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Central African nations find common ground in CASEVAC Training20130223-TA175-002

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:40:09 -0700

Lt. Col. James Fitzgerald, the battalion commander of Headquarters Headquarters Company 158th Aviation Regiment, and a Cameroonian Air Force crew chief give each other a thumbs in front of a Bell 206 helicopter up after a successful run during a practice aerial resupply exercise at the Douala Air Force Base Feb. 23. Fitzgerald and the Cameroon pilots were participating in exercise Central Accord 2013, a joint exercise in which U.S., Cameroon and neighboring Central African militaries partner to promote regional cooperation while increasing aerial resupply and medical readiness capacity. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Hughes, 114th PAD, New Hampshire National Guard)

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Central African nations find common ground in CASEVAC Training

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:40:40 -0700

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Camroon soldiers work on a patient during an evacuation exercise at Douala Air Force Base, Feb. 23 as a part of exercise Central Accord 2013.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Hughes, 114th PAD, New Hampshire National Guard)

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Central African nations find common ground in CASEVAC Training

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:40:53 -0700

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Camroon soldiers load a patient onto a helicopter during an evacuation exercise at Douala Air Force Base, Feb. 23 as a part of exercise Central Accord 2013.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Hughes, 114th PAD, New Hampshire National Guard)

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Central African nations find common ground in CASEVAC Training

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:40:22 -0700

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Central African nations find common ground in CASEVAC Training

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:39:53 -0700

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Lt. Col. James Fitzgerald, the battalion commander of Headquarters Headquarters Company 158th Aviation Regiment, gives the thumbs up to Cameroon pilots flying a Puma Eurocopter helicopter during a casualty evacuation exercise at the Douala Air Force Base Feb. 24. Fitzgerald, the Cameroonian pilots, and the Gabonese Republic and Republic of Congo soldiers next to him were participating in exercise Central Accord 2013, a joint exercise in which U.S., Cameroon and neighboring Central African militaries partner to promote regional cooperation while increasing aerial resupply and medical readiness capacity. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Hughes, 114th PAD, New Hampshire National Guard)

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U.S. Soldiers prepare African soldiers for air drop exercise

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:49:27 -0700

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Lt. Col. James Fitzgerald, the battalion commander of 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, and a Cameroonian Air Force crew chief give each other a thumbs in front of a Bell 206 helicopter after a successful aerial delivery exercise at the Douala Air Force Base Feb. 23. Fitzgerald and the Cameroon air crews are participating in exercise Central Accord 2013, a joint exercise in which U.S., Cameroon and neighboring Central African militaries partner to promote regional cooperation while increasing aerial resupply and medical readiness capacity. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Hughes, 114th PAD, New Hampshire National Guard)

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U.S. Soldiers prepare African soldiers for air drop exercise

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:48:55 -0700

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Lt. Col. James Fitzgerald, the battalion commander of 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, directs a practice aerial resupply exercise with Cameroon pilots flying a Bell 206 helicopter at the Douala Air Force Base Feb. 23. Fitzgerald and the Cameroon air crews are participating in exercise Central Accord 2013, a joint exercise in which U.S., Cameroon and neighboring Central African militaries partner to promote regional cooperation while increasing aerial resupply and medical readiness capacity. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Hughes, 114th PAD, New Hampshire National Guard)

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U.S. Soldiers prepare African soldiers for air drop exercise

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:49:02 -0700

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A Cameroon Air Force crew chief runs to help Lt. Col. James Fitzgerald, the battalion commander of 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, return a box to a Cameroonian Bell 206 helicopter during a practice aerial delivery exercise at the Douala Air Force Base Feb. 23. Fitzgerald, the crew chief other Cameroonian air crew members are participating in exercise Central Accord 2013, a joint exercise in which U.S., Cameroon and neighboring Central African militaries partner to promote regional cooperation while increasing aerial resupply and medical readiness capacity. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Hughes, 114th PAD, New Hampshire National Guard)

