Military Review English Edition July-August 2015 | Page 86

(Photo by Sgt. William Gore, 40th Public Affairs Detachment)

Ghanaian troops practice individual squad movements 17 June 2014 with soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, during Exercise Western Accord 14. The exercise, a partnership between the United
States and the Economic Community of West African States, is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and hosted by U.S. Army Africa. The purpose is to increase interoperability of military forces and ensure the common ability to conduct peace operations throughout West Africa.

The First Regionally
Aligned Force

Lessons Learned and the Way
Ahead
Capt. Cory R. Scharbo, U.S. Army
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