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Brig. Gen. Chris Gentry, the deputy commanding general

Maj. Gen. D. Scott McKean, Commander of 2nd Infantry

Marines salute Maj. Gen. Gary L. Thomas, the commanding

US Army personnel from the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, along with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Army personnel prepare for a airdrop mission on a US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft from the 14th Airlift Squadron out of Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The personnel will drop over Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The countries will conduct combined airborne operations, weapons training, and cultural activities during Exercise CENTRAL ASIAN BATTALION (CENTRAZBAT) 97 in order to strengthen partnership between CENTRAZBAT participants to set the conditions for a successful Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise

The Pennsylvania National Guard Alpha Team poses for

The command teams from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team,

The rifle team comes to the position of attention to

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (VMM-262)

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Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) 5 African soldiers and US Army, 3rd Special Forces soldiers stand in formation in a field near Accra, Ghana, during closing ceremonies for Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) 5 African soldiers and US Army, 3rd Special Forces soldiers stand in formation in a field near Accra, Ghana, during closing ceremonies for Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) 5 African soldiers and US Army, 3rd Special Forces soldiers stand in formation in a field near Accra, Ghana, during closing ceremonies for Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) 5 African soldiers and US Army, 3rd Special Forces soldiers stand in formation in a field near Accra, Ghana, during closing ceremonies for Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

Members of the Army's 3rd Special Forces, board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III to return to the United States after participating in Operation FOCUS RELIEF, in Accra, Ghana. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

Troops from the 86th Contingency Response Group (CRG), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, assemble a tent at an airfield in Accra, Ghana, in preparation to transport US forces and cargo connected with Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

Soldiers of the 1ST Infantry Battalion Senegal Army attend a training class on raid techniques during Operation FOCUS RELIEF II (OFR II) in Thies, Senegal. OFR II is an operation provided by the U.S. Army Special Forces to the Senegal army for training on new equipment and fighting tactics to bring up their proficiency level for peace enforcement in Sierra Leone

Soldiers of the 1ST Infantry Battalion Senegal Army practice troop movement techniques during Operation FOCUS RELIEF II (OFR II) in Thies, Senegal. OFR II is an operation provided by the US Army Special Forces to the Senegal Army for training on new equipment and fighting tactics to bring up their proficiency level for peace enforcement in Sierra Leone

STAFF Sergeant Scott Tenmey, USAF, Vehicle Maintenance SPECIALIST, 86th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, uses a Case MW20BFL10K-AT forklift, moves a pallet of cargo at the airfield in Accra, Ghana, in preparation to transport US forces and cargo involved in Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

US Army, 3rd Special Forces soldiers stand in formation in a field near Accra, Ghana, during closing ceremonies for Operation FOCUS RELIEF. Operation FOCUS RELIEF, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone, to equip and train seven battalions from West African countries to be able to conduct peace enforcement operations

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Subject Operation/Series: FOCUS RELIEF

Base: Accra

Country: Ghana (GHA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Pamela J. Farlin, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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