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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven Shepard examines

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven Shepard examines

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven Shepard examines an F-16 as part of Operation Snowbird at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 19, 2010. Shepard is a crew chief assigned to the 158th Fighter Wi... More

U.S. airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing's Logistics

U.S. airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing's Logistics

U.S. airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing's Logistics Readiness Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, South Burlington, Vt., load cargo onto a C-17, Jan. 8, 2011. The airmen are preparing for a training deploymen... More

Korea Deployment - A group of people standing next to a large airplane

Korea Deployment - A group of people standing next to a large airplane

U.S. airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing's Logistics Readiness Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, South Burlington, Vt., load cargo onto a C-17, Jan. 8, 2011. The airmen are preparing for a training deploymen... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Unna Lee with the 158th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Unna Lee with the 158th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Unna Lee with the 158th Civil Engineering Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, rakes stone for the site of a future soccer field at Rygge Air Force Base, Norway, Aug. 15, 2011. Lee... More

The Vermont Air National Guard starts construction

The Vermont Air National Guard starts construction

The Vermont Air National Guard starts construction on the new Security Forces building, which will be next to the new base entrance on Poor Farm Road.

Members of the Vermont Air National Guard gathered

Members of the Vermont Air National Guard gathered

Members of the Vermont Air National Guard gathered together for an All Enlisted Call with the Command Chief of the Air National Guard, Chris Muncy, at the 158th Fighter Wing, South Burlington, Vt., April 15, 20... More

German Col. Hans Reimer, left, and U.S. Army Capt.

German Col. Hans Reimer, left, and U.S. Army Capt.

German Col. Hans Reimer, left, and U.S. Army Capt. Patrick Enriquez discuss training techniques at Camp Strella, Krivolak, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, May 19, 2012. Enriquez was one of forty memb... More

U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen

U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen

U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines are honored by the Pease Greeters while passing through Pease International Airport, Portsmouth, N.H., July 8,... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dumke with Weapons Company,

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dumke with Weapons Company,

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dumke with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, instructs commandos from Senegal on patrol tactics in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Dumke is participating in Western Accord 2012... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kolton Loomis, a combat engineer

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kolton Loomis, a combat engineer

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kolton Loomis, a combat engineer with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, tightens lug nuts on a watchtower he is helping construct in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Loomis is participa... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col Steven Metze, 3rd Infantry Division,

U.S. Army Lt. Col Steven Metze, 3rd Infantry Division,

U.S. Army Lt. Col Steven Metze, 3rd Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, speaks with Lt. Col Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, operations commander for the Guinea armed forces, through interpreter Henri Bore in ... More

U.S. Navy HM3 Joseph Sheilds and U.S. Air Force 1st

U.S. Navy HM3 Joseph Sheilds and U.S. Air Force 1st

U.S. Navy HM3 Joseph Sheilds and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sara Burton remove sutures from a Senegalese patient in Thiès, Senegal, July 16, 2012. Sheilds and Burton are participating in Western Accord 2012, a mult... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie waves to the

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie waves to the

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie waves to the crowd as Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Thomas Drew applaud during a change of command ceremony at Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vt., Aug. 3,... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. John "Skinny" Flint completes pre-flight

U.S. Air Force Maj. John "Skinny" Flint completes pre-flight

U.S. Air Force Maj. John "Skinny" Flint completes pre-flight checks during Operation Snowbird at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 19, 2010. Flint is a pilot assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, ... More

U.S. airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing's Logistics

U.S. airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing's Logistics

U.S. airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing's Logistics Readiness Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, South Burlington, Vt., load cargo onto a C-17, Jan. 8, 2011. The airmen are preparing for a training deploymen... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Desautels, left,

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Desautels, left,

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Desautels, left, and Senior Airman Stephen Doran replace stone tiling after installing a bike rack at Rygge Air Force Base, Norway, Aug. 16, 2011. Desautels and Doran are airme... More

Members of the Vermont Air National Guard gathered

Members of the Vermont Air National Guard gathered

Members of the Vermont Air National Guard gathered together for an All Enlisted Call with the Command Chief of the Air National Guard, Chris Muncy, at the 158th Fighter Wing, South Burlington, Vt., April 15, 20... More

Members of the 158th Maintenance Group test an electric

Members of the 158th Maintenance Group test an electric

Members of the 158th Maintenance Group test an electric jammer at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., May 6, 2012. This new technology has given the Guard members the opportunity to tra... More

Kazakhstan soldiers participate in cordon and search

Kazakhstan soldiers participate in cordon and search

Kazakhstan soldiers participate in cordon and search drills at Camp Strella, Krivolak, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, May 24, 2012. Kazakhstan was one of more than 25 countries participating in Exer... More

