By James K. Sanborn, Staff writer 3 p.m. EDT September 27, 2015
The year ahead will be dynamic and action-packed for the newly merged Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa.
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By Seth Robson
Stars and Stripes
Published: May 2, 2015
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Four tilt-rotor V-22 Ospreys, other U.S. aircraft and 150 military personnel headed to Nepal to boost earthquake relief efforts have been delayed a day and are now expected to arrive Sunday.
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by Cpl Joey Mendez
Date Taken:02.02.2015 | Date Posted:02.05.2015 13:23
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, run to security positions during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel drill in Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2015.
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Story by1LT Sarah Burns
DatePosted:01.01.2015 21:55
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A five-day certification exercise for more than a thousand new Marines and sailors deploying during January and February in support of crisis and contingency response in the European and Africa Commands’ areas of responsibility concluded on Dec. 18, 2014.
Story by 1LT Gerard Farao
Date Posted:12.06.2014 09:35
MORÓN AIR BASE, Spain – Since Oct. 8, 2014 a detachment of 100 U.S. Marines and sailors from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa (SPMAGTF-CR-AF) provided support to Operation United Assistance (OUA), the U.S. response to the Ebola crisis in Liberia.
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Story by SGT Matthew Britton
Date Posted:11.28.2014 15:39
MONROVIA, Liberia – After the daily morning briefing at the Barclay Training Center here, a young U.S. Marine corporal stands in the middle of a sea of Army officers. The commanding general is beside him and is praising the Marine's hard work. The CG hands him an Air Assault coin, shakes his hand and tells him he'll be flying with him today.
Story by 1st Lt. Colleen McFadden
Date Taken:11.10.2014 | Date Posted:11.11.2014 13:00
Today, Marines and Sailors from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), reflected on this heritage and joined together to celebrate the birth of the Corps in locations throughout U.S. 5th Fleet, in the deserts of Djibouti, and across the three ships of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). On ship, Marines celebrated with their Navy brothers and sisters. In Djibouti, Marines celebrated alongside the French armed forces with the French Foreign Legion, displaying the deeply rooted traditions of the traditional Marine Corps birthday celebration. In Kuwait, Marines were joined by Soldiers and Airmen also deployed in U.S. 5th Fleet.
Continue reading "11th MEU Djibouti Sustainment Training: 239th USMC Birthday" »
Story by 1LT Gerard Farao
Date Taken:10.31.2014 | Date Posted:11.06.2014 16:40
MORÓN AIR BASE, Spain – U.S. Marines comprised mainly of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) defense specialists trained with the Spanish soldiers to enhance existing chemical warfare defense skills.
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Photos by GySgt Rome Lazarus
Date Taken:11.01.2014 | Date Posted:11.03.2014 12:22
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), take part in sustainment training at D’Arta Plage, Djibouti, Nov. 1. The 11th MEU is deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
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Photos by Cpl Jonathan Waldman
Date Taken:10.28.2014 | Date Posted:11.01.2014 13:17
U.S. Marines with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participate in sustainment training in D'Arta Plage, Djibouti, Oct. 28.
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Story by 1st Lt. Maida Kalic
Date Posted:10.17.2014 13:37
SIGONELLA, Italy - U.S. Marines arrived in East Africa, October 14, to train Ugandan and Burundian forces, preparing them for future deployments.
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Story by 1st Lt. Gerard Farao
Date Posted:10.09.2014 13:21
MORÓN AIR BASE, Spain – U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response Africa (SPMAGTF-CR-AF) arrived in Monrovia, Liberia, and are ready to provide support to Operation United Assistance, Oct. 9, 2014.
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Published October 08, 2014
Associated Press
The Pentagon says 100 Marines will go to Liberia on Thursday with helicopters and other transportation to help the military get to locations around the country and help with the Ebola fight.
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Associated Press | Sep 02, 2014 | by Abdi Guled
MOGADISHU, Somalia — U.S. military forces attacked the extremist al-Shabab network in Somalia Monday, the Pentagon said, and a witness described ground-shaking explosions in a strike that reportedly targeted the group's leader.
