Exercise Unified Focus 2017 kicks off in Cameroon

Senior leaders and guest speakers exchange remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Unified Focus 2017, held on the Douala Naval Base, April 24, 2017. UF 17 is a weeklong tabletop exercise that brings the military partners of the Lake Chad Basin area’s Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) together to practice joint planning and coordination through a series of scripted vignettes. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs/Released)



By Capt. Jason Welch U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs Apr 25, 2017
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