The Pease Greeters at Pease International Airport,

The Pease Greeters at Pease International Airport,

The Pease Greeters at Pease International Airport, honor U.S. service members traveling through on their way to participate in Western Accord 2012, Pease International Airport, Portsmouth, N.H., July 8, 2012. W... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Hooiquoc Nguyen directs Lance Cpl.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Hooiquoc Nguyen directs Lance Cpl.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Hooiquoc Nguyen directs Lance Cpl. Michael Busman, both combat engineers with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, forward with a stack of beams a watchtower in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. ... More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael Brinker with Lima Company,

U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael Brinker with Lima Company,

U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael Brinker with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, instructs members of Guinea's armed forces on performing vehicle searches in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Brinker is participat... More

Sgt. Ibrahim Seima, a nurse with the Senegalese armed

Sgt. Ibrahim Seima, a nurse with the Senegalese armed

Sgt. Ibrahim Seima, a nurse with the Senegalese armed forces passes out medical charting booklets to patients that have returned for treatment, outside a clinic in Thies, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Seima is partic... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sara Burton flushes out the

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sara Burton flushes out the

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sara Burton flushes out the ear of a Senegalese woman in Thiès, Senegal, July 16, 2012. Burton is participating in Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese, several W... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie addresses the

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie addresses the

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie addresses the crowd, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Thomas Drew during a change of command ceremony at Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vt., Aug. 3, 2012. Du... More

U.S. airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air

U.S. airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air

U.S. airmen from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, South Burlington, Vt., prepare for an operational readiness inspection during Operation Snowbird at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ari... More

First Lady Michelle Obama visits Vermont expressing

First Lady Michelle Obama visits Vermont expressing

First Lady Michelle Obama visits Vermont expressing her appreciation to military families for the sacrifices they have made at the Vermont Army National Guard’s Aviation Support Facility, June 30, 2011.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Reynolds of the 158th

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Reynolds of the 158th

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Reynolds of the 158th Civil Engineering Squadron, clears an area to help create a fire barrier around the Rygge Military Museum, Norway, Aug. 16, 2011. Reynolds was one of 44 mem... More

Members of the Vermont Air National Guard gathered

Members of the Vermont Air National Guard gathered

Members of the Vermont Air National Guard gathered together for an All Enlisted Call with the Command Chief of the Air National Guard, Chris Muncy, at the 158th Fighter Wing, South Burlington, Vt., April 15, 20... More

Members of the 158th Maintenance Group test an electric

Members of the 158th Maintenance Group test an electric

Members of the 158th Maintenance Group test an electric jammer at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., May 6, 2012. This new technology has given the Guard members the opportunity to tra... More

Soldiers from more than nine different countries form

Soldiers from more than nine different countries form

Soldiers from more than nine different countries form up to create a multi-national battalion in preparation for a visit from Lt. Gen. Alfred Cardona Torres, at Camp Strella, Krivolak, the former Yugoslav Repub... More

U.S. Marines sing the Marine's Hymn while being honored

U.S. Marines sing the Marine's Hymn while being honored

U.S. Marines sing the Marine's Hymn while being honored by the Pease Greeters, Pease International Airport, Portsmouth, N.H., July 8, 2012. U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen from the Army... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Mitchoson, a combat

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Mitchoson, a combat

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Mitchoson, a combat engineer with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, grades a road to the new range in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Mitchoson is participating in Western ... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Steven Trala, a critical care nurse

U.S. Air Force Maj. Steven Trala, a critical care nurse

U.S. Air Force Maj. Steven Trala, a critical care nurse with the Vermont Air National Guard, checks the blood pressure of a Senegalese patient in Thies, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Trala is working as part of a hum... More

More than three hundred Senegalese men, women and children

More than three hundred Senegalese men, women and children

More than three hundred Senegalese men, women and children wait outside a clinic to be seen in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. The clinic is staffed by a multiple nations as part of Western Accord, a multi-later... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie stands at attention

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie stands at attention

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie stands at attention as Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin passes the Vermont Battle Flag to Brig. Gen. Thomas Drew at Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vt., Aug. 3, 2012. Drew took comman... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Unna Lee with the 158th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Unna Lee with the 158th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Unna Lee with the 158th Civil Engineering Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, raises a support beam for the new soccer field retaining wall at Rygge Air Force Base, Norway, Aug. 1... More

Members of the 158th Maintenance Group test an electric

Members of the 158th Maintenance Group test an electric

Members of the 158th Maintenance Group test an electric jammer at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., May 6, 2012. This new technology has given the Guard members the opportunity to tra... More

Second Lt. Corey Ryder uses a sand table to instruct

Second Lt. Corey Ryder uses a sand table to instruct

Second Lt. Corey Ryder uses a sand table to instruct soldiers from both the Vermont Army National Guard and the Republic of Macedonia at Camp Strella, Krivolak, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, May 24... More

The Pease Greeters at Pease International Airport,

The Pease Greeters at Pease International Airport,

The Pease Greeters at Pease International Airport, honor U.S. service members traveling through on their way to participate in Western Accord 2012, Pease International Airport, Portsmouth, N.H., July 8, 2012. W... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Angela Welsh, a physician assistant

U.S. Air Force Capt. Angela Welsh, a physician assistant

U.S. Air Force Capt. Angela Welsh, a physician assistant and Senior Airman Gabriele Stevens, a medical technician, both with the Vermont Air National Guard, help to treat a Senegalese woman in Thies, Senegal, J... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin Tye watches Lance Cpl.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin Tye watches Lance Cpl.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin Tye watches Lance Cpl. Zachary Ellis, both combat engineers with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 473, drill into a beam for a watchtower in Thiès, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Tye and E... More

U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Charron, a medic with the Vermont

U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Charron, a medic with the Vermont

U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Charron, a medic with the Vermont Army National Guard triages a Senegalese patient at a medical clinic in Thies, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Charron is working as part of a humanitarian civic a... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie listens as U.S.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie listens as U.S.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie listens as U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Thomas Drew addresses the crowd during a change of command ceremony at Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vt., Aug. 3, 2012. Drew took command of Ve... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Brynn Boyer, left,

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Brynn Boyer, left,

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Brynn Boyer, left, and Airmen 1st Class Donny Clark cut panels for an environmental storage station at Rygge Air Force Base, Norway, Aug. 19, 2011. Boyer and Clark are particip... More

A soldier with the Army of the Republic of Macedonia

A soldier with the Army of the Republic of Macedonia

A soldier with the Army of the Republic of Macedonia holds his position as his squadron prepares to clear a target house at the Krivolak Training Area, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, May 25, 2012. S... More

Members of the Vermont Air National Guard and Vermont

Members of the Vermont Air National Guard and Vermont

Members of the Vermont Air National Guard and Vermont Army National Guard participate as part of a multi-national formation for the opening ceremonies for Western Accord 2012, Thiès, Senegal, July 9, 2012. U.S.... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Cochran a clinical nurse

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Cochran a clinical nurse

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Cochran a clinical nurse with the Vermont Air National Guard cleans the wound of a Senegalese child in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Cochran is working as part of a humanitarian civic... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patrick McCabe, a medic with the

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patrick McCabe, a medic with the

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patrick McCabe, a medic with the Vermont Army National Guard checks the blood pressure of a Senegalese patient at a medical clinic in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. McCabe is working as par... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steve Shepard examines

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steve Shepard examines

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steve Shepard examines an F-16 aircraft shortly after returning from a training mission during Operation Snowbird in January 2010, at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Terry Moultrip assigned to

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Terry Moultrip assigned to

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Terry Moultrip assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing climbs out of is F-16 Fighting Falcon at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, Burlington International Airport, Burlington, Vt., March 2... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Clement Devlin of the 158th

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Clement Devlin of the 158th

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Clement Devlin of the 158th Civil Engineering Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, sets up an automatic level at Rygge Air Force Base, Norway, Aug. 16, 2011. Devlin prepares the leve... More

A Belarus soldier looks around the corner as his squadron

A Belarus soldier looks around the corner as his squadron

A Belarus soldier looks around the corner as his squadron is clearing a target house at the Krivolak Training Area, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, May 25, 2012. Soldiers participating in Exercise Co... More

U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen

U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen

U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines take part in a multi-national formation for the opening ceremonies of Western Accord 2012, Thiès, Senegal, Jul... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Davis, a dentist with

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Davis, a dentist with

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Davis, a dentist with the Vermont Air National Guard removes a tooth from the mouth of a Senegalese woman in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Davis is participating in Western Accor... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Monica Ploof, with the Vermont Army

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Monica Ploof, with the Vermont Army

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Monica Ploof, with the Vermont Army National Guard listens to the heartbeat of a Senegalese child at a medical clinic in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Ploof is working as part of a humanitar... More

U.S. Air Force Major John "Skin" Flint completes pre-flight

U.S. Air Force Major John "Skin" Flint completes pre-flight

U.S. Air Force Major John "Skin" Flint completes pre-flight checks during Operation Snowbird in January 2010, at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz.

