SETAF-AF civil affairs team improves burden-sharing in counternarcotics tabletop exercise with Ghanaian partners [Image 5 of 9]

ACCRA, GHANA

09.17.2025

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa

U.S. Army Sgt. John O’Brien, left, civil affairs team medic; Christina Olabaige, Drug Enforcement Administration special agent with the U.S. State Department; U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Simone, civil affairs team sergeant; and U.S. Army Capt. Peter Afari, civil affairs team chief, participate in a tabletop exercise with representatives of the U.S. State Department and partners in the Ghanaian military and government at the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 2, 2025. The Soldiers are members of Civil Affairs Team Ghana, Bravo Company, Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF). Simone and Afari, following guidance from the U.S. State Department earlier in June, helped establish the groundwork with Ghanaian officials for this first-ever exercise that focused on counternarcotics operations. The SETAF-AF civil affairs mission, in accordance with SETAF-AF security force cooperation, assists host nations build reformed strategies to create conditions that enable greater burden-sharing by enhancing capabilities and capacities to counter the spread of violent extremism. Note: This photo has been altered for operational security purposes. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Jackson)

• Date Taken: 09.17.2025
• Date Posted: 10.02.2025 10:52
• Photo ID: 9349879
• VIRIN: 250917-Z-XD814-1005
• Resolution: 3008x2000
• Size: 1.59 MB
• Location: ACCRA, GH