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After a visit from distinguished guests from participating nations of Exercise Western Accord 2012, Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard N. Harris, chief of joint staff of Vermont Air National Guard, bids farewell to Senegalese Adm. Ousmane Ibrahima Sall, deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Senegal. Distinguished visitors included: Gen. Carter F. Ham, the commander of U.S. Africa Command; Lt. Col. Daniel Jones, U.S. Defense Attaché to Senegal; Col. Douglas Fairfeld, chief of staff for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa; The Honorable Robert Yamate, Charge d’Affairs of the U.S. Embassy in Dakar; Brig. Gen. Richard N. Harris Jr., chief of joint staff of the Vermont Air National Guard; Adm. Ousmane, Ibrahima Sall, deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Senegal; Brig. Gen. Pape Samba Kamara, chief of the Senegalese army; Brig. Gen. Gregoire Saint-Quentin, commander, French Elements in Senegal; Col. Vinta Some, Burkina Faso Contingent commander, ECOWAS Standby Force; Abdoulie Kah, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Defense, Gambia; Brig. Gen. Namory Traore, deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces, Guinea. Exercise Western Accord 2012 is a multi-lateral training exercise with West African nations to increase understanding and interoperability, prevent conflict by enabling Africans to provide for their security and stability, strengthen relationships with partner nations, and promote and support U.S. national security priorities. Participating African nations include Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Gambia.

After a visit from distinguished guests from participating nations of Exercise Western Accord 2012, Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard N. Harris, chief of joint staff of Vermont Air National Guard, bids farewell to Senegalese Adm. Ousmane Ibrahima Sall, deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Senegal. Distinguished visitors included: Gen. Carter F. Ham, the commander of U.S. Africa Command; Lt. Col. Daniel Jones, U.S. Defense Attaché to Senegal; Col. Douglas Fairfeld, chief of staff for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa; The Honorable Robert Yamate, Charge d’Affairs of the U.S. Embassy in Dakar; Brig. Gen. Richard N. Harris Jr., chief of joint staff of the Vermont Air National Guard; Adm. Ousmane, Ibrahima Sall, deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Senegal; Brig. Gen. Pape Samba Kamara, chief of the Senegalese army; Brig. Gen. Gregoire Saint-Quentin, commander, French Elements in Senegal; Col. Vinta Some, Burkina Faso Contingent commander, ECOWAS Standby Force; Abdoulie Kah, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Defense, Gambia; Brig. Gen. Namory Traore, deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces, Guinea. Exercise Western Accord 2012 is a multi-lateral training exercise with West African nations to increase understanding and interoperability, prevent conflict by enabling Africans to provide for their security and stability, strengthen relationships with partner nations, and promote and support U.S. national security priorities. Participating African nations include Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Gambia.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Local villagers of Thies, Senegal, wait in line to be let in the gates of the clinic here, July 11. The medical care provided by the U.S. is part of Exercise Western Accord 2012. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy, and Air Force are taking part in Western Accord -- a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese and several Western African nations. The training exercise runs from June 26 - July 24 and involves Armed Forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

Local villagers of Thies, Senegal, wait in line to be let in the gates of the clinic here, July 11. The medical care provided by the U.S. is part of Exercise Western Accord 2012. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy, and Air Force are taking part in Western Accord -- a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese and several Western African nations. The training exercise runs from June 26 - July 24 and involves Armed Forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica DeRose

U.S. service members carry a local woman unable to walk into the gates of the clinic in Thies, Senegal, July 11. The medical care provided by the U.S. is part of Exercise Western Accord 2012. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy, and Air Force are taking part in Western Accord -- a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese and several Western African nations. The training exercise runs from June 26 - July 24 and involves Armed Forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

U.S. service members carry a local woman unable to walk into the gates of the clinic in Thies, Senegal, July 11. The medical care provided by the U.S. is part of Exercise Western Accord 2012. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy, and Air Force are taking part in Western Accord -- a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese and several Western African nations. The training exercise runs from June 26 - July 24 and involves Armed Forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica DeRose

