US Marines train with West African nations during WA14

A Ghanaian soldier pulls security with a Marine from 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, June 19, during exercise Western Accord 14 near Camp Thies, Senegal. Marines trained soldiers from different nations in various techniques and procedures for searching and detaining internally displaced personnel. Western Accord 14 is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored, U.S. Army Africa-hosted annual joint training partnership exercise between the United States, the Economic Community of West African States and partner nations. The exercise is designed to increase interoperability between military forces and ensure the common ability to conduct peace operations throughout western Africa. (U.S. Army Africa photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. V. Michelle Woods)