(e.g. yourname@email.com)

Forgot Password?

    Digital Visual Information Distribution System Logo

    APF Ghana builds trust, relationships and interoperability [Image 2 of 8]

    Issued by: on
    VIRIN:
    Date Created:
    City:
    State:
    Country:
    A U.S. military instructor wearing MultiCam/OCP camouflage with a U.S. flag patch is conducting weapons handling training with foreign military personnel. The trainees are holding red training/dummy rifles, which are non-lethal simulation weapons used for instruction purposes. The setting appears to be an outdoor training area in what appears to be a sub-Saharan African location.

    ACCRA, GHANA

    09.14.2016

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Longoria 

    48th Fighter Wing

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jake Van Dyke, left, 435th Security Forces Squadron contingency response fire team member helps a Benin airman with his weapon during the African Partnership Flight in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 14, 2016. African Partnership Flight is a series of U.S. Air Force engagements designed to increase security cooperation with African partner nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Longoria)

    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 09.14.2016
    Date Posted: 09.26.2016 08:38
    Photo ID: 2875209
    VIRIN: 160914-F-EI771-0002
    Resolution: 1800x1200
    Size: 1.51 MB
    Location: ACCRA, GH
    Web Views: 56
    Downloads: 6

    PUBLIC DOMAIN  

    This work, APF Ghana builds trust, relationships and interoperability [Image 8 of 8], by TSgt Stephanie Longoria, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.

    GALLERY

    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are conducting a vehicle inspection using an under-vehicle inspection mirror/pole tool. The scene appears to be a security checkpoint or training exercise, with soldiers examining the undercarriage of a vehicle. Multiple uniformed individuals are observing the inspection procedure.
    A U.S. military instructor wearing MultiCam/OCP camouflage with a U.S. flag patch is conducting weapons handling training with foreign military personnel. The trainees are holding red training/dummy rifles, which are non-lethal simulation weapons used for instruction purposes. The setting appears to be an outdoor training area in what appears to be a sub-Saharan African location.
    A group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms are gathered in an open grassy field under overcast skies. One soldier is operating what appears to be a metal detector or ground-scanning device, while others observe. The scene suggests a training exercise, possibly related to explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) or demining operations.
    Two military personnel are using optical ranging/sighting devices in an outdoor setting with a partly cloudy sky. One individual wears a camouflage uniform with rank insignia, while the other wears a tan t-shirt with 'Airborne 435th CRS' markings and a multicam cap with a US flag patch. They appear to be conducting a joint training or observation exercise.
    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are engaged in a training exercise involving cargo straps and metal panels on the ground. Two soldiers wearing blue protective gloves are crouching and actively working with tan/beige cargo restraint straps, while a group of uniformed observers stands in the background. The setting appears to be an outdoor military training area, likely focused on aerial delivery or cargo rigging procedures.
    A military medical training exercise is taking place inside what appears to be a military transport aircraft, likely a C-130 Hercules. U.S. Air Force medical personnel are demonstrating aeromedical evacuation procedures to a group of African military personnel, using a medical training mannequin on a litter/stretcher. The scene depicts a multinational military medical cooperation or training exchange program.
    Military personnel are conducting a medical training exercise inside what appears to be a military transport aircraft. A US Air Force service member wearing a flight suit with an American flag patch is demonstrating procedures on a medical training mannequin, while personnel in camouflage uniforms observe. The setting suggests an aeromedical evacuation or combat casualty care training scenario.
    A U.S. Air Force staff sergeant in MultiCam/OCP uniform demonstrates weapons handling techniques using a red training rifle (inert dummy weapon) to a group of African military personnel observing in the background. The red-colored replica firearm indicates this is a training exercise using a non-functional demonstration tool. The setting appears to be an outdoor military training or exchange event, likely a joint multinational exercise.

    MORE LIKE THIS

    ASSOCIATED NEWS

    APF Ghana builds trust, relationships and interoperability

    CONTROLLED VOCABULARY KEYWORDS

    No keywords found.

    TAGS

    African Partnership Flight
    apfghana
    contingency response fire team
    Benin airman
    weapon
    Airman
    U.S. Air Force

    OPTIONS

  •   Register/Login to Download
  •   Validate Your Account to Download
  •   Connect My Placements
  •   Download Photo
  •   Download Gallery
  •   Add to My Albums
  •   Create TinyURL
  •   Connect to Placements
  •   Add to Playlist
  •   Distribute Photo
  •   Schedule Social Post
  •   Edit Photo
  •   Add Gallery to Playlist
  •   Distribute Gallery