SHARED ACCORD
BEMBEREKE, Benin - Air Force Maj. Eric Colon, with the 459th Expeditionary Air Medical Squadron, performs a routine physical examination at Wanrarou, Benin, local during day one of a six-day Medical Civil Assistance Program coordinated by the 459th EAMDS and three Benin Army doctors. The 459th is a provisional part of the 404th Air Expeditionary Group at 17th Air Force.
The program is part of Exercise SHARED ACCORD 09, a scheduled, 15-day bilateral Benin-U.S. exercise. Also know as Air Forces Africa, 17th coordinated the air component participation and contribution to the exercise. The exercise is scheduled to conclude June 25, 2009. (Photo by U.S. Marine Cpl. Lydia M. Davey)