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1st Brigade Combat Team hosts Soldiers and Families at the Magrath Sports Complex to keep them informed and ready for the brigade's deployment.
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PRESS RELEASE Nº24/24th AU SUMMIT
24TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF AFRICAN UNION HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT BEGINS IN ADDIS ABABA
Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 30 January 2015-The 24th summit of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, which started in Addis Ababa today has heard from distinguished speakers of the progress and some of the challenges that Africa faces, as well as proposals for the way forward. The opening ceremony of the summit also saw the election of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as the Union’s Chairperson for the year 2015.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 24th summit of the African Union today, Dr DlaminiZuma said Africa has no choice but to move forward and upwards. The continent, she said, has been climbing, “a step at a time, up the steep cliff towards peace, prosperity and the restoration of the dignity of its people”.
She projected that the present generation is the one that will eradicate poverty, disease and hunger. “We are the generation that shall manage diversity and silence the guns”, she added.
The Chairperson recalled that, at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Organisation of African Unity in 2013, the continent’s resolve to be in charge of its destiny, informed its decision to develop Agenda 2063 “through a people-driven process for the realization of our vision for an integrated, people-centred, prosperous Africa at peace with itself”. The Agenda 2063 framework document will be presented for adoption by the Heads of State and Government today.
Agenda 2063 outlines the aspirations and the concrete programmes to steer the continent for the next fifty years: to diversify African economies and industrialise; to have a skills and entrepreneurial revolution, unleashing the creativity and energy of young people, and to effect an agricultural and agro-processing transformation, so that Africa can feed itself and contribute to feeding the world.
The summit of African Union Heads of State and Government is being held under the theme “Year of Women’s Empowerment and Development”. Various speakers at the summit’s opening ceremony expressed their commitment to mainstreaming women in all socio- economic activities, with Malawian President Mr PeterMutharika dedicating his entire statement to the topic. He outlined major successes achieved by his country, but also mentioned the challenges they face. However he gave his commitment that his government will continue to strive to achieve gender equality. United Nations Secretary General Mr Ban Ki Moon also expressed strong support for the AU’s annual theme: “Women must be at the center and front of all our lives”, he said.
Issues of peace and security dominated many of the presentations by the African and visiting Heads of State and Government. President of the State of Palestine and Chairperson of the Palestine Liberation Organisation Executive Committee Mr Mahmoud Abbas spoke of his government’s desire and the efforts being exerted to achieve a Palestinian state living side by side with the state of Israel.
Many of the leaders condemned terrorism in very strong terms, with then outgoing Chairperson of the African Union Mr Mohammed Ould Abdelaziz saying, “Terrorism remains a global scourge and fighting it requires cooperation at the international level.”AUC Chairperson Dr Dlamini Zuma also cautioned that Africa should be aware of the new global threats such as terrorism, insecurity and climate change. “Terrorism, in particular the brutality of Boko Haram against our people, the senseless killings, the destruction of property, the enslavement and sale of our people, our girls kidnapped and married, and the terrorization of villages, are a threat to our collective safety, security and development”.
The Ebola virus disease that affected mostly three countries in West Africa attracted a lot of attention at the meeting of the Heads of State and Government. AU Commission Chairperson Dr NkosazanaDlaminiZuma praised the work of the 835 African health workers who were deployed to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone under the banner of the African Union Support to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA). She also extended her gratitude to the ASEOWA head of mission Dr Julius Oketta and the African private sector that is raising funds to keep the health workers on the ground until the affected countries are declared Ebola free. There are signs that, due to the work of the ASEOWA health workers among others, the Ebola crisis is now abating, with the incidents of infection and death from the disease vastly decreasing.
Tunisian President Mr Beji Caid Essebsi informed the summit that “the democratic process chosen by Tunisians is irreversible”. Tunisians, he said, had proven that the people of Africa can build the continent with their own hands. He also said Tunisia is proud of being African.
New Zambian President Mr Edgar Lungu thanked the African Union for supporting his country through the death of Mr Michael Satain October 2014 and the subsequent elections that ushered him into power. He thanked the Southern African Development Community, the AU and other organisations that sent in election monitors. Zambia, he said, has demonstrated that it is possible to have peaceful elections, and pledged that Zambia will actively participate in the affairs of the Union.
The late Zambian President meanwhile was honoured by his colleagues and other delegates by a one minute silence in his memory.
Outgoing Namibian President Mr HifikinyePohambawas given a chance to bid farewell to his colleagues at today’s opening ceremony of the Assembly.
New AU Chairperson Mr Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe meanwhile accepted his position by saying "By electing me to preside over this august body, with full knowledge of the onerous responsibility that lies ahead, I humbly accept your collective decision". He urged Africa to take charge of its destiny and pledged to work for Africa’s development particularly through infrastructure development. He then proceeded to launch the theme of the year, i.e. “Women’s Empowerment and Development towards Agenda 2063”.
The meeting of African Heads of State and Government will conclude on Saturday 31st January with the adoption of decisions and declarations to guide the work of the African Union this year.
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U.S. Army paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, load onto an U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, on Green Ramp, Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Jan. 27, 2015, during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise. Five hundred paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, were airdropped onto Wright Army Airfield, Fort Stewart, Ga., from five C-17 transport aircraft 18 hours after notification. As the nucleus of the nation's Global Response Force, the 82nd Airborne Division provides a strategic hedge for combatant commanders with a responsive, agile and operationally significant response force that is flexible in size and composition to accomplish missions anywhere in the world. Air Mobility Command's participation also illustrates the critical partnership between Mobility Air Forces and the U.S. Army by exercising Joint Forcible Entry: the capability of rapidly introducing forces into hostile environments to conduct operations—whether combat or humanitarian support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marvin Krause)
They spot the Churcills across the fields and try to even up the odds. The vehicles trade some iffy shots and the Marders come off the worse for it with the lead SPG getting a solid hit that knocks it gun out. The 2 inch mortars are laying down smoke on some of the dug in Germans. And the new platoon of reinforcements is having trouble deciding if they really want to re take the buildings at the far edge the table.
Sgt. Benjamin Farrier, a paratrooper assigned to Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, smiles after completing airborne jump training at Malemute drop zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 24, 2017. The Soldiers of 4/25 recently completed a series of jumps to ensure that they maintain their airborne qualification during the brigade’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)
Friends and family greeted around 100 more Soldiers of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division during a Welcome Home ceremony following a nine month deployment, July 19, 2019, at Fort Drum, New York. Last fall around 2,000 Soldiers from 2BCT deployed to Kosovo and Afghanistan in support of an ongoing North Atlantic Treaty Organization peacekeeping mission and Operation Resolute Support. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)
Tampa, Fla. - Senior leaders from the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and 641st Regional Sustainment Group visited Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 332nd Transportation Battalion, as they conducted Soldier Readiness Processing in preparation for a Deployment Readiness Exercise Level III Sept. 25, 2017, in Tampa, Fla.
Among the distinguished visitors was Brig. Gen. Deborah L. Kotulich, commanding general, 143d ESC. During her briefing to the troops completing their necessary medical and human resources tasks through SRP, Kotulich emphasized the importance of DRE III as a realistic training event that gauges the 332nd Trans. BN’s capability to rapidly mobilize its assets and deploy to any corner of the world.
Kotulich’s also reminded the scores of Soldiers packed into the classroom that the world’s complex and dynamic threats require all Soldiers to adapt to new military doctrine while perfecting basic combat skills that will keep them alive and uphold their respective units as a cohesive fighting force.
Kotulich also toured the Army Landing Craft Utility 2031 (USAV New Orleans) as its crew from the 824th Transportation Company (Heavy Boat) prepared the vessel to support an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise in support of the Army Reserve’s mission to provide humanitarian aid to Puerto Rico and other islands devastated by Hurricane Maria. The New Orleans can carry up to 380 tons of fuel and supplies.
U.S. Army photos by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC
Friends, family, military peers join local community civic leaders at a mobilization ceremony for the 1-113th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, Concord, North Carolina, Aug. 18, 2019. The battalion’s 600 Soldiers are scheduled to deploy to the Middle East as part of the regular rotation of forces in support of Operation Spartan Shield to sustain theater readiness to conduct unified land operations and to support partner nations in making the region safer. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Jamar Marcel Pugh, North Carolina National Guard)
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INFORMATION SHARING: DHS Is Assessing Fusion Center Capabilities and Results, but Needs to More Accurately Account for Federal Funding Provided to Centers
a) The 2011, 2012, and 2013 Fusion Center Federal Cost Inventory reports state that, in each year, these agencies deployed the following number of personnel to fusion centers: Drug Enforcement Administration (3) in each year; Federal Protective Service (1), (1) and (5); U.S. Coast Guard (1), (1) and (5); and U.S. Secret Service (4), (3) and (4); respectively. All personnel reported were deployed in full- or part-time positions to support fusion center activities.
Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, rush to their assault positions after fast-roping to the deck of the USS Fort McHenry during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise June 9, 2009. The 22nd MEU was certified to conduct VBSS during the training mission and has added the capability to the MEU's already robust multi-mission arsenal. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, is currently serving as the theater reserve force for U.S. European Command. (Official Marine Corps photo by Maj. Timothy Davis)
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 26, 2017) Seaman Michael Saunders, from Shepherdsville, Ky, and Seaman Anthony Willette, from Bostic, N.C., remove a stanchion as the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) prepares to conduct a replenishment-at-sea. Princeton is currently deployed in the 7th fleet area of operations. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger/Released)
Airmen from the 389th Aircraft Maintenance Unit walk to an aircraft before their deployment, March 7. More than 400 airmen from across the 366th Fighter Wing are deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Airmen in a variety of non-aviation roles are scheduled to conduct a wide range of tasks to ensure the success of providing critical combat power capabilities.
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Photo by Airman 1st Class Deborah Lockhart
Date Taken:03.07.2011
Location:MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, ID, US
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This was taken in 2003 - Brandon's 22nd bday. I made him a cake - lugged it down to NC with me from WV - 9 hrs for a birthday cake?!? You know it didnt end there! hehe.
Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to 2-162 IN and Headquarters Company 41st IBCT, Task Force Kosovo, returned home today from their ten-month deployment to Kosovo via Ft. Bliss, Texas, Dec. 8, 2020. Family members and friends rushed to greet them as they disembarked from buses at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas, Ore., which shuttled the Soldiers from the Portland International Airport earlier in the morning. (Oregon National Guard photo by Aaron Perkins, Oregon Military Department)
Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagara Falls, NY- Soldiers from the 27th infantry Brigade Combat Team, are visited by Major General Raymond Shields, Commander New York Army National Guard today, while awaiting airlift for their deployment. General Shields gave the Soldiers words of encouragement and wished them well on their mission to Ukraine.
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 11, 2020) - An F/A -18E Super Hornet attached to the “Dambusters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 prepares to take off from the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), maintaining Ronald Reagan’s tactical advantage during flight operations. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Tarleton) 200611-N-RF825-1146
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Jürgen Norbert Klopp, born 16 June 1967 is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Liverpool. He is widely regarded as one of the best managers in the world.
Klopp spent most of his playing career at Mainz 05. He was initially deployed as a striker, but was later moved to defence. Upon retiring in 2001, Klopp became the club's manager, and secured Bundesliga promotion in 2004. After suffering relegation in the 2006–07 season and unable to achieve promotion, Klopp resigned in 2008 as the club's longest-serving manager. He then became manager of Borussia Dortmund, guiding them to the Bundesliga title in 2010–11, before winning Dortmund's first-ever domestic double during a record-breaking season. Klopp also guided Dortmund to a runner-up finish in the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League before leaving in 2015 as their longest-serving manager.
Klopp was appointed manager of Borussia Dortmund He guided the club to successive UEFA Champions League finals in 2018 and 2019, winning the latter to secure his first – and Liverpool's sixth – title in the competition. Klopp's side finished second in the 2018–19 Premier League, registering 97 points; the then third-highest total in the history of the English top division, and the most by a team without winning the title. The following season, Klopp won the UEFA Super Cup and Liverpool's first FIFA Club World Cup, before delivering Liverpool's first Premier League title, amassing a club record 99 points and breaking a number of top-flight records. These achievements won him back-to-back FIFA Coach of the Year awards in 2019 and 2020.
Klopp is a notable proponent of Gegenpressing, whereby the team, after losing possession, immediately attempts to win back possession, rather than falling back to regroup. He has described his sides as playing "heavy metal" football, in reference to their pressing and high attacking output. Klopp has cited his main influences as Italian coach Arrigo Sacchi, and former Mainz coach Wolfgang Frank. The importance of emotion is something Klopp has underlined throughout his managerial career, and he has gained notoriety for his enthusiastic touchline celebrations.
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Soldiers of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division were reunited with their Families during a Welcome Home Ceremonies following a nine month deployment, July 23, 2019, at Fort Drum, New York. Last fall around 2,000 Soldiers from 2BCT deployed to Kosovo and Afghanistan in support of an ongoing North Atlantic Treaty Organization peacekeeping mission and Operation Resolute Support. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)
Red Cross volunteers deploy to Orlando, FL to help Florida before, during and after hurricane Ian. Includes John Hawley and Yawei Chen. Shot 9/27/2022.
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SAN DIEGO (Oct. 16, 2013) – Ensign Kevin Frederick kisses a loved one goodbye before deploying on the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). Spruance will be conducting Theatre Security Cooperation and maritime presence operations with partner nations on its maiden deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jasmine Sheard/Released)
Brent Richmond and Alan Humphrey tend EPA diver Sean Sheldrake, about to commence a seafood compliance inspection. EPA divers map out the zone of discharge for seafood processors to ensure they are operating within their permit. For more information about the EPA Region 10 Dive Unit, visit: www.epa.gov/region10/dive and www.facebook.com/EPADivers Photo by Mark Heidbrink.
Soldiers of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division were reunited with their Families during a Welcome Home Ceremonies following a nine month deployment, July 23, 2019, at Fort Drum, New York. Last fall around 2,000 Soldiers from 2BCT deployed to Kosovo and Afghanistan in support of an ongoing North Atlantic Treaty Organization peacekeeping mission and Operation Resolute Support. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Trent Martin aims in on a target during a combined arms exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 12, 2014. Martin is a rifleman with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. BLT 3/1 conducted this training concurrent with the 15th MEU’s realistic urban training. RUT prepares the 15th MEU’s Marines for their upcoming deployment, enhancing their combat skills in environments similar to those they may find in future missions.
Photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos
A man and women lead their donkeys past a soldier serving with the Djiboutian contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) 18 November 2012, during on an early morning foot patrol on the western outskirts of the central Somali town of Belet Weyne in the Hiraan region of Somalia, approx. 300km north west of the capital Mogadishu. AMSIOM troops have been this week begun increasing their forces in Belet Weyne since first deploying there in September after the town liberated from Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab in December 2011 by a combined force of the Ethiopian Army and Somali government forces. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
YELLOW SEA (July 30, 2019) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Richard Villalon tracks a target aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70). Lake Erie is currently deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Benjamin T. Liston/Released)