Brig. Gen. Thomas Sharpy, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa director of plans programs and analyses, poses for a group photo with African air force commanders during the lead 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/ Capt. Frank Hartnett IV)