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U.S. Army civil affairs Soldiers assigned to SETAF-AF conducted a civil military cooperation (CIMIC) and medical capabilities assessment with the Armed Forces of Liberia 24-28 Apr., 2023 in Monrovia, Liberia. The engagement represents the first in a series of engagements aimed at increasing partner capacity. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

U.S. Army civil affairs Soldiers assigned to SETAF-AF conducted a civil military cooperation (CIMIC) and medical capabilities assessment with the Armed Forces of Liberia 24-28 Apr., 2023 in Monrovia, Liberia. The engagement represents the first in a series of engagements aimed at increasing partner capacity. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

U.S. Army civil affairs Soldiers assigned to SETAF-AF conducted a civil military cooperation (CIMIC) and medical capabilities assessment with the Armed Forces of Liberia 24-28 Apr., 2023 in Monrovia, Liberia. The engagement represents the first in a series of engagements aimed at increasing partner capacity. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

U.S. Army civil affairs Soldiers assigned to SETAF-AF conducted a civil military cooperation (CIMIC) and medical capabilities assessment with the Armed Forces of Liberia 24-28 Apr., 2023 in Monrovia, Liberia. The engagement represents the first in a series of engagements aimed at increasing partner capacity. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

U.S. Army civil affairs Soldiers assigned to SETAF-AF conducted a civil military cooperation (CIMIC) and medical capabilities assessment with the Armed Forces of Liberia 24-28 Apr., 2023 in Monrovia, Liberia. The engagement represents the first in a series of engagements aimed at increasing partner capacity. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

U.S. Army civil affairs Soldiers assigned to SETAF-AF conducted a civil military cooperation (CIMIC) and medical capabilities assessment with the Armed Forces of Liberia 24-28 Apr., 2023 in Monrovia, Liberia. The engagement represents the first in a series of engagements aimed at increasing partner capacity. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

James Wilkerson, Logistics Civil Augmentation Program support contractor, presents contracting considerations at a logistics planning conference in Padova, Italy, April 13, 2023. Wilkerson, from the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, was among more than 30 participants in the conference organized by the 414th Contracting Support Brigade and the 79th Theater Sustainment Command. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton)

Contract Specialist Gloria Lucero, left, discusses contracting considerations with James Wilkerson, Logistics Civil Augmentation Program support contractor, at a logistics planning conference in Padova, Italy, April 13, 2023. Lucero, from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Central in Naples, Italy, was among more than 30 participants in the conference organized by the 414th Contracting Support Brigade and the 79th Theater Sustainment Command. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton)

A group of logistics and contracting specialists visit a contingency site location (CSL) in Dakar, Senegal, April 14-18, 2023, in order to understand operating conditions troops in Africa could face. A CSL is a modest facility strategically located so that the U.S. military can efficiently establish a base of operations when required. The 79th Theater Sustainment Command organized the trip as the concluding event of the Logistics Capabilities and Requirements Summit 23, which started in Padova, Italy, for a conference on contracting solutions hosted by the 414th Contracting Support Brigade. (Courtesy photo)

A group of logistics and contracting specialists visit a contingency site location (CSL) in Dakar, Senegal, April 14-18, 2023, in order to understand operating conditions troops in Africa could face. A CSL is a modest facility strategically located so that the U.S. military can efficiently establish a base of operations when required. The 79th Theater Sustainment Command organized the trip as the concluding event of the Logistics Capabilities and Requirements Summit 23, which started in Padova, Italy, for a conference on contracting solutions hosted by the 414th Contracting Support Brigade. (Courtesy photo)

A group of logistics and contracting specialists visit a contingency site location (CSL) in Dakar, Senegal, April 14-18, 2023, in order to understand operating conditions troops in Africa could face. A CSL is a modest facility strategically located so that the U.S. military can efficiently establish a base of operations when required. The 79th Theater Sustainment Command organized the trip as the concluding event of the Logistics Capabilities and Requirements Summit 23, which started in Padova, Italy, for a conference on contracting solutions hosted by the 414th Contracting Support Brigade. (Courtesy photo)

Planners, logisticians, intelligence and operations officers, as well as public affairs and civil affairs Soldiers, many assigned to U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), tackle a disaster response case study during a joint humanitarian operations course in Vicenza, Italy, April 5, 2023. The U.S. Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance hosts JHOCs regularly to provide instruction on military and civilian cooperation during disaster response operations. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Pablo Iguaran-Diaz, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), navigates an obstacle course during the Lion's Legacy Series event, hosted by SETAF-AF, at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Apirl 6, 2023. The Lion’s Legacy Series encourages SETAF-AF Soldiers to cooperate and compete in a skill and athletic based event that strengthens the abilities and bonds of the unit. (U.S. Army photo Spc. Zachery Frost)

