Togolese Lt. Col. Yoma Baka, director general of Togo’s National Civil Protection Agency, upper right, address participants during a training preparation meeting in Lome, Togo, June 12, 2026, which is part of Operation Lignite Coast 2026.
Operation Lignite Coast 2026 was a training event conducted June 8-18, 2026, focused on improving the Togolese government’s capacity to handle a variety of emergency scenarios. This meeting included civilian state employees of North Dakota’s disaster-response community, North Dakota National Guard Soldiers and several officials from the NCPA. Its purpose was to define specific tasks, duties and roles among the relevant players for a practical exercise in the field that would culminate the overall event. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski)
| Date Taken: | 06.11.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.29.2026 14:01 |
| Photo ID: | 9780582 |
| VIRIN: | 260612-Z-XD814-1007 |
| Resolution: | 4112x2784 |
| Size: | 4.18 MB |
| Location: | LOME, TG |
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