Local children of Thies, Senegal wait to be seen at the clinic here, July 11. The medical care provided by the U.S. is part of Exercise Western Accord 2012. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy, and Air Force are taking part in Western Accord -- a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese and several Western African nations. The training exercise runs from June 26 - July 24 and involves Armed Forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

Local children of Thies, Senegal wait to be seen at the clinic here, July 11. The medical care provided by the U.S. is part of Exercise Western Accord 2012. U.S. service members, primarily Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy, and Air Force are taking part in Western Accord -- a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese and several Western African nations. The training exercise runs from June 26 - July 24 and involves Armed Forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica DeRose

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kolton Loomis, a combat engineer with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, tightens lug nuts on a watchtower he is helping construct in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Loomis is participating in Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese, several Western African nations and the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kolton Loomis, a combat engineer with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, tightens lug nuts on a watchtower he is helping construct in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Loomis is participating in Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese, several Western African nations and the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

Photo by Senior Airman Sarah Mattison

U.S. Marine Cpl. Hooiquoc Nguyen directs Lance Cpl. Michael Busman, both combat engineers with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, forward with a stack of beams a watchtower in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Loomis is participating in Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese, several Western African nations and the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Hooiquoc Nguyen directs Lance Cpl. Michael Busman, both combat engineers with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, forward with a stack of beams a watchtower in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Loomis is participating in Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese, several Western African nations and the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

Photo by Senior Airman Sarah Mattison

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Mitchoson, a combat engineer with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, grades a road to the new range in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Mitchoson is participating in Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese, several Western African nations and the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Mitchoson, a combat engineer with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, grades a road to the new range in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Mitchoson is participating in Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese, several Western African nations and the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

Photo by Senior Airman Sarah Mattison

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin Tye watches Lance Cpl. Zachary Ellis, both combat engineers with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, drill into a beam for a watchtower in Thiès, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Tye and Ellis are participating in Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese, several Western African nations and the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin Tye watches Lance Cpl. Zachary Ellis, both combat engineers with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, drill into a beam for a watchtower in Thiès, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Tye and Ellis are participating in Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese, several Western African nations and the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France.

Photo by Senior Airman Sarah Mattison

Marines and sailors from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa pose for a picture with United States Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, during his visit with the African Partnership Station team aboard High-Speed Vessel Swift 2, in Douala, Cameroon, Aug. 29, 2012. HSV-2 Swift is an Australian built, privately-owned, privately-operated vessel that has been outfitted for the US Navy. Swift is crewed by civilian mariners who operate, navigate, and engineer the ship, and a military detachment that oversees theatre security cooperation efforts. APS is an international security cooperation initiative aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities in order to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa is made up of over 120 Reserve Marines and sailors from 32 different units and supports U.S. Africa Command and Marine Forces Africa by conducting Department of State sponsored security cooperation missions in the continent of Africa. (Left to right) Lt. Col. Gerard Wynn, commanding officer of Special Purpose-MAGTF Africa, Gunnery Sgt. Chad Fordyce, Navy Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul McNair, Staff Sgt. Garrick Galvez, Cpl. Peter Byron, Sgt. Seth Cornfield, Lance Cpl. Zachary Hornaday, Cpl. Derick Molina, Sgt. Andrew Ngo, Sgt. Maj. James Adams, Sgt. Maj. of Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa.

