Story by Capt. victor guzman | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 01.29.2016
Representatives from the U.S. Army and the Burkina Faso Defense Forces, in conjunction with eight African partner nations, came together here for Western Accord 2016 initial planning event Jan. 25-29. Exercise WA 16, scheduled later in the year, assist in the development of capacity of the stand-by force, its member nations and allied rapid deployment capability to plan and deploy, employ,......
Story by Master Sgt. Brian Bahret | Operation Onward Liberty | 09.15.2013
With a “Lima Charlie” response followed by an operational update from Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers deployed to Mali, the Headquarters AFL staff successfully employed a new radio communications system Sept 15, 2013. The phonetic translation confirmed a “loud and clear” transmission and signaled a new era for AFL communications as soldiers tested the force’s new suite of CODAN radios....