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Story by 1LT James Stenger
Date Posted:07.07.2014 15:07
NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy - Marines and sailors from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 completed a partnership exercise in Gabon, June 28.
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Posted 4:18 PM, June 29, 2014, By Matt KniGht, Updated at 04:23PM, June 29, 2014
Swim call is only a short walk away when you serve on an amphibious assault ship. Check out the sailors and marines onboard the USS Bataan enjoying some time in the water.
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Stars and Stripes
Published: May 20, 2014
A Marine crisis-response team has deployed additional aircraft to Sicily as it awaits orders for a possible evacuation of American officials in Libya.
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By Hendrick Simoes
Stars and Stripes
Published: May 14, 2014
DJIBOUTI — The world may never see another amphibious landing like the ones that characterized the U.S. war effort in World War II.
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Story by CPT David David
Date Taken:04.07.2014 | Date Posted:04.08.2014 09:12
MORON AIR BASE, Spain - In today’s security environment, the ability to quickly place military personnel on a location anywhere on the globe is at a premium. In order to stay ready for that task, the U.S. Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force conducted a training mission in Tifnit, Morocco, April 3, 2014.
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Courtesy story
Date Taken:03.28.2014 | Date Posted:04.01.2014 19:14
AGADIR, Morocco – Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, members of the Federal Republic of Germany Armed Forces, a small representation of NATO personnel and U.S. personnel with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade along with representatives from 13 African and European partner nations began Exercise African Lion, March 26, 2014.
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Story by Sgt Ed Galo
Date Taken:02.17.2014 | Date Posted:02.28.2014 08:36
CAMP MUDUBUGU, Burundi – While in support of the theater security cooperation mission in Burundi, Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14.1 have been training a group of soldiers with the Burundi National Defense Force.
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New crisis response task force was sent to East Africa amid violence
By Gretel C. Kovach | 5:06 A.M.JAN. 3, 2014 | Updated6:35 A.M.
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti — A Marine crisis response force evacuated U.S. embassy personnel from South Sudan Friday as political and ethnic clashes gripped the East African nation.
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Story SSgt Christopher Gross
Date Posted:01.02.2014 07:13
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - U.S. Marine Corps leadership ensured Marines and other service members deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, knew they weren’t forgotten and their service overseas during the holidays is greatly appreciated, during an “all-call” Dec. 29, 2013.
By John Vandiver
Stars and Stripes
Published: December 24, 2013
STUTTGART, Germany — A new unit of rapid reaction Marines has mobilized to Africa in response to a crisis, marking a muscular milestone for U.S. Africa Command as it contends with a crisis in South Sudan.
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Story by SSgt Matthew Orr
Date Posted:11.07.2013 03:43
DJIBOUTI - Sunday mornings aboard USS Boxer are unlike a typical day during deployment. It is a day traditionally reserved for Marines to attend church and attend to personal matters, however this Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, Scout Snipers from Scout Sniper Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st battalion, 4th Marines, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit took time to hone their craft and throw some rounds down range.
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By Taddeo Bwambale, 30 September 2013
A group of 148 UPDF officers have completed a 10-week course conducted by the US Marines at the Uganda Peace Support Operations Training Center in Singo, Nakaseke district.
Continue reading "Uganda: U.S. Marines Train UPDF in Special Operations" »
By Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Carmichael | Headquarters Marine Corps | September 23, 2013
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti -- CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti -- A Marine deployed to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa , was recently selected as the United Service Organizations' 2013 Volunteer of the Year.
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By Staff Sgt. Lukas Atwell | Marine Corps Forces Africa | June 04, 2013
MORON DE LA FRONTERA, Spain --
Approximately 500 Marines and sailors arrived aboard Moron Air Base, May 5- 13, to serve as Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, a new expeditionary unit positioned forward to respond to limited crisis within the Mediterranean and African area-of-responsibility .
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Master Sgt. Mark E. Bradley Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Posted: Thursday, May 2, 2013 12:00 am | Updated: 10:00 am, Thu May 2, 2013.