Members of the 158th Civil Engineering Squadron, Vermont

Members of the 158th Civil Engineering Squadron, Vermont

Members of the 158th Civil Engineering Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard participate in force protection drills on an improvised explosive device training track at Rygge Air Force Base, Norway, Aug. 25, 2011... More

Armenian soldiers complete clearing a room in a target

Armenian soldiers complete clearing a room in a target

Armenian soldiers complete clearing a room in a target house at the Krivolak Training Area, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, May 25, 2012. Soldiers participating in Exercise Cooperative Lancer had the... More

Master Gunnery Sgt. Kelvin Collins salutes during the

Master Gunnery Sgt. Kelvin Collins salutes during the

Master Gunnery Sgt. Kelvin Collins salutes during the opening ceremonies of Western Accord 2012, Thiès, Senegal, July 9, 2012. U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen from the Army, Navy, Air F... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Davis, a dentist with

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Davis, a dentist with

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Davis, a dentist with the Vermont Air National Guard removes a tooth from the mouth of a Senegalese woman in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. Davis is participating in Western Accor... More

Capt. Assane Diallo, a doctor with the Burkina Faso

Capt. Assane Diallo, a doctor with the Burkina Faso

Capt. Assane Diallo, a doctor with the Burkina Faso Armed Forces and Staff Sgt. Scott Sprano, a medic with the Vermont Army National Guard discuss treatment with a Senegalese patient at a clinic in Thiès, Seneg... More

The 158th Fighter Wing Crew Chiefs prepare an F-16

The 158th Fighter Wing Crew Chiefs prepare an F-16

The 158th Fighter Wing Crew Chiefs prepare an F-16 for takeoff during Operation Snowbird in January 2010, at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz.

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Gregory Gomez, assigned to

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Gregory Gomez, assigned to

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Gregory Gomez, assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, South Burlington, Vt., prepares a weapon for loading at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, May 11, 2010. Gomez is participating in Jaded Thund... More

Members of the 158th Civil Engineering Squadron, Vermont

Members of the 158th Civil Engineering Squadron, Vermont

Members of the 158th Civil Engineering Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard participate in force protection drills on an improvised explosive device training track at Rygge Air Force Base, Norway, Aug. 25, 2011... More

Staff Sgt. Vernon Edmonds instructs on proper procedures

Staff Sgt. Vernon Edmonds instructs on proper procedures

Staff Sgt. Vernon Edmonds instructs on proper procedures of searching individuals to a group of soldiers from both the Vermont Army National Guard and the Republic of Macedonia at the Krivolak Training Area, th... More

A Gambian soldier salutes during Senegal’s national

A Gambian soldier salutes during Senegal’s national

A Gambian soldier salutes during Senegal’s national anthem during the opening ceremonies for Western Accord 2012, Thiès, Senegal, July 9, 2012. U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen from the ... More

U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Winner with the Vermont

U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Winner with the Vermont

U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Winner with the Vermont Army National Guard treats a Senegalese child in Thies, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Winner is working as part of a humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) in conjunct... More

U.S. Marine Maj. Kara Zummo with the 11th Marines,

U.S. Marine Maj. Kara Zummo with the 11th Marines,

U.S. Marine Maj. Kara Zummo with the 11th Marines, Civil Affairs, plays Frisbee with two Senegalese children at a medical clinic in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Zummo is working in support of Western Accord 2... More

The 158th Fighter Wing Crew Chiefs prepare an F-16

The 158th Fighter Wing Crew Chiefs prepare an F-16

The 158th Fighter Wing Crew Chiefs prepare an F-16 for takeoff during Operation Snowbird in January 2010, at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Ariz.

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Kehoe, assigned to

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Kehoe, assigned to

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Kehoe, assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, South Burlington, Vt., gives direction for moving the inert weapon, at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, May 11, 2010. Kehoe is participating... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kyle Moore of the 158th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kyle Moore of the 158th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kyle Moore of the 158th Civil Engineering Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, removes tree branches from an improvised explosive device training track at Rygge Air Force Base, ... More

U.S. soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard

U.S. soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard

U.S. soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard clear a room in a target house at the Krivolak Training Area, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, May 25, 2012. Soldiers participating in Exercise Coope... More

U.S. Marine Col. Anthony Fernandez III, Western Accord

U.S. Marine Col. Anthony Fernandez III, Western Accord

U.S. Marine Col. Anthony Fernandez III, Western Accord taskforce commander and Brig. Gen. Pape Samba Kamara, commander of the Senegalese forces, salute during the opening ceremonies for Western Accord 2012, Thi... More

