Field promotion [Image 7 of 8]

THIES, SENEGAL

07.14.2012

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

During Exercise Western Accord 2012, Ruben L. Ware, a Columbus, Ohio, native and communications Marine with Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 4th Marine Division, gets promoted from private first class to lance corporal by Gen. Carter F. Ham, commander of U.S. Africa Command, and Master Gunnery Sgt. Kelvin Collins, operations chief for WA-12. Distinguished visitors included: Gen. Carter F. Ham, the commander of U.S. Africa Command; Lt. Col. Daniel Jones, U.S. Defense Attaché to Senegal; Col. Douglas Fairfeld, chief of staff for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa; The Honorable Robert Yamate, Charge d’Affairs of the U.S. Embassy in Dakar; Brig. Gen. Richard N. Harris Jr., chief of joint staff of the Vermont Air National Guard; Adm. Ousmane, Ibrahima Sall, deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Senegal; Brig. Gen. Pape Samba Kamara, chief of the Senegalese army; Brig. Gen. Gregoire Saint-Quentin, commander, French Elements in Senegal; Col. Vinta Some, Burkina Faso Contingent commander, ECOWAS Standby Force; Abdoulie Kah, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Defense, Gambia; Brig. Gen. Namory Traore, deputy chief of staff of the Armed Forces, Guinea. Exercise Western Accord 2012 is a multi-lateral training exercise with West African nations to increase understanding and interoperability, prevent conflict by enabling Africans to provide for their security and stability, strengthen relationships with partner nations, and promote and support U.S. national security priorities. Participating African nations include Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Gambia.

• Date Taken: 07.14.2012
• Date Posted: 07.15.2012 05:32
• Photo ID: 625070
• VIRIN: 120714-M-XI134-1570
• Resolution: 4212x2895
• Size: 7.11 MB
• Location: THIES, SN
• Hometown: THIES, SN