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Multinational United Accord exercise kicks-off in Ghana

11:37 AM5/23/2017
Chadian Lt. Youssouf Brahim, Intelligence officer, takes notes during the opening ceremony for United Accord 2017 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra, Ghana, May 19, 2017. United Accord (formerly Western Accord) 2017 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and Western African forces, and encourages cross training and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Joseph Friend)
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Multinational United Accord exercise kicks-off in Ghana

11:31 AM5/23/2017
UA17 is an exercise designed to develop the capacity of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Standby Force's rapid deployment capability to plan, deploy, employ and sustain forces in support of peacekeeping operations.
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MEDRETE 17-3

11:12 AM5/23/2017
U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Christopher Sims, a nurse anesthetist, and his counterpart monitor a patient prior to a thyroidectomy at Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 15. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
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Multinational United Accord exercise kicks-off in Ghana

11:10 AM5/23/2017
Exercise participants from more than 20 nations gather for a group photo after the opening ceremony of United Accord 2017 at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra, Ghana, May 19, 2017. United Accord (formerly Western Accord) 2017 is an annual, combined, joint military exercise that promotes regional relationships, increases capacity, trains U.S. and Western African forces, and encourages cross training and interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Joseph Friend)
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44 Nations gather in Malawi for ALFS 17

10:47 AM5/20/2017
44 Nations gather in Malawi for ALFS 17
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Malawi concludes successful African Land Forces Summit

10:32 AM5/20/2017
Warrant Officer 1 Patson Mwanakanje (left), a member of the Zambian Army headquarters, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ramous Barker, Republic of Ghana Forces Sergeant Major, socialize during the African Land Forces Summit, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)
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Malawi concludes successful African Land Forces Summit

10:31 AM5/20/2017
From left to right: Vincent Ghambi, Deputy Minister of Defense for Malawi, Virginia Palmer, American Ambassador to Malawi, Gen. Griffin “Spoon” Phiri, Malawi Defense Force chief of staff, and Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, commander of U.S. Army Africa, stand for the Malawi national anthem the closing ceremony of African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)
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Malawi concludes successful African Land Forces Summit

10:31 AM5/20/2017
Gen. Griffin “Spoon” Phiri (left), Malawi Defense Force chief of staff, and Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, commander of U.S. Army Africa, answer questions during a press conference after the conclusion of African Land Forces Summit 2017, in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 11, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)
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Malawi concludes successful African Land Forces Summit

10:24 AM5/20/2017
The Malawi Defence Force hosted the fifth annual African Land Forces Summit, bringing together land force chiefs from the U.S., United Kingdom, France, Brazil and 40 nations across the African continent.
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ALFS17 features inaugural Senior Enlisted Program

10:23 AM5/20/2017
Malawi Defence Force soldiers enrolled in the Malawi Armed Forces College Sergeants Major Course joined senior enlisted military leaders from nine countries across the African continent and U.S. counterparts during the first African Land Forces Summit Senior Enlisted Program, in Salima, Malawi, May 9, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)
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ALFS17 features inaugural Senior Enlisted Program

10:23 AM5/20/2017
Command Sgt. Maj. Cooper Manqueh, a senior noncommissioned officer in the Liberian army, gives his introduction to senior enlisted military leaders from nine countries across the African continent, U.S. counterparts and Malawi Defence Force soldiers enrolled in the Malawi Armed Forces College Sergeants Major Course during the first African Land Forces Summit Senior Enlisted Program, in Salima, Malawi, May 9, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)
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ALFS17 features inaugural Senior Enlisted Program

10:22 AM5/20/2017
Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Gilpin, a senior noncommissioned officer in U.S. Army Africa, gives an introduction to senior enlisted military leaders from nine countries across the African continent and Malawi Defence Force soldiers enrolled in the Malawi Armed Forces College Sergeants Major Course during the first African Land Forces Summit Senior Enlisted Program, in Salima, Malawi, May 9, 2017. ALFS is an annual, weeklong seminar bringing together land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialog to discuss and develop cooperative solutions to regional and transregional challenges and threats. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Paige Behringer)
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ALFS17 features inaugural Senior Enlisted Program

10:09 AM5/20/2017
For the first time in ALFS history, noncommissioned officers had an opportunity to take the stage and learn from one another through a dedicated Senior Enlisted Program.
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MEDRETE 17-3

5:27 PM5/19/2017
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Christopher Mason, a practicing nurse specialist, helps Col. Christopher Sinha, an ear, nose and throat surgeon adjust his headlight prior to a thyroidectomy during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 12. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
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MEDRETE 17-3

7:34 PM5/16/2017
Chadian Lt. Djenaissem Bekoutou, a biomedical technician, and U.S. Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 2 Doug Sires, a health services maintenance technician, assigned to 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga., run diagnostics on a c-arm machine during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 10. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
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Army Reserve Soldier, surgeon prepares for deployment through Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3

1:10 PM5/14/2017
Chadian and U.S. Army military medical professionals perform post-operative rounds to assess patient progress during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 8. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
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Army Reserve Soldier, surgeon prepares for deployment through Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3

1:10 PM5/14/2017
U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Michael Shotwell, a general surgeon, assigned to 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga., and Chadian Col. Bakhit Saleh Harane, a surgeon, perform a patella repair surgery during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 8. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
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Army Reserve Soldier, surgeon prepares for deployment through Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3

1:09 PM5/14/2017
Chadian Col. Bakhit Saleh Harane, surgeon, and U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Michael Shotwell, general surgeon, assigned to 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support, perform a hernia surgery together during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N’Djamena, Chad, May 3. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
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Army Reserve Soldier, surgeon prepares for deployment through Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3

1:06 PM5/14/2017
It was just another ordinary day of practicing medicine in Dallas, Ga., for Michael Shotwell until a U.S. Army recruiter walked in and changed everything.
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6:11 PM5/12/2017
Chadian Capt. Dillah Naiwallah, an instrument supervisor, U.S. Army Reserve Sgts. Talithia Williams and Nykita Williams, both operating room technicians, assigned to 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support in Forest Park, Ga., suture a scalp laceration due to a gunshot wound during Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-3 at the Military Teaching Hospital in N'Djamena, Chad, May 4. The mutually beneficial exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to share best practices and improve medical treatment processes. (U.S. Army Africa photo by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti)
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