Staff Sgt. Dale Burdette (right) and Staff Sgt. Alex Radi (back) participate in a knowledge exchange with the Beninese Armed Forces (FAB - Forces armées béninoises) centered on counter–IED (improvised explosive device) training in Benin, Feb. 13 to 17, 2023. Burdette and Radi are National Guardsmen in the 817th Engineer Company (Sapper) in Jamestown, N.D. The North Dakota National is a member of the U.S. Africa Command State Partnership Program with Togo and Benin. (Photo courtesy N.D. Army National Guard)

Staff Sgt. Alex Radi, 817th Engineer Company (Sapper), assists Benin Soldiers conducting a Counter-IED mission in Ouassa, Benin, Feb. 16, 2023. The N.D. National Guard Soldier worked with the Benin Soldiers in planning for a practical exercise that incorporated counter-IED mission planning during mounted and dismounted patrols. Radi and Staff Sgt. Dale Burdette, both of the Jamestown-based 817th Engineer Company (Sapper), participated in a knowledge exchange with the Beninese Armed Forces (FAB - Forces armées béninoises) centered on counter–IED (improvised explosive device) training in Benin, Feb. 13 to 17, 2023. (Photo courtesy N.D. National Guard)

Staff Sgt. Alex Radi, 817th Engineer Company (Sapper), observes Benin Soldiers conducting a Counter-IED mission in Ouassa, Benin, Feb. 16, 2023. The N.D. National Guard Soldier worked with the Benin Soldiers in planning for a practical exercise that incorporated counter-IED mission planning during mounted and dismounted patrols. Radi and Staff Sgt. Dale Burdette, both of the Jamestown-based 817th Engineer Company (Sapper), participated in a knowledge exchange with the Beninese Armed Forces (FAB - Forces armées béninoises) centered on counter–IED (improvised explosive device) training in Benin, Feb. 13 to 17, 2023. (Photo courtesy N.D. National Guard)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund, Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) Commanding General, gathers with James Madison University (JMU) students for a group photo during a first time visit to the JMU European Union Policy Studies Florence campus in Florence, Italy on Mar. 29, 2023. This visit educated and highlighted to future federal employees how SETAF-AF collaborates and works with allies and partners in Africa and Europe, bringing real world application to their future potential careers. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson)

(Center) Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) commanding general, attends an exercise update brief during SETAF-AF’s joint task force validation exercise at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, on Mar. 10, 2023. Soldiers and staff from SETAF-AF joined service members from the U.S. Transportation Command’s Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (JECC), U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Army European Command, U.S Army Reserve and others from inter-agency organizations to establish and operate a joint task force headquarters. ( U.S. Army photo by Spc. Raymond Randall.)

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) commanding general, attends an exercise update brief during SETAF-AF’s joint task force validation exercise at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, on Mar. 10, 2023. Soldiers and staff from SETAF-AF joined service members from the U.S. Transportation Command’s Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (JECC), U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Army European Command, U.S Army Reserve and others from inter-agency organizations to establish and operate a joint task force headquarters. ( U.S. Army photo by Spc. Raymond Randall.)

Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund makes opening remarks at the African Alumni Symposium in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26, 2023. Wasmund, commanding general of the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, was joined by former African graduates of the Army War College to attend the African Alumni Symposium at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center Feb. 26 to March 2. The symposium is a U.S. Africa Command annual event bringing together African alumni from U.S. military education schools. Every three years, the Army takes its turn to host African graduates of the Army War College. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton)

Maj. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund makes opening remarks at the African Alumni Symposium in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26, 2023. Wasmund, commanding general of the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, was joined by former African graduates of the Army War College to attend the African Alumni Symposium at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center Feb. 26 to March 2. The symposium is a U.S. Africa Command annual event bringing together African alumni from U.S. military education schools. Every three years, the Army takes its turn to host African graduates of the Army War College. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton)

Maj. Gen. David C. Hill (right) and Malawi army Brig. Gen. Dan Kuwali talk during the opening meeting of the African Alumni Symposium in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26, 2023. Hill, commandant of the Army War College, and Kuwali, Malawi Defence Force judge advocate general, joined dozens of former African graduates from 19 nations returning to the Army War College to attend the symposium Feb. 26 to March 2. The symposium is a U.S. Africa Command annual event bringing together African alumni from U.S. military education schools. Every three years, the Army takes its turn to host African graduates of the Army War College.(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton)

Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund (right) meets with Uganda army Brig. Gen. Keith Kukunda Katungi on the opening day of the African Alumni Symposium 2023 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27, 2023. Wasmund, commanding general of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, and Katungi, a former commander of the Africa Transition Mission in Somalia, discussed items of mutual concern related to security conditions in east Africa and opportunities for future collaboration. Former African graduates of the Army War College returned to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to attend the African Alumni Symposium at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center Feb. 26 to March 2. The symposium is a U.S. Africa Command annual event bringing together African alumni from U.S. military education schools. Every three years, the Army takes its turn to host African graduates of the Army War College.(U.S. Army photo by Christopher House)

Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund (center) meets with Kenyan army Lt. Gen. Jonah Maina Mwangi (right) and Maj. Gen. Frederick Lmongoni Leuria on the opening day of the African Alumni Symposium 2023 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27, 2023. Wasmund, commanding general of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, Mwangi, Kenya National Defence University vice chancellor, and Leuria, assistant chief of Kenya Defence Forces, Operations, Plans and Doctrine, discussed items of mutual concern related to security conditions in east Africa and opportunities for future collaboration. Former African graduates of the Army War College returned to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to attend the African Alumni Symposium at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center Feb. 26 to March 2. The symposium is a U.S. Africa Command annual event bringing together African alumni from U.S. military education schools. Every three years, the Army takes its turn to host African graduates of the Army War College.(U.S. Army photo by Christopher House)

Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund (right) meets with Mauritanian army Brig. Gen. Mohamed Boide on the opening day of the African Alumni Symposium 2023 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27, 2023. Wasmund, commanding general of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, and Boide, commander of the Mauritania army special operations command, discussed items of mutual concern related to security conditions in the Sahel region and opportunities for future collaboration. Former African graduates of the Army War College returned to Carlisle, Pennsylvania,to attend the African Alumni Symposium at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center Feb. 26 to March 2. The symposium is a U.S. Africa Command annual event bringing together African alumni from U.S. military education schools. Every three years, the Army takes its turn to host African graduates of the Army War College.(U.S. Army photo by Christopher House)

Togo army Lt. Col. Samah Soussou (center) meets with fellow African Alumni Symposium 2023 participants in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26, 2023. Former African graduates of the Army War College returned to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to attend the African Alumni Symposium at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center Feb. 26 to March 2. The symposium is a U.S. Africa Command annual event bringing together African alumni from U.S. military education schools. Every three years, the Army takes its turn to host African graduates of the Army War College.(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton)

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa International Military Engagements team members assemble binders for the African Alumni Symposium, scheduled to begin tomorrow in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The African Alumni Symposium is an annual U.S. Africa Command event. Every three years, the U.S. Army has its turn to bring back African graduates of the Army War College. This year's symposium runs Feb. 26 to March 3 and features guest speakers from the leaders from several U.S. and African defense departments. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton)

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa International Military Engagements team members assemble binders for the African Alumni Symposium, scheduled to begin tomorrow in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The African Alumni Symposium is an annual U.S. Africa Command event. Every three years, the U.S. Army has its turn to bring back African graduates of the Army War College. This year's symposium runs Feb. 26 to March 3 and features guest speakers from the leaders from several U.S. and African defense departments. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Cain S. Claxton)

U.S. Army Col. Marin J. Lucenti III, Vermont State Surgeon converses with Dr. Binta Diop Badiane, Director, Tivaouane Hospital, during introductions at the start of a medical readiness exercise called MEDREX Senegal 2023. Lucenti is part of a 40-person U.S. medical team working alongside Senegalese hospital professionals at the Thies Regional Hospital and two smaller hospitals in and around Thies, Senegal over the two-week exercise. MEDREX is a program designed and overseen by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) that allows medical personnel from the U.S. military and partner nations to exchange medical procedures and strengthen treatment capabilities. The exercise exposes participants to unique medical delivery methods, and ultimately improves their capacity to assess and deliver medical care. MEDREX Senegal 2023 is organized and executed by the Vermont National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) and administered by the National Guard Bureau. The Vermont National Guard and Senegal have been partnered through SPP since 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Alisha Grezlik)

