International troops supporting U.S. Army Africa’s
International troops supporting U.S. Army Africa’s Western Accord 16 march with their prospective flags prior to the exercise’s Opening Day Ceremony May 2, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Western... More
Participants of Western Accord 16 attend a targeting
Participants of Western Accord 16 attend a targeting analysis brief May 4, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Exercise participants from 25 different nations, 15 African regional countries and eight... More
Burkina Faso Armed Forces Lt. Sunemane Zango, commander
Burkina Faso Armed Forces Lt. Sunemane Zango, commander of security forces at Camp Zagre, announces the start of a battle drill exercise via radio May 4, 2016 at the camp in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Battle dr... More
Dutch military service members, with ally military
Dutch military service members, with ally military partners of Western Accord 16, commemorate the Dutch Remembrance Day May 4, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. During the ceremony, international t... More
Western Accord 16 participants walk through The Granite
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
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
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, disassemble an M41A7 Saber missile system during a live-fire exercise in preparation for Exercise Cold Response 20 near Setermoen, Norway, ... More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, drive a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle during a winter weather driv... More
General Pingrenoma Zagre (left), Chief of Defense Staff
General Pingrenoma Zagre (left), Chief of Defense Staff for Burkina Faso Armed Forces, greets an Ivory Coast servicemember during the Western Accord 16 Opening Day Ceremony May 2, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougo... More
Dutch military service members, with ally military
Dutch military service members, with ally military partners of Western Accord 16, commemorate the Dutch Remembrance Day May 4, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. During the ceremony, international t... More
A Burkina Faso Armed Forces warrant officer briefs
A Burkina Faso Armed Forces warrant officer briefs his team before conducting a hostage scenario battle drill May 4, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Security officers with U.S. Army Africa and 9t... More
Participants of Western Accord 16 attend a targeting
Participants of Western Accord 16 attend a targeting analysis brief May 4, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Exercise participants from 25 different nations, 15 African regional countries and eight... More
Western Accord 16 participants gaze at a rock sculpture
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)
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
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, carry an M98A2 Javelin missile system to a shooting position during a live-fire exercise in preparation for Exercise Cold Response 20 near ... More
A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 451,
A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, watches a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle conduct training at a win... More
An officer from the Burkina Faso army salutes as
An officer from the Burkina Faso army salutes as international flags march past him during the Western Accord 16 Opening Day Ceremony May 2, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Western Accord 16 is a... More
Dutch military service members, with ally military
Dutch military service members, with ally military partners of Western Accord 16, commemorate the Dutch Remembrance Day May 4, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. During the ceremony, international t... More
A Burkina Faso Armed Forces soldier pulls security
A Burkina Faso Armed Forces soldier pulls security during a hostage scenario battle drill May 4, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Security officers with U.S. Army Africa and 9th Brigade Engineer B... More
Participants of Western Accord 16 attend a targeting
Participants of Western Accord 16 attend a targeting analysis brief May 4, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Exercise participants from 25 different nations, 15 African regional countries and eight... More
A sculpture at The Granite Sculptures of Laongo shines
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
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
A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion,
A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, stands by an M41A7 Saber missile system during a live-fire exercise in preparation for Exercise Cold Response 20 near Setermoen, Norway, M... More
A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 451,
A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, asks for guidance from a Norwegian instructor during a winter weather driving ... More
Col. Maj. Yaya Sere, Burkina Faso army lead planner
Col. Maj. Yaya Sere, Burkina Faso army lead planner for Wester Accord 16, speaks during the accord’s Opening Day Ceremony May 2, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Western Accord 16 is an annual com... More
A Burkina Faso Armed Forces soldier (left) directs
A Burkina Faso Armed Forces soldier (left) directs a hostage role-player to safety during a battle drill May 4, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The security team conducting the exercise also prov... More
Dutch military service members, with ally military
Dutch military service members, with ally military partners of Western Accord 16, commemorate the Dutch Remembrance Day May 4, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. During the ceremony, international t... More
Participants of Western Accord 16 attend a targeting
Participants of Western Accord 16 attend a targeting analysis brief May 4, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Exercise participants from 25 different nations, 15 African regional countries and eight... More
U.S. Army Col. Thomas Gukeisen (left), commander of
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
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
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, look down range during an M98A2 Javelin missile system live-fire exercise in preparation for Exercise Cold Response 20 near Setermoen, Norw... More
Norwegian instructors observe U.S. Marines with Combat
Norwegian instructors observe U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, during a winter weather driving course in prepara... More
A fifteen foot Zodiac boat for U.S. Navy Underwater
A fifteen foot Zodiac boat for U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, is lowered into the water prior to conducting a light salvage o... More
David K. Young, the First Counsellor, Senior Advisor,
David K. Young, the First Counsellor, Senior Advisor, and Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Embassy of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, speaks during the Western Accord 16 Opening Day Ceremony May 2, 2016 at Camp ... More
U.S. Army Capt. Vanesa Mena Fernandez (right),
