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US, Burkina Faso wrap-up Western Accord 2016 planning event

US, Burkina Faso wrap-up Western Accord 2016 planning event

US, Burkina Faso wrap-up Western Accord 2016 planning event

8:18 AM4/4/2016

Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. Moore, Jr., U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general and Col. Maj. Yaya Sere, chief planning officer and chief of operations for the General Staff of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces take a guided tour of the Western Accord 2016 training site at the BFAF Noncommissioned Officer Academy March 22. WA 16 is a two-week long exercise with regional African partners and their Western allies designed to strengthen partnerships and enhance capacity and capabilities to conduct joint multinational peacekeeping operations in West Africa. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Chris Bridson)

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US, Burkina Faso wrap-up Western Accord 2016 planning event

US, Burkina Faso wrap-up Western Accord 2016 planning event

US, Burkina Faso wrap-up Western Accord 2016 planning event

8:18 AM4/4/2016

Military Representatives from various African and European countries met for the Western Accord 2016 Final Planning Event in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso March 21-25, finalized details for the upcoming May exercise. WA 2016 is a two-week exercise with regional African partners and their Western allies designed to strengthen partnerships, enhance capacity and capabilities to conduct joint multinational peacekeeping operations in West Africa. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Chris Bridson)

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US, Burkina Faso wrap-up Western Accord 2016 planning event

US, Burkina Faso wrap-up Western Accord 2016 planning event

US, Burkina Faso wrap-up Western Accord 2016 planning event

8:18 AM4/4/2016

Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. Moore, Jr., U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general and Col. Maj. Yaya Sere, chief planning officer and chief of operations for the General Staff of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces sign the Western Accord 2016 Exercise Support Arrangement between USARAF and The Ministry of Defence of Burkina Faso. WA 2016 is a two-week long exercise with regional African partners and their Western allies designed to strengthen partnerships and enhance capacity and capabilities to conduct joint multinational peacekeeping operations in West Africa. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Sgt. 1st Class Chris Bridson)

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5:57 PM3/9/2016

A military optometrist examines a patient during a medical clinic in Kedegougou, Senegal. The clinic, part of Flintlock 2016, provided care for more than 600 local residents.

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AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (6) of (6)

AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (6) of (6)

AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (6) of (6)

1:33 PM3/1/2016

Senegal Army Maj. Gen. Mamadou Sow, chief of general staff, speaks during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. This year’s exercise was the tenth iteration of Flintlock and the third hosted by Senegal. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)

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AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (4) of (6)

AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (4) of (6)

AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (4) of (6)

1:32 PM3/1/2016

U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, speaks during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. Flintlock 2016, sponsored by AFRICOM, involved more than 2,200 participants from 28 African, European and North American partner nations. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)

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AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (3) of (6)

AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (3) of (6)

AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (3) of (6)

1:20 PM3/1/2016

From left, U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, and Senegal Army Maj. Gen. Maj. Gen. Mamadou Sow, chief of general staff, salute during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. Flintlock is an annual exercise for multinational Special Operations Forces designed to strengthen the military capacity of partner nations in North and West Africa. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)

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AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (2) of (6)

AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (2) of (6)

AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (2) of (6)

1:19 PM3/1/2016

Jim Zumwalt, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Senegal and the Republic of Guinea Bissau, speaks during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. Flintlock 2016, an exercise for Special Operations Forces, incorporated U.S. interagency partners and their regional counterparts to strengthen the cooperation between military and civilian organizations. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)

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AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (1) of (6)

AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (1) of (6)

AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony (1) of (6)

1:19 PM3/1/2016

U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, salutes a formation of Senegalese Soldiers during the closing ceremony for Flintlock 2016 in St. Louis, Senegal, Feb. 29, 2016. Flintlock, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, is an annual exercise designed to increase interoperability among multinational Special Operations Forces. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)

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Flintlock Participants Help Women in Coastal Village (1) of (3)

Flintlock Participants Help Women in Coastal Village (1) of (3)

Flintlock Participants Help Women in Coastal Village (1) of (3)

8:11 PM2/28/2016

Service members from the Senegal Army, U.S. Navy Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 22 and the U.S. Air Force 130th Security Forces Squadron, West Virginia Air National Guard, pose for a photo with women from at their farm in Nianing, Senegal, Feb. 27, 2016. The service members built a fence around the farm in support of a U.S. Embassy Dakar funded project during Flintlock 2016, a U.S. Africa Command sponsored exercise for Special Operations Forces with more than 2,000 participants from 28 nations in Africa, Europe and North America. (U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts, U.S. Africa Command)

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Michigan National Guard, Armed Forces of Liberia Soldiers construct new buildings at training facility

Michigan National Guard, Armed Forces of Liberia Soldiers construct new buildings at training facility

Michigan National Guard, Armed Forces of Liberia Soldiers construct new buildings at training facility

5:11 PM2/24/2016

MONROVIA, Liberia - Armed Forces of Liberia Soldiers apply a cement-like mud to the interior walls of two new multipurpose buildings, Feb. 3, 2016, at the Edward Binyah Kesselly military training facility in Monrovia, Liberia. The buildings were constructed in partnership with Michigan Army National engineers during four Security Cooperation Opportunity Unit Training rotations. Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, traveled to Liberia to cut the ribbon on the buildings and celebrate Liberian Armed Forces Day, Feb. 10, 2016, with the last SCOUT rotation, the MIARNG 1434th Engineer Company, AFL leaders and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. David Huber/Released)

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Michigan National Guard, Armed Forces of Liberia Soldiers construct new buildings at training facility

Michigan National Guard, Armed Forces of Liberia Soldiers construct new buildings at training facility

Michigan National Guard, Armed Forces of Liberia Soldiers construct new buildings at training facility

5:11 PM2/24/2016

MONROVIA, Liberia - Engineers from the Michigan Army National Guard, 1434th Engineer Company complete a second roof and assist Armed Forces of Liberia members with interior wall construction on two multipurpose buildings, Feb. 3, 2016, at the Edward Binyah Kesselly military training facility in Monrovia, Liberia. The Michigan Soldiers are the last of four Michigan Security Cooperation Opportunity Unit Training rotations that assisted the AFL with the construction of the buildings. Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard traveled to Liberia to cut the ribbon on the buildings and celebrate Liberian Armed Forces Day, Feb. 10, 2016, with the 1434th, AFL leaders and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. David Huber/Released)

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U.S. Army Unit Completes Validation for East Africa Response (1) of (2)

U.S. Army Unit Completes Validation for East Africa Response (1) of (2)

U.S. Army Unit Completes Validation for East Africa Response (1) of (2)

4:50 PM2/23/2016

Soldiers from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, board a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Feb. 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Members of the U.S. Army’s Bravo Company 3-15, from Fort Stewart, Georgia, completed a validation exercise displaying their ability to assume responsibility from Alpha Company 3-15, as the East Africa Response Force assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Thompson)

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AFRICOM hosts open house for new Joint Operations Center (3) of (3)

AFRICOM hosts open house for new Joint Operations Center (3) of (3)

AFRICOM hosts open house for new Joint Operations Center (3) of (3)

7:35 PM2/18/2016

Yummy - and yes, we have cake! – A cake with the AFRICOM logo was served during an open house event for the new joint operations center, Feb. 5, 2016, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Brenda Law/RELEASED)

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AFRICOM hosts open house for new Joint Operations Center (2) of (3)

AFRICOM hosts open house for new Joint Operations Center (2) of (3)

AFRICOM hosts open house for new Joint Operations Center (2) of (3)

7:31 PM2/18/2016

From the catwalk – AFRICOM staff get a bird’s eye view inside AFRICOM’s new joint operations center during open house event, Feb. 5, 2016, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Brenda Law/RELEASED)

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AFRICOM hosts open house for new Joint Operations Center (1) of (3)

AFRICOM hosts open house for new Joint Operations Center (1) of (3)

AFRICOM hosts open house for new Joint Operations Center (1) of (3)

7:30 PM2/18/2016

Ribbon cutting – (l-r) AFRICOM’s Director of Operations (J3), U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bryan Watson, Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Michael Franken, and JOC Chief, U.S. Navy Cdr. Tim Curry, cut the ribbon to an open house event for the new AFRICOM joint operations center, Feb. 5, 2016, U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Brenda Law/RELEASED)

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U.S. Army Unit Completes Validation for East Africa Response (2) of (2)

U.S. Army Unit Completes Validation for East Africa Response (2) of (2)

U.S. Army Unit Completes Validation for East Africa Response (2) of (2)

4:45 PM2/18/2016

Soldiers from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, listen for the order to pull while securing equipment to a pallet Feb. 13, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The East Africa Response Force serves as a part of U.S. Africa Command’s crisis response capability, and is tasked with responding to emergency situations at U.S. Embassies in the East African region or in countries around the CJTF-HOA area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Thompson)

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Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (5) of (5)

Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (5) of (5)

Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (5) of (5)

9:13 AM2/18/2016

Senegalese Navy Special Operations Forces prepare for a beach landing exercise in Saint Louis, Senegal, Feb. 11, 2016. The beach landings were a part of the multinational exercise Flintlock 2016. More than 1,700 Special Operation Forces personnel from Africa, Europe and North America participated in Flintlock 2016. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. David M. Shefchuk/Released)

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Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (4) of (5)

Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (4) of (5)

Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (4) of (5)

9:13 AM2/18/2016

Senegalese Navy Special Operations Forces ride in Zodiac boats during beach landing training in Saint Louis, Senegal, Feb. 11, 2016. The Senegalese Navy Special Operations Forces were training with the Netherlands and U.S. Special Operations Forces as a part of Flintlock 2016. Flintlock is an African-led military exercise focused on security, counter-terrorism and military humanitarian support to outlying areas. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. David M. Shefchuk/Released)

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Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (3) of (5)

Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (3) of (5)

Senegalese Special Operations Forces Conduct Riverine Training (3) of (5)

9:13 AM2/18/2016

Senegalese Navy Special Operations Forces prepare for a beach landing exercise in Saint Louis, Senegal, Feb. 11, 2016. Flintlock is an annual Africa-led Special Operations Forces exercise focused on security, counter-terrorism and humanitarian support to outlying areas. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. David M. Shefchuk/Released)

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