U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Angela Ling, the lead medical readiness exercise planner for Justified Accord 26 with the 155th Medical Group, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, joins Tanzania People's Defence Force medical personnel for patient rounds as part of a medical readiness exercise during Justified Accord 26 at Lugalo General Military Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 6, 2026. This first-ever MEDREX in Tanzania prepared U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside traditional clinical settings. Working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refined their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable and resource-efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large-scale combat operations. JA26 increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance and crisis response, prepares regional partners for United Nations and African Union missions, and builds readiness for the U.S. joint force. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted in Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania, JA26 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase)

U.S. Air Force medical personnel examine a Tanzanian patient as part of a medical readiness exercise during Justified Accord 26 at Lugalo General Military Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 6, 2026. This first-ever MEDREX in Tanzania prepared U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside traditional clinical settings. Working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refined their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable and resource-efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large-scale combat operations. JA26 increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance and crisis response, prepares regional partners for United Nations and African Union missions, and builds readiness for the U.S. joint force. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted in Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania, JA26 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Angela Ling, the lead medical readiness exercise planner for Justified Accord 2026, assigned to the 155th Medical Group, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, meets the Tanzania People's Defence Force hospital commander as part of a medical readiness exercise during Justified Accord 26 at Lugalo General Military Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 3, 2026. This first-ever MEDREX in Tanzania prepared U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside traditional clinical settings. Working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refined their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable and resource-efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large-scale combat operations. JA26 increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance and crisis response, prepares regional partners for United Nations and African Union missions, and builds readiness for the U.S. joint force. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted in Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania, JA26 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Angela Ling, the lead medical readiness exercise planner for Justified Accord 2026, assigned to the 155th Medical Group, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, signs the Tanzania People's Defence Force hospital commander’s visitor book as part of a medical readiness exercise during Justified Accord 26 at Lugalo General Military Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 3, 2026. This first-ever MEDREX in Tanzania prepared U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside traditional clinical settings. Working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refined their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable and resource-efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large-scale combat operations. JA26 increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance and crisis response, prepares regional partners for United Nations and African Union missions, and builds readiness for the U.S. joint force. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted in Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania, JA26 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Angela Ling, the lead medical readiness exercise planner for Justified Accord 26 with the 155th Medical Group, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, introduces herself to a Tanzanian patient as part of a medical readiness exercise during JA26 at Msata Military Training Base in Msata, Tanzania, March 9, 2026. This first-ever MEDREX in Tanzania prepared U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside traditional clinical settings. Working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refined their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable and resource-efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large-scale combat operations. JA26 increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance and crisis response, prepares regional partners for United Nations and African Union missions, and builds readiness for the U.S. joint force. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted in Djibouti, Kenya, and Tanzania JA26 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Angela Ling, the lead medical readiness exercise planner for Justified Accord 26 with the 155th Medical Group, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, joins Tanzania People's Defence Force medical personnel for patient rounds as part of a medical readiness exercise during Justified Accord 26 at Lugalo General Military Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 6, 2026. This first-ever MEDREX in Tanzania prepared U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside traditional clinical settings. Working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refined their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable and resource-efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large-scale combat operations. JA26 increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance and crisis response, prepares regional partners for United Nations and African Union missions, and builds readiness for the U.S. joint force. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted in Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania, JA26 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase)

U.S. Air Force Col. Lauren Guibert, logistics program lead at AFRICOM and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Flynn, branch chief at AFRICOM learn about the controlled exchange process from maintenance leaders and practitioners of the FACI in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire July 11, 2025. AFRICOM personnel partnered with FACI sustainment leaders to discuss maintenance and supply capabilities during this military-to-military engagement. (courtesy photo)

U.S. Air Force Col. Lauren Guibert, logistics program lead at AFRICOM and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Flynn, branch chief at AFRICOM tour the Atelier de la Marine Nationale (ATEman) maintenance facility in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire July 11, 2025. AFRICOM personnel partnered with FACI sustainment leaders to discuss maintenance and supply capabilities during this military-to-military engagement. (courtesy photo)

