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Senegal Announces Purchase of Four Aero Vodochody L-39NG Light Attack Aircraft

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aero L-39 Albatros, Aero L-39NG, Aero Vodochody, Czech Republic, Light attack aircraft, Senegal, Trainer aircraft

Senegal purchased four L-39NG trainer and light attack aircraft, developed by the leading Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody, the President

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Africa Naval 

Regional Amphibious Combat Rehearsal Alligator Dagger Commences in Djibouti

April 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Djibouti, Exercise Alligator Dagger, Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, Military exercise, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3)

The U.S. Naval Amphibious Forces, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5), announced the commencement of a two-week amphibious

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Lithuanian Maritime Protection Team Completes EU NAVFOR Deployment

April 4, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachment (AVPD), EU NAVFOR Somalia / Operation Atalanta, European Union (EU), European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), Lithuania, Lithuanian Navy, Somalia

The Lithuanian Maritime Protection Team completed their recent deployment on board World Food Programme (WFP) MV Esbjerg that has been

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Africa Air 

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Combat Aircraft Crashes in Djibouti

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Ground-attack aircraft, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA, USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)

An U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) AV-8B Harrier ground-attack aircraft crashed during takeoff from Djibouti Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti just

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Africa Naval 

Exercise Obangame Express 2018 Concludes with Closing Ceremony in Libreville, Gabon

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 DP Press Releases 1 Comment Exercise Obangame Express, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)

Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy, made concluding

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Africa Naval 

Ghanaian Portion of Exercise Obangame Express 2018 Concludes in Tema, Ghana

March 30, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Exercise Obangame Express, German Navy, Ghana, Ghana Navy (GN), Gulf of Guinea, Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The Ghanaian portion of Exercise Obangame Express 2018 (OE18) concluded May 28, 2018 in Tema, Ghana, with a closing ceremony.

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Africa Air 

U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 Supports Obangame Express 2018

March 29, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Exercise Obangame Express, Military exercise, Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)

The U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, is conducting flight operations from the

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Africa Air 

German Navy P-3C Orion Returns to Djibouti to Rejoin EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta

March 27, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Djibouti, EU NAVFOR Somalia / Operation Atalanta, European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), German Navy, Germany, Lockheed P-3 Orion, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Spain

The German Navy P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) has returned to Djibouti to rejoin the fight against

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Africa Naval 

Russian Navy Research Ship Admiral Vladimirsky Arrives in Seychelles

March 26, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Admiral Vladimirsky, Oceanographic research, Research/ Survey Vessel, Russia, Russian Baltic Fleet, Russian Navy, Seychelles

The Russian Navy Baltic Fleet oceanographic research vessel Admiral Vladimirsky Admiral Vladimirsky arrived in Seychelles for a port visit, the

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USS Mount Whitney Joins Exercise Obangame Express 2018

March 26, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Blue Ridge-class command ship, Command ship, Exercise Obangame Express, Gulf of Guinea, Liberia, Military exercise, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)

The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrived off the coast of Monrovia, Liberia, March

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