U.S. Army Capt. Vanesa Mena Fernandez (right), antiterrorism/force protection officer in charge with 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, thanks Burkina Faso ... More
Dutch military service members, with ally military
Dutch military service members, with ally military partners of Western Accord 16, commemorate the Dutch Remembrance Day May 4, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. During the ceremony, international t... More
Col. Michael Murphy (left) of the U.S. Marine Corps
Col. Michael Murphy (left) of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, and Lt. Col. Yakouba Toure (right) with the Guinea military, both Western Accord 16 Chiefs of Staff, attend a United Nations based academics class 4... More
A Burkina Faso folk singer entertains participants
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,
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 U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion,
A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, aims an M98A2 Javelin missile system during a live-fire exercise in preparation for Exercise Cold Response 20 near Setermoen, Norway, Marc... More
A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 451,
A U.S. Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, waits to be validated during a winter weather driving course in preparation fo... More
A U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Diver with Construction
A U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Diver with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, performs pre-dive maintenance on cold water diving equipment prior to a light salvage operati... More
General Pingrenoma Zagre (left), Chief of Defense Staff
General Pingrenoma Zagre (left), Chief of Defense Staff for Burkina Faso Armed Forces, shakes hands with David K. Young (right), the First Counsellor, Senior Advisor, and Deputy Chief of Mission for the U.S. Em... More
An officer of the Mali Armed Forces listens to principles
An officer of the Mali Armed Forces listens to principles of facilitating an effective Western Accord 16 command post exercise May 3, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Western Accord 16, which offi... More
Burkina Faso Armed Forces Lt. Sunemane Zango (left),
Burkina Faso Armed Forces Lt. Sunemane Zango (left), commander of security forces at Camp Zagre, and Tony Hardy (right), lead antiterrorism/force protection planner for U.S. Army Africa, discuss a hostage scena... More
Dutch military service members, with ally military
Dutch military service members, with ally military partners of Western Accord 16, commemorate the Dutch Remembrance Day May 4, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. During the ceremony, international t... More
A Burkina Faso flautist entertains participants of
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
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
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, board a fifteen foot Zodiac boat during a light salvage operation near Gratangsbotn, Norway, M... More
U.S. Army Capt. Vanesa Mena Fernandez (right),
U.S. Army Capt. Vanesa Mena Fernandez (right), antiterrorism/force protection officer in charge with 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, discusses security ... More
A soldier with the Burkina Faso army places his Western
A soldier with the Burkina Faso army places his Western Accord 16 patch on his uniform during the exercise’s Opening Day Ceremony May 2, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Western Accord 16 is an an... More
Belgian army Maj. Rudi Warnez, operations officer and
Belgian army Maj. Rudi Warnez, operations officer and brigade exercise planner, discusses principles of facilitating an effective Western Accord 16 command post exercise May 3, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, ... More
A Burkina Faso folk dancer smiles as she entertains
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
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, board a fifteen foot Zodiac boat during a light salvage operation near Gratangsbotn, Norway, M... More
Members of the Western Accord 16 Joint Exercise Control
Members of the Western Accord 16 Joint Exercise Control Group learn principles of facilitating an effective command post exercise May 3, 2016 at Camp Zagre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Western Accord 16, which o... More
Burkina Faso folk dancers entertain participants of
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
A U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Diver with Construction
A U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Diver with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, dons his cold weather diving suit during a light salvage operation near Gratangsbotn, Norway,... More
Western Accord 16 participants dance during during
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
A U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Diver with Construction
A U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Diver with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, dons his cold weather diving suit during a light salvage operation near Gratangsbotn, Norway,... More
Western Accord 16 participants dance during a Cultural
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
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, perform pre-dive maintenance and checks on cold water diving equipment during a light salvage ... More
Western Accord 16 participants dance during a Cultural
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
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, perform pre-dive maintenance and checks on cold water diving equipment during a light salvage ... More
Burkina Faso Armed Forces leaders participating in
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
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, perform pre-dive maintenance and checks on cold water diving equipment during a light salvage ... More
Western Accord 16 leaders pose in traditional West
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
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, dive during a light salvage operation near Gratangsbotn, Norway, March 12, 2020. The U.S. Navy... More
A U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Diver with Construction
A U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Diver with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, dives during a light salvage operation near Gratangsbotn, Norway, March 12, 2020. The U.S. Na... More
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, dive during a light salvage operation near Gratangsbotn, Norway, March 12, 2020. The U.S. Navy... More
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction
U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Divers with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, prepare to dive from a fifteen foot Zodiac boat during a light salvage operation near Gratangs... More
A U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Diver with Construction
A U.S. Navy Underwater Construction Diver with Construction Dive Detachment Alpha, Underwater Construction Team One, dons his cold weather diving suit during a light salvage operation near Gratangsbotn, Norway,... More