army
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Fighting Piracy in Africa

Published on May 6, 2013 by Mark Lowe ·No Comments The US must increase its intelligence- gathering capacity in Africa 15-fold in the short term to counter the threat posed by regional Islamic extremist groups and maritime piracy, particularly ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 06 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Powerful nations courting Djibouti

David M. Rodriguez, a new command of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), made his first visit to Djibouti on April 16. He said at Camp Lemonnier, “It is the only AFRICOM base in Africa and getting more important.”The Japanese government sent aids worth 3.3 ... [Published Donga.com - May 02 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

MUSE Deploys in Support of USS Enterprise's Final Dry-docking

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (NNS) -- Three U.S. Navy Seabee Mobile Utilities Support Equipment (MUSE) technicians arrived in Virginia April 29 to assist the final dry-docking for the USS Enterprise (CVN 65).The technicians will utilize three recently completed ... [Published Navy News Stand - May 02 2013]
First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

AngloGold to drill in September

- AngloGold Ashanti Limited, the world’s third-biggest gold producer, and its partner Stratex International plc are expected to begin drilling for the precious metal in Somalia on the horn of Africa in September.The two companies, which obtained 10 exploration ... [Published MiningReview.com - Apr 27 2013]

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Price echoed the same sentiments, "Be flexible and adaptable and make the best of your time here. The teamwork here is really good. Everyone pulls together to get the job done."
...how the Department of Defense is turning the corner from an era in Iraq and Afghanistan to the threats and opportunities that define the U S " future, Carter pointed out that Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s mission plays a key role."
"I don't think there are long-term plans for a military base in Africa, but there are talks," says one official. "It's really more about access. It's a long distance from here. We really need to have partners who can invite us to operate from their country."

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Pentagon Asks Congress to Move $9.6 Billion to ... [Published Bloomberg - May 17 2013]
Djiboutian, US doctors keep eyes out for Djibou... [Published DVIDS - May 17 2013]
Nurse Corps Birthday in Djibouti Observed by Na... [Published Navy News Stand - May 16 2013]
Seabee wins Warrior Challenge at Camp Lemonnier... [Published Ventura County Star - May 15 2013]
MUSE helps USS Enterprise dry-dock [Published Ventura County Star - May 15 2013]
Deputy defense secretary visits troops in Djibouti [Published DVIDS - May 15 2013]
Federal Contracts Awarded to Companies in Calif... [Published Equities.com - May 08 2013]
Djibouti to Raise $5.9 Billion From Investors f... [Published BusinessWeek - May 08 2013]
Afghanistan blast kills Bend soldier [Published Bend Bulletin - May 07 2013]
Fighting Piracy in Africa [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 06 2013]
Fighting Piracy in Africa – too little too late [Published Defense Update - May 06 2013]
Contracts for May 02, 2013 [Published United States Department of Defense - May 03 2013]
Mission impossible? Africom goes on a media cha... [Published Mail & Guardian Online - May 02 2013]
Powerful nations courting Djibouti [Published Donga.com - May 02 2013]
MUSE Deploys in Support of USS Enterprise's Fin... [Published Navy News Stand - May 02 2013]
U.S. prepares for casualties in Africa [Published WorldNetDaily - Apr 28 2013]
AngloGold to drill in September [Published MiningReview.com - Apr 27 2013]
Paul Reynolds: Djibouti - The Last Domino to Fa... [Published Huffington Post UK - Apr 23 2013]
Djibouti Expects AngloGold to Begin Gold Drilli... [Published BusinessWeek - Apr 22 2013]
Assumption of Command - Long Version [Published DVIDS - Apr 19 2013]
CJTF-HOA welcomes new commander [Published DVIDS - Apr 19 2013]
Dedication Saturday for Whitlock Field [Published The Times-Herald - Apr 18 2013]
Agency recommendations is advice worth taking (... [Published Washington Business Journal - Apr 12 2013]
US boosts military presence in Africa confronti... [Published Alexanders Gas & Oil Connections - Apr 10 2013]
General Relieved on Sex and Alcohol Charges [Published Outside The Beltway | OTB - Apr 05 2013]
U.S. Horn of Africa commanding general fired ov... [Published National Post - Top Stories - Apr 05 2013]
The Predator Comes Home: A Primer on Domestic D... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Mar 08 2013]
American drones over Niger [Published The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي ... - Mar 04 2013]
US secures drone base in Northwest Africa [Published World Socialist Web Site - Jan 30 2013]
Joint Personnel Recovery Exercise [Published 3rdID8487 - YouTube Channel - Jan 26 2013]
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Fighting Piracy in Africa [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 06 2013]
Published on May 6, 2013 by Mark Lowe ·No Comments The US must increase its intelligence- gathering capacity in Africa 15-fold in the short term to counter the threat posed by regional Islamic extremist groups and maritime piracy, particularly ...
General Relieved on Sex and Alcohol Charges [Published Outside The Beltway | OTB - Apr 05 2013]
Another senior officer has been relieved on morals charges. AP (“ Officials: Army general removed over alcohol, sex-related charges “): An Army major general with U.S. Africa Command has been relieved of his post in connection with alcohol and sexual ...
The Predator Comes Home: A Primer on Domestic D... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Mar 08 2013]
At the turn of the last century, a strange new technology began to appear in America. As a January 4, 1900 article about one of the very first sightings in the state of Florida described, “The Locomobile resembles a rubber-tired driving buggy in its ...
American drones over Niger [Published The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي ... - Mar 04 2013]
From Amir:  ""The unarmed, unmanned aircraft operations are the first of their kind in West Africa. The Air Force had been flying intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sorties out of Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, and civilian airports in Seychelles ...
US Covert War in Yemen Receives Support From Sa... [Published Firedoglake - Jan 05 2013]
Counterterrorism adviser John Brennan In a feature story for The Times (London), journalist Iona Craig reports a Times investigation found “Saudi Arabian fighter jets joined the United States’ secret war in Yemen.” The support came in a year when the ...
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Joint Personnel Recovery Exercise [Published 3rdID8487 - YouTube Channel - Jan 26 2013]
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Samenvatting: KBR gekozen om op Camp Lemonnier,... [Published Business Wire Defense News - Dec 20 2012]
KBR获选在吉布提莱蒙尼尔军营提供基地运营支持服务 [Published Business Wire Defense News - Dec 20 2012]
KBR selecionada para executar serviços de supor... [Published Business Wire Defense News - Dec 20 2012]
KBR als Anbieter von Betriebsunterstützungsleis... [Published Business Wire Defense News - Dec 20 2012]
La société KBR a été sélectionnée pour exécuter... [Published Business Wire Defense News - Dec 20 2012]
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