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From left: Togolese Lt. Col. Yoma Baka, director general for the National Civil Protection Agency; Sogbo Kokou Amétépé, prefect of the Bas-Mono Prefecture; U.S. Army Lt. Col. Al Roehrich, Operation Lignite Coast 2026 lead planner for the North Dakota National Guard and deputy director of the North Dakota Domestic Operations Branch, attend the opening ceremony for Lignite Coast’s field exercise in the Bas-Mono Prefecture, Togo, June 15, 2026.
Operation Lignite Coast 2026 was a training event conducted June 8-18, 2026, in various locations in Togo, focused on improving the Togolese government’s capacity to handle a variety of emergency scenarios. It culminated in a three-day field exercise that provided the NCPA’s civilian and military personnel with practical application of training concepts they previously learned in emergency response. Planning Lignite Coast began in December 2025 and involved significant collaboration with the North Dakota National Guard, Togo’s state partner through the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Klestinski)
| Date Taken: | 06.14.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.07.2026 10:36 |
| Photo ID: | 9796528 |
| VIRIN: | 260615-Z-XD814-1001 |
| Resolution: | 6576x4208 |
| Size: | 10.28 MB |
| Location: | AGOME-GLOZOU, TG |
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