All articles from: July, 2011

AFRICOM Marine task force to help train militaries fighting al-Qaida-linked groups in Somalia, Maghreb region

STUTTGART, Germany — With an eye on insurgent movements in Somalia and volatile parts of northern Africa, a new Marine task force has been assigned to U.S. Africa Command as part of an effort to ramp up training partnerships with militaries fighting al-Qaida-linked groups on the continent.

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Pottstown Marine part of ‘African Lion’ exercise

CAP DRAA, Morocco — The sun barely peeked over the horizon when the stillness was shattered by the roar of artillery. The son of a Pottstown couple crawled out of his tent into the southern Moroccan morning to begin another day.

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