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More than 30 planners from the United States, Europe and Africa gathered to finalize training plans for exercise Justified Accord 2017 at the Peace Support Training Center in Addis Ababa Feb. 13-16, 2017.

Planners from 9 partner nations and distinguished guests pose for a group photo following the opening ceremony for the Unified Focus 2017 final planning event (FPE), Douala, Cameroon, Feb. 6, 2016. The UF17 FPE brought partner nation planners together to discuss and shape the inaugural Unified Focus exercise designed to enhance and enable Lake Chad Basin Commission nations to support the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) counter-Boko Haram operations.

Sgt. 1st Class Deril Oliver and Kasey Olson, with the U.S. Army Africa Office of the Provost Marshal, volunteer their time to play soccer with children at the Bobo SOS Children’s Village in Burkina Faso, Sept. 8. Oliver and Olsen were in Bobo, and Ouagadougou, on a USARAF mission to share crime scene investigation and management skills with Burkinabe Gendarmerie Forces.

Every member of the U.S. Army team is a volunteer, but some individuals take their commitment to service a step further and are always on the look out for situations where they are needed.

Sgt. 1st Class Kasey Olson, a criminal intelligence noncommissioned officer with the U.S. Army Africa Office of the Provost Marshal, demonstrate crime scene collection procedures during a USARAF mission to share crime scene investigation and management skills with Gendarmerie Forces, Aug. 27 in Bobo and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Lieutenant Colonel Brett M. Medlin Commander Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, USARAF

Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. Moore, Jr. is the Deputy Commanding General for U.S. Army Africa and Commander of its Army Reserve Engagement Cell. He was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Army Reserve in 1983. His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, the Civil Affairs Officer Advanced Course, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, the United States Army War College and the Advanced Joint Professional Military Education.

U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. Moore, the deputy commanding general for U.S. Army Africa and commander of its Army Reserve Engagement Cell, salutes a Senegalese Armed Forces Platoon upon entering the Hospital Militaire De Ouakam in Dakar, Senegal, for the Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-1 Closing Ceremony, Jan. 25, 2017. MEDRETE is a combined effort between the Senegalese government, U.S. Army Africa, the U.S. Army Reserve 332nd Medical Brigade in Nashville, Tenn., and the Vermont Air National Guard. MEDRETE 17-1 is the first in a series of medical readiness training exercises that U.S. Army Africa is scheduled to facilitate within various countries in Africa, and serves as an opportunity for the partnered militaries to hone and strengthen their general surgery and trauma skills while reinforcing the partnership between the countries.

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Michael Scaplehorn, Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 11 detachment officer in charge, briefs Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general and Army Reserve Engagement Cell chief, during a visit to the construction site of a multipurpose facility, Douala, Cameroon, Feb. 7, 2017. This facility will provide both U.S. and Cameroonian militaries with a location to conduct future joint and combined training exercises, further strengthening the partnership between the militaries and enhancing the Cameroonian Defense Force capability to provide regional security and stability.

Cameroonian Col. Abeng Mbozo'o, chief of the Region 2 Military Clinic, talks about his hospital staff with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Moore, U.S. Army Africa deputy commanding general and Army Reserve Engagement Cell chief, during a visit to the Hopital Militaire de Douala, Feb. 8, 2017. The hospital has received support from both the U.S. military and nongovernmental organizations and serves the entire military and civilian community of Douala.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Inf. Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Inf. Division and the Senegalese Army's 1st Paratrooper Battalion rehearse mortar crew drills July 12, in Thies, Senegal as part of Africa Readiness Training 2016. ART 2016 is a U.S. Army Africa exercise designed to increase U.S. and Senegalese readiness and partnership through combined infantry training and live fire events.

Planners discuss the details of each exercise scenario during the Unified Focus 2017 final planning event (FPE), Douala, Cameroon, Feb. 6, 2016. The UF17 FPE brought partner nation planners together to discuss and shape the inaugural Unified Focus exercise designed to enhance and enable Lake Chad Basin Commission nations to support the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) counter-Boko Haram operations.

Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington, the U.S. Army Africa commander, presents objectives to senior leader strategy session participants at the Golden Lion conference center on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 31, 2017. The three-day conference focused on expanding USARAF leaders’ regional and sub-regional understanding of Africa’s Lake Chad basin. (U.S. Army Africa photo)

Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Africa

Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Africa

Bidding farewell to the thousands of service members who are making a positive impact on the East African region

Col. Vincent Buggs, 79th Sustainment Command (Support) Supports Operation Officer, (back to camera), speaks with British troops from 102 Logistic Brigade and members of the Italian army during Exercise Lion Focus '16 Sept. 19, 2016, in Vicenza, Italy.

British troops from 102 Logistic Brigade brief their counterparts in the 79th Sustainment Command (Support), 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), along with members of the Italian army, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy during Exercise Lion Focus '16 Sept. 19, 2016, in Vicenza, Italy.

British army Brig. Gen. David Eastman, commanding general of the 102 Logistic Brigade, right, and Col. Vincent Buggs, 79th Sustainment Command (Support) Supports Operation Officer, left, attend a shift change briefing during Exercise Lion Focus '16 Sept. 20, 2016, in Vicenza, Italy.

AFRICOM provides funding to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to train Tanzania canine unit

Burkina Faso and AFRICOM co-host Basic Intel Course

Leaders meet for the 2017 Somali National Army Symposium

Nigerien Armed Forces recruits learn and work on sight picture during a marksmanship block of instruction, while an instructor makes corrections on body position and the proper way to hold the weapon. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, of the 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), spent four weeks observing and mentoring basic combat training cadre of the FAN. The Bastogne Brigade is the regionally allocated force supporting U.S. Army Africa events and exercises across the African continent this year. Photo taken by Staff Sgt. Cameron Marsh.

Sgt. Sarah DeArcy, a civil affairs team medic with C/Co 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, coaches SOS Village d’ Enfants inTadjoura caretakers on how to perform the abdominal thrust technique during a first aid discussion group on Jan. 3, 2017. The discussion group covered various medical topics and gave Djiboutians the opportunity to receive hands on training. (US Army Photo By: Staff Sgt. Gregory Williams C Co/411th Civil Affairs Battalion/Released)

MANDA BAY, KENYA (March 4, 2007) – Cpl. Dustin Crouthamel, with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), familiarizes a member of the Kenyan Army with his rifle during the bilateral exercise Edged Mallet ‘07. Edged Mallet is a U.S. and Kenyan military exercise designed to enhance interoperability and tactical proficiency of Kenyan and U.S. Forces. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (AW) Jeremy L. Grisham (Released)

Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, commander of U.S. Army Africa renders a salute after laying a wreath on the Stone of Remembrance during a Veterans Day observance ceremony Nov. 11, 2016, at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia.

Cameroon Soldier pulls security during medical evacuation training in Gabon, Africa, June 21, 2016. U.S. Army Africa's exercise Central Accord 2016 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that brings together partner nations to practice and demonstrate proficiency in conducting peacekeeping operations.

Bilateral Defense Committee Co-Chair Dr. Thobelile Gamade, the Chief of South African Defense Policy, Strategy and Planning, at right, provides concluding remarks alongside her counterpart Amanda Dory, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs. The senior leaders of the South African National Defense Forces discussed training and exercise opportunities for 2017 during the U.S. and Republic of South Africa Bilateral Defense Committee meeting October 26 at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The meeting was hosted by the New York National Guard, a National Guard Bureau state partner with South Africa since 2003. U.S. National Guard photo by Col. Richard Goldenberg.

U.S. Army Africa commanding general, Maj. Gen. Joseph P. Harrington met with consulate generals from Morocco, Turkey, Senegal, Germany, Algeria, and the Netherlands as well as the Italian ministry of foreign affairs based in Italy Nov. 30, 2016 to discuss the role of USARAF on the African Continent and the continued friendship with Italy. The meeting, hosted by Consulate General Milan Philip Reeker, was designed to give a better insight of USARAF missions to key African partners and European allies within the U.S. Consulate Milan Region.

Engineers from the Massachusetts National Guard and their State Partnership Program counterparts from the Kenya Defence Forces Engineer Brigade conduct overseas deployment training Dec. 5-9, 2016, at Thika Barracks near Nairobi, Kenya. The training, which concludes in April, includes skill building and facilitating interoperability between the partner militaries.

U.S. Army’s most senior enlisted leader, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey, discusses his initiatives with senior enlisted leaders of the tenant units located in the Vicenza, Italy area, Nov. 17, 2016 at the post theater on Caserma Ederle. Dailey’s initiatives included: Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Schools, talent management, stewardship of the profession, and the American’s perception of the Army in comparison to other services. Dailey opened the room for questions at the conclusion of his presentation. (U.S. Army Africa photo by: Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds)

U.S. Army’s most senior enlisted leader, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey, gives an interview with Staff Sgt. Joshua Tverberg, U.S. Army Africa command information chief and broadcast journalist, Nov. 17, 2016, in front of the USARAF headquarters on Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy. Present for the interview were representatives from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, American Forces Network and the Stars and Stripes newspaper. (U.S. Army Africa photo by: Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds)

U.S. Army’s most senior enlisted leader, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey, discusses his initiatives with senior enlisted leaders of the tenant units located in the Vicenza, Italy area, Nov. 17, 2016 at the post theater on Caserma Ederle. Dailey’s initiatives included: Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Schools, talent management, stewardship of the profession, and the American’s perception of the Army in comparison to other services. Dailey opened the room for questions at the conclusion of his presentation. (U.S. Army Africa photo by: Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds)

U.S. Army’s most senior enlisted leader, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey, discusses his initiatives with senior enlisted leaders of the tenant units located in the Vicenza, Italy area, Nov. 17, 2016 at the post theater on Caserma Ederle. Dailey’s initiatives included: Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Schools, talent management, stewardship of the profession, and the American’s perception of the Army in comparison to other services. Dailey opened the room for questions at the conclusion of his presentation. (U.S. Army Africa photo by: Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds)

U.S. Army Africa Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, recognizes a team of Soldiers, led by Lt. Col. Dennis Bowers from the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), for their support in numerous exercises and activities in Africa, Monday at the USARAF Headquarters building on Caserma Ederle. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds)

U.S. Army Africa Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, talks with Soldiers from the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) about the significance of their support in sustaining USARAF-led exercises and activities in Africa, Monday at the USARAF Headquarters building on Caserma Ederle. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds)

U.S. Army Africa Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, talks with two teams of Soldiers from the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), during a meeting Monday at the USARAF Headquarters building on Caserma Ederle. The two teams are part of a three-team initiative to provide sustainment capabilities and establish sustainment protocols during USARAF exercises and activities in Africa. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds)

U.S. Army Africa Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, recognizes a team of Soldiers, led by Lt. Col. Dennis Bowers from the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), for their support in numerous exercises and activities in Africa, Monday at the USARAF Headquarters building on Caserma Ederle. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds)

U.S. Army Africa Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, recognizes a team of Soldiers, led by Lt. Col. Dennis Bowers from the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), for their support in numerous exercises and activities in Africa, Monday at the USARAF Headquarters building on Caserma Ederle. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds)

U.S. Army Africa Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, recognizes a team of Soldiers, led by Lt. Col. Dennis Bowers from the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), for their support in numerous exercises and activities in Africa, Monday at the USARAF Headquarters building on Caserma Ederle. Bowers’ team is the first of three teams to serve a six-month rotation to support USARAF’s sustainment needs. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds)