Shared Accord Prepares Mozambique Peacekeeping Forces [Image 13 of 13]

MOAMBA, MOZAMBIQUE

07.30.2010

Photo by Cpl. Cullen Tiernan 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

U.S. Marine Col. Burke W. Whitman, commanding officer of the joint task force conducting Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010, introduces himself to the task force and reiterates the goals of the exercise, July 31. During the 10-day event, the task force will work with the Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique (FADM), to help prepare them for their new role as a regional peacekeeping force. SHARED ACCORD is an annual, bi-lateral field training exercise aimed at conducting small unit infantry and staff training with partner nations for the purpose of peace and stability operations. This year’s SA is being held in Mozambique. The exercise is scheduled to conclude on Aug. 13. All U.S. forces will return to their home bases in Europe and the U.S. at the end of the exercise. (Photo by Cpl. Cullen J. Tiernan)

• Date Taken: 07.30.2010
• Date Posted: 08.03.2010 04:52
• Photo ID: 306127
• VIRIN: 100730-M-8743T-089
• Resolution: 2100x1400
• Size: 463.83 KB
• Location: MOAMBA, MZ