It was a live-fire range unlike most April 18 as approximately 90 Marines and sailors bore down on silhouette targets with AK-47 rifles in preparation for a specialized deployment to Africa this summer.
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Brian Slattery
May 1, 2013 at 10:29 am
Asked about the attack last fall on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, President Obama asserted, “our job with respect to Benghazi has been to find out exactly what happened, to make sure that U.S. embassies not just in the Middle East but around the world are safe and secure and to bring those who carried it out to justice.” While the Administration has been opaque about what happened in Benghazi, the U.S. military is taking measures to station forces closer to North Africa where tensions remain high.
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By John Vandiver
Stars and Stripes
Published: April 25, 2013
STUTTGART, Germany — An Africa-focused Marine rapid reaction force is bound for Morón, Spain, which will serve as a temporary base for the 550-strong unit, Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos told Congress on Wednesday.
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By John Vandiver
Stars and Stripes
Published: April 5, 2013
STUTTGART, Germany — At its inception, U.S. Africa Command was supposed to be a different kind of military organization, focused less on combat and more on feel-good training missions aimed at preventing conflict rather than engaging in it.
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Story by Cpl. John Robbart III | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Date Posted:02.28.2013 11:55
DJIBOUTI – After an extended period at-sea, the Marine Corps’ forward-deployed, sea-based Marine Air Ground Task Force reinforced its capabilities during sustainment training, Feb. 8-15.
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By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Feb 21, 2013 16:53:52 EST
The Marine Corps is on the verge of announcing the formation of a new crisis-response unit that would be put in place to respond to emergencies in northern Africa and eastern Europe, according to a Marine official with knowledge of the plan.
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By Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald
U. S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve
January 11, 2013
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. --
Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa deployed from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 8, 2013.
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Story by Cpl. John Robbart III | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | Date: 12.16.2012
Date Posted:01.09.2013 03:21
Djibouti, AFRICA – The dark night wouldn’t allow the human eye to see anything further than two feet ahead, but that didn’t stop the Marines of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit from conducting their mission.
By Air Force Staff Sgt. Veronica McMahon
Marine Corps Forces Africa
January 08, 2013
CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti --
U.S. Marine Corps leadership visited the Marines of Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, at an all-call Dec. 28, 2012, to deliver a holiday message and emphasize the important role each Marine plays in Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s mission of promoting security throughout the region.
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Terrorists now rule northern Mali
By PETER BROOKES
Posted: 10:46 PM, December 11, 2012
When most Americans think of al Qaeda, they don’t think of Africa. But they should, especially considering a country called Mali, where Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and its allies are attempting to build an Islamist state.
Story by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Forces Africa | Date: 07.12.2012
THÍES, Senegal – Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment are spending the next couple of weeks with joint forces from various West African nations to train and exchange their shared experiences of non-lethal weapons and crowd-control tactics as part of Exercise Western Accord 2012, July 11.
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By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Nov 6, 2011 9:20:15 EST
Nearly four months after the Republic of South Sudan was born, the country’s citizens are still dancing in the streets.
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by Cpl. Scott Schmidt, Marine Forces Africa | Wednesday, December 15, 2010 10:23
TENGA, Mozambique — Hundreds of Mozambican villagers lined a dusty dirt road at dawn Aug. 5 to receive medical care from U.S. service members and medics with the Armed Forces for the Defenses of Mozambique (FADM).
11/12/2010 By Lance Cpl. Santiago G. Colon Jr , 26th MEU
DJIBOUTI, Africa —
Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived on the shores of a Djiboutian beach to scorching temperatures and the site of donkeys, camels and a mountainous landscape to conduct sustainment training at the end of October 2010.
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LAGHMAN - Afghan forces have suffered heavy casualties in a Taliban ambush in an area of eastern Laghman province, security sources said on Wednesday. The interior and defence ministries confirmed the ambush and casualties, but did not give further details.
