Nigerian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Life Ajemba, left, asks members of the Liberian Armed Forces a question, during their lesson-learned presentation at the African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance meeting in Accra, Ghana, April 20, 2015. More than 60 military and civilian doctors and medical practitioners from 12 African nations attended the meeting to discuss the capabilities of African partner nations to respond to a disease outbreak. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A Owolabi)

Participants of the first African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance meeting pose for a photo in Accra, Ghana, April 20, 2015. More than 60 military and civilian doctors and medical practitioners from 12 African nations attended the meeting to discuss the capabilities of African partner nations to respond to a disease outbreak. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A Owolabi)

U.S. and Saudi officers meet. Retired Maj. Gen. Mohammed Qubaiban (right) traveled with officers attending the Saudi Arabia War Course to meet with AFRICOM’s director of plans and strategy, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Kevin Kovacich, seen here with Maj. Gen Mohammed, and others from U.S. Africa Command. Twenty-five officers are participants in the year-long Saudi Arabia War Course, a professional development program designed for those with potential for high level leadership opportunities within the Saudi Arabia military. The course was developed some years ago using the U.S. Army War College as a model to help the Saudis develop their own program. Past classes have heard from EUCOM, but this was the first year that AFRICOM was added to the agenda, based on a desire by the Saudi Arabia War Course leaders for their officers to learn more about the command’s mission and programs in Africa, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, April 16, 2015. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Brenda Law/RELEASED)

Military officers from Saudi Arabia listen to a presentation about U.S. Africa Command. The 25 officers are participants in the year-long Saudi Arabia War Course, a professional development program designed for those with potential for high level leadership opportunities within the Saudi Arabian military. The course was developed some years ago using the U.S. Army War College as a model to help the Saudis develop their own program. Past classes have heard from EUCOM, but this was the first year that AFRICOM was added to the agenda, based on a desire by the Saudi Arabia War Course leaders for their officers to learn more about the command’s mission and programs in Africa, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, April 16, 2015. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Brenda Law/RELEASED)

General David M. Rodriguez, U.S. Africa Command commander, welcomes Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work to the command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, April 17, 2015. This is Secretary Work’s first visit to AFRICOM. (U.S. Africa Command photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A. Owolabi/RELEASED)

Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work talks with staff members at U.S. Africa Command during lunch while visiting the command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, April 17, 2015. This is Secretary Work’s first visit to AFRICOM since his confirmation as the 32nd Deputy Secretary of Defense on April 30, 2014. (U.S. Africa Command photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A. Owolabi/RELEASED)

Mr. John Owens, Instructor, addresses members of the media during the Mozambique Oil Spill Response Symposium.

Dr. Leonardo Simão, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, opening the Mozambique Oil Spill Response Symposium

Seabees assigned to Navy Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 and members of the Gabonese military work together to refurbish the Centre Esperance Mission orphanage in Port Gentile, Gabon, April 8, 2015. Embarked military and civilian mariners assigned to the joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), Seabees from NMCB 11, members of the Gabonese military worked together to help renovate the orphanage. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station.

Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Austin Wills, originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and assigned to the USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), helps refurbish the Centre Esperance Mission orphanage in Port Gentil, Gabon, April 8, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Davies/Released)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby, Jr., Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa commanding general, presents his perspective on why the Profession of Arms is vital to an organization at the Senior Leaders Summit, “Professionalization of Forces in the Horn of Africa,” in Nairobi, Kenya, Apr. 8, 2015. The conference brought together senior leadership from U.S. Africa Command; notably Ambassador Phillip Carter, (Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement of United States Africa Command), CJTF-HOA and East Africa nations for a three-day conference guided around the Profession of Arms. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)

Ambassador Phillip Carter, (Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement of United States Africa Command), makes opening remarks at the Senior Leaders Summit, “Professionalization of Forces in the Horn of Africa,” in Nairobi, Kenya, Apr. 8, 2015.

Captain Abdi Daher, Commander of Squadron 2 Gendarmerie Mobile (left) over watches his crew performing medical care during an mass casualty scenario during the First Aid Best Practice Exchange between, the Djibouti Gendarmerie, 404th and 407th Civil Affairs Battalions and the 1-77 Armored Regiment health care specialists in Cheik Moussa, Djibouti, Apr. 4, 2015. (U.S. Air Force Photos by Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)

150406-N-RB579-019 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (April 6, 2015) Sailors stand on the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) after the ship pulls into Port Gentil, Gabon April 6, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Davies/Released)

150406-N-RB579-025 PORT GENTIL, Gabon (April 6, 2015) The Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) moored in Port Gentil, Gabon April 6, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Davies/Released)

150406-N-EC444-029 PORT GENTILE, Gabon (April 6, 2015) The Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) moored in Port Gentile, Gabon April 6, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Sonny Lorrius/Released)

Lt. Maxwell Annani, right, speaks with his Ghanaian counterpart before the Exercise Obangame Express closing ceremony March 27, 2015. Obangame Express is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored multinational maritime exercise designed to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Krigbaum/Released)

Members of Project Handclasp and service members from the U.S. and Ghanaian military pose for a photo in front of Project Handclasp supplies, delivered from the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) March 26, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenan O’Connor/Released)

Capt. James Regan, ship’s master of the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), right, signs the official guest registry of Commodore Steve Darbo of Ghanaian navy March 26, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenan O’Connor/Released)

Gen. David M. Rodriguez, U.S. Africa Command commander, addresses staff members at the command's headquarters during an all-hands call at the event center here March 27, 2015. The all hands was held in conjunction with the 4th Quarter Awards ceremony. (AFRICOM photo by Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A. Owolabi)

Ghanaian Chief of the Naval Staff Rear Adm. Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro speaks during the closing ceremony of Exercise Obangame Express March 27, 2015. Obangame Express is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored multinational maritime exercise designed to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Krigbaum/Released)

Recipients and winners of U.S. Africa Command’s 4th Quarter Awards pose for a group photo after the presentation of the awards during a ceremony at the event center here March 27, 2015. The ceremony, which recognized the outstanding achievements of all winners over the course of the previous year’s fourth quarter, was held in conjunction with an all-hands call. (AFRICOM photo by Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A. Owolabi)

Malawi Sergeants Major Course graduates pose for a class photo Nov. 14 outside the Peace Support building, Malawi Armed Forces College, Salima, Malawi. The graduates are the second group of Malawi Defence Force soldiers to attend the course. Top students were selected from both courses be instructors for future courses. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. Maj. Ron La Fond)

Sergeants Maj. Jerryn McCarroll and Ron La Fond present the Top Student award to Staff Sgt. Tiwonge Munthali, Malawi Defence Force, at the Peace Support Building, Malawi Armed Forces College, Salima, Malawi Nov. 14. Earning an academic 95 percent grade point average, Munthali distinguished herself as the top honor graduate. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Warrant Officer Linda Chikondi)

U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez at the closing ceremony for Flintlock, Mar. 9, 2015, N'Djamena, Chad. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Espinosa, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa/RELEASED)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Joseph Kakascik, left, a rifleman and team leader assigned to the Theater Security Cooperation team with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, shows a Tanzanian park ranger how to aim an AKM rifle from the sitting position at the Selous Game Reserve in Matambwe, Tanzania, March 3, 2015. The Marines and Sailors with the team will spend the next several weeks teaching the Tanzanian park rangers infantry skills such as patrolling, offensive tactics, land navigation and mounted operations to aid in counter illicit-trafficking efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucas J. Hopkins/Released)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Kyle Kimbriel, right, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Theater Security Cooperation team with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, helps a Tanzanian park ranger aim an AKM assault rifle in the prone position during a combat marksmanship class at the Selous Game Reserve in Matambwe, Tanzania, March 3, 2015. The Marines and Sailors will spend the next several weeks teaching the Tanzanian park rangers infantry skills such as patrolling, offensive tactics, land navigation and mounted operations to aid in countering illicit trafficking. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucas J. Hopkins/Released)

Dr. Ahmed Robleh, Hospital Peetier pediatrician, performs a medical examination on a young patient in Yoboki, Djibouti, Mar. 17. Robleh, is one of the Djibouti Ministry of Health Medical Caravan health providers that treated patients as part of the Djibouti Ministry of Health Medical Caravan at the Yoboki Medical Clinic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie/Released)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joshua Hawley–Molloy, CJTF-HOA 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, functional specialties team physician, takes a look at a patient’s throat during a pediatric examination as part of the Djibouti Ministry of Health Medical Caravan to the Yoboki Medical Clinic, Mar 17. The caravan brought together medical providers from Combine Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, Djibouti Ministry of Health and United States Agency for International Development, to provide medical care to patients that don’t get the opportunity to see the specialists these events can provide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie/Released)

TEMA, Ghana (March 19, 2015) – GNS Bonsu, a former U.S. Coast Guard ship sold to the Ghana navy in 2001, is moored at the port of Tema, Ghana, March 19, 2015. Bonsu is currently docked as it awaits repairs, and is scheduled to participate in work-up trials later this summer. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Luis R. Chavez Jr/Released)

Ivory Coast boarding team members establish perimeter security aboard the German navy vessel FGS Brandenburg (F215) March 21, 2015 during an illegal fishing training scenario as part of Obangame Express 2015. Obangame Express is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored multinational maritime exercise designed to increase maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea. (U.S. Army photo by Specialist Raul Pacheco/Released)

U.S. Navy Boatswain Mate 1st Class Anthony Al-Russan, Tactical Craft Crewman and Gunner, provides security watch from the bow of a Coastal Riverine Squadron One SeaArk 34-foot Dauntless patrol boat, while escorting USNS Laramie, Mar. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie)

“The Rule of Law is our most important export.” – U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Steven Hummer, AFRICOM Dep. Cdr. for Military Operations. Military lawyers from 17 African nations have joined U.S. counterparts to discuss a variety of legal topics during a forum hosted by U.S. Africa Command, Mar. 17-19, 2015, at the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Kelley Barracks. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Brenda Law/RELEASED)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Rachelle Pasteris, Civil Affairs Functional Specialty Cell preventive health specialist assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, teaches a Djiboutian woman about proper hand washing during a Basic Home Health Awareness event in Petite Doudah, Djibouti, Feb.3, 2015. CJTF-HOA and the Djibouti Social Development Agency worked together to create the Basic Home Health Awareness program as part of a broader Djiboutian government initiative to combat poverty and create self-sustainment projects throughout Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ian Dean)

More than 40 participants from the UK High Command and Staff College visit the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, March 13, 2015. The students consisting of 34 student military officers and their teaching and civilian support staff learned about AFRICOM’s roles and mission on the African continent, and they also had the opportunity to interact with senior staff from the command. (U.S. Africa Command photo/Technical Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)

Rear Adm. Kevin Kovacich, U.S. Africa Command’s Strategy, Plans, and Programs (J5) director, briefs students of the UK High Command and Staff College during their visit to the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, March 13, 2015. The students comprising of 34 student-military officers and their teaching and civilian support staff learned about AFRICOM’s roles and mission on the African continent, and they also had the opportunity to interact with senior staff from AFRICOM. (U.S. Africa Command photo/Technical Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)

Rear Adm. Kevin Kovacich, U.S. Africa Command’s Strategy, Plans, and Programs (J5) director, briefs students of the UK High Command and Staff College during their visit to the command's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, March 13, 2015. The students comprising of 34 student-military officers and their teaching and civilian support staff learned about AFRICOM’s roles and mission on the African continent, and they also had the opportunity to interact with senior staff from AFRICOM. (U.S. Africa Command photo/Technical Sergeant Olufemi A. Owolabi)

A member of the Angolan marines escorts Lance Cpl. Micah Salmon during a training exercise aboard the Military Sealift Command’s joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) as part of Africa Partnership Station March 6, 2015. Spearhead is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenan O’Connor/Released)

Special Operations Command Africa Commander General, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Linder, congratulates Tunisian special forces after a successful multi-national demonstration on Mar. 7, 2015 in the vicinity of Mao, Chad. The soldiers completed three weeks of training in austere conditions as part of the Flintlock 2015 exercise. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Broshear/RELEASED)

Flintlock 2015 Chadian Exercise Director, Brig. Gen. Zakaria Ngobongue (right) and U.S. Special Operations Command Africa Commanding General, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Linder at the closing ceremony for Flintlock in N'Djamena, Chad. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Espinosa, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa/RELEASED)