U. S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Clark (right), 3rd Air Force/17th Expeditionary AF commander, gives a gift to Amirou Abdoulkader, Nigerien deputy air chief, in Niamey, Niger, on Oct. 19, 2017. Clark met with Abdoulkader to talk about U.S. involvement in building up the Nigerien Air Force and hear what kind of support the host nation wanted from the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua R. M. Dewberry)