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South African National Defense Force visits CCP

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:13:23 -0800

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Lt. Col Light Jongilanga Tsalupondo, administrative commander for the 43rd Brigade of the South African National Defense Force, discusses training events with Staff Sgt. Robert Hamrick of U.S. Army Africa Contingency Command Post during a CCP exercise in preparation for Shared Accord 13, a joint peace keeping and humanitarian exercise. The intent for the CCP exercise was to familiarize the SANDF with Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters capabilities so U.S. and South African soldiers will have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities as a CJTF during SA13. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Terysa M. King)

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South African National Defense Force visits CCP

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:13:30 -0800

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Col. Stephen Marsh, 43rd Brigade Air Operations commander, South African National Defense Force, presents a unit coin to Lt. Col. Kevin Saatkamp, Deputy Chief of Operations for the U.S. Army Africa Contingency Command Post to award the CCP with their efforts to make the exercise a success. The CCP exercise was designed to prepare USARAF for Shared Accord 13, a joint peace keeping and humanitarian exercise. The intent for the CCP exercise was to familiarize the SANDF with Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters capabilities so U.S. and South African soldiers will have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities as a CJTF during SA13. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Terysa M. King)

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South African National Defense Force visits CCP

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:13:11 -0800

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Lt. Col. J.U. Van der Westhuijzen, combat readiness infantry formation, South African National Defense Force, presents thank you gifts to Maj. Ivan Palacios (center) and Lt. Col. Kevin Saatkamp of U.S. Army Africa Contingency Command Post. The CCP exercise was designed to prepare USARAF for Shared Accord 13, a joint peace keeping and humanitarian exercise. The intent for the CCP exercise was to familiarize the SANDF with Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters capabilities so U.S. and South African soldiers will have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities as a CJTF during SA13. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Terysa M. King)

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South African National Defense Force visits CCP

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:13:05 -0800

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Maj. Albert Garcia and Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Smith of U.S. Army Africa Contingency Command Post discuss sustainment planning with Lt. Col Light Jongilanga Tsalupondo, administrative commander for the 43rd Brigade of the South African National Defense Force during a CCP exercise in preparation for Shared Accord 13, a joint peace keeping and humanitarian exercise. The intent for the CCP exercise was to familiarize the SANDF with Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters capabilities so U.S. and South African soldiers will have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities as a CJTF during SA13. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Terysa M. King)

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South African National Defense Force visits CCP

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:13:16 -0800

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Col. Vuka Sean Mahlasela, 44th Parachute Regiment commander, South African National Defense Force (left), thanks Lt. Col. Kevin Saatkamp, Deputy Chief of Operations for U.S. Army Africa Contingency Command Post, while Col. Stephen Marsh, 43rd Brigade Air Operations Commander, South African National Defense Force, looks on. The CCP exercise was executed in preparation for Shared Accord 13, a joint peace keeping and humanitarian exercise. The intent for the CCP exercise was to familiarize the SANDF with Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters capabilities so U.S. and South African soldiers will have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities as a CJTF during SA13. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Terysa M. King)

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U.S., African riggers and air crews exchange ideas

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:23:12 -0800

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U.S. Army Specialist Brian Trautt shares his low cost low altitude bundle building experiences with African partner nation participants during Central Accord 2013, at the Cameroon Defense Forces Air Base airfield Douala, Cameroon, February 21, 2012. Trautt, a parachute rigger, assigned to the 5th Quartermaster Battalion Detachment, Kaiserslautern, Germany, joined more than a hundred other U.S. Army, Air Force, and Navy personnel in Cameroon to partner with Central African partner nation exercise participants, 20 February - 1 March 2013, to enhance logistical readiness, resupply capabilities, aeromedical evacuations and air delivery operations. The U.S. Department of Defense personnel will share their experiences with hundreds of personnel from Cameroon, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome e Principe, and Gabonese Republic. (U.S. Air Force Photo / MSgt Stan Parker)