U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Winner with the Vermont

U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Winner with the Vermont

U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Winner with the Vermont Army National Guard treats a Senegalese child in Thies, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Winner is working as part of a humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) in conjunct... More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Keith Hoy with the 11th Marines,

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Keith Hoy with the 11th Marines,

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Keith Hoy with the 11th Marines, Civil Affairs, tosses a football with Senegalese children at a medical clinic in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Hoy is working in support of Western Accor... More

U.S. soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard

U.S. soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard

U.S. soldiers from the Vermont Army National Guard prepare to clear a target house at the Krivolak Training Area, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, May 25, 2012. Soldiers participating in Exercise Coop... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Cochran a clinical nurse

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Cochran a clinical nurse

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Cochran a clinical nurse with the Vermont Air National Guard, comforts a Senegalese man as he is treated for a wound check, Thiès, Senegal, July 10, 2012. Cochran is working as part of... More

A Senegalese child waits outside a medical clinic that

A Senegalese child waits outside a medical clinic that

A Senegalese child waits outside a medical clinic that is part of Western Accord 2012 in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen from the Army, Navy, Air Force an... More

First Lt. Scott Mathewson from the Vermont Army National

First Lt. Scott Mathewson from the Vermont Army National

First Lt. Scott Mathewson from the Vermont Army National Guard, provides After Action Reporting (AAR) comments to Armenian, Belarusian, Macedonian and Vermont Army National Guard soldiers at the Krivolak Traini... More

U.S. Air Force Captain Sara Burton, a clinical nurse

U.S. Air Force Captain Sara Burton, a clinical nurse

U.S. Air Force Captain Sara Burton, a clinical nurse with the Vermont Air National Guard and 2nd Lt. Abdoulie Faal, a nurse with the Gambian Armed Forces prepare to check the blood pressure of a Senegalese woma... More

Senegalese children sit in preparation for a preventative

Senegalese children sit in preparation for a preventative

Senegalese children sit in preparation for a preventative dental class in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. Members of the U.S. Marine Corp, Vermont Air National Guard, Peace Corp, and the Armed Forces of Burkina ... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Davis, a dentist with

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Davis, a dentist with

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Davis, a dentist with the Vermont Air National Guard removes a tooth from the mouth of a Senegalese woman, Thiès, Senegal, July 10, 2012. Davis is participating in Western Accord ... More

Members of the U.S. Marine Corp, Vermont Air National

Members of the U.S. Marine Corp, Vermont Air National

Members of the U.S. Marine Corp, Vermont Air National Guard, Peace Corp, and the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, Guinea and Gambia all collaborated to educate Senegalese children on the importance of preventative... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Davis, Amn. Ashley Shepardson

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Davis, Amn. Ashley Shepardson

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gordon Davis, Amn. Ashley Shepardson and SSgt. Sarah Hart with the Vermont Air National Guard medical group prepare a Senegalese child to have a tooth removed, Thiès, Senegal, July 10, 2... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard N. Harris Jr., director

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard N. Harris Jr., director

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard N. Harris Jr., director of Joint Staff, Vermont National Guard, visits with medical staff and patients in Thiès, Senegal, July 12, 2012. U.S. service members, primarily reservi... More

A Senegalese child plays while waiting with her mother

A Senegalese child plays while waiting with her mother

A Senegalese child plays while waiting with her mother outside a medical clinic that is part of Western Accord 2012, Thiès, Senegal, July 10, 2012. U.S. service members, primarily reservists and guardsmen from ... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard N. Harris Jr., director

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard N. Harris Jr., director

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard N. Harris Jr., director of Joint Staff, Vermont National Guard, speaks with Capt. Assane Diallo, a doctor with the Burkina Faso Armed Forces and Staff Sgt. Scott Sprano, a medi... More

Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie speaks at Col. Michael Ricci's

Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie speaks at Col. Michael Ricci's

Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie speaks at Col. Michael Ricci's change of command ceremony.

Col. Etter passes the Medical Group flag to the Wing

Col. Etter passes the Medical Group flag to the Wing

Col. Etter passes the Medical Group flag to the Wing Commander, Col. Doug Fick, at Col. Michael Ricci's change of command ceremony.

Col. Michael Ricci accepts the Medical Group command

Col. Michael Ricci accepts the Medical Group command

Col. Michael Ricci accepts the Medical Group command at his change of command ceremony.

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron participate in a Weapons Loading Contest.

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron participate in a Weapons Loading Contest.

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron participate in a Weapons Loading Contest.

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron participate in a Weapons Loading Contest.

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron participate in a Weapons Loading Contest.

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron

Members of the 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron participate in a Weapons Loading Contest.