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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)

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. (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)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day display at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, January 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Exhibition of student’s drawings from Vicenza Elementary School displayed during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day during Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, January 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

A Soldier from U.S. Army Africa observes children's drawings provided by the Vicenza Elementary School for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day during Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, January 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Reenactment protest of Vicenza school age children during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day during Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Reenactment protest of Vicenza school age children during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day during Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua L. Tverberg, assigned to U.S. Army Africa, narrates during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observances, at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

U.S. Army Master Sgt. T D (Terri) Gordon (far left), assigned to U.S. Army IMCOM, offers a prayer during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observances, at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Mr. Bert A. Gillott, Protocol Specialist U.S. Army Africa, Southern European Task Force, addresses the audience during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observances, at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

U.S. Army Soldiers and Vicenza Community members, attend the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observances, at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

U.S. Army Soldiers and Vicenza Community members, attend the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observances, at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Mr. Anthony Malik Thompson of Vicenza High School, recites Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

U.S. Army Soldiers and Vicenza Community members, attend the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ,U.S. Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

U.S. Army Soldiers and Vicenza Community members, attend the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, U.S. Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Gospel Service Choir of the Vicenza community, performs during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observances, at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Gospel Service Choir of the Vicenza community, performs during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observances, at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Gospel Service Choir of the Vicenza community, performs during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observances, at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Cake for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day during Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Colonel Christine A. Beeler, commander of the 414th Contracting Support Brigade, addresses the audience during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observances at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Colonel Christine A. Beeler, commander of the 414th Contracting Support Brigade, addresses the audience during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observances at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Colonel Christine A. Beeler, commander of the 414th Contracting Support Brigade, addresses the audience during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observances at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

Mr. Alex Wepper of Vicenza High School, addresses the audience during Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances, at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)

(From left), Colonel Christine A. Beeler, commander of the 414th Contracting Support Brigade, Mr. Anthony Malik Thompson of the Vicenza high school, Command Sgt. Maj. Birdel L. Campbell, Battalion Command Sergeant Major U.S. Army Africa and Lt. Col. Brett M. Medlin, Battalion Commander U.S. Army Africa, pose for a photo during award appreciation for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, at Vicenza Military Community’s 2017 Observance Ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/released)