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U.S., African riggers and air crews exchange ideas

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:23:25 -0800

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African partner nation members share a quiet moment following low cost low altitude bundle building during Central Accord 2013, at the Cameroon Defense Forces Air Base airfield Douala, Cameroon, February 21, 2012. More than a hundred U.S. Army, Air Force, and Navy personnel deployed to Cameroon to partner with Central African partner nation exercise participants, 20 February - 1 March 2013, to enhance logistical readiness, resupply capabilities, aeromedical evacuations and air delivery operations. The U.S. Department of Defense personnel will share their experiences with hundreds of personnel from Cameroon, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome e Principe, and Gabonese Republic. (U.S. Air Force Photo / MSgt Stan Parker)

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U.S., African riggers and air crews exchange ideas

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:23:31 -0800

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Cameroon Air Force Col. Yamba Guillaume, C-130 pilot, and U.S. Air Force air advisors share ideas regarding aerial delivery systems during Central Accord 2013, at the Douala Air Force Base, Douala, Cameroon, Feb. 21. Central Accord 2013 is a joint exercise in which U.S., Cameroon and neighboring Central African militaries partner to promote regional cooperation while increasing aerial resupply and medical readiness capacity. (Photo by Master Sgt. MSgt Stan Parker, 621st CRW Public Affairs)

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U.S., African riggers and air crews exchange ideas

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:23:00 -0800

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U.S. and Cameroon Air Force personnel share ideas regarding aerial delivery systems during Central Accord 2013, at the Douala Air Force Base, Douala, Cameroon, Feb. 21. Central Accord 2013 is a joint exercise in which U.S., Cameroon and neighboring Central African militaries partner to promote regional cooperation while increasing aerial resupply and medical readiness capacity. (Photos by Master Sgt. MSgt Stan Parker, 621st CRW Public Affairs)

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Utah Guard linguists contribute unique skills during Central Accord 13

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:20:02 -0800

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Staff Sgt. Ray Novak (right), with the 356th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, leads a class on drop zone operations for Cameroon Army paratroopers Feb. 21 at Regiment du Genie Headquarters outside the city of Douala, Cameroon. Novak is among more than 150 U.S. service members working with nearly 600 Cameroon and Central African partner militaries to enhance aerial resupply, patient treatment and medical readiness procedures. An annual U.S. Army Africa exercise, Central Accord 2013 began Feb. 20 and will conclude by March 1 following a three-day field training exercise that will implement lessons learned. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Wieser Willson, North Dakota Army National Guard)

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Utah Guard linguists contribute unique skills during Central Accord 13

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:20:35 -0800

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Spc. Alan Darger, a linguist from Sandy, Utah, with the 300th Military Intelligence Brigade, of the Utah Army National Guard, holds the Republic of Congo flag while Louika Parfait, a paratrooper from the Republic of Congo Army ties to down for the opening ceremony of exercise Central Accord 2013 Feb. 20. Cameroon and U.S. service members will partner throughout the 10-day exercise to hone aerial resupply and medical evacuation skills. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Hughes, 114th PAD, New Hampshire National Guard)

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Utah Guard linguists contribute unique skills during Central Accord 13

nobody@flickr.com (US Army Africa) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:20:30 -0800

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Cpl. Tabi Nji Calistus (left), with the Cameroon Army, and Spc. Ashley Lytle, a linguist with the 360th Military Intelligence Brigade, Utah Army National Guard, have a good laugh while they speak in French about physical training requirements in their respective militaries during a training break at Central Accord 2013 on Feb. 21 at the Regiment du Genie Headquarters outside the city of Douala, Cameroon. The 10-day U.S. Army Africa exercise aims to enhance military self-sufficiency by focusing on aerial resupply, patient treatment and medical readiness procedures for participating Central African nations. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Wieser Willson, North Dakota Army National Guard)

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