Western Accord 16 participants walk through The Granite Sculptures of Laongo in Burkina Faso, May 8, 2016. This was the first activity during the group’s Cultural Day event. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Cand More
General Pingrenoma Zagre, Chief of Defense Staff for Burkina Faso Armed Forces, salutes multinational Western Accord 2016 participants during the exercise’s Closing Day Ceremony May 13, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouag More
Western Accord 16 participants gaze at a rock sculpture at The Granite Sculptures of Laongo in Burkina Faso, May 8, 2016. This was the first activity during the group’s Cultural Day event. (U.S. Army photo by S More
Burkina Faso Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba (left) and General Pingrenoma Zagre (center), Chief of Defense Staff for Burkina Faso Armed Forces, honor the Burkina Faso national flag during the Western Accord 20 More
A sculpture at The Granite Sculptures of Laongo shines in the sun as Western Accord 16 participants tour the premises in the background May 8, 2016 in Laongo, Burkina Faso. Artists from across the world are inv More
Multinational Western Accord 2016 participants display flags for each country represented at the exercise’s Closing Day Ceremony May 13, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The two-week command post More
U.S. Army Col. Thomas Gukeisen (left), commander of 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and Burkina Faso Armed Forces Col. Maj. PALE Theodore N., deputy chief of defense staff, chat during More
Burkina Faso Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba walks past the flags of multinational partners during the Western Accord 2016 Closing Day Ceremony May 13, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The two-wee More
A Burkina Faso folk singer entertains participants of Western Accord 16 during a Cultural Day dinner at hotel Ouaga 2000, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, May 8, 2016. Burkina Faso Armed Forces hosted the Western Acc More
Tulinabo Mushingi, U.S. Ambassador for Burkina Faso, addresses dignitaries and multinational military leaders during the Western Accord 2016 Closing Day Ceremony May 13, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina More
A Burkina Faso flautist entertains participants of Western Accord 16 during a Cultural Day dinner at hotel Ouaga 2000, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, May 8, 2016. Burkina Faso Armed Forces hosted the Western Accord More
General Pingrenoma Zagre, Chief of Defense Staff for Burkina Faso Armed Forces, addresses dignitaries and multinational military leaders during the Western Accord 2016 Closing Day Ceremony May 13, 2016 at Camp More
A Burkina Faso folk dancer smiles as she entertains participants of Western Accord 16 during a Cultural Day dinner at hotel Ouaga 2000, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, May 8, 2016. Burkina Faso Armed Forces hosted t More
Burkina Faso folk dancers entertain participants of Western Accord 16 during a Cultural Day dinner at hotel Ouaga 2000, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, May 8, 2016. Burkina Faso Armed Forces hosted the Western Accor More
Western Accord 16 participants dance during during a Cultural Day dinner at hotel Ouaga 2000, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, May 8, 2016. Burkina Faso Armed Forces hosted the Western Accord 16 Cultural Day halfway More
Western Accord 16 participants dance during a Cultural Day dinner at hotel Ouaga 2000, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, May 8, 2016. Burkina Faso Armed Forces hosted the Western Accord 16 Cultural Day halfway through More
Burkina Faso Armed Forces leaders participating in Western Accord 16 wrap a traditional Burkinabe robe around U.S. Army Col. Thomas Gukeisen, commander of 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division More
Western Accord 16 leaders pose in traditional West African garb during a Cultural Day dinner at hotel Ouaga 2000, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, May 8, 2016. Burkina Faso Armed Forces hosted the Western Accord 16 C More