Marines and sailors from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa pose for a picture with United States Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, during his visit with the African Partnership Station team aboard High-Speed Vessel Swift 2, in Douala, Cameroon, Aug. 29, 2012. HSV-2 Swift is an Australian built, privately-owned, privately-operated vessel that has been outfitted for the US Navy. Swift is crewed by civilian mariners who operate, navigate, and engineer the ship, and a military detachment that oversees theatre security cooperation efforts. APS is an international security cooperation initiative aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities in order to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa is made up of over 120 Reserve Marines and sailors from 32 different units and supports U.S. Africa Command and Marine Forces Africa by conducting Department of State sponsored security cooperation missions in the continent of Africa. (Left to right) Lt. Col. Gerard Wynn, commanding officer of Special Purpose-MAGTF Africa, Gunnery Sgt. Chad Fordyce, Navy Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul McNair, Staff Sgt. Garrick Galvez, Cpl. Peter Byron, Sgt. Seth Cornfield, Lance Cpl. Zachary Hornaday, Cpl. Derick Molina, Sgt. Andrew Ngo, Sgt. Maj. James Adams, Sgt. Maj. of Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa.

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Lance Cpl. Chris Brigham, a machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, changes the barrel of a M2 .50 caliber machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Lance Cpl. Chris Brigham, a machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, changes the barrel of a M2 .50 caliber machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah

Lance Cpl. Chris Brigham, a machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, reloads a M2 .50 caliber machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.::r::::n::::r::::n::

Lance Cpl. Chris Brigham, a machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, reloads a M2 .50 caliber machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.::r::::n::::r::::n::

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah

Lance Cpl. James Lemire, assistant machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, directs Lance Cpl. Chris Brigham as he shoots targets with the M2 .50 caliber machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Lance Cpl. James Lemire, assistant machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, directs Lance Cpl. Chris Brigham as he shoots targets with the M2 .50 caliber machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah

A machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, fires the M240B machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

A machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, fires the M240B machine gun here July 25 during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah

An M2 .50 caliber machine gun, sits here July 25 before being fired by Georgian soldiers and Marine machine gunners from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, during training here July 25 for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

An M2 .50 caliber machine gun, sits here July 25 before being fired by Georgian soldiers and Marine machine gunners from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, during training here July 25 for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah

A machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, clears the M240B machine gun for a Georgian soldier during training here July 25 for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

A machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, clears the M240B machine gun for a Georgian soldier during training here July 25 for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.

Photo by Cpl. Nana Dannsaappiah

Cpl. Adam Marlatt discusses possible safe routes through the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster area with a member of a local nongovernmental organization after scanning radiation levels of the main roads around the plant.

Cpl. Adam Marlatt discusses possible safe routes through the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster area with a member of a local nongovernmental organization after scanning radiation levels of the main roads around the plant.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Cpl. Adam Marlatt

Cpl. Adam Marlatt checks a local council member from Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, for any signs of radioactive contamination in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The councilman had been wearing the same jacket for days as he worked in the disaster zone and was concerned about contamination.

Cpl. Adam Marlatt checks a local council member from Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, for any signs of radioactive contamination in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The councilman had been wearing the same jacket for days as he worked in the disaster zone and was concerned about contamination.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Cpl. Adam Marlatt

Cpl. Adam Marlatt helps prepare a paralyzed Haitian patient for a medical evacuation to the United States for further treatment Jan. 2011.

Cpl. Adam Marlatt helps prepare a paralyzed Haitian patient for a medical evacuation to the United States for further treatment Jan. 2011.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Cpl. Adam Marlatt

Several members of the Global Disaster Immediate Response Team drive through the mountains of Haiti assessing rural areas for any signs of cholera outbreaks Dec. 2010.

Several members of the Global Disaster Immediate Response Team drive through the mountains of Haiti assessing rural areas for any signs of cholera outbreaks Dec. 2010.

Photo by Photo courtesy of Cpl. Adam Marlatt

Marines with Provisional Security Platoon, 1st Supply Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group stack up and began to clear a building containing Marines playing the role of enemy insurgents counter improvised explosive device training Nov. 5.

Marines with Provisional Security Platoon, 1st Supply Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group stack up and began to clear a building containing Marines playing the role of enemy insurgents counter improvised explosive device training Nov. 5.

Photo by Cpl. Tyler J. Hlavac