U.S. Army and Air Force medical professionals with the Vermont National Guard receive a welcoming handshake from a Senegalese child in Thies, Senegal during the start of a medical readiness exercise called MEDREX Senegal 2023. The 40-person U.S. team will work for the next two weeks alongside Senegalese hospital professionals at the Thies Regional Hospital and two smaller hospitals in and around Thies, Senegal. MEDREX is a program designed and overseen by the U.S. Southern European Task Force, Africa that allows medical personnel from the U.S. military and partner nations to exchange medical procedures and strengthen treatment capabilities. The exercise exposes participants to unique medical delivery methods, and ultimately improves their capacity to assess and deliver medical care. MEDREX Senegal 2023 is organized and executed by the Vermont National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) and administered by the National Guard Bureau. The Vermont National Guard and Senegal have been partnered through SPP since 2008. (U.S. Army photo by SFC Jason Alvarez)

U.S. Army and Air Force medical professionals with the Vermont National Guard receive an orientation of the Mbour Hospital Feb. 20, 2023 during the start of a medical readiness exercise called MEDREX Senegal 2023. The 40-person U.S. team will work for the next two weeks alongside Senegalese hospital professionals at the Thies Regional Hospital and two smaller hospitals in and around Thies, Senegal. MEDREX is a program designed and overseen by the U.S. Southern European Task Force, Africa that allows medical personnel from the U.S. military and partner nations to exchange medical procedures and strengthen treatment capabilities. The exercise exposes participants to unique medical delivery methods, and ultimately improves their capacity to assess and deliver medical care. MEDREX Senegal 2023 is organized and executed by the Vermont National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) and administered by the National Guard Bureau. The Vermont National Guard and Senegal have been partnered through SPP since 2008. (U.S. Army photo by SFC Jason Alvarez)

Uganda People's Defence Force medics take part in tactical field care refresher training hosted by 2nd Battalion, 54th Security Forces Assistance Brigade during Justified Accord 23in Isiolo, Kenya, Feb. 15, 2023.. Exercise Justified Accord 23 enables readiness training for U.S. Joint Forces, Kenya Defence Forces and additional partners with a multinational Field Training Exercise.(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson)

Staff Sgt. Joseph Kim, a member of the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, instructs members of the Kenyan Defence Forces on how to properly apply a tourniquet during Justified Accord 2023 in Isiolo, Kenya, Feb. 14, 2023. JA23 is a joint, multinational, readiness exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), and conducted in Kenya. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Steven Eaton)

Staff Sgt. Joseph Kim, a member of the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, instructs a soldier from the Kenyan Defence Forces on how to properly check the back of a casualty for injuries. This training is part of Justified Accord 2023 in Isiolo, Kenya, on Feb. 14, 2023. JA 23 is a key exercise for U.S. and partner readiness as it enables forces to train and operate as a combined and joint force while enabling East African regional security. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Steven Eaton)

U.S. Army training advisors from the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade conduct an after-action review with soldiers from the Keynan Forces and the Battalion Intervention Rapide of Djibouti, after a situation training exercise during Justified Accord 2023, in Isiolo, Kenya, Feb. 16, 2023. Justified Accord 23 is a key exercise for U.S. and partner readiness as it enables forces to train and operate as a combined and joint force while enabling East African regional security. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Steven Eaton)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Miles Owens from the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade, briefs leadership from the Kenyan Defence Forces and the Battalion Intervention Rapide of Djibouti on the next event during a Situational Training Exercise (STX) during Justified Accord 23 in Isiolo Kenya, Feb. 15, 2023. The STX is the last step before the field training exercise which is the culminating event for Justified Accord 23. JA23 is a joint, multinational, readiness exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), and conducted in Eastern Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Steven Eaton)

U.S. Army Capt. James Hogan, 182nd Medical Company, and Capt. Jeffrey Sparda with the Medical Detachment, both within the Massachusetts National Guard, teamed up in Kenya, Feb. 10–23, 2023. Together, they traveled from Boston to Nairobi, joining approximately 1,000 other participants from nearly 20 partner nations in U.S. Africa Command’s largest East African exercise, Justified Accord 2023 led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF). (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob Slaymaker)

A U.S. Army Reserve C12 lands at Isiolo International Airport in support of Justified Accord 23 in Isiolo, Kenya on Feb. 12, 2023. Three C12s, from the 2-228th Aviation Regiment, one of only two fixed-wing battalions in the entire army reserve are supporting Justified Accord, with transport between Nairobi and Isiolo for movement of troops and staff, and to support ambulatory casualty evacuation. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Luke Michalski)

Soldiers from the Massachusetts National Guard supporting the Joint Exercise Support Group for Justified Accord 2023, pose for a photo at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Feb. 11, 2023. The JESG is responsible for logistical support for the exercise including food, water, and transportation. Justified Accord is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise in East Africa. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), this multi-national exercise brings together more than 20 countries from four continents to increase partner readiness for peacekeeping missions, crisis response, and humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson)