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U.S. Navy Capt. Cynthia Thebaud, commander of Africa Partnership Station, receives thanks from a Vivre Ensemble orphanage staff member after a team of Africa Partnership Station members delivered donated medical and child-care supplies from Project Handclasp in Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 7, 2009. Africa Partnership Station, an international initiative developed by Naval Forces Europe and Naval Forces Africa, aims to improve maritime safety and security.

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U.S. Navy Capt. Cynthia Thebaud, commander of Africa Partnership Station, receives thanks from a Vivre Ensemble orphanage staff member after a team of Africa Partnership Station members delivered donated medical and child-care supplies from Project Handclasp in Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 7, 2009. Africa Partnership Station, an international initiative developed by Naval Forces Europe and Naval Forces Africa, aims to improve maritime safety and security.

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