APF Forges Bonds in Africa
Brig. Gen. Thomas Sharpy, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa director plans, programs and analyses, shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Ousmane Kane, Senegal 's air force chief of staff, during the African Partnership Flight in Dakar, Senegal June 19, 2014. USAFE-AFAFRICA Airmen are in Senegal for APF, a program designed to improve communication and interoperabilty between regional partners in Africa. The African partners include Senegal, Togo, Burkina Faso, Benin, Ghana, Mauritania, Nigeria and Niger with the U.S. facilitating the program. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)