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(March 28, 2010) The Marines don’t just let anybody fire high explosive rockets intended on destroying enemy bunkers and penetrating armor. But with the training Weapon’s Platoon received in the desolate landscape of this east-African country, the Corps can rest assured that some of their up and coming warriors are prepared to deliver.
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(March 30, 2010) The rock-ribbed mountain terrain of Djibouti, Africa, furiously trembled as Marines and French Foreign Legionnaires barraged the earth with their battle tanks when the two militaries joined forces to conduct a bi-lateral training exercise here last month.
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As servicemembers from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit scaled mountains, shot an array of weapons, and learned to survive in the deserts of Djibouti, Africa, several Marines and Sailors were given an opportunity to break from their training for something the Marine Corps sees as a critical part of their deployment as well - volunteering in local communities of the countries they train in.
Continue reading "Marines break from training, spread goodwill at orphanges in Djibouti" »
By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes
Stars and Stripes online edition, Thursday, January 7, 201
WASHINGTON — Military members serving overseas will have to resubmit their voter registration this year if they hope to cast a ballot in the November midterm elections.
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Djibouti — French Legionnaires and US Marines trained together here Dec. 4-10 to increase interoperability, maintain critical military skills and build an inter-service bond crucial to successful operations.
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CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti – In many underdeveloped countries access to even the most basic medical care is a big problem. Medical conditions and infections that are easily treated in developed countries can become life threatening if left untreated for a long period of time. This is especially true for young children and pregnant women.
Continue reading "Joint U.S. military team provides medical, dental aid in Africa" »
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti -- For one Ottawa native, life in Africa is much different than what is portrayed in movies.
Continue reading "MILITARY: Soldier's experience nothing like on TV" »
DOUDA VILLAGE, Djibouti, May 21, 2007 — The Douda village primary school received some help recently when members from Camp Lemonier helped repair the school’s library.
SURPRISE - When a French newspaper recently reported the possible death of Osama bin Laden, both French and Pakistani officials were quick to deny the claim. Surprise resident Antoinette Izzo laughs at the international stir - she knew better than to believe rumors.
Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to board a CH-46 helicopter on their way to the East African nation of Djibouti Thursday to begin their first training exercise since returning to the Central Command area of operations. The Marines, members of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 24th MEU, will spend the next several days firing an array of weapons aboard desert training ranges.
ABOARD USS IWO JIMA (Aug. 25, 2006) -- Nearly 1,000 Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fresh from duty in Lebanon, arrived in the East African nation of Djibouti Thursday to begin their first training exercise since returning to the Central Command area of operations.
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Families give reservists an early morning send-off
More than 40 Marine reservists tore away from their loved ones at the crack of dawn Saturday for a deployment halfway across the globe.
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series on the U.S.-led mission in the Horn of Africa.
By Joseph Giordono, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Sunday, June 25, 2006
DJIBOUTI, Djibouti — In a bare concrete room upstairs in an orphanage, a gaggle of pre-teen girls watch American rap videos, imitating the dances they see on a fuzzy color television hooked to a satellite dish.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The 10 crew members missing after the crash of two U.S. Marine Corps helicopters off the coast of the eastern African nation of Djibouti "have been accounted for," the U.S. military said Saturday.
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti (Oct. 18, 2005) -- Marines with 3rd Provisional Security Company...
By Charlie Coon, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Thursday, October 6, 2005
A Marine rifle platoon from Camp Lejeune, N.C., and sailors from Naples, Italy, set sail Wednesday for a six-week training mission in western Africa. (1/8)
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When a handful of Marines show up at a school in this African city equipped with tools, paintbrushes and building materials, their mission is clear: help the children.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2005 – U.S. military forces in the Horn of Africa are working to win the hearts and minds of the people and are preventing the spread of terrorism throughout the region, the area's U.S. commander said today.
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One job is to clean, paint and beautify orphanage for girls
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Marines swap Africa's heat for stormy U.S. skies - and don't mind
Marines Home from Djibouti.
Continue reading "Marine Reservists return home from 8 month deployment in Africa" »