U.S. Air Force Col. Roy Rhinehart, U.S. Africa Command Inspector General (IG), listens as Gen. Léopold Bruno Izamo, Inspector General of the National Army of the Central African Republic, discusses inspection techniques with a subordinate during a professional exchange in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), Feb. 4, 2026. AFRICOM’s IG team shared structured inspection practices to support CAR’s institutional reform and governance development. (Courtesy of MINUSCA Security Sector Reform Service)

The deputy fire chief of the Central African Armed Forces briefs U.S. Air Force Col. Roy Rhinehart, U.S. Africa Command Inspector General, and Gen. Léopold Bruno Izamo, Inspector General of the National Army of the Central African Republic (CAR), on operational challenges, including the need for reliable supply chains to maintain fire engines, at the Fire Station in Bangui, Central African Republic, Feb. 5, 2026. The discussion highlighted logistics as a critical component of effective force readiness. (Courtesy of MINUSCA Security Sector Reform Service)

U.S. Air Force Col. Roy Rhinehart, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Inspector General (IG), and Gen. Léopold Bruno Izamo, Inspector General of the National Army of the Central African Republic, conduct a pass and review of The Central African Armed Forces (FACA) troops during an inspector general engagement at the Fire Station in Bangui, Central African Republic, Feb. 5, 2026. Both delegations reaffirmed plans to deepen cooperation through a follow on exchange in fiscal year 2027. ((Courtesy of MINUSCA Security Sector Reform Service)

U.S. Air Force Col. Roy Rhinehart, U.S. Africa Command Inspector General; U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tobias Dirks, Chief of Inspections; and U.S. Army Maj. John Allred, military group chief, U.S. Embassy in Central African Republic; join Gen. Léopold Bruno Izamo, Inspector General of the National Army of the Central African Republic, pose for a photo during a simulated inspection at the Fire Station in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), Feb. 5, 2026. The engagement supported ongoing efforts to strengthen CAR’s military oversight and inspection practices.

U.S. Air Force Col. Roy Rhinehart, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Inspector General (IG), and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tobias Dirks, Chief of Inspections, observe and provide feedback during a practical exercise with Central African Armed Forces personnel in Bangui, Central African Republic, Feb. 5, 2026. AFRICOM’s IG team introduced its structured inspection framework to help the Inspectorate General of the Armed Forces (IGAN) strengthen oversight, accountability, and organizational performance. (Courtest Photo)

U.S. Air Force Col. Halton Beumer, an ear, nose and throat and facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon assigned to the Surgical Operations Squadron, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, performs surgery as part of a medical readiness exercise during Justified Accord 26 at Lugalo General Military Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 3, 2026. This first-ever MEDREX in Tanzania prepared U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside traditional clinical settings. Working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refined their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable and resource-efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large-scale combat operations. JA26 increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance and crisis response, prepares regional partners for United Nations and African Union missions, and builds readiness for the U.S. joint force. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted in Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania, JA26 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase)

U.S. Air Force and Tanzania People's Defence Force medical personnel offer medical assistance and care as part of a medical readiness exercise during Justified Accord 26 at Msata Military Training Base, Msata, Tanzania, March 9, 2026. This first-ever MEDREX in Tanzania prepared U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside traditional clinical settings. Working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refined their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable and resource-efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large-scale combat operations. JA26 increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance and crisis response, prepares regional partners for United Nations and African Union missions, and builds readiness for the U.S. joint force. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted in Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania, JA26 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase)

U.S. Air Force and Tanzania People's Defence Force medical personnel conduct patient rounds as part of a medical readiness exercise during Justified Accord 26 at Lugalo General Military Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 6, 2026. This first-ever MEDREX in Tanzania prepared U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside traditional clinical settings. Working alongside African partners, U.S. medical professionals refined their ability to deliver rapid, adaptable and resource-efficient medical care, directly increasing medical readiness for large-scale combat operations. JA26 increases multinational interoperability in support of humanitarian assistance and crisis response, prepares regional partners for United Nations and African Union missions, and builds readiness for the U.S. joint force. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted in Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania, JA26